Audrey Hepburn (song)

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"Audrey Hepburn"
Single by Maisie Peters
A-side "You You You" (double A-side)
Released9 October 2025 (2025-10-09)
Label
Songwriters
  • Maisie Peters
  • Joe Rubel
Producers
Maisie Peters singles chronology
"There It Goes"
(2023)		"Audrey Hepburn" / "You You You"
(2025)
Lyric video
"Audrey Hepburn" on YouTube

"Audrey Hepburn" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Maisie Peters. It was released by Gingerbread Man and Asylum Records on 9 October 2025 as the dual lead single from Peters' upcoming third studio album. Peters worked on the song with frequent collaborator Joe Rubel, as well as Ian Fitchuk.

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"Audrey Hepburn" marked a sonic shift for Peters, as the song was a return to her acoustic and folk sound, following her dance-pop album The Good Witch (2023). The lyrical content of the track explores the strength and peace that love has brought Peters. She promoted the release of the song with three intimate live shows, as well as releasing "You You You" alongside it as a surprise.

Background

Peters' second studio album, The Good Witch , was released in 2023. [1] The genres featured in the album were predominantly pop-oriented, however, she was hopeful that people would notice the maturity developed in her songwriting between The Good Witch and her debut album, You Signed Up for This (2021). [2] Following its release, she won the inaugural Rolling Stone UK Breakthrough Award in 2023. [3]

The lyrics of the track see Peters' romantic interest likening her to film and fashion icon Audrey Hepburn. Audrey Hepburn Roman Holiday cropped.jpg
The lyrics of the track see Peters' romantic interest likening her to film and fashion icon Audrey Hepburn.

Alongside numerous tours, Peters opened for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium on 19 August 2024. [4] Peters was then set to support Kelsea Ballerini on her North American arena tour, but pulled out. She cited prioritising her mental health as one of the main reasons for doing so, as well as wanting to complete her third studio album to the best of her ability. [5] In May 2025, Peters launched the podcast Twinhood, alongside her twin sister, Ellen Peters. [6] She began teasing new music on Twinhood and later announced "Audrey Hepburn" on an episode. [7]

Composition and lyrics

In September 2025, Peters began posting various teasers of "Audrey Hepburn" on social media. [7] The song marked a sonic shift from The Good Witch, with Peters returning to her "more stripped-back style of songwriting" that she launched her career upon. [7] She described "Audrey Hepburn" as a song about "the strength and peace that real, true, honest love brings you, how it picks you up, dusts you off and, at least in [her] experience, points you all the way home". [7] She announced via social media that "Audrey Hepburn" would be released on 9 October 2025, as well as revealing the cover art for the single. [8] She co-wrote and co-produced the song with frequent collaborator Joe Rubel, as well as Ian Fitchuk supporting on the production. [9]

Speaking to The Line of Best Fit about the song, Peters said that for her, it defines her upcoming third album and her "life in recent times". [10] She added that the song explores love being "a safe place and an escape from the mania of my life in the last few years". [10] Alongside its release, she released the single "You You You" as a surprise. The two songs are lyrically and sonically vastly different, but Peters thought of them as connected. Wanting listeners to experience the two songs at the same time, she released them as a double A-side. [10] She promoted the release with three intimate live shows: two in London and one in New York City. Nell Mescal supported the London shows. [7]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Spotify. [11]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various9 October 2025 [11]

References

  1. ↑ Bautista, Rafael (28 March 2023). "For Maisie Peters, It's Okay Being The (Good) Witch Of Your Story". Nylon Manila . Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Ackroyd, Stephen (15 February 2023). "Maisie Peters has conjured up a brand new album, 'The Good Witch'". Dork . Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Reilly, Nick (23 November 2023). "Maisie Peters wins Breakthrough Award at the Rolling Stone UK Awards in collaboration with Rémy Martin". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Taylor Swift Adds 5 Opening Acts to London Eras Tour Dates: 'Love Their Music'". People . Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Maisie Peters Will No Longer Open For Kelsea Ballerini On Tour". Us Weekly . Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Pop singer Maisie Peters 'cried for two hours' after Ed Sheeran's Cardiff show". Wales Online . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Maisie Peters announces new single 'Audrey Hepburn'". The Indie Scene. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "i am SO SO SO excited to tell you my new single 'audrey hepburn' is coming out next thursday 9th of october 😭🥹🌱". Instagram . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Maisie Peters Returns With Two New Singles: "You You You" and "Audrey Hepburn"". Live Music. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 "Maisie Peters teases third album with new singles, "You You You" and "Audrey Hepburn"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Audrey Hepburn - song and lyrics by Maisie Peters". Spotify . Retrieved 9 October 2025.
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