Ellie Goulding
A decade ago, Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding’s hit singles “I Need Your Love” and “Outside” dominated the airwaves and introduced the two artists to many new audiences around the world. Last year, the two artists joined forces for “Miracle,” which topped the charts in the U.K. as she released her fifth album Higher Than Heaven in the spring.
Now, Harris and Goulding are back together again for the new single “Free.” Like “Miracle,” “Free” is a track perfectly crafted for the dance floor, and it arrives just as the dog days of summer heat up and revelers around the world are working up a sweat to some music.
When speaking to Rolling Stone last year, Goulding explained that enjoying what she’s doing in the studio is the most essential part of the music-making process.
“The biggest thing for me is having fun, which sounds really simple, but the more fun I have and the more I laugh and feel comfortable, the better the songs are,” she said.
As for her working relationship with Harris, getting to link up with him is always an exciting opportunity for the both of them.
“When you have that connection with someone, you miss it. It’s hard to just put that aside. And so we knew from the first song that we made together that we had something,” she said. “I think Calvin is a genius.”
