{"id":2258766,"date":"2026-01-30T21:19:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2258766"},"modified":"2026-01-30T21:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:19:45","slug":"mia-wray-shares-new-single-when-we-were-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mia-wray-shares-new-single-when-we-were-young\/","title":{"rendered":"Mia Wray Shares New Single &#8216;When We Were Young&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Melbourne-based powerhouse singer Mia Wray has kicked off the year with a new single, \u201cWhen We Were Young\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The release follows a huge 2025 for Wray, with the release of her pivotal debut album <em>hi, it\u2019s nice to meet me<\/em>. And with no signs of slowing down, she is currently on her on her biggest support tour to date, joining global star Ed Sheeran on his 17-date stadium run across Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Following five dates across New Zealand, she will open the Australian leg of the tour in Perth this evening (January 30th), before heading to Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen We Were Young\u201d is a nostalgic, synth-led pop belter reflecting on long lost friendships, and how people who were once so close to you can become strangers. It\u2019s about growing apart, evolving and following your gut.<\/p>\n<p>The track was written in LA with Jack Klenick, who has worked with the likes of grentperez and Laurel, and Alexandra Veltri, who has worked with Paris Hilton. It was produced and mixed by Scott Horscroft, whose credits include Empire of the Sun, Middle Kids, and DMA\u2019S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019When We Were Young\u2019 is kind of like my Peter Pan song. I have a hard time accepting that people grow up and move on and I just wish that everything could just stay the same forever,\u201d Wray said of the single.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the joyful music video below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form justify-content-center my-3 p-0 d-flex align-items-stretch bg-dark text-white\">\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form-info p-3\" style=\"justify-content: start;\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 mb-0 observer-title\">Love Music?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spinner d-none\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mia Wray - When We Were Young  (Official Visualiser)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ny1Zw76haM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Wray is one of Australia\u2019s most commanding new voices \u2013 powerful, soulful, and heartbreakingly direct. Last year\u2019s debut album <em>hi it\u2019s nice to meet me<\/em> earned an ARIA nomination for the Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist award and was shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize (AMP).<\/p>\n<p>The album featured anthems like \u201cNot Enough\u201d and \u201cWhat If\u201d which drew praise from the likes of superstar Elton John. Her music has clocked well over 50 million streams total, and the new single hopes to mark the beginning of an authentic second chapter.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mia Wray\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/miawray.lnk.to\/WhenWeWereYoung\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cWhen We Were Young\u201d<\/a> is out now.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','243859349395737');fbq('track','PageView');fbq.disablePushState=true;<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source au.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melbourne-based powerhouse singer Mia Wray has kicked off the year with a new single, \u201cWhen We Were Young\u201d. The release follows a huge 2025 for Wray, with the release of her pivotal debut album hi, it\u2019s nice to meet me. 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