The Blessed Madonna and Kylie Minogue have joined forces for the club-ready new single ‘Edge Of Saturday Night’. Check it out below.
The track is the latest to be shared from the US DJ, producer and musician’s – real name Marea Stamper – new album ‘Godspeed’. It is set for release on October 11 and will come with a huge 24-song tracklist (pre-order/pre-save it here).
Now, after teasing the single for a number of weeks, including while the two appeared together in Ibiza – The Blessed Madonna has dropped the new track and described it as the “centrepiece” of the forthcoming LP.
“I didn’t come to hold up the walls/ I’m going deeper, deeper/ Six deep in the bathroom stalls,” Kylie sings in the opening verse. “Why walk when you can crawl?/ Don’t need no preacher, teacher/ Monday doesn’t matter at all.”
From there, the song bursts into its anthemic chorus: “Start again, shut the blinds/ I swear the rhythm ’bout to save my life/ Now it’s 11:59/ We’re on the edge of a Saturday night.” Check out the lyric video below.
“This story is about edges”, explained The Blessed Madonna, recalling how the idea for the song was conceived back in 2020.
“When I was given the opportunity to begin an album, we were on the edge of lockdown. When I sat down to write lyrics for the very first time, I was on the edge of a brand new life. When I programmed and wrote the music that would become this song, I was on the edge of the next big leap into producing.”
Stamper continued: “It’s fitting that this song is about an equally important edge in my life. It was a morning that magically turned into night. It was a dawn when instead of the party ending, we shut the blinds and began again… But that’s just where the story begins. You see, then there was Kylie. Yes, THE Kylie.
“When she came into my life through this song, it was even more surprising than dawn turning to dusk. She breathed an energy into Edge and into me. So here we are together, Marge and Kiki… and all of you are invited.”
The track also comes after the two met for the first time in person when they were in Ibiza last month, and went on to strike up a friendship.
“Almost 30 years after my first stay at Pikes Hotel in Ibiza, it was a total joy to revisit this iconic destination. I loved sharing this unforgettable moment with The Blessed Madonna and am so happy the excitement and energy of this hot August club adventure was captured in the video for ‘Edge Of Saturday Night’,” Minogue said. “I was so delighted to be asked by Marea to be part of this track and can’t wait for fans to hear it.”
The official video for the single is set to arrive on Friday, August 23 at 12pm BST.
Previously, The Blessed Madonna has described the new record as both “a welcome and a farewell”, adding: “The end of a journey and the beginning. A clock running out and an alarm.
“These are the days running over the hills like wild horses and nights that never end. There is no second of this album that was not touched, heard, shaped and believed in by The Godsquad, and first and foremost my twin, my brother Pat Alvarez.”
The tracklist for The Blessed Madonna’s ‘Godspeed’ is:
‘God Has Left The Room (Intro)’
‘Somebody’s Daughter’
‘Nowhere Fast’
‘Henny Hold Up’ Feat. Mother Marygold, Ric Wilson
‘Jinterlude’
‘Serotonin Moonbeams’
‘Edge Of Saturday Night’ with Kylie Minogue
‘U Want 6 Grand 4 Wut (Interlude)’
‘Blessed Already’ Feat. Ric Wilson, Mabl
‘Strength (R U Ready)’ Feat. Joy Crookes
‘Why Trax Records Still Sucks In 24’ (Interlude)
‘We Still Believe’ Feat. Jamie Principle
‘That’s The Shhh (Pure Love) (Interlude)’
‘Carry Me Higher’ Feat. Danielle Ponder
‘Henterlude’ Feat. Joy Anonymous
‘Back 2 Love’ Feat. Jin Jin
‘Brand New’ Feat. James Vincent McMorrow, A-Trak
‘Count On My Love’ Feat. Daniel Wilson, KON
‘Godspeed’ Feat. DJ E-Clyps
‘Secretariat’ Feat. Shaun J. Wright, KON
‘Mercy’ (The Welcome) Feat. Jacob Lusk
‘Mercy’ Feat. Jacob Lusk
‘Your Mom <3 (Interlude)’
‘Happier’ Feat. Clementine Douglas
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