Blue drop the powerful music video for their new song 'My City'
You can hear it on Northsound 1
Last updated 31st May 2024
Blue, consisting of Simon Webbe, Duncan James, Antony Costa and Lee Ryan, have now released the music video for their brand new song 'My City', which they teased while on 'The Greatest Hits Tour'
The band announced their new single a few weeks ago, simply telling fans it's 'coming soon', however the song and video have now arrived and you can hear it on Northsound 1.
'My City' music video
A week after releasing their new song, the band premiered their music video on YouTube. The video shows the band in a studio performing their song, while London cityscapes and time lapse videos are shown on a screen behind them.
Following the release of the video, fans have been leaving hundreds of messages, with one writing: 'Thank you Lee for this wonderful gem. It’s so comforting and wonderful to hear the “blue sound” still in 2024. You 4 together guys create something really special and mystic. It’s always the Blue sound for me. An endless blessing.'
Another said: 'A great song inspired by London. Blue sounding as good as ever and really deliver a catchy pop song where the words have power of their own.'
'My City' limited edition
Ahead of the song's release, the band announced a limited edition. In an Instagram caption, they wrote: 'Exciting news! We’re celebrating the release of our new single, “My City”, with an exclusive signed CD release! You know what you need to do... 👀 Be quick! Secure your limited edition signed CD now before they’re gone!
'👉 https://blue.tmstor.es/ (link in bio!)
'Duncan, Simon, Lee and Antony x'.
'My City' is the band's first new music since 'Heart & Soul' was released in October 2022, and fans are already hoping it means there will be a new album on the horizon.
Who wrote 'My City'?
The song was written by Lee, and he opened up about the new song saying: "I wrote this about London, as it was my city I lived in since a child and then four years ago I moved out of the UK.
"I arrived in London earlier this year to meet the boys in the studio and all these feelings came flooding back which inspired me to write this song. It’s about what we used to get up to back in the day. I played it to the boys and they loved it and then Simon added his unique style and flavour to it to give it that classic Blue sound."
What is Blue's new song called?
Blue's new song is called 'My City'.
When is 'My City' out?
'My City' was released on 23rd May 2024.
You can hear songs by Blue on Northsound 1.
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