Elton John and Brandi Carlile Share New Song Swing For The Fences
Wednesday, 05 March 2025
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Peggy Sirota
Elton John and Brandi Carlile have unveiled another track from their collaborative LP.
Swing For The Fences will appear on 'Who Believes In Angels?', out on April 4, alongside the previously shared title track and Never Too Late.
The new cut brilliantly brings together elements of country, heartland rock, pop and traditional rock and roll for a joyous "anthem for young gay kids." Carlile explained:
“Swing For The Fences’ was a little gem I took into the studio with me: I’m a gay woman, Elton’s a gay man and we both have families, and our dreams have come true. I was thinking, wouldn’t it be cool to write an anthem for young gay kids out there that calls them into a bigger, more elegant, more fabulous life. Just like ‘go, go! don’t let anything hold you back!’.”
John added: “When we recorded ‘Swing For The Fences’, it was the moment that crystallised where the album was going. It was hard to get to that point, but we knew we had to rise to the occasion and we all just felt this massive sense of joy and euphoria. After our initial difficulties, all the uncertainties started to dissipate when this song came together. It just sounded great.”
The pair previously announced An Evening With Elton John and Brandi Carlile at The London Palladium for March 26. Tickets are on sale now.
Following that, Carlile will take her own The Lost Time Tour across Europe and the UK in June and July. Head here for more details and tickets.
Brandi Carlile Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed March 26 2025 - LONDON Palladium
Fri June 20 2025 - LONDON Royal Albert Hall
Sun June 22 2025 - DUBLIN National Stadium
Mon June 23 2025 - BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall
Wed June 25 2025 - MANCHESTER Opera House Manchester
Thu June 26 2025 - GLASGOW Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Mon June 30 2025 - COPENHAGEN Vega (Denmark)
Wed July 02 2025 - OSLO Sentrum Scene (Norway)
Thu July 03 2025 - STOCKHOLM Cirkus (Sweden)
Sun July 06 2025 - MONTREUX Theatre Du Villars Palace (Switzerland)
Mon July 07 2025 - PARIS Le Trianon (France)
Wed July 09 2025 - AMSTERDAM Paradiso (Netherlands)
Thu July 10 2025 - BERLIN Huxleys Neue Welt (Germany)
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