Swedish pop singer Zara Larsson has shared a new song, “Midnight Sun,” which will serve as the title track from her upcoming fourth album, out Sept. 26.
“Midnight Sun” teeters the between ebullient and delirious, with production that nods to frenetic house breakbeats, serene trance synths, and big tent EDM build-ups. Larsson’s vocals and lyrics, meanwhile, give the track pop gem of the summer potential: “It’s the midnight sun, kissed skin under the red sky,” she sings on the chorus, “Laying on your chest like this/Hold me like the pebbles in your hand, initials in the sand/Summer isn’t over yet.”
In a statement, Larsson said “Midnight Sun” was inspired by the long summer days in Sweden where “the sun never goes down.” She added, “I wanted the whole album to feel like it’s a summer night and it never ends. And it doesn’t matter if it’s December: the summer night will be there for you. It’s waiting for you, it will come back for you, and you will come back for it.”
This is the second song Larsson has shared from Midnight Sun, following “Pretty Ugly,” which arrived back in April. Larsson recorded her new album over the lat year working with frequent collaborator MNEK, along with producers Margo XS and Zhone.
Of the album, Larsson added, “Throughout Midnight Sun, I get to just capture that total Scandinavian vibe, which is something that I have grown up with — it’s a huge part of me, my happiest memories and my saddest ones, too. A part of my soul is a Swedish summer night. This record encompasses that, how life is so beautiful it makes you cry. It just feels like me—knowing myself, this album is just really, really me. And also. No one can do me the way I can.”
Midnight Sun will follow Larsson’s 2024 album, Venus. She’s set to hit the road later this summer, providing support for Tate McRae on her headlining tour, which kicks off Aug. 4 in Vancouver and wraps Sept. 27 in Los Angeles. After that, Larsson will embark on a headlining European run of her own in October.
