With a noisy and ominous nature, on November 6, 2025, Charli xcx announced “House featuring John Cale” as the first single from her 2026 soundtrack album for Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights.
In a statement, Charli expressed her excitement about the project, saying she was inspired...
[Intro: John Cale]
Can I speak to you privately for a moment?
I just want to explain
Explain the circumstances
I find myself in
What and who I really am
I'm a prisoner
To live for eternity
I was thinking, "What is this place?"
I thought it would be perfect
I thought
"I want it to be perfect"
Please
Let it be perfect
Am I living in another world?
Another world I created
For what?
If it's beauty
Do you see beauty?
If there's beauty
Say it's enough
[Chorus: Charli xcx & John Cale, Charli xcx]
I think I'm gonna die in this house
I think I'm gonna die in this house
I think I'm gonna die in this house
I think I'm gonna die in this housе
I think I'm gonna die in this hou—, house
I think I'm gonna die in this housе
I think I'm gonna die in this house
I think I'm gonna die in this house
[Outro: John Cale]
In every room, I hear silence
House featuring John Cale was written by Charli XCX & Finn Keane & John Cale & Nathan Klein.
House featuring John Cale was produced by Finn Keane.
Charli XCX released House featuring John Cale on Mon Nov 10 2025.
I got a call from Emerald Fennell last Christmas asking whether I would consider working on a song for her adaptation of Wuthering Heights. I read the script and immediately felt inspired so Finn Keane and I began working on not just one but many songs that we felt connected to the world she was cre...
The meaning of “House featuring John Cale” by Charli xcx & John Cale is about feeling trapped in a cycle of craving for perfection and beauty, but in reality feeling isolated and doomed. John Cale questions his reality, wondering if he created his own prison while searching for something perfect...
Of course I was curious when Charli reached out about working together…I thought, what could she possibly want from me?!?! I learned straight away – she’s laser focused and ready to challenge expectations – perfect jumping off point.
When I heard the music, my first thought was – no one will expect...