Gary Barlow releases the music video for surprise song with Becky Hill
It's the collab we didn't know we needed
Last updated 4th Aug 2025
As everyone knows, new music usually drops on a Friday. Friday 1st August was no different, except, we were gifted a collab we didn't know we needed - as Gary Barlow and Becky Hill joined forces for a new song.
Taking to his socials to share news of the exciting collab, Gary shared a photo of the duo and the single artwork, writing: 'So happy to share my new track ‘Don’t Look Down’ with the brilliant @beckyhill
'We got in the studio together and something just clicked. The song came together so naturally - one of those moments you don’t forget.
'Becky’s an amazing talent and I’m so proud of what we’ve made together. Hope you love it as much as we do. Listen now at the linkinbio ❤️🙏'. (sic)
The news was greeted by comments from some very excited fans, across Instagram and TikTok, with one writing: 'This is breathtakingly beautiful 😍😍😍', another said: 'in love with this song @Gary Barlow @Becky Hill you have both done amazing x'.
A third fan commented: 'Amazing song! I love the way your voices blend together. 😍'.
Is there a music video?
There isn't a music video yet, however a day after the song's release, Gary shared the lyric video on YouTube, teasing it on Instagram saying: 'My new track ‘Don’t Look Down’ with @beckyhill is out now ! Lyric video available on YouTube - linkinbio ❤️'.
This is the first new music from Gary since he released 'If There's Not A Song About It' with Colbie Caillat earlier this year. Meanwhile, Becky, who is currently working on her third album, released 'Surrender' with Alesso back in April.
Although this is the first song the pair have released together, five years ago, while the UK was in lockdown, Gary and Becky teamed up for his Crooner Sessions to sing Whitney Houston's 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'.
What is the new collab from Gary Barlow and Becky Hill called?
The new song is called 'Don't Look Down'.
When was it released?
The song was released on 1st August.
Who wrote the song?
Gary and Becky wrote the song together.
Take a look through some of Becky Hill's fantastic collaborations:
Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill - 'Gecko (Overdrive)'
'Gecko (Overdrive)' was Becky Hill's debut single released in 2014, with Oliver Heldens. The song was a remix of the Dutch DJ's song 'Gecko', featuring Becky's vocals. The catchy track went to Number 1 in the UK and was a hit in clubs up and down the country in the summer of 2014 and beyond. To date the music video has had more than 32 million views on YouTube!
Watch the music video here!
MK & Becky Hill - 'Piece Of Me'
In 2016, Becky Hill teamed up with MK on 'Piece Of Me'. The song was popular in the UK dance charts, reaching Number 13 and receiving more than 49 million views on YouTube.
Listen to the song here!
Matoma & Becky Hill - 'False Alarm'
Also in 2016, Becky Hill joined forces with tropical house DJ, Matoma. 'False Alarm' was written by Becky along with a team of songwriters.
Watch the music video here!
MK, Jonas Blue, Becky Hill - 'Back & Forth'
In 2018, released another collaboration with MK, this time bringing Jonas Blue on board too. 'Back & Forth'. The hit song was written by the three artists along with Mike Kintish and reached Number 12 in the UK.
Watch the music video here!
Sigala & Becky Hill - 'Wish You Well'
The big tune of 2019 from Becky Hill was 'Wish You Well', along with Sigala. Becky revealed the inspiration for this song, was a messy break up which happened just after her birthday, which also happened to be Valentine's Day!
The singer explained how she wrote 'Wish You Well' a week after breaking up and the reason for them breaking up was because he needed to "Learn how to love himself".
Watch the music video here!
Shift K3Y & Becky Hill - 'Better Off Without You'
Becky teamed up with British DJ Shift K3Y for 'Better Without You', which was released on 10th January 2020 and peaked at Number 14 in the UK. Becky said of the song: "'Better Off Without You' is that perfect break up song. Starting the year with those New Year, new me feels, it's your new self love anthem of 2020!
"Written about a break up of my own, 'Better Off Without You' was a song that I listened to over the course of 2019 that helped me through some really dark times. I can't wait to share this bit of personal therapy with others and watch the song take on a life of its own."
Watch the music video here!
Sigala & Becky Hill - 'Heaven On My Mind'
Becky and Sigala worked with MNEK on 'Heaven On My Mind', which was released on 25th June 2020 and peaked at Number 14 in the UK, also being certified Silver by the BPI, meaning that it saw over 200,000 sales.
Watch the music video here!
Becky Hill & David Guetta - 'Remember'
Becky Hill and dance DJ David Guetta teamed up on 'Remember' in 2021. The song was nominated for a BRIT Award in 2022, and was a Number 3 hit for the pair.
Wilkinson & Becky Hill - 'Here For You'
Becky and Wilkinson teamed up for the first time in nine years on their new song 'Here For You'. The song is featured on Wilkinson's album 'Cognition'.
Becky Hill & Galantis - 'Run'
Fans were thrilled when Becky Hill announced her dance collab with Swedish duo Galantis. Their track 'Run' was released on 25th February 2022 and has since been certified Gold.
Then, in April, Becky also released an acoustic version of her song.
David Guetta, Becky Hill and Ella Henderson - 'Crazy What Love Can Do'
In April 2022, Becky released a collab with David Guetta nd Ella Henderson. The song was released with a lyric video and 12 days later a mini movie, music video. Becky and Ella play two friends who decide to give up their mundane jobs and go on an adventure. Packing their bags, the pair throw their suitcases in the back of a convertible and take off into the desert on a 'journey of a lifetime'.
Becky Hill and Joel Corry - 'History'
Fans of Joel Corry and Becky Hill could not WAIT to get their ears on 2022 collab 'History', having been waiting for the track to drop for a while. Thankfully, it was released on 5th August 2022, breaking into the Top 20 and being certified Gold in September 2025 with 400,000 UK sales!
Becky Hill x Sonny Fodera - 'Never Be Alone'
In January 2024, Becky released her song 'Never Be Alone' with Sonny Fodera. The song takes influences from deep within the world of club culture, and sees Becky release a song full of pounding beats, luminous synths and atmospheric breakdowns.
Becky Hill x Andy C - 'Indestructible'
Becky Hill x Andy C joined forces for a song that Becky wrote when she was just 21-years-old. 'Indestructible' was played by Becky and Andy C over the summer of 2024, however on the 30th August 2024 it got its official release. In October 2025, the song was certified Silver in the UK.
Becky Hill x Alesso - 'Surrender'
Becky Hill and Alesso released their song 'Surrender' on 4th April 2025. The duo have been teasing their new music for a while, and even premiered it at Ultra Music Festival at the end of March, with Alesso performing on the Main Stage and Becky Hill on the Live Stage where she gave a rare DJ/live performance.
Gary Barlow featuring Becky Hill - 'Don't Look Down'
Gary Barlow and Becky Hill teamed up for their first collab 'Don't Look Down'. Speaking about their collaboration, Gary said on Instagram: 'We got in the studio together and something just clicked. The song came together so naturally - one of those moments you don't forget.'
Now read:
Becky Hill gives fans further update on her third album 🙌
Becky Hill and Alesso drop their highly-anticipated collab 'Surrender'
Gary Barlow's journey to stardom: From Take That to solo artist