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Charli xcx at The 2026 Met Gala Celebrating "Costume Art" held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New York, New York. Gilbert Flores/Variety Charli XCX is ringing in the warmer months on her new single “SS26.”
“Spring Summer 26/When the world is gonna end no hope for any of it,” Charli sings over subtle synths. “Yeah we’re walking on a runway that goes straight to hell.” The song’s video is directed by Torso, who previously worked with Charli on the airport-themed “Von Dutch” video during the Brat era. It features Charlie walking in various devastating outfits down a runway flanked by spotlights and a shadowy audience before the star eventually walks off the end and into the abyss.
Charli revealed “SS26” earlier this week, when she posted the lyrics on her Substack. On Thursday, hours before the release, she posted a video of her cutting the track in Paris, alongside her collaborators A.G. Cook and Finn Keane. Charli sings into the mic, while the crew orders Japanese whiskey, a bottle of Sancerre, and a bucket of ice into the studio.
“SS26” follows Charli’s recent single “Rock Music,” and its B side “I Keep on Thinking Bout You Every Single Day and Night” (the latter only available on vinyl and Instagram). The reaction to “Rock Music” was divisive, specifically the line where Charli declared that “the dance floor is dead,” across blistering riffs.
