“Hey Billie, you there?” What an easy yet memorable way to announce one of the most important collabs of the year. Almost two months after being released, brat is the gift that keeps on giving. The lime green frenzy has taken over the internet and pop culture at large, and even though the most hardcore, loyal fans of Charli XCX started to feel like brat summer might be over when American politics got involved, our spirits are lifted again. After breaking the internet with remixes with Lorde, Addison Rae, and Robyn, the British pop star is now joining forces with Billie Eilish in Guess.
The unlikely pair (the eternally carefree party girl and the highly emotional, introspective girl) works better than we could anticipate. Charli’s cheeky, horny lyrics are answered by Billie now that she’s embracing sapphic desire more publicly, especially after her latest album. In Guess, the Brit starts: “You wanna guess the colour of my underwear / You wanna know what I got goin’ on down there,” to what Billie’s new verse responds: “Don’t have to guess the colour of your underwear / Already know what you’ve got goin’ on down there / It’s that lacy black pair with the little bows / The ones I picked out for you in Tokyo / I saw them when you sat down, they were peekin’ out / I’m gonna tell you right now, they're all I'm thinkin’ about.” Yes, get it, girl!
But the verse that is setting the internet aflame is Billie’s “Charli likes boys, but she knows I’d hit it.” Just… hot. On a side note, Billie is a natural to flirting, as we’ve also seen in her recent chicken shop date with Amelia Dimoldenberg. Back to the remix of Guess, the two powerhouses have granted us with an incredibly dynamic music video directed by Aidan Zamiri. It invites us into a sweaty house party where people are dancing tirelessly and happily showing their thongs, bras, boxers, and all sorts of… you guessed it, underwear—the main theme of the song, basically. Then, Billie crashes (literally) the party with a tractor, taking Charli out for a walk to end up atop a giant pile of knickers.
For those who thought brat summer was over, think again. Because after this stellar collab, it’s more alive than ever! Oh, and some internet sources and fans are speculating that there’s another surprise coming with none other than Rosalía. Will it really happen? I hope so, but I’ll be dancing to Guess in the meantime.