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Guess (song)

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"Guess"
SinglebyCharli XCXfeaturingBillie Eilish
from the albumBrat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat
Released1 August 2024(2024-08-01)
Genre
Length2:23
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • The Dare
  • Finneas
Charli XCXsingles chronology
"360"
(2024) 		"Guess"
(2024) 		"Apple"
(2024)
Billie Eilishsingles chronology
"Birds of a Feather"
(2024) 		"Guess"
(2024)
Music video
"Guess"onYouTube

"Guess"is a song by British singerCharli XCXtaken fromBrat and It's the Same but There's Three More Songs So It's Not,the deluxe edition of her sixth studio album,Brat(2024). A remix version featuring American singerBillie Eilishwas released on 1 August 2024 as a single fromBrat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat,theremix albumofBrat.The song interpolates theDaft Punksong "Technologic".Released alongside a music video from which 10,000 pairs of underwear were donated toI Support the Girls,the remix marked the first studio collaboration by Eilish in several years and was the fourth remix fromBrat.

"Guess" received positive reviews from critics and entered the top of theUK Singles Chart,and at number twelve on theBillboardHot 100.It also topped theBillboardHot Dance/Electronic Songschart, as well as the charts in Australia, Ireland, Lithuania, and New Zealand, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada, Norway, and Sweden. The song became Charli's first UK number one as a solo artist.

Original version and background

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The original version of "Guess" was released on 10 June 2024 throughAtlantic Recordsas the seventeenth track of the deluxe version of her sixth studio album,Brat.[1]It was produced bythe Dareand co-written withDylan Bradyof100 gecs,with the chorus interpolating the loop from French electronic duoDaft Punk’s 2005 song“Technologic”[2]"Guess" makes references to guessing the colour of her underwear andcunnilingus.[3]Upon release, the song was described as "extremely horny" by Kaelen Bell ofExclaim![4]

In May 2024, Eilish stated in an interview withZane Lowethat she had been in a studio for the first time in several years and had recorded a collaboration with an artist she was a huge fan of. She also mentioned that she had previously resisted such collaborations due to nervousness.[5]XCX had previously expressed an interest in collaborating with Eilish as early as 2017, though the pair were unable to find an appropriate song.[6]

On 31 July 2024, Charli XCX shared a post with the artwork of the remix, asking followers to guess based on the cover showing just the lower profiles of both artists.[7]The singer is seen wearing white mini-skirt while the collaborator wears baggy jeans and several rings on their hand. Based on the details, fans quickly figured out the featured artist to be Billie Eilish.[8]That same day, fans shared pictures of flyers asking people to call a phone number that plays a snippet of the remix.[9]

Release and music video

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Charli XCXandBillie Eilishin the music video for the song

On 31 July, Charli XCX confirmed the remix with Eilish and announced the release for the following day.[10]It is the fourth remix of aBrattrack, following "Girl, So Confusing"withLorde,"360"withYung LeanandRobyn,and "Von Dutch"withAddison Rae.[11]Eilish's verse features a little extra bass, which Anna Gaca ofPitchforkinterpreted as representing Eilish "spott[ing] the girl she likes and her heart’s pounding".[12]An accompanying music video directed by Aidan Zamiri was released alongside the remix.[13]According to Zamiri, the video was filmed on 28 July 2024, only four days ahead of its release.[14]The video starts in a house party hosted by Charli XCX, where Eilish appears driving a skiploader through the wall. The two then walk on a street where panties are falling from the sky before climbing a pile of them.[15]

"There's people for every style. Just because somebody is experiencing homelessness doesn't mean that they don't prefer to wear a thong."

Dana Marlowe talking toBBC Newsbeatin August 2024[16]

The video ends with a message revealing that the unworn undergarments used in the video would be donated to I Support the Girls, an American charity which distributes underwear and period products to women suffering domestic violence, homelessness, and hardship. The charity later stated that it had received 10,000 pairs, much of which was "sexy", and its founder Dana Marlowe stated that they welcomed such a donation on the grounds that it was important to them to encourage choice.[16]

Reception

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The song was received positively. Marcus Wratten ofPinkNewsdescribed the song as "super-sapphic",[6]while Talecia Vescio ofJunkee Mediawrote that the songserved "cunt".[17]Robin Murray ofClashwrote that the song's "seismic, system shaking, Earth shuddering electronics [revel] in Millennial tropes – French touch and electroclash – while also pirouetting to the future [and] remaining loyal to her hyper pop fantasies".[18]In addition, Anna Gaca ofPitchforkdescribed the "Pop/R&B" track as "a cheeky, bikini, high-rise, hipster remix" of the original,[12]and the track's release elicited reactions fromAmelia Dimoldenberg,Julia Fox,Adam Lambert,Suki Waterhouse,Addison Rae,Daisy Edgar-Jones,andRita Ora.[19]

One fan described Eilish's lyrics "Charli likes boys but she knows I'd hit it" as "predatory" and accused her ofqueerbaiting,prompting an angry response from Eilish's brotherFinneas O'Connell.[20]Many fans interpreted a whispered lyric at the end of the track, "You wanna guess what me and Billie have been textin' about? (You've been disrespectful)/ Still tryin' to guess the password to myGoogle Drive(Are you obsessed with me?)/ You wanna guess the address of the party we're at (You really are not invited) ", to be a jab atTaylor Swift,because her albumThe Tortured Poets Departmenthad obstructed both XCX'sBratand Eilish'sHit Me Hard and Softfrom the top of theUK Albums ChartandBillboard200,respectively.[21]

Accolades

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Awards and nominations for "Guess featuring Billie Eilish"
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2024 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Collaboration Pending [22]
MTV Video Music Awards Song of Summer Nominated [23]
UK Music Video Awards Best Dance/Electronic Video – UK Nominated [24]
Best Production Design in a Video Nominated

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Guess"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[74]
Billie Eilish Remix 		Platinum 70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[75] Platinum 80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[76]
Billie Eilish Remix 		Gold 15,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[77]
Billie Eilish Remix 		Gold 5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[78]
Billie Eilish Remix 		Silver 200,000‡

‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

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