Brightest Blue

In January 2017, Goulding announced that work on new music had begun.{{cite web|url=https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/103844/Ellie-Goulding-plans-to-drop-new-music-when-she-gets-the-urge|title=Ellie Goulding plans to drop new music when she gets the urge|website=MnNews|date=1 March 2017|access-date=9 May 2020|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610205135/https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/103844/Ellie-Goulding-plans-to-drop-new-music-when-she-gets-the-urge|url-status=live}} In April of the same year, producer BloodPop revealed on social media he was in the studio with Goulding.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BTNSu8VDznp/|title=Summer 17 @elliegoulding|date=27 April 2017|access-date=9 May 2020|author=Bloodpop|via=Instagram|archive-date=1 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501011445/https://www.instagram.com/p/BTNSu8VDznp/|url-status=live}} That same month, Goulding released a collaboration with Kygo entitled "First Time".{{cite news|last=Meadow|first=Matthew|title=Listen to Kygo and Ellie Goulding's New Collaboration, "First Time"|url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/04/27/listen-kygo-ellie-gouldings-new-collaboration-first-time/|work=Your EDM|date=27 April 2017|access-date=29 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501073808/http://www.youredm.com/2017/04/27/listen-kygo-ellie-gouldings-new-collaboration-first-time|archive-date=1 May 2017}} On 24 October 2018, she released "Close to Me" with Diplo and Swae Lee.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8481312/ellie-goulding-teases-close-to-me-diplo-swae-lee|title=Ellie Goulding Teases 'Close To Me' Collaboration With Diplo and Swae Lee|magazine=Billboard|last=Bein|first=Kat|date=23 October 2018|access-date=25 October 2018|archive-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024054743/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8481312/ellie-goulding-teases-close-to-me-diplo-swae-lee|url-status=live}} She told The Guardian in early 2019, "It's very much written by me." She further discussed three new songs: "Flux", "Love I'm Given" and "Electricity".{{cite news|last=Beamont|first=Ben|title=Interview Ellie Goulding: 'I'm finally myself again'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/01/ellie-goulding-interview-fourth-album-2019-arts-preview|newspaper=The Guardian|date=1 January 2019|access-date=9 May 2020|archive-date=30 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730235136/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/01/ellie-goulding-interview-fourth-album-2019-arts-preview|url-status=live}} "Flux" was released on 1 March of the same year.{{cite web |title=Ellie Goulding Debuts Melancholy New Song and Music Video, 'Flux' |work=Live 95.5 |url=https://www.live955.com/ellie-goulding-debuts-melancholy-new-song-and-music-video-flux/ |publisher=Live 95.5 |access-date=14 July 2020 |date=1 March 2019 |archive-date=14 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714130907/https://www.live955.com/ellie-goulding-debuts-melancholy-new-song-and-music-video-flux/ |url-status=live}}

In July 2019, Goulding stated that her next material to be released would be the songs "Woman I Am" and "Start".{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/ellie-goulding-swearing-men-finding-one/|title=Ellie Goulding on swearing off men – and then finding The One|work=Telegraph.co.uk|last=Gannon|first=Louise|date=20 July 2019|access-date=22 July 2019|url-access=subscription|archive-date=21 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721200752/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/ellie-goulding-swearing-men-finding-one/|url-status=live}} In November, she released her rendition of Joni Mitchell's Christmas song "River", which topped the UK Singles Chart, becoming her third UK number-one single and the last UK number one song of the 2010s.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ellie-goulding-scores-her-third-uk-number-1-single-with-river__28069/|title=Ellie Goulding scores third UK Number 1 single|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=27 December 2019|archive-date=27 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227175137/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ellie-goulding-scores-her-third-uk-number-1-single-with-river__28069/|url-status=live}} In a March 2020 interview with Heart, Goulding revealed that the album "kind of comes in two parts," adding that she plays the guitar, bass and piano on the project.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ellie-goulding-reveals-her-new-album-will-be-split-into-two-parts-classically-influenced-and-her-alter-ego-pop-songs__29119/ |title=Ellie Goulding's new album will be split between classical and her 'alter ego' pop |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=17 March 2020 |access-date=5 May 2020 |archive-date=17 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317205504/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ellie-goulding-reveals-her-new-album-will-be-split-into-two-parts-classically-influenced-and-her-alter-ego-pop-songs__29119/ |url-status=live}} During an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, she described the album as having two sides, revealing that the first side will features songs written entirely by her, while the second is described as being "like an alter ego" and contains the majority of singles released from 2018 to 2020.{{cite web |title=Ellie Goulding: Worry About Me |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dWjl3yedJA |via=YouTube |access-date=9 May 2020 |date=8 May 2020 |quote=The album, there's two sides to it, and the first side is entirely written by me and I play most of the instruments, and I produced it and did everything. And then, the second half is kind of like — the best way to describe it is like an alter ego where I'm putting the songs on it that I've released, basically, all the songs that have ended up on the radio and the songs that I've written with other people, and perhaps not quite as serious and not quite as heartfelt, but still my songs. So, I had to separate them because it's just not the same. |archive-date=9 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509222206/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dWjl3yedJA |url-status=live}}

On 27 May 2020, Goulding announced Brightest Blue as the album's title, alongside its cover artwork, release dates and formats, and track listing. The album's pre-order was made alongside the announcement.{{cite web |last=Copsey |first=Rob |title=Ellie Goulding unveils details of new double album |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ellie-goulding-shares-details-of-new-double-album-brightest-blue__29854/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=27 May 2020 |date=27 May 2020 |archive-date=28 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528125412/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ellie-goulding-shares-details-of-new-double-album-brightest-blue__29854/ |url-status=live}} The first side, Brightest Blue, features 13 total tracks, while the second EG.0, features the previously released "Close to Me", "Hate Me" and "Worry About Me", as well as two new tracks.{{cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |title=Ellie Goulding Details New Album Brightest Blue |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/ellie-goulding-details-new-album-brightest-blue/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=27 May 2020 |date=27 May 2020 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606021151/https://pitchfork.com/news/ellie-goulding-details-new-album-brightest-blue/ |url-status=live}} Originally scheduled for release on 5 June 2020,{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} it was later delayed to 12 June, and later to 17 July of the same year.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9391713/ellie-goulding-sets-new-album-brightest-blue-featuring-juice-wrld-swae-lee-lauv-more |title=Ellie Goulding Sets New Album 'Brightest Blue,' Featuring Juice WRLD, Swae Lee, Lauv & More |magazine=Billboard |author=Lars Brandle |date=28 May 2020 |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=11 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611223446/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9391713/ellie-goulding-sets-new-album-brightest-blue-featuring-juice-wrld-swae-lee-lauv-more |url-status=live}} On 13 July of the same year, she released a trailer for the album on YouTube.{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Annie |title=Ellie Goulding: New album Brightest Blue has 'hopeful' message |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2020/07/15/Ellie-Goulding-New-album-Brightest-Blue-has-hopeful-message/9661594831954/ |work=United Press International |access-date=16 July 2020 |date=15 July 2020 |archive-date=16 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716102920/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2020/07/15/Ellie-Goulding-New-album-Brightest-Blue-has-hopeful-message/9661594831954/ |url-status=live}} In support of the album, Goulding embarked on the Brightest Blue Tour, which began on 28 April 2021.{{cite magazine |last=Richards |first=Will |title=Ellie Goulding announces 2021 UK and Ireland tour |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ellie-goulding-announces-2021-uk-and-ireland-tour-2697677 |magazine=NME |access-date=30 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630130021/https://www.nme.com/news/music/ellie-goulding-announces-2021-uk-and-ireland-tour-2697677 |archive-date=30 June 2020 |date=29 June 2020 |url-status=live}}

For the album's physical release, Goulding and her team opted to have copies manufactured with as many environmentally-friendly materials as possible. According to Goulding's official digital store, a regular single-disc CD is packaged in a Digisleeve manufactured with FSC-certified recycled cardboard and is sealed in a "plant-based" wrap.{{cite web |title=Brightest Blue Recycled Cardboard Digipack (0886454) |url=https://shop.elliegoulding.com/*/All-Music/Brightest-Blue-Recycled-Cardboard-Digipack/6J820UPE000 |website=Ellie Goulding Store |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721153422/https://shop.elliegoulding.com/%2A/All-Music/Brightest-Blue-Recycled-Cardboard-Digipack/6J820UPE000 |archive-date=21 July 2020}} Variations of formats such as cassette tapes and vinyl records have also been manufactured with minimised or recycled plastic materials and packaging. Goulding added "[...] great progress has been made on this and I'm pleased we've been able to push the industry forwards, but we are still pushing to do more."{{cite web |author1=Iahn, Buddy |title=Ellie Goulding details double-sided 'Brightest Blue' album |url=https://themusicuniverse.com/ellie-goulding-details-double-sided-brightest-blue-album/ |website=The Music Universe |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721155236/https://themusicuniverse.com/ellie-goulding-details-double-sided-brightest-blue-album/ |archive-date=21 July 2020 |date=27 May 2020}}

On 13 March 2020, Goulding released "Worry About Me", a collaboration with Blackbear, as the first single from the album.{{cite press release |url=https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/umusic/view/206495/ |title=Ellie Goulding Releases New Single "Worry About Me" Featuring Blackbear |publisher=Universal Music Canada |agency=Pressparty |date=13 March 2020 |access-date=13 March 2020 |archive-date=1 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601165742/https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/umusic/view/206495/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |author=Claire Shaffer |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ellie-goulding-blackbear-worry-about-me-video-967095/ |title=Ellie Goulding Hunts Down Blackbear's Clones in 'Worry About Me' Video |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=13 March 2020 |access-date=30 April 2020 |archive-date=12 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412122935/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ellie-goulding-blackbear-worry-about-me-video-967095/ |url-status=live}} The accompanying music video, directed by Emil Nava, was released the same day.{{cite web |title=Ellie Goulding, blackbear – Worry About Me (Official Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4qC6UORQOQ |via=YouTube |access-date=27 May 2020 |date=13 March 2020 |archive-date=28 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528044837/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4qC6UORQOQ |url-status=live}} Upon the song's release, it received generally positive reviews from music critics.{{cite web |last=Wass |first=Mike |title=Ellie Goulding Asserts Her Independence on 'Worry About Me' |url=https://www.idolator.com/7908014/ellie-goulding-asserts-her-independence-on-worry-about-me-blackbear |website=Idolator |access-date=27 May 2020 |date=13 March 2020 |archive-date=15 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515172701/https://www.idolator.com/7908014/ellie-goulding-asserts-her-independence-on-worry-about-me-blackbear |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Nunes |first=Caian |title=Escute 'Worry About Me,' novo single de Ellie Goulding em parceria com Blackbear |trans-title=Listen to 'Worry About Me,' Ellie Goulding's new single in partnership with Blackbear |url=https://portalpopline.com.br/escute-worry-about-me-novo-single-de-ellie-goulding-em-parceria-com-blackbear/ |website=POPline |access-date=27 May 2020 |language=pt-BR |date=13 March 2020 |archive-date=10 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610205137/https://portalpopline.com.br/escute-worry-about-me-novo-single-de-ellie-goulding-em-parceria-com-blackbear/ |url-status=live}} Commercially, the song debuted at number 78 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20200320/7501/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=27 May 2020 |date=21 March 2020 |archive-date=19 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519025951/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20200320/7501/ |url-status=live}} On 21 May 2020, "Power" was released as the album's second single.{{cite web |last=Wass |first=Mike |title=Ellie Goulding Announces New Single 'Power' |url=https://www.idolator.com/7910743/ellie-goulding-announces-new-single-power? |website=Idolator |access-date=20 May 2020 |date=20 May 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite press release |title=Ellie Goulding Releases 'Power' from Forthcoming New Album |url=https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/umusic/view/213166/?isworld=y |publisher=Universal Music Canada |agency=Pressparty |access-date=27 May 2020 |date=20 May 2020 |archive-date=30 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530031933/https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/umusic/view/213166/?isworld=y |url-status=live}} The accompanying music video was directed by Imogen Snell and Riccardo Castano, and was released later the same day.{{cite web |title=Ellie Goulding – Power |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKtP8GMM7Bg |via=YouTube |access-date=27 May 2020 |date=21 May 2020 |archive-date=27 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527062201/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKtP8GMM7Bg&list=PLbpi6ZahtOH72N2S4JVQUq2CbSkDWlTMj |url-status=live}} It peaked at number 86 in the UK.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20200529/7501/ |title=UK Singles (Official Charts Company) |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=1 June 2020 |access-date=14 June 2020 |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200607085640/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20200529/7501/ |url-status=live}} The Lauv-assisted "Slow Grenade" was released as the third single on 30 June 2020.{{cite web |last=Romack |first=Coco |title=Ellie Goulding and Lauv Surprise-Drop 'Slow Grenade' After Adorable Twitter Exchange |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3167364/ellie-goulding-lauv-slow-grenade/ |publisher=MTV News |access-date=14 July 2020 |date=30 June 2020 |archive-date=12 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712115111/http://www.mtv.com/news/3167364/ellie-goulding-lauv-slow-grenade/ |url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine |last=Legaspi |first=Althea |title=Ellie Goulding Details Messy Relationship in 'Slow Grenade' featuring Lauv |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ellie-goulding-lauv-slow-grenade-song-1022958/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=14 July 2020 |date=30 June 2020 |archive-date=5 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705132901/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ellie-goulding-lauv-slow-grenade-song-1022958/ |url-status=live}} "Love I'm Given" was released as the album's fourth single on 19 August 2020, along with a music video.{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/681759/ellie-goulding-unveils-stunning-new-music-video-for-love-im-given/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019084240/https://etcanada.com/news/681759/ellie-goulding-unveils-stunning-new-music-video-for-love-im-given/|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 October 2020|title=Ellie Goulding Unveils Stunning New Music Video For 'Love I'm Given'|work=Entertainment Tonight Canada|date=19 August 2020|access-date=15 October 2020}}

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| image = Brightest Blue Tour Poster.jpg

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| artist = Ellie Goulding

| album = Brightest Blue

| start_date = {{Start date|2021|10|07|df=yes}}

| end_date = {{End date|2021|10|17|df=yes}}

| number_of_legs = 1

| number_of_shows = 6

| location = United Kingdom

| gross =

| last_tour = Delirium World Tour
(2016–17)

| this_tour = Brightest Blue Tour
(2021)

| next_tour = Higher Than Heaven Tour
(2023)

}}

This set list is representative of the concert in Glasgow on 7 October 2021.{{Cite web |title=Ellie Goulding Setlist at O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ellie-goulding/2021/o2-academy-glasgow-glasgow-scotland-2b8d3cc2.html |access-date=18 October 2023 |website=setlist.fm}} It does not represent all concerts for the tour.

1. "Start"
2. "Power"
3. "How Deep Is Too Deep"
4. "Powerful"
5. "Aftertaste"
6. "New Heights"
7. "Bleach"
8. "New Love"
9. "Flux"
10. "Only You"
11. "Worry About Me"
12. "I Need Your Love"
13. "Close To Me"
14. "Love I'm Given"
15. "Woman"
16. "Love Me Like You Do"
17. "Tides"
18. "Brightest Blue"
19. "Holding On For Life"
20. "Anything Could Happen"

Encore

1. "Lights"
2. "Burn"

Notes

• During the show in London, Goulding performed "Hate Me", and "Tides" was performed before "Love Me Like You Do".{{Cite web |title=Ellie Goulding Setlist at Eventim Apollo, London |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ellie-goulding/2021/eventim-apollo-london-england-738d7e75.html |access-date=18 October 2023 |website=setlist.fm}}

Cancelled Dates

{{Music ratings

| title = Professional ratings

| rev4 = Evening Standard

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/ellie-goulding-brightest-blue-album-review-a4501261.html | title=Ellie Goulding finds a rebellious new confidence on Brightest Blue | date=17 July 2020 }}

| rev9 = The Line of Best Fit

| rev9score = {{Rating|7.5|10}}{{cite web | url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/ellie-goulding-brightest-blue-album-review | title=Ellie Goulding brings a dose of welcome introspection with a side of pop collaborations }}

| rev10 = Exclaim!

| rev10score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web | url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ellie_goulding_brightest_blue_album_review | title=Ellie Goulding's 'Brightest Blue' is Part Pop Juggernaut, Part Diary Entry | Exclaim! }}

| ADM = 6.7/10{{cite web |title=Brightest Blue by Ellie Goulding reviews |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/12492/Ellie-Goulding-Brightest-Blue.aspx |website=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=3 August 2020 |archive-date=20 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720213717/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/12492/Ellie-Goulding-Brightest-Blue.aspx |url-status=live}}

| MC = 74/100{{cite web |title=Brightest Blue by Ellie Goulding |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/brightest-blue/ellie-goulding |website=Metacritic |access-date=24 July 2020 |archive-date=25 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725232613/https://www.metacritic.com/music/brightest-blue/ellie-goulding |url-status=live}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Yeung |first=Neil Z. |title=Brightest Blue – Ellie Goulding |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/brightest-blue-mw0003382001 |website=AllMusic |access-date=23 July 2020 |date=17 July 2020 |archive-date=21 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621191523/https://www.allmusic.com/album/brightest-blue-mw0003382001 |url-status=live}}

| rev2 = musicOMH

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Nick |title=Ellie Goulding – Brightest Blue {{!}} Album Reviews |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/ellie-goulding-brightest-blue |website=musicOMH |access-date=23 July 2020 |date=16 July 2020 |archive-date=16 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716171532/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/ellie-goulding-brightest-blue |url-status=live}}

| rev3 = Pitchfork

| rev3score = 6.4/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ellie-goulding-brightest-blue/|title= Ellie Goulding: Brightest Blue Album Review|date=22 July 2020|first=Hannah|last=Jocelyn|website=Pitchfork}}

| rev8 = Slant Magazine

| rev8score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite web |last1=Lyons-Burt |first1=Charles |title=Review: Ellie Goulding's Brightest Blue Trades the Garish for the Merely Palatable |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-ellie-goulding-brightest-blue-trades-the-garish-for-the-merely-palatable/ |website=Slant Magazine |access-date=23 July 2020 |date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=23 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723031457/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-ellie-goulding-brightest-blue-trades-the-garish-for-the-merely-palatable/ |url-status=live}}

| rev5 = The Arts Desk

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web | url=https://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-ellie-goulding-brightest-blue | title=Album: Ellie Goulding - Brightest Blue | date=17 July 2020 }}

| rev6 = The Independent

| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |last1=Bray |first1=Elisa |title=Ellie Goulding, Brightest Blue review: A career-best record full of balladry and bangers |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/ellie-goulding-brightest-blue-review-juice-wrld-lyrics-tour-a9620391.html |work=The Independent |date=16 July 2020}}

| rev7 = The Telegraph

| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/weeks-best-albums-chicks-jarv-ellie-goulding-pretenders-liane/ | title=This week's best albums: The Chicks, Jarv is, Ellie Goulding, the Pretenders and Liane la Havas | newspaper=The Telegraph | date=16 July 2020 | last1=McCormick | first1=Neil }}

}}

Brightest Blue received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, the album received a weighted average score of 74, based on ten reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album a 6.7 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Neil Z. Yeung called the album, "a powerful reclamation of self that recaptures the simplicity of her debut and the vulnerability of Halcyon", as well as a statement that "has growth and maturity at its core". Rachel MacGrath for Evening Standard also praised Goulding's maturity as an artist, stating that her "signature attributes are present and correct on her first album in five years. But this time around, there’s a confidence in her vocals and songwriting that wasn’t always there before."{{Cite web |last=McGrath |first=Rachel |date=17 July 2020 |title=Ellie Goulding finds a rebellious new confidence on Brightest Blue |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/ellie-goulding-brightest-blue-album-review-a4501261.html |access-date=2 May 2024 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}} Dave Beech for The Line of Best Fit appreciated the record honesty, finding it to be Goulding's "most heartfelt" body of work. Particularly, complementing the standard tracks for being the "most rounded", as well the "most accomplished" side.{{Cite web |title=Ellie Goulding brings a dose of welcome introspection with a side of pop collaborations |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/ellie-goulding-brightest-blue-album-review |access-date=2 May 2024 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}

Several critics were divided with the inclusion of the B-Side, EG.0, with some stating that the inclusion was unnecessary. Damien Morris on his review for The Guardian, said that Goulding needs to be more confident with herself, stating that: "she might need more ego, but she doesn’t need EG.0."{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Damien |date=19 July 2020 |title=Ellie Goulding: Brightest Blue review caught between confident and vulnerable |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/19/ellie-goulding-brightest-blue-review-ego-swae-lee-juice-wrld |access-date=2 May 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}} Dave Beech for The Line of Best Fit added to his positive review that Brightest Blue is another proof that Goulding is at her best when she refuses the urge of making chart-topping collaborations, in favour of the "idiosyncratic pop on which she first made her name." In contrast, Katie Tymochenko for Exclaim! was more receptive with the double-side album, as she felt that it allows the singer to grow artistically while at the same time keeping her "pop throne as pop royalty."{{Cite web |title=Ellie Goulding's 'Brightest Blue' Is Part Pop Juggernaut, Part Diary Entry {{!}} Exclaim! |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ellie_goulding_brightest_blue_album_review |access-date=2 May 2024 |website=Ellie Goulding's 'Brightest Blue' Is Part Pop Juggernaut, Part Diary Entry {{!}} Exclaim! |language=en}}

Associated Press included Brightest Blue on their Best Albums of 2020 year-end list.

Brightest Blue became Goulding's third number-one album in the United Kingdom, debuting with sales of 14,820 units.{{cite news|url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/polydor-breaks-record-with-no-1-run-on-albums-chart/080546|title=Polydor breaks record with No.1 run on albums chart|newspaper=Music Week|date=24 July 2020|access-date=25 July 2020|archive-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724191552/https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/polydor-breaks-record-with-no-1-run-on-albums-chart/080546|url-status=live}} Brightest Blue also reached the top 10 in Scotland and Ireland.{{Cite web |title=Official Scottish Albums Chart on 24/7/2020 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20200724/40/ |access-date=2 May 2024 |website=Official Charts |language=en}}

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| title3 = How Deep Is Too Deep

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| length3 = 3:25

| title4 = Cyan

| writer4 = {{hlist|Goulding|Kearns|Jim Eliot|Dow-Smith}}

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| length4 = 0:57

| title5 = Love I'm Given

| writer5 = {{hlist|Goulding|Kearns|Eliot}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Kearns|Eliot|Mike Wise}}

| length5 = 3:29

| title6 = New Heights

| writer6 = {{hlist|Goulding|Patrick Wimberly|Kearns|Cooke}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Kearns|Wimberly}}

| length6 = 4:12

| title7 = Ode to Myself

| writer7 = {{hlist|Goulding|Kearns}}

| extra7 = Kearns

| length7 = 1:51

| title8 = Woman

| writer8 = {{hlist|Goulding|Eli Teplin|Tobias Jesso Jr.|Christopher Stacey}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Kearns|Starsmith|Teplin}}

| length8 = 3:47

| title9 = Tides

| writer9 = {{hlist|Goulding|Kearns|Dow-Smith}}

| extra9 = Starsmith

| length9 = 3:51

| title10 = Wine Drunk

| writer10 = {{hlist|Goulding|Kearns}}

| extra10 = Kearns

| length10 = 0:48

| title11 = Bleach

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| extra11 = {{hlist|Kearns|Wimberly{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length11 = 3:17

| title12 = Flux

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| extra12 = {{hlist|Kearns|Cooke}}

| length12 = 3:50

| title13 = Brightest Blue

| writer13 = {{hlist|Goulding|Kearns|Eliot}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Kearns|Eliot}}

| length13 = 4:49

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| title14 = Overture

| writer14 = James Wyatt

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| length14 = 1:17

| title15 = Worry About Me

| note15 = featuring Blackbear

| writer15 = {{hlist|Goulding|Savan Kotecha|Ilya Salmanzadeh|Peter Svensson|Matthew Musto}}

| extra15 = Ilya

| length15 = 2:59

| title16 = Slow Grenade

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| length16 = 3:37

| title17 = Close to Me

| note17 = with Diplo featuring Swae Lee

| writer17 = {{hlist|Goulding|Thomas Wesley Pentz|Kotecha|Salmanzadeh|Svensson|Khalif Brown}}

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| length17 = 3:02

| title18 = Hate Me

| note18 = with Juice Wrld

| writer18 = {{hlist|Goulding|Brittany Hazzard|Andrew Wotman|Stefan Johnson|Jordan K. Johnson|Marcus Lomax|Jason Evigan|Jarad Higgins}}

| extra18 = {{hlist|Watt|The Monsters and the Strangerz{{ref|p|[p]}}|Evigan{{ref|p|[p]}}|Gian Stone{{ref|v|[v]}}}}

| length18 = 3:06

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{{Track listing

| headline = International digital edition bonus track{{cite web |title=Brightest Blue (Apple Music Film Edition) by Ellie Goulding |url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/brightest-blue-apple-music-film-edition/1523531489 |website=Apple Music |access-date=16 July 2020 |location=New Zealand}}{{cite web |title=Ellie Goulding的《Brightest Blue》 |trans-title=Ellie Goulding Brightest Blue |url=https://music.apple.com/hk/album/brightest-blue/1523762342 |website=Apple Music |access-date=16 July 2020 |location=Hong Kong |language=zh-hk |archive-date=11 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811032346/https://music.apple.com/hk/album/brightest-blue/1523762342 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=エリー・ゴールディングの「Brightest Blue」 |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/brightest-blue/1523762342 |trans-title=Brightest Blue by Ellie Goulding |website=Apple Music |access-date=16 July 2020 |location=Japan |language=ja-jp |archive-date=11 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811102513/https://music.apple.com/jp/album/brightest-blue/1523762342 |url-status=live}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 59:56

| title_width = 25%

| writing_width = 55%

| extra_width = 20%

| title19 = Sixteen

| writer19 = {{hlist|Goulding|Kearns|Rachel Keen|Fred Gibson}}

| extra19 = {{hlist|M. Wise|Fred|Ian Kirkpatrick{{ref|c|[c]}}|Kearns{{ref|v|[v]}}}}

| length19 = 3:21

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese version bonus track

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 59:44

| title19 = Close to Me (Red Velvet Remix)

| note19 = with Diplo featuring Red Velvet

| writer19 = {{hlist|Goulding|Pentz|Kotecha|Salmanzadeh|Svensson|Wooyoung Jang|Shon Seung-wan|Kim Ye-rim|Sungsu Min|Eugene Kwon|Min-Kyu Lee|Lee Seu Ran}}

| extra19 = {{hlist|Diplo|Ilya|van Daalen{{ref|a|[a]}}|Alvaro{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length19 = 3:09

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• "Power" interpolates "Be the One", as performed by Dua Lipa and written by Lucy Taylor, Nicholas James Gale and Jack Tarrant.{{cite web |last=Mahjouri |first=Shakiel |title=Ellie Goulding Drops 'Power' Music Video Interpolating Dua Lipa's 'Be The One' |url=https://etcanada.com/news/647360/ellie-goulding-drops-power-music-video-interpolating-dua-lipas-be-the-one/ |work=Entertainment Tonight Canada |access-date=10 June 2020 |date=21 May 2020 |archive-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200627145042/https://etcanada.com/news/647360/ellie-goulding-drops-power-music-video-interpolating-dua-lipas-be-the-one/ |url-status=dead}}{{cite AV media notes |title=Dua Lipa |others=Dua Lipa |publisher=Warner Records}} This song also interpolates "Georgy Porgy", as performed by Toto and written by David Paich.{{cite web |last=Wass |first=Mike |title=Ellie Goulding Announces New Single 'Power' |url=https://www.idolator.com/7910743/ellie-goulding-announces-new-single-power? |website=Idolator |access-date=23 May 2020 |date=20 May 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{Infobox album

| name = Brightest Blue: Music for Calm

| type = remix

| artist = Ellie Goulding

| cover = Brightest Blue - Music for Calm.png

| caption = Remix album cover

| released = {{Start date|2020|7|24}}

| genre = Ambient Pop

| length = {{Duration|m=60|s=02}}

| label = Polydor

| producer = Matthew Pauling

| prev_title = Halcyon Days: The Remixes

| prev_year = 2014

| year = 2021

| chronology = Ellie Goulding

}}

Brighest Blue: Music for Calm is the second remix album by English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding, mixed by Matthew Pauling released on streaming platforms 8 January 2021 under Polydor Records.{{Citation |title=Brightest Blue - Music for Calm by Ellie Goulding on Apple Music |date=8 January 2021 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/brightest-blue-music-for-calm/1547232869 |access-date=1 August 2024 |language=en-US}} The album consists of five remixes of tracks from Goulding's fourth studio album, Brightest Blue, in a partnership with the meditation app, Calm.{{Cite magazine |last=Olivier |first=Bobby |date=26 August 2020 |title=Meditation's New Gurus: Why Acts Like Harry Styles, John Legend Are Signing With Wellness Apps |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/meditation-wellness-apps-artist-partners-major-labels/ |access-date=1 August 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Dunn |first=Jancee |date=16 December 2020 |title=Is Music Therapy the Anti-Anxiety Remedy We Need Right Now? |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/wellness-music-therapy-calm-app-moses-sumney |access-date=1 August 2024 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}

Music for Calm is a partnership with the company Calm, which works as a meditation, and relaxation app. Goulding designed the mix of songs to help Calm users to relax and unwind.{{Cite web |last=@Calm |first=Calm |date=24 July 2020 |title=Calm on X: Exclusive: @elliegoulding shares a #BrightestBlue Mix designed to help you relax and unwind. Listen now on Calm |url=https://x.com/calm/status/1286693190821728256 |access-date=2 May 2024 |website=X}} The album was released exclusively for the app, Calm on July 2020, and was made available on streaming platforms in January 2021.{{Cite web |last=Goulding |first=Ellie |title=Brightest Blue - Music for Calm |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6os5ovrqfdrhetg1mlOUVZ?si=46kkkDJZTdOo2AYtM6skvw |access-date=1 August 2024 |website=Spotify}}

"We all could do with a moment of calm right now. Listen to my Brightest Blue remixes for Calm now." - Ellie Goulding, via Facebook.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.facebook.com/elliegoulding/videos/ellie-goulding-brightest-blue-music-for-calm/3729870340408706/ |title=Ellie Goulding - Brightest Blue Music for Calm {{!}} We all could do with a moment of calm right now. Listen to my Brightest Blue remixes for Calm now. 💙 {{!}} By Ellie Goulding Facebook |date=8 January 2021 |last=Goulding |first=Ellie |type=Video |language=en |access-date=2024-05-03 |via=www.facebook.com}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Brightest Blue: Music for Calm track listing

| extra_column = Mixer(s)

| total_length = 01:02:00

| title1 = Brightest Blue (Meditation Mix / Medley)

| length1 = 31:28

| lyrics1 = Ellie Goulding

| extra1 = Matthew Pauling

| title2 = Ode To Myself (Calm Remix)

| length2 = 6:07

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Goulding|Joe Kearns}}

| extra2 = Pauling

| title3 = Brightest Blue (Calm Remix)

| length3 = 8:15

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Goulding|Jim Eliot|Kearns}}

| extra3 = Pauling

| title4 = Bleach (Calm Remix)

| length4 = 9:12

| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Goulding|Kearns}}

| extra4 = Pauling

| title5 = Love I'm Given (Calm Remix)

| length5 = 7:54

| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Goulding|Eliot|Kearns}}

| extra5 = Pauling

}}

Musicians

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• Ellie Goulding – vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 2, 15), guitar (7)
• Joe Kearns – drums (1, 13), keyboards (1, 4, 6–8, 11, 13), programming (1, 4, 6–8, 11–14), piano (6, 10), keyboards arrangement (11), bass guitar (12)
• Katherine Jenkinson – cello (1, 6)
• Ashok Klouda – cello (1, 6)
• Emma Denton – cello (1)
• John Myerscough – cello (1)
• Max Cooke – keyboards, piano (1); string arrangement (6, 12, 13)
• Laurie Anderson – viola (1, 6)
• Meghan Cassidy – viola (1, 6)
• Beatrix Lovejoy – violin (1, 6)
• Jenny Sacha – violin (1, 6)
• Mandhira De Saram – violin (1, 6)
• Matthew Denton – violin (1, 6)
• Natalie Klouda – violin (1, 6)
• Thomas Gould – violin (1, 6)
• Ann Beilby – viola (1)
• Timothy Grant – viola (1)
• Antonia Kesel – violin (1)
• Claudia Ajmone-Marsan – violin (1)
• Elizabeth Cooney – violin (1)
• Eloisa-Fleur Thom – violin (1)
• Magdalena Filipczak – violin (1)
• Martyn Jackson – violin (1)
• Serpentwithfeet – vocals (1)
• Nicholas Brown – background vocals, choir arrangement, conductor (2, 13), piano (13)
• Olivia Williams – background vocals, choir arrangement (2, 13)
• Althea Edwards – background vocals (2, 13)
• Angel Lindsay-Mae – background vocals (2, 13)
• Dee Lewis-Clay – background vocals (2, 13)
• Desrine Ramus – background vocals (2, 13)
• Gabriele Williams-Silvera – background vocals (2, 13)
• Hannah Khemoh – background vocals (2, 13)
• Joel Bailey – background vocals (2, 13)
• Kenneth Mark Burton – background vocals (2, 13)
• Mariama Frida Touray – background vocals (2, 13)
• Patrick Linton – background vocals (2, 13)
• Paul Boldeau – background vocals (2, 13)
• Philip Kwaku Yeboah – background vocals (2, 13)
• Rochelle Sanderson-Mendes – background vocals (2, 13)
• Serena Prince – background vocals (2, 13)
• Tehillah Daniel – background vocals (2, 13)
• Beau Blaise – background vocals, programming (2)
• Jamie Scott – background vocals, bass guitar, drum programming, guitar, keyboards (2)
• Will Brown – background vocals, synthesizer (2)
• Jonny Coffer – bass guitar, drum programming, guitar, keyboards (2)
• Starsmith – programming, synthesizer (3, 8, 9); keyboards, percussion (3, 9); guitar, piano, saxophone (6)
• Jim Eliot – keyboards (4, 13), programming (4, 13), piano (12)
• Mike Wise – bass guitar, drums, guitar, organ, piano, programming, synthesizer programming (5)
• Zach Bines – vocals (5), spoken word (13)
• Patrick Wimberly – programming (6, 11); bass guitar, drums, guitar (6)
• Ben Chappell – cello (6)
• Jason Klauber – guitar (6)
• David Wrench – programming (6)
• Eoin Schmidt-Martin – viola (6)
• Kotono Sato – viola (6)
• Ariel Lang – violin (6)
• Ciaran McCabe – violin (6)
• Daniel Pioro – violin (6)
• Michelle Fleming – violin (6)
• Nina Foster – violin (6)
• Raja Halder – violin (6)
• Eli Teplin – organ, piano, synth bass, synthesizer (8)
• James Wyatt – strings (8, 9, 11), piano (11, 14); programming, string arrangement (14)
• Rowan McIntosh – acoustic guitar (11)
• Joe Clegg – percussion (12)
• Sam Thompson – piano (13)
• James Brett – conductor (14)
• Bob Knight – vocal arrangement (14)
• Leo Kotecha – background vocals (15)
• Mylo Kotecha – background vocals (15)
• Ilya – bass guitar, drums, percussion (15, 17), programming (15, 17); keyboards arrangement (15); background vocals, guitar, keyboards (17)
• Peter Svensson – guitar (15, 17)
• Savan Kotecha – piano (15), background vocals (17)
• Blackbear – vocals (15)
• Oscar Görres – background vocals (16), bass guitar (16), drums (16), guitar (16), keyboards (16), percussion (16), programming (16)
• Lauv – vocals (16)
• Alvaro – programming (17)
• Bas van Daalen – programming (17)
• Diplo – programming (17)
• Swae Lee – vocals (17)
• Jason Evigan – guitar (18), programming (18)
• The Monsters & Strangerz – programming (18)
• Juice Wrld – vocals (18)

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Technical

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• Matt Colton – mastering (1–13)
• Randy Merrill – mastering (14–17, 19)
• Emerson Mancini – mastering (18)
• Jamie Snell – mixing (1, 3, 8, 9, 11–13)
• Serban Ghenea – mixing (2, 5, 15–17, 19)
• Jason Elliott – mixing (4, 7, 10), engineering (1, 4–6, 8, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18)
• David Wrench – mixing (6)
• John Hanes – mixing (14), engineering (2, 5, 17, 19), mixing assistance (15, 16)
• Manny Marroquin – mixing (18)
• Andy Cook – engineering (1, 9, 11, 13), engineering assistance (8)
• Joe Kearns – engineering (1, 5–8, 10, 11, 13), vocal engineering (19)
• Adam Miller – engineering (2, 13)
• Martin Hannah – engineering (2)
• Patrick Wimberly – engineering (6, 11)
• Miles BA Robinson – engineering (6)
• Mathew P. Scheiner – engineering (8)
• Nick Taylor – engineering (14)
• Ilya – engineering (15)
• Diplo – engineering (17)
• Swae Lee – engineering (17)
• Sam Holland – engineering (17)
• Randy Lanphear – engineering, mixing assistance (17)
• Chris Galland – mix engineering (5)
• Grace Banks – mixing assistance (6)
• Simon Gooding – mixing assistance (6)
• Josef Gomez – mixing assistance (17)
• Manny Park – engineering assistance (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 13)
• Luke Gibbs – engineering assistance (4, 7, 10)
• Mark Knight – engineering assistance (12)
• Rowan McIntosh – engineering assistance (12)
• Olly Thompson – engineering assistance (14)
• Cory Brice – engineering assistance (17)
• Jeremy Lertola – engineering assistance (17)
• Johnny Marr – guitars, piano, keyboards

{{div col end}}

Special Quest (with members of R.E.M.)

• Peter Buck – lead guitar
• Mike Mills – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
• Michael Stipe – lead vocals, keyboards

Personnel: Brightest Blue: Music for Calm

• Ellie Goulding – Composer Lyricist; Associated Performer; Vocals
• Joe Kearns – Composer Lyricist; Producer; Associated Performer; Keyboards; Keyboards Arrangements; Programming; Studio Personnel; Recording Engineer
• Matthew Pauling – Studio Personnel; Remixer
• Matt Colton – Studio Personnel; Mastering Engineer
• Jamie Snell – Studio Personnel; Mixer
• Andy Cook – Studio Personnel, Asst.; Recording Engineer
• Jason Elliot – Programmer; Studio Personnel; Recording Engineer
• James Wyatt – Associated Performer; Piano; Strings
• Rowan McIntosh – Associated Performer; Acoustic Guitar
• Patrick Wimberly – Producer; Additional Producer; Associated Performer; Programming; Studio Personnel; Engineer

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Ellie Goulding|title=Brightest Blue|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2020|certyear=2020|access-date=9 September 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|relyear=2020|title=Brightest Blue|artist=Ellie Goulding|type=single|award=Gold|source=radioscope|certyear=2024|access-date=27 December 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Ellie Goulding|title=Brightest Blue|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|access-date=10 May 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Singapore|award=Gold|type=album|certyear=2021|access-date=23 January 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Ellie Goulding|title=Brightest Blue|certyear=2024|relyear=2020|accessdate=6 September 2024|id=20311-2980-2|award=Silver|type=album}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Ellie Goulding|title=Brightest Blue|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2020|certyear=2020|access-date=9 October 2020}}

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