Sophie Ellis-Bextor has shared her new single, disco-pop anthem "Freedom of the Night"

Sunday 27th October 2024

Release date: Out now Label: Decca

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has shared her new single, the glorious and magical disco-pop anthem ‘Freedom of the Night’, out now via Sophie’s new musical home of Decca Records. 

An energetic, fun and glitteringly catchy track, ‘Freedom of the Night’ sees Sophie enter a new era with a confident return to her iconic and esteemed disco-pop sound and her first new solo music since her 2023 album ‘HANA’. The song will be accompanied by a video launching next Friday, filmed at London’s Rivoli Ballroom by long-term collaborator and friend, Sophie Muller.

Sophie says, "I have always been someone that needs music to help me recalibrate and ‘Freedom of the Night’ is all about that feeling. Music as a form of release and a little bit of hedonism. I’ve always needed that energy in my life, and I know I’m not alone. As the song says, sometimes you need to give in to what you want.”

Following a trilogy of acclaimed records made with long-time collaborator and friend Ed Harcourt, ‘Freedom of the Night’ is the beginning of a return to Sophie’s musical roots across pop, disco, and dance and her first big pop single since her 2011 album ‘Make a Scene’.

2024 has been quite the year for Sophie Ellis-Bextor. After featuring in the epic final scene of Emerald Fennell’s film ‘Saltburn’, Sophie’s popular 2001 hit ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ saw a huge resurgence, charting at #2 in the UK Singles Chart and #58 In the Billboard Top 100, with the song now at over 10.9 billion global streams. Sophie has recently toured sold-out headline shows across Europe and the US, supported Nile Rodgers, and also performed at festivals across the world, including performing with Peggy Gou during her set at Glastonbury, which followed her own set on the Pyramid Stage in 2023. She will be supporting Take That in Australia in November and The Human League across the UK this December.

Posted by Craig Jones