Ellie Goulding - Easy Lover feat Big Sean ft. Big Sean

What this video is

Released 15 July 2022 as the lead single from Ellie Goulding's fifth studio album 'Higher Than Heaven' (Polydor/Universal), 'Easy Lover' marked her first release in two years following the 2020 album 'Brightest Blue.' The single signalled a deliberate pivot toward dance-floor aesthetics, reflecting the broader post-pandemic hunger for euphoric, club-facing pop. Co-written with Julia Michaels and Greg Kurstin — a…

Why it matters

Represents a defining moment in 2022 UK dance-pop's mainstreaming of rave-adjacent production values within a radio-friendly framework. The Kurstin-produced track synthesises Goulding's signature crystalline vocals with pulsating synth-bass and hard-hitting key changes, while the surrealist video…

The director

UK-based music video and commercial director who began her career as a graphic designer at Chelsea College of Art and Design. She transitioned into moving image through animated and live-action projects, earning a VMA early in her career. Represented by…