"Ellie Goulding teases new single Close To Me in cryptic social media posts". "See Ellie Goulding's Fashionable Budapest Romp in 'Close to Me' Video". Archived from the original on 15 January 2019.
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"Ellie Goulding on Recruiting Diplo For 'Close to Me' & Why Her Next Album Is a 'Return '".
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Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard) ĭecade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Greece International Digital Singles ( IFPI) Charts Ĭzech Republic ( Singles Digitál Top 100) Her first televised performance of the song was on the final of The X Factor on 2 December. She later performed the song during BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge Month on 28 November. Goulding performed an acoustic version of the song during On Air with Ryan Seacrest on 16 November 2018. In April 2019, Goulding released another version of the song featuring Korean girl group Red Velvet to replace Swae Lee's verse in the song. She then later confirmed this would be the title, and along with posting an audio clip of the track, announced the release date and time. Goulding wiped her social media accounts and began promoting the track on 22 October 2018, first sharing a cartoon image of hers, Diplo and Swae Lee's arms locked in a triangle, displaying their tattoos against a cheetah print background, captioning it "CLOSE TO ME". The music video for "Close to Me", directed by Diane Martel, was filmed in Budapest, Hungary, and premiered on 14 November 2018. The song follows a chord progression of E–C ♯m7–G ♯–A, and the vocals span from E 3 to C ♯ 5. The song is recorded in the key of E major with a tempo of 72 beats per minute in common time. Diplo suggested adding Swae Lee as a featured guest vocalist. Goulding, feeling that the song was "missing something", eventually sent it to Diplo who sent his version back to her within a short amount of time. Goulding told Billboard that the song came about when she and co-writer Savan Kotecha were in a Los Angeles studio where they came up with the guitar melody and Goulding sang what would become the first line of the pre-chorus, "don't let me down", which they decided to keep in the song. Goulding on the inspiration behind the song. It was so nice to just go back to just writing a song about a turbulent, probably doomed relationship – someone to forget the world with. Savan gets very overwhelmed with what's happening particularly in America, and I think we all wanted to forget that and just write something a bit silly. What’s next for Goulding’s career? To quote the title of another of her 2012 hits, “anything could happen.At the time, there was a lot going on in the world that I wanted to forget. In addition to going platinum with her albums Halcyon and Delirium, Goulding’s versatility with genres and lyricism has made her an in-demand collaborator, working on “Return to Love” with classical tenor Andrea Bocelli, the club hit "I Need Your Love" with producer Calvin Harris and the 2019 break-up anthem "Hate Me" with Juice WRLD. Her biggest moment came in 2015 with “Love Me Like You Do”, the power ballad from the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack that sold millions and cemented her as a world-class pop star.
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The collaboration helped elevate Goulding’s natural talents as a singer-songwriter, turning her into an electropop phenom as she blended acoustic guitars and dance-floor-ready beats on “Starry Eyes” and the Bjork-evoking “Under the Sheets”.
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The Hereford-born singer started performing and composing as a young girl, influenced by the likes of Joni Mitchell and Kate Bush, then teamed with Lights producer Starsmith while still a student at the University of Kent. She’s only the second artist to win both in the same year, sharing the honour with none other than Adele. She rose to stardom in 2010 with her debut album, Lights, which earned the Critics’ Choice prize at the Brit Awards and led the BBC’s “Sound of…” poll. Ellie Goulding's breakthrough was nothing if not decisive.