Jessie Ware & Romy are here to "Lift You Up"

Release date: Out now Label: EMI

Jessie Ware and Romy drop brand-new collaboration ‘Lift You Up’. Debuted by the pair during a surprise appearance from Romy during Jessie’s headline slot on the West Holts Stage at Glastonbury on Saturday night, ‘Lift You Up’ is available now via EMI. Listen here.

Produced by pop powerhouse Stuart Price (Madonna, Kylie), ‘Lift You Up’ is an effervescent and irresistibly catchy, disco-infused house anthem featuring the vocals of two of the UK’s most recognisable and era-defining voices. Effortlessly blending both artists' signature sounds, ‘Lift You Up’ is a glorious fusion that is destined to soundtrack the summer.

The pair first crossed paths when The xx performed an intimate gig under the Westway in London back when the band was in its infancy. The friendship hit off when The xx invited Jessie to perform at their Night & Day Festival in Berlin. Jessie said “I felt like it was such a cool seal of approval - I sang with them on stage and I think from then on Romy and I became friends, she was a fan of my music and I was such a fan of her.”

Since then, Jessie and Romy have continued to be involved in each other's creative lives and have become strong supporters of each other, co-writing songs such as 'Share It All,' which appears on the deluxe edition of Tough Love. And finally, the duo have decided to take their collaboration to the next level with ‘Lift You Up.’

Talking about the new single Jessie said: “I was so excited to be in the room with my friend and to see how she works and to hear her beautiful voice. I'm so proud of the record. It's a song that's about both of us being too hard on ourselves, and not believing enough in ourselves. I think anyone can relate to that.

“There was a wonderful serendipity about the fact that she worked with Stuart Price on the last record too. 

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