Angel of My Dreams: JADE’s debut single and video hailed as a “masterpiece”
Jade Thirlwall has delivered the most addictive and innovative debut single (and video) in recent memory. Co-written with Steph Jones, Pablo Bowman and producer Mike Sabath, ‘Angel of My Dreams’ explores the former Little Mix star’s complicated relationship with the music industry.
A frenetic dance-pop anthem, it takes an experimental approach to pop with several distinct sections, from the theatrical balladry of the chorus to the thumping electro verses, as well as the sample of Sandie Shaw’s Eurovision-winning smash ‘Puppet on a String’.
In a statement, JADE said her aim was to deliver a “relentless, huge pop punch to the face” and a debut single that wasn’t “safe”. “I’m setting the tone of who I am as an artist on my own.
I want people to hear it and be like, ‘What the fuck is that song?’ My worst nightmare is for someone to hear my song and go, ‘That’s nice,’” she explained. “It’s about how obsessed I am with the industry – so there are lyrics like “love when you call me a star” – but also there’s the dark side that comes with that.
