New Love (Silk City song)

"New Love" is a song by British-American music duo Silk City, featuring vocals from English singer Ellie Goulding. It was released as a digital download and for streaming on 21 January 2021.^[1] The song was written by Clément Picard, Ellie Goulding, Mark Ronson, Maxime Picard, Steve McCutcheon and Thomas Wesley Pentz.

"New Love"
Single by Silk City featuring Ellie Goulding
Released	21 January 2021 (2021-01-21)
Length	3:10
Label	Silk City Columbia Sony
Songwriter(s)	Clément Picard Ellie Goulding Mark Ronson Maxime Picard Steve McCutcheon Thomas Wesley Pentz
Producer(s)	Alex Metric Picard Brothers Riton Silk City
Silk City singles chronology
"Electricity" (2018) "New Love" (2021)
Ellie Goulding singles chronology
"Love I'm Given" (2020) "New Love" (2021) "Easy Lover" (2022)

Background

In a statement, Goulding said, "The song is about losing yourself on your own, not needing to be seen, knowing that the one that got away could be just as happy as this too. The main concept is dancing on your own not needing to be seen. It seemed only right to make a tune together at a time where we all need to dance and be free, even if just in our kitchens." In another statement, Diplo said, "I'm always stoked to get back in the studio with Mark. We've been constantly trading ideas since the start of Silk City and finally found the time to bring some of them to life. We came out with this classic house record and Ellie was kind enough to lend her voice to it." Mark Ronson also said, "I love the music that comes out when Wes and I get together. It has a joy to it that's different from everything else I work on. I've known Ellie for over ten years, and it's great to finally get to make something together. Her voice has such a pure tone that cuts through everything."^[2]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "New Love" was first released onto YouTube on 22 January 2021.^[3] The video was directed by Ana Sting.^[4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[5]

• Alex Metric – producer
• Picard Brothers – producer
• Riton – producer
• Silk City – producer, associated performer
• Clément Picard – composer, lyricist
• Ellie Goulding – composer, lyricist, associated performer
• Mark Ronson – composer, lyricist, associated performer, featured artist
• Maxime Picard – composer, lyricist
• Steve McCutcheon – composer, lyricist
• Thomas Wesley Pentz – composer, lyricist, associated performer, featured artist

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "New Love" Chart (2021) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 33 CIS (TopHit)[7] 874 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 81 Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[9] 13 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[10] 11 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11] 6 UK Singles (OCC)[12] 65 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[13] 12

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "New Love" Chart (2021) Position US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[14] 75

Release history

Release history for "New Love"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref
Various	21 January 2021	Digital download streaming	Silk City Columbia Sony	[1]
United Kingdom	12 February 2021	Contemporary hit radio	Columbia	[15]

References

1. "New Love (feat. Diplo & Mark Ronson) - Single by Silk City & Ellie Goulding". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
2. "Silk City's 'New Love' Feat. Ellie Goulding: Watch". Billboard. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
3. "Silk City - New Love (feat. Ellie Goulding) (Official Music Video)". 21 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via YouTube.
4. "Mark Ronson and Diplo's Silk City returns with Ellie Goulding-featuring 'New Love'". NME. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
5. "Credits / New Love (feat. Diplo & Mark Ronson) / Silk City – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
6. "Silk City feat. Ellie Goulding – New Love" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
7. Silk City feat. Ellie Goulding & Diplo & Mark Ronson — New Love. TopHit. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
8. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Ellie Goulding". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
9. "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas". Billboard Japan. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
10. "Tipparade-lijst van week 7, 2021" [Tip parade list from week 7, 2021] (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
11. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
13. "Ellie Goulding Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
14. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
15. "Radio 1 Playlist". BBC Radio 1. Archived from the original on 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2021-02-12.