Brightest Blue

Brightest Blue
Image of a woman with wet hair and negative blue hue effect.
Digital album cover;[1] physical editions feature artist name,[2] while Target edition features alternate colours[3]
Studio album by
Released17 July 2020 (2020-07-17)
Recorded2017–2020
GenrePop[4]
Length56:35
LabelPolydor
Producer
Ellie Goulding chronology
Delirium
(2015)
Brightest Blue
(2020)
Higher Than Heaven
(2023)
EG.0
Image of a woman with wet hair, golden filter and black background.
Side B cover
Singles from Brightest Blue
  1. "Worry About Me"
    Released: 13 March 2020
  2. "Power"
    Released: 21 May 2020
  3. "Slow Grenade"
    Released: 30 June 2020
  4. "Love I'm Given"
    Released: 19 August 2020

Brightest Blue is the fourth studio album by English singer Ellie Goulding, released on 17 July 2020 by Polydor Records. Originally scheduled for 5 June 2020, the album's release was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The album was preceded by three singles: "Worry About Me", "Power" and "Slow Grenade", and features guest vocals from Blackbear, Diplo, Juice Wrld, Lauv, serpentwithfeet and Swae Lee. It is Goulding's first album since Delirium (2015). Brightest Blue received generally positive reviews from music critics. The album was also a commercial success. It became Goulding's third album to peak at number one on the UK Albums Chart and fourth album to debut inside the top three on the chart. The album also peaked inside the top ten in several other countries. To promote the album, Goulding was set to embark on the Brightest Blue Tour on 28 April 2021, but it was pushed back to 5 October 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions in the United Kingdom.[5]

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  4. ^ "Brightest Blue | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. ^ Goulding, Ellie [@elliegoulding] (25 February 2021). "In light of this week's announcements it is clear we won't be able to go ahead with my Brightest Blue UK tour scheduled for April–May this year. I am absolutely gutted..." (Tweet). Retrieved 1 March 2021 – via Twitter.