| "Vertigo" | ||||
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| Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor | ||||
| from the album Perimenopop | ||||
| Released | 25 April 2025 | |||
| Genre | Electropop | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
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| "Vertigo" on YouTube | ||||
"Vertigo" is a song by English singer and songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor. [1] It was released on 25 April 2025, through Decca Records, as the third single from her eighth studio album, Perimenopop (2025). [1] [2]
"Vertigo" was written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Hannah Robinson, and James Greenwood, with the latter serving as the producer of the song, with additional production of Richard Jones. [2]
An official visualiser was released alongside the song on 25 April via Ellis-Bextor official VEVO page on YouTube. [3] It features pictures of Ellis-Bextor with the aesthetic of the new album. [4]
"Vertigo" was met with positive reviews from music critics, who praised the electropop sound and track composition. [5] [6]
Bradley Stern of MuuMuse dubbed the song as "stunning", praising the song composition, the string arrangement, and the "dramatic" bridge. [7] Stern also noted that the production "whirling pulsations harken back to" Ellis-Bextor's 2011 record Make a Scene . [7]
Writing for Jenesaispop , Jordí Bardají awarded the track as the site "Song of the Day". [5] Bardají called the track an "electro-disco bop", describing it as an update on disco music, as it mixes the "melodies of ABBA with electropop", he also compared the song sound to Ellis-Bextor early records, such as Trip the Light Fantastic and Make a Scene. [5]
Credits adapted from Apple Music. [8]
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [9] | 81 |
| UK Singles Sales (OCC) [10] | 84 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 25 April 2025 | [11] |