Relentless Love

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"Relentless Love"
Relentless Love by Sophie Ellis-Bextor.jpg
Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
from the album Perimenopop
Released28 March 2025 (2025-03-28)
Genre Disco [1]
Length4:03
Label Decca
Composer(s)
Producer(s)
Sophie Ellis-Bextor singles chronology
"Freedom of the Night"
(2024)		"Relentless Love"
(2025)		"Vertigo"
(2025)
Visualiser video
"Relentless Love" on YouTube

"Relentless Love" is a song by English singer and songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor. [2] [3] It was released on 28 March 2025, through Decca Records, as the second single from her eighth studio album, Perimenopop (2025). [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Background and release

"Relentless Love" was written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Samuel Robert Knowles, Janée Millicent Lucy Bennett, and Baz Kaye. The track was co-produced by Kaye and Knowles (under his stage name Karma Kid), with additional production by Richard Jones. In the single's press release, Ellis-Bextor said of the track:

“Relentless love came from my love of fun fairs and the way that falling in love and going on a ride can be a similar thrill, Ferris wheels, roller coasters… all of them can make your perception of reality a little wonky and give you a rush. They are sometimes unpredictable but also an exciting way to shift your perspective for a little minute. Plus, it’s a great place for a date… hence the line ‘you know it’s sweet as caramel, sitting beside you on this carousel’. There’s definitely a romance in getting on a ride together and seeing where it will take you.” [7]

—  Ellis-Bextor on the track meaning, via Dork Magazine [8]

It was released alongside an accompanying visualizer on July 25, 2025. [9] "Relentless Love" serves as the opening track on Perimenopop .

Reception

Upon its release, "Relentless Love" was met with positive reviews from music critics. [10] [11] [12] Jordi Bardají of Jenesaispop praised the disco track, dubbing it "glorious". [13]

Daisy Carter of DIY called the track a "dazzling" comeback for Ellis-Bextor, describing it as "another irresistibly danceable slice of disco-pop". [11] Writing for Hit Channel, Echo Langford praised the song, calling it "a bold reminder of why Sophie Ellis-Bextor remains an icon in the dance-pop realm", while dubbing the single "an instant standout in her discography". [14] Langford went further highlighting the track "mesmerizing" production, alongside Ellis-Bextor "ability to craft infectious melodies" with her "signature disco-pop elegance". [14]

Jo Forrest of TotalNtertainment gave Rentless Love a positive review, calling it a joyous song, and describing its sound as "a buoyant disco-infused funk-pop track that builds through catchy grooves and luminous synths to an energetic and euphoric chorus." [15]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Apple Music. [16]

Charts

Chart performance for "Relentless Love"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [17] 42
UK Singles Sales (OCC) [18] 47

Release history

"Relentless Love" release history
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Various28 March 2025 [19]

References

  1. ↑ https://diymag.com/news/sophie-ellis-bextor-relentless-love
  2. ↑ Gotto, Connor (28 March 2025). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor shares first new track of 2025 with Relentless Love". Retropop. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor has returned with her disco-pop single 'Relentless Love' - Dork". readdork.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Armstrong, Sam (31 March 2025). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor Shares New Song 'Relentless Love'". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Forrest, Jo (28 March 2025). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor shares new track 'Relentless Love'". TotalNtertainment. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  6. ↑ APPLE, TECO (28 March 2025). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor lança o single "Relentless Love", prévia do oitova álbum de estúdio" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 April 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 April 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ SEllisBextorVEVO (27 March 2025). Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Relentless Love (Official Visualiser) . Retrieved 27 July 2025– via YouTube.
  10. ↑ Alper, Eric (6 July 2025). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor Glows With Disco-Funk Joy On New Single 'Relentless Love'". That Eric Alper. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  11. 1 2 Carter, Daisy (31 March 2025). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor dazzles on dancefloor-ready cut 'Relentless Love'". DIY. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Langford, Echo (2 April 2025). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Relentless Love". Hit Channel. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Bardají, Jordi (3 April 2025). "Gloria disco en 'Relentless Love' de Sophie Ellis-Bextor". jenesaispop.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  14. 1 2 Langford, Echo (2 April 2025). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Relentless Love". Hit Channel. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  15. ↑ Forrest, Jo (28 March 2025). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor shares new track 'Relentless Love'". TotalNtertainment. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  16. ↑ Relentless Love by Sophie Ellis-Bextor on Apple Music, 28 March 2025, retrieved 27 July 2025
  17. ↑ "Official Singles Downloads Chart on 4/4/2025". Official Charts. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "Official Singles Sales Chart on 4/4/2025". Official Charts. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  19. ↑ Relentless Love by Sophie Ellis-Bextor on Apple Music, 28 March 2025, retrieved 27 July 2025
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