Vertigo (Sophie Ellis-Bextor song)

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"Vertigo"
Vertigo by Sophie Ellis-Bextor.jpg
Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
from the album Perimenopop
Genre Electropop
Length3:31
Label Decca
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sophie Ellis-Bextor singles chronology
"Relentless Love"
(2025)
"Vertigo"
(2025)
"Taste"
(2025)
Visualiser video
"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 upcoming eighth studio album, Perimenopop (2025). [1] [2]

Contents

Background and release

"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]

Reception

"Vertigo" was met with positive reviews from music critics, who praised the singer electropop sound, and the track composition. [5] [6] [7]

Bradley Stern of MuuMuse dubbed the song as "stunning", praising the song composition, the string arrangement, and the "dramatic" bridge. [8] Stern also noted that the production "whirling pulsations harken back to" Ellis-Bextor 2011's record Make a Scene. [8]

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]

Lesley Aeschliman of AeschTunes described the track as a "decent electropop" song that "will likely have the strongest appreciation" from Ellis-Bextor fans, and electro-pop enjoyers. [7] She praised the song lyrical content, Sophie's vocal performance, and the strings arrangement, stating that "the positivity of these lyrics complements the track’s musical arrangement, and Sophie’s vocal delivery sells the emotion behind them." [7]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from Apple Music. [10]

Charts

Chart performance for "Vertigo"
Chart (2025)Peak

position

UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [11] 81
UK Singles Sales (OCC) [12] 84

Release history

"Vertigo" release history
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Various25 April 2025 [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Rogers, Mandy (2025-05-02). "Listen to "Vertigo" by Sophie Ellis-Bextor". EQ Music Blog. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  2. 1 2 "Sophie Ellis-Bextor Gives Us 'Vertigo' in String-laden New Dance Anthem – Culture Fix". www.culturefix.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  3. "SEllisBextorVEVO Official Channel - Sophie Ellis-Bextor". YouTube. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  4. SEllisBextorVEVO (2025-04-24). Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Vertigo (Official Visualiser) . Retrieved 2025-07-08 via YouTube.
  5. 1 2 3 Bardají, Jordi (2025-04-28). "El bop electro-disco de Sophie Ellis-Bextor da 'Vertigo'". jenesaispop.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  6. Stern, Bradley (2025-04-26). ""Vertigo": Sophie Ellis-Bextor Has a Touch of the Dizzies". MuuMuse. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  7. 1 2 3 Aeschliman, Lesley (2025-05-16). "Song Review: Sophie Ellis-Bextor – "Vertigo"". AeschTunes. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  8. 1 2 Stern, Bradley (2025-04-26). ""Vertigo": Sophie Ellis-Bextor Has a Touch of the Dizzies". MuuMuse. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  9. 1 2 Vertigo - Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Spotify, 2025-04-25, retrieved 2025-07-08
  10. Vertigo - Single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor on Apple Music, 2025-04-25, retrieved 2025-07-08
  11. "Official Singles Downloads Chart on 2/5/2025". Official Charts. 2025-05-02. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  12. "Official Singles Sales Chart on 2/5/2025". Official Charts. 2025-05-02. Retrieved 2025-07-08.