Charli XCX is set to delve deeper into the world of film with her newly announced record, Wuthering Heights.
The forthcoming record is set to serve as the soundtrack for Emerald Fennell’s upcoming film of the same name, and is scheduled to be released on February 13, 2026. Charli also shared a full-length write-up on her Substack page, detailing her thought process in bringing the album to life. “I called Emerald and asked her what she was hoping for from my read of the script. She coyly suggested “A song?” and I suggested “An album?” because why not?” she wrote. “I wanted to dive into persona, into a world that felt undeniably raw, wild, sexual, gothic, British, tortured and full of actual real sentences, punctuation and grammar. Without a cigarette or a pair of sunglasses in sight, it was all totally other from the life I was currently living. I was f*cking IN.”
“When Emerald approached me with an open mind and a total willingness for me to explore I thought… ok I can do something cool here. I can write songs from a different perspective and I can think about these songs as purely serving the film they’ve been written for. For me that’s a totally different approach and finding a new approach always feels like a lifeline to a new way of creating. This collection of songs is an album, and sure, my name’s on the credits, but is it a Charli xcx album? I don’t even know. Nor do I really care to find out. All I know is that it’s a celebration of my freedom as an artist right now and that I feel passionate about what I’ve created and how it’s been created,” she continued.
To celebrate the official announcement of the record, Charli also released the second single off the album with “Chains of Love” –– a hauntingly beautiful blend of electronic and baroque pop music, produced by constant collaborator Finn Keane (formerly known as EASYFUN). The track also soundtracked the newly released trailer of the upcoming film, and was preceded by the opening track of the record “House” featuring The Velvet Underground’s co-founder John Cale earlier this week.
Check out the new music video of “Chains of Love” below:
Charli’s Wuthering Heights album will follow the release of Charli XCX’s acclaimed remix album, Brat and its completely different but also still brat, which remixed her sixth studio album, Brat. The remix record featured guest appearances from a plethora of artists across genres, including Ariana Grande, Lorde, Kesha, Addison Rae, Caroline Polachek, Yung Lean, The 1975, Troye Sivan, Tinashe, The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas, Bon Iver, Bladee, Shygirl, Bb trickz, and several others.
Currently, her 2020 track “party 4 u” still finds itself on Billboard Philippines‘ Hot 100 chart (dated November 15, 2025), with the viral track positioning itself at the No. 82 spot, following 33 weeks of charting (and a peak position of No. 13).
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights is scheduled to be released on February 11, 2026, and stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in the lead roles. The Gothic erotic psychological drama is loosely inspired by Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel of the same name, and will feature an original score by Anthony Willis alongside the new album from Charli.
Charli XCX’s Wuthering Heights album is available for pre-order and pre-save here.
Listen to Charli XCX’s new single “Chains of Love” below: