Emeli Sande is Hopeful for ‘Brighter Days’ in New Video

Emeli Sandé has released the video for the new song “Brighter Days,” which blooms with flowers and messages of hope. The single is her first new music of 2022.

In the video, the Scottish singer-songwriter is in a decaying room with a piano. As she plays over the hand-clapped rhythms, her uplifting lyrics conjure flowers to bloom and the space is revitalized. She sings in the chorus, “But there’s gonna be brighter days, brighter days. I’ll keep you lifted when you’re losing faith.”

Sandé said in a statement, “‘Brighter Days’ is inspired by the truth that even in the darkest moments, there is always hope. We might have to dig deeper to feel it, but hope is always there. Staying anchored in hope and faith is our victory and defeat only comes when we lose sight of this power. ‘Brighter Days’ is an affirmation, it’s a reminder of our collective power to make a choice and create our reality.”

“The power of the collective mind is remarkable, and I believe that no matter the external circumstances forced upon us, we have dominion over the mind and spirit,” she continued. “Brighter days are coming. Stepping out of the darkness is within our control. Fear is not ours; pessimism does not belong to us; defeat is not our choice. We choose brighter days, and this song is the voice of hope, faith and love.”

“Brighter Days” follows last year’s “Look What You’ve Done” and “Family.” Sandé’s last full-length album, Real Life, arrived in 2019. Last month saw the release of ‘Acoustic,’ featuring two new, stripped-back versions of “Look What You’ve Done” and “Family,” which shows the emotional and honest songwriting she has become known for. ‘Acoustic’ arrived alongside a video for “Look What You’ve Done”, which finds Emeli performing the song solo at the piano, where the self-produced song began to take shape.

–Apeksha Priya