SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR ENTERS A NEW ERA WITH NEW SINGLE
“FREEDOM OF THE NIGHT” OUT NOW
LISTEN HERE
“FREEDOM OF THE NIGHT” OUT NOW
LISTEN HERE
OCTOBER 18TH, 2024 – NEW YORK, NY – Following her massive year and the global resurgence of her 2001 Platinum-Certified hit “Murder on the Dancefloor,” British artist and icon Sophie Ellis-Bextor shares her new single, the glorious and magical disco-pop anthem “Freedom of the Night,” out now via Casablanca Records—listen HERE.
An energetic, fun, glittering, and 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 an official music video launching next Friday, October 25th, filmed at London’s Rivoli Ballroom by long-term collaborator and friend, Sophie Muller, who also directed the video for “Murder on the Dancefloor.”
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 longstanding 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, garnering a Platinum Certification in the US and 2x BRIT Platinum in the UK, climbing to #2 on the Official UK Singles Chart, #51 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on Billboard Global 200 Chart, Top 5 on Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart, and #1 on the Spotify Viral 100 Chart, and amassing over 10.9 billion global streams. Earlier this year, Sophie made her U.S. late night television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing “Murder on the Dancefloor” backed by The Roots and a three piece string section—watch HERE. She also delivered a stunning performance of the song at the 2024 BAFTA Awards—watch HERE.
Sophie has recently toured sold-out headline shows across Europe and North America, supported Nile Rodgers & CHIC, 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. Up next, she will be returning to the U.S. for three more North American shows in Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Atlanta in November, then supporting Take That in Australia in November and The Human League across the UK in December.
“Freedom of the Night” Artwork
ABOUT SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR:
Sophie Ellis-Bextor most recently released her 8th studio album HANA, which charted at #8 on the UK albums chart, giving Sophie her 5th Top 10 record, and was the third in a trilogy of records made with long-time collaborator and friend Ed Harcourt. Following her much-loved Kitchen Disco parties shared on Instagram over lockdown, Sophie released two albums, Songs from the Kitchen Disco and Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Kitchen Disco: Live from the London Palladium, which followed her sold out Kitchen Disco live tour, which she continued in 2023 with her Christmas Kitchen Disco tour.
Alongside music, Sophie has also released her first book Spinning Plates, is in her ninth series of the successful podcast of the same name, has released her first cookbook Love. Food. Family: Recipes from the Kitchen Disco with her husband and The Feeling bassist Richard Jones, and has a much-loved successful weekly show “Sophie’s Ellis-Bextor’s Kitchen Disco” on BBC Radio 2. Sophie also completed an impressive 24-hour Danceathon for Children in Need in November 2021 where she raised over £1M.
UPCOMING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
November 12th Fort Lauderdale, FL The Parker
November 13th Orlando, FL The Plaza Live
November 14th Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
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