Romy samples Beverley Glenn-Copeland on “Enjoy Your Life”
The new single was produced by Stuart Price, Fred again.. and Jamie xx.
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Romy has shared her new solo single "Enjoy Your Life." The track is co-produced by Romy's The xx bandmate Jamie xx alongside Stuart Price and Fred Again.. It features a prominent vocal sample of Beverly Glenn-Copeland's "La Vita." Scroll down to listen now.
Press materials reveal that "Enjoy Your Life" was written after Romy was taken to see Copeland perform in Stockholm by Robyn. The line "My mother says to me ‘enjoy your life’" from "La Vita" stuck out to Romy, who lost her mother when she was 11 years old.
“When I heard the line, “My mother says to me enjoy your life” by Beverly Glenn-Copeland, I was speechless. Those few words felt like the most simple and disarming sentence. Ever since I was 11, I’ve been aware of and drawn to the phrase, life is short. I’ve felt inspired by people who I’ve seen react to this by trying to see the positives in life, even when things are going wrong and times are hard. As much as I’d love to naturally be one of those people, I’m not always able to do this myself and often get in my own head and my own way, so sometimes a reminder goes a long way. Glenn’s lyrics were a direct connection to what had been a very quiet private thought. It resonated especially deeply as it is because of my mum passing away when I was 11, that this perspective on living life was even a part of me. I hope this song celebrates and shares the words that Glenn said so beautifully and my reaction to it and hopefully uplifts a dance floor along the way. I hope you know I would never want to tell anyone how to feel or to pretend to feel good when they don’t, I know how that feels. I want to thank Glenn with all of my heart for allowing me to sample this song. Please go and listen to the original song ‘La Vita’ from his album Primal Prayer. The song also contains a sample from Oby Onyioha’s incredible song “Enjoy your life”, which Jamie brought into the mix. All my love and thanks to an amazing team Fred, Jamie, and Stuart Price for all of your brilliant ideas and for sticking with me on the journey of this song”
"Enjoy Your Life" follows Romy's debut solo single "Lifetime" and last year's "Strong." She is due to perform at Coachella later this month with festival dates across Europe to follow in the summer.
