Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding debut their upcoming collaboration in Ibiza

One of dance music's most impressive professional power couples is back again. Last weekend, Ellie Goulding appeared at Calvin Harris' set at Ushuaïa in Ibiza to perform their new collaboration, “Free.” Goulding appeared in a flowing white shirt dress and gold face glitter to sing the ethereal vocals – 'I'm free! When I'm With You, “I'm Free” — while Harris worked the decks during the set amid his ongoing residency at the island mega-club.

Based on the video and a song preview uploaded to YouTube, “Free” is a high-energy house track equipped with stabs of piano and shimmering synths. The debut comes days after Harris shared material of him and Goulding in the studio working on the song, with Harris throwing up his hands and making a very “OK yes this is a hit” face as Goulding hits silky notes into the mic.

On Tuesday (July 23), Harris shared even more so than the song, revealing a restrained intro focused on Goulding's vocals.

The song, released this Friday, July 26, is the duo's first collaboration since 2023's trance track “Miracle,” which spent 25 weeks on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart and found the pair performing it on high-profile occasions , including Harris' 2023 Coachella. main stage set.

The Scottish producer and British singer/songwriter's first collaboration 'I Need Your Love' spent 25 weeks on the Hot 100 in the spring and summer of 2013, peaking at No. 16, with the following year's 'Outside' reaching No. .29 in it. same chart.

Watch the duo's performance below: