Charlie Puth isn’t any “Hero,” as a lot as he desires to be — and he displays that feeling on his model new single that dropped on Friday (Could 24).
“My new tune HERO is about while you see somebody you’re keen on hurting themselves, ruining the issues of their life which might be good, however you simply can’t save them,” the star shared earlier this week, alongside the tune’s cowl artwork — a warm-hued picture of him lounging in a rose backyard. “I’m very excited to share my subsequent album with you, particularly this tune as a result of it’s a fantastic illustration of what’s to return.”
Puth additionally added that the choice was impressed by Taylor Swift‘s shout-out on The Tortured Poets Division. “I’ve by no means put out a tune like this earlier than,” he wrote. “It’s very totally different for me, however I need to thank @taylorswift for letting me know musically that I simply couldn’t maintain this on my arduous drive any longer.”
Swift’s Billboard 200-topping Tortured Poets featured the lyric, “We declared Charlie Puth ought to be a much bigger artist,” on its title observe. A pair weeks after the album’s launch, Puth teased “Hero” on TikTok, writing, “These final couple weeks have been actually loopy for apparent causes, however I needed to share one thing with you.”
“Generally I get a little bit nervous being overly trustworthy in my music which is why this was sitting on my arduous drive for awhile,” he continued. “However I feel somebody on the market was giving me an indication that I wanted to launch it. So…. I declare ‘Hero’ can be out in all places on Could twenty fourth as the primary single of my new album. Thanks in your assist…you realize who you’re.”
“Hero” will comply with Puth’s latest singles “Lose My Breath” with Stray Children, “Lipstick” and “That’s Not How This Works” with Dan + Shay and Sabrina Carpenter. He hasn’t launched an album since 2022’s Charlie, which peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200.
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