ELLIE GOULDING FINDS FREEDOM ON THE DANCE FLOOR WITH “RAVERS”
Ellie Goulding is entering her raver era—and she is going all in. The British singer-songwriter has released the official music video for “Ravers,” her first-ever solo electronic single and the latest preview of her forthcoming sixth studio album, “I Know Too Much,” out September 4 via Polydor Records.
Following the sharper-edged “Black Prada Dress” and intimate “4 Seasons,” “Ravers” finds Goulding reconnecting with the electronic music that shaped her long before pop stardom. The track premiered on Zane Lowe’s Apple Music show, with its official video arriving on August 7.
“It took me back to a very safe and beautiful place when I was a kid. I grew up listening to electronic music, and it did give me this sense of freedom back,” Goulding told Lowe. “I decided to release it a couple of weeks ago because this is the song that I feel is closest to me right now—my happy place.”
That happy place, apparently, looks a lot like a packed Brooklyn dance floor. Directed by cinematographer and filmmaker Sean Price Williams—whose credits include work with Addison Rae and Sabrina Carpenter—the video was filmed in Bushwick and throws Goulding into the middle of a sweaty, strobe-lit night out. No glossy pop-star distance, no elaborate fantasy world: just bodies, movement, and the kind of release that only happens when the beat takes over.
“Ravers” marks a full-circle moment for an artist whose voice has long been at home in club culture. Goulding has collaborated with Calvin Harris, Four Tet, Skrillex, Kygo, Diplo, and Major Lazer, but this time there is no superstar producer sharing top billing. She takes center stage, pairing driving electronic production with the ethereal vocals that have made her instantly recognizable for nearly two decades.
The single was produced by Dave Hamelin—whose credits include Aurora, Beyoncé, and JADE—alongside “I Know Too Much” executive producer Jack Rochon. Goulding and Rochon first connected on TikTok before spending several years developing the record, proving that sometimes the algorithm really does deliver.
“The album came from the idea that maybe we can know too much. There is a certain kind of freedom in the ease of not knowing,” Goulding said. “This album is a collection of songs that represent a crossroads in my life where I realized what the freedom of not knowing has gifted me in the past, yet a time when I am at the precipice of understanding the true power in knowing.”
She continued, “Through the chaos of this great change, I went to my comfort zone and found my refuge in the studio. My initial instinct was I didn’t know where it was all going, but I just knew I needed to be in the studio. Writing a song has always been my best form of therapy.”
That mix of uncertainty, reinvention, and late-night escape places “Ravers” firmly in the emotional world of “I Know Too Much.” It is music for anyone caught between eras: looking backward, moving forward, and dancing through the confusion in the meantime.
The new chapter arrives 17 years after Goulding emerged as one of British pop’s most distinctive voices. She has amassed more than 55 billion global streams and sold over 44 million albums, while tying with Adele for the most UK number-one albums by a British female artist. She also holds the record for the most UK Singles Chart entries by a British female solo artist.
Her earlier catalog is finding fresh life online, too. Goulding’s 2009 breakthrough single “Starry Eyed” returned to the UK Official Charts in 2026 after reaching number one on TikTok. Now, with “Ravers,” she is tapping into the electronic roots that launched her career while pushing them into a new, club-ready chapter.
Some artists revisit their past for nostalgia. Goulding is turning hers into the afterparty.
