Watch Charli XCX Hijack a School Bus In “Break The Rules” Video

August 25th, 2014

Nina Corcoran

Back before “Fancy” and The Fault In Our Stars and millions of YouTube views, Charli XCX was ghostwriting for singers and working on her own set of pop songs. Fastforward to 2014, and she’s putting out a new album called Sucker (out October 21), and singing a little off-key on the radio to “Boom Clap.” This year has seen her swap her sound to a new house pop style, but “Break The Rules” is phenomenally recorded, giving attention to bass drops and electric drum claps carefully instead of overindulging when not needed — and the new music video it just got plays with that sound cheekily.

The “Break The Rules” music video follows Charli XCX and several classmates as they bust out of school, hijack a school bus, hit up a lingerie store, and crash their school’s formal. Expect a lot of snappy moves and questionable glances. The shots pair well with the song’s climactic chorus and hands-in-the-air dancing at the discotheque, plus Rose McGowan is cast as “The Chaperone.” If you’re getting ’90s vibes, so are we. It’s a Jawbreaker clip that shows rebels being rebels, and the teachers taking none of it.

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