Selena Gomez Is Officially Back In Her Pop Girl Era

30 August 2023, 10:00

Selena Gomez promotes new music video

By Capital FM

@CapitalOfficial

Sad girl szn is officially over; Selena Gomez has released 'Single Soon' and it's everything fans wanted and more.

Selena Gomez said it herself, she’s ‘ready to have some fun’ with her music after being ‘so used to writing sad girl songs’, so when she returned with new music on 25th August Selena really did deliver. ‘Single Soon’ is the kind of pop bop we’ve been missing from The Only Murders in the Building star and it's exactly what we needed as summer comes to a close.

The 30-year-old dropped ‘Single Soon’ (on the same day as Miley Cyrus' new song) with a girls’ night out music video to match, dancing along to Instagram caption-worthy lyrics like, ‘Tryin’ on these shoes ‘cause I’ll be single soon’ complete with a Y2K mini dress, disco lights and selfies in the back of a cab. Classic.

We knew when Selena dropped the single’s artwork that pop girl Sel had returned; fans are even being reminded of her 2011 single ‘Who Says’ and over on Twitter fans have been just as complimentary.

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“Selena Gomez is back in her pop girl era,” one person accurately tweeted, as another said: “We love a pop girlie.”

“Selena Gomez came back to save pop music, single soon is a radio hit,” commented a third, as a fourth said: “And thank you Selena Gomez for bringing fun pop music back.”

The music video alone nearly crashed YouTube, debuting with over 409k views in just one hour. It’s since soared past 1.5 million views at the time of writing.

The song kicks off with Selena’s younger sister Gracie, 10, saying in a voice note, ‘I love you CeCe, never worry about boyfriends at all,” while in the music video Selena leaves a note for a guy which reads, “I’m sorry, I can’t, don’t hate me,” before it cuts to her getting ready for a night out.

Selena looks incredible in the video, running through a car park with a dramatic feathered purple coat, doing karaoke with her pals and larking about in the back of a cab, complete with a fan for the ultimate breezy lewk of course.

It marks the first single Selena’s released since the song that accompanied her documentary My Mind and Me at the end of last year. Before that, Selena hadn’t released new music since March 2021 when she dropped her Spanish album 'Revelacion'.

When taking to Vanity Fair about the kind of songs she’s been working on, she said ‘it’s very pop,’ adding: "The music I’m doing right now is about real things that I’m walking through. It’s really powerful, strong.”

She went on to share that thematically the record will be marking a departure from her more melancholy projects: "The theme generally is freedom—freedom from relationships, freedom from the darkness."

The immediate success of 'Single Soon’ has fans hoping her next album isn’t too far away, after revealing at the end of 2022 she was working on her next record. We reckon there’s plenty more to come from Sel in the coming months!

Who is Selena singing about in 'Single Soon'?

Selena's been enjoying single life for a while now, and she already explained she was ready to 'have some fun' with her music after writing 'sad girl songs' up until now. So 'Single Soon' could be about any of her previous relationships, which Selena understandably tends to keep out of the limelight.

The last person she was linked to was Zayn Malik, but those rumours were very fleeting. Before that she was rumoured to be dating The Chainsmokers' Drew Taggart at the start of 2023 after they were spotted on a few casual, low-key dates together. It was reported they 'had a lot of fun together' but it seems things didn't go beyond that, which explains exactly what her song is about.

What are the lyrics to Selena Gomez's 'Single Soon'?

Should I do it on the phone?

Should I leave a little note

In the pocket of his coat? (Yeah)

Maybe I'll just disappear

I don't wanna see a tear

And the weekend's almost here

I'm pickin' out this dress

Tryin' on these shoes

'Cause I'll be single soon

I'll be single soon

I know he'll be a mess

When I break the news

But I'll be single soon

I'll be single soon

I'ma date who I wanna

Stay out late if I wanna

I'ma do what I wanna do

I'm pickin' out this dress

Tryin' on these shoes

'Causе I'll be single soon

I'll be singlе soon

I know I'm a little high-maintenance

But I'm worth a try

Might not give a reason why (Oh well)

We both had a lot of fun

Time to find another one

Blame it all on feelin' young

I'm pickin' out this dress

Tryin' on these shoes

'Cause I'll be single soon

I'll be single soon

I know he'll be a mess

When I break the news

But I'll be single soon

I'll be single soon

I'ma date who I wanna

Stay out late if I wanna

I'ma do what I wanna do

I'm pickin' out this dress

Tryin' on these shoes

'Cause I'll be single soon

I'll be single soon

Yeah, I'll be single soon

Yeah, I'll be single soon

Yeah, I'll be single soon

Yeah, I'll be single soon

I'm pickin' out this dress

Tryin' on these shoes

'Cause I'll be single soon

I'll be single soon

I know he'll be a mess

When I break the news

But I'll be single soon

I'll be single soon

I'ma date who I wanna

Stay out late if I wanna

I'ma do what I wanna do

I'm pickin' out this dress

Tryin' on these shoes

'Cause I'll be single soon

I'll be single soon

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