British singer Jessie J has released one of the most vulnerable albums of her career.
‘Don’t Tease Me with a Good Time’ debuted on Friday, November 28. The 37-year-old started writing the album six years ago.
A lot has happened in the singer’s life since then. She has experienced many highs and lows, which all inspired material for her new project.
Shortly before the album’s release, she dropped a new single, ‘I’ll Never Know Why’. The song addresses the death of her bodyguard and friend, known as Dave.
“The music journey in this album is about deep grief to finding your joy and happiness again. This song is the saddest point of the album and I wanted to capture that in this visual,” Jessie J said.
She recorded the track’s music video in one take. She cries throughout the visuals.
“Real Grief. Simple, sad and honest. I don’t hide from emotion. I like to stand in it feel it. You can’t heal what you don’t acknowledge. Wearing my Lasty hoodie @bullxtprooflondon made for the tour I dedicated to Dave.”
Dave reportedly took his own life in 2018.
“I’m hugging anyone who is reading this, feeling like they don’t want to be in this anymore. Please talk to someone. We want you here.”
Jessie J, who early this year revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer, also sings about the miscarriage she suffered in 2021 before welcoming her son, Sky Safir.
She broke down while singing ‘Comes in Waves’ during a listening party in London last week.
“I don’t remember a day/ I haven’t thought of your face/ That my little heart couldn’t make/ You slipped away/ I know why you came/ To light up the way/ There’s no one to blame/ You just slipped away,” she sings.
Jessie J and Channing Tatum
Jessie J also seemingly addresses her breakup with actor Channing Tatum in another song, ‘Threw It Away’.
The couple broke up in 2020. She has since moved on with professional basketball player Chanan Safir Colman, while Tatum is reportedly dating Australian model Inka Williams.
Before singing the song, Jessie J said: “This next song I wrote in 2020 with Ryan Tedder, and you can figure out who I was dating.”
She described the subject of the song as a “beast” who will get their karma one day.
“I put my heart out on the table/That’s when it got uncomfortable/No more honey, Monday to Sunday/ Oh, you got a new bae, huh, okay.”
Speaking about her album on Instagram, Jessie J says she is proud of not giving up despite life’s challenges.
“What I went and have been through to get to this point, to this moment only I will truly ever know. But that’s what I am celebrating in this moment. I didn’t quit,” she wrote.
“Man was I close in moments but I didn’t!!! I did it!!! We did it!!! Thank you to everyone who supported making this happen. I’m sobbing posting this. Like happy ugly proud tears.”
Check out the album’s full tracklist on Jessie J’s Instagram page.
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