

“Part of you wants to kind of bury your head in the sand and not pay attention to all the changes and hope you have something that transcends all the different things happening. “When I first heard Juice Wrld, I was like, ‘Damn, I need to do something with this kid,’” she says of the rapper, who appears on her gold single “Hate Me,” which had a chart resurgence after trending on TikTok. CLOSE TO ME lyrics by Ellie Goulding: Ellie Goulding: / Even though we both know were liars and we start each others fires / We just know that we. She’s stayed on top of the game by staying on top of new music and seeking out promising collaborators. 'Close to Me' is a song by English singer Ellie Goulding, American record producer Diplo and American singer Swae Lee, released on 24 October 2018. It was a nice, pleasant surprise that it ended up doing so well it was not really intended.”ĭespite her knack for stumbling onto hits, Goulding’s longevity has been no accident. “And then I jokingly sang this chorus thing - ’I don’t want to be somebody without your body close to me.’ It’s really simple, but it worked.

“We were coming up with lyrics, and we kind of hit a wall,” Goulding says. “Close to Me,” a collaboration with Diplo and Swae Lee, also came about during a brainstorming session with frequent collaborator Savan Kotecha. I was like, ‘I’m really sorry - nothing quite works for me,’ and he was like, ‘OK, well, there’s this one other thing, but it’s weird.’ Then he played me, and I was like, ‘That’s it. “Then I remember everything he played to me just didn’t resonate. “When I was a kid, I idolized Spice Girls, and so the idea of writing with the mastermind behind them was massive,” she says. And in true Goulding anything-could-happen fashion, “Lights” came about in a most unpredictable way, at the end of a nearly fruitless creative session with Spice Girls producer and songwriter Richard Stannard. hits that have continued through the decade, including the “Fifty Shades of Grey” smash “Love Me Like You Do,” her Calvin Harris collaborations “I Need Your Love” and “Outside,” and her latest can’t-escape-it single “Close to Me.” That’s about five times the lifespan of many pop stars. Swae Lee, 5,268,254 Shazams, featuring on Pop Workout, and Juice WRLD Essentials Apple Music playlists. 49 in the U.K., it started a string of U.S. Listen to Close To Me by Ellie Goulding & Diplo Feat.
