beabadoobee is back with “A Night to Remember,” a sensual duet with her friend Laufey. Stream the single below.
Built around a sultry bossa nova beat with a warm acoustic guitar and silky strings to boot, “A Night to Remember” gives space for both singers to lay down smooth, sensual vocals paying homage to a memorable evening “underneath the sheets.” Speaking about the song, both artists stated that they wanted to make something “a bit more sexy” than their usual output.
“I’ve been writing with a lot of different rhythms recently, also with strings and nods to more classical sounds,” beabadoobee said in a statement. “Laufey is a great fit for this sound and we had started hanging out in London, so we got in the studio together to work on music and try ideas with my producer Jacob. We also hung in NY on my tour and started becoming closer friends. We wrote ‘A Night To Remember’ and decided we wanted to write something that sounds grand but a bit more sexy lyrically and have fun with that theme.”
Laufey corroborated beabadoobee’s telling of the story. “We both agreed that we wanted to write something a bit sexier for this project and ‘A Night to Remember’ was born,” she said. “There are so many songs about being rejected as a woman and this song is about being on the other side of the coin — having one great night then walking away. Reclaiming the narrative!”
Continuing, Laufey highlighted how much she enjoyed collaborating with beabadoobee. “Bea has been one of my favorite musicians for a while, so getting to write and sing with her was a dream come true,” she said. “This song is a true marriage of my and Bea’s sonic worlds and I can’t wait for the world to dive into the cinematic sound this song offers.”
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The single arrives after a big year for beabadoobee. This past spring, the one-time Consequence CoSign shared her hit single, “Glue Song,” and embarked on a run of dates opening for Taylor Swift on her historic “Eras Tour.” Then, in April, she teamed up with Clairo for a duet version of “Glue Song,” followed by another single, “the way things go,” in July.
As for Laufey, the British jazz vocalist recently spoke with Kyle Meredith about her new album, Bewitched. Currently, she’s on the road with Adam Melchor, and will embark on a tour of her own in 2024. Check out her full list of upcoming dates below, and grab tickets for her US dates here (and her international dates here).
Laufey 2023-2024 Tour Dates:
10/20 – Saint Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theater *
10/21 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
10/22 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
10/24 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues *
10/25 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre *
10/27 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall *
10/28 – Montréal, QC @ Théâtre Beanfield *
10/29 – Boston, MA @ The Wilbur *
11/01 – New York, NY @ The Town Hall *
11/02 – New York, NY @ The Town Hall *
11/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts *
11/04 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre *
11/06 – Nashville, TN @ Riverside Revival *
11/07 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
11/09 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall *
11/10 – Austin, TX @ The Paramount Theatre *
11/11 – Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge & Music Hall *
11/13 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren *
11/15 – San Diego, CA @ The Magnolia *
11/17 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory *
11/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel *
11/19 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel *
02/10 – Dublin, IE @ The Academy
02/10 – Dublin, IE @ The Academy (Matinee)
02/12 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Galvanizers
02/14 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
02/15 – London, UK @ EartH
02/16 – London, UK @ EartH
02/17 – London, UK @ EartH
02/20 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
02/21 – Brussels, BE @ La Madeleine
02/23 – Hamburg, DE @ Grosse Freiheit 36
02/25 – Stockholm, SE @ Nalen
02/26 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
02/27 – Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus
02/29 – Milan, IT @ Magazzini Generali
03/03 – Lausanne, CH @ Les Docks
03/05 – Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria
03/06 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
03/09 – Reykjavík, IS @ Eldborg Harpa
03/10 – Reykjavík, IS @ Eldborg Harpa
03/13 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
* = w/ Adam Melchor
