Sophie Ellis-Bextor has shared joyful new track ‘Dolce Vita’

Release date: Out now Label: Decca

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has shared joyful new track ‘Dolce Vita’ ahead of the release of her much-anticipated 8th studio album release, ‘Perimenopop’, on 12th September via Decca.

New track ‘Dolce Vita’ is a sophisticated slice of sunshine written alongside Karma Kid (Rudimental, Shygirl), Baz Kaye (Jessie Ware, The Blessed Madonna) and Clementine Douglas (Calvin Harris, Sonny Fodera, Dom Dolla). With breezy synths and luscious strings, it builds elatedly into a vibrant pop chorus about being somewhere new and the escapism that brings. Sophie says,

“Dolce Vita is inspired by the way you feel about yourself when you’re somewhere unfamiliar. You can reinvent yourself and no one knows your story. When I was writing it, I had this little subplot in my head of someone with a criminal past longing to flee and start again somewhere new! But it works too that it’s just the nostalgic pull of a foreign trip where you really got to escape for a little while.”

Sophie’s new album ‘Perimenopop’ is a positive record that is a playful celebration of where Sophie is at in her life, knowing exactly who she is and embracing the joy and empowerment that brings. Featuring previously released tracks ‘Freedom of the Night’, ‘Relentless Love’, ‘Vertigo’ and ‘Taste’, it is the record Sophie was meant to make 7 studio albums into her 25-year career, seeing her confidently return to her iconic dance-pop sound. 

The glittering anthem ‘Freedom of the Night’ signalled a new era for Sophie with a confident return to her iconic and esteemed disco-pop sound, embracing her musical roots across pop, disco, and dance. The Radio 2 A-listed single saw Sophie back together with longstanding collaborator Sophie Muller on the video, which celebrated the renowned ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ video. Sophie ended 2024 with a performance of the track as part of her BBC New Year’s Eve Disco show.

With an impressive musical career that spans over an amazing 25-years, Sophie has achieved five top 10 albums and eight top 10 singles. With hits including ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’, ‘Take Me Home’, ‘Get Over You’, ‘Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)’ and many more. Most recently, after featuring in the epic final scene of Emerald Fennell’s film ‘Saltburn’, Sophie’s beloved 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 reaching over 13 billion global streams across all streaming and social platforms. It was the 16th biggest song of 2024 and the biggest song of 2024 for a British female artist and she performed the track in New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. Earlier this month, Sophie was honoured with the ‘Best Female’ award at the Nordoff and Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards

Craig & Scott