Every Rule

Charli XCX * Track #9 On CRASH

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Album CRASH

ALBUM

Charli XCX

2022

Every Rule by Charli XCX

Release Date

Mon Mar 14 2022

Performed by

Charli XCX

Produced by

A. G. Cook & Matt Cohn & Oneohtrix Point Never

Writed by

A. G. Cook & Charli XCX

About

“Every Rule” is one of the oldest songs on Crash, recorded before XCX’s 2020 quarantine project How I’m Feeling Now. Produced by longtime collaborator A. G. Cook and electronic producer Oneohtrix Point Never, “Every Rule” details a history of a relationship that “that no longer exists.”

Every Rule Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When I met you it was tragic
Chemistry something like magic
You were with somebody else long term
And I was with somebody else as well
Met up late night by the Bowery
And in the morning we got coffee
Acting like strangers, and told no friends
It wasn't easy to pretend

[Pre-Chorus]
And we know that it's wrong, but it feels real fun
Sneakin' around, fallin' deep in love
But sometimes I get scared
'Cause I know it's unfair
I'm hurting someone else instead

[Chorus]
I'm breakin' every rule for you
You're breakin' every rule for me
I'm breakin' every rule for you
But I've gotta say
I want it this way
These moments really set me free

[Post-Chorus]
Ah, ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah
Ah, ah (Ah-ah)
Ah, ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah
Ah, ah (Ah-ah)

[Verse 2]
Straight away we started fallin'
Conversation never borin'
When your lips brushed up against my skin
All I wanted was to let you in
I wonder if people will notice
Said you find it so hard to focus
Cigarettes up on the balcony
Wrapped up in nothing but sheets

[Pre-Chorus]
And we know that it's wrong
But it feels real fun
Sneakin' around, fallin' deep in love
But sometimes I get scared
'Cause I know it's unfair
I'm hurtin' someone else instead

[Chorus]
I'm breakin' every rule for you
You're breakin' every rule for me
I'm breakin' every rule for you
But I've gotta say
I want it this way
These moments really set me free

[Outro]
Ah, ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah
Ah, ah (Ah-ah)
Ah, ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah
Ah-ah-ah, ah
Ah, ah (Ah-ah)

Every Rule Q&A

Who wrote Every Rule's ?

Every Rule was written by A. G. Cook & Charli XCX.

Who produced Every Rule's ?

Every Rule was produced by A. G. Cook & Matt Cohn & Oneohtrix Point Never.

When did Charli XCX release Every Rule?

Charli XCX released Every Rule on Mon Mar 14 2022.

What did Charli XCX say about "Every Rule"?

In a March 2022 feature for Rolling Stone, XCX said:

It’s funny when you talk about explosions, this really genuine and beautiful love story on this album is also quite traumatic to listen back to, because this is a relationship from my past that no longer exists. Even the story within how we met i...

What have the artists said about the song?

It’s the true story of me meeting my previous partner, and both of us being in relationships but knowing that we were meant to be together. I think that that’s a story that a lot of my friends have also experienced—and obviously there’s a lot of controversy that comes with that circumstance. People...