Cara Delevingne has revealed “Need It,” a thumping new song co-written with Fiona Apple.
Reprising the dance-forward, percussive direction from her prior single “Out of my Head,” “Need It” features Delevingne’s voice broken in fragments as synths throb like shards of medal; the chopped-and-screwed approach really reaches its apex during the bridge, where a variety of fractured sounds arrive in a flurry and directly compete with one another. Throughout, Delevingne rattles off commands both literal and metaphorical — “Marrow me, bone me/ Tempt me, tease me,” she sings — eventually revealing that she “just wants to be of use to you.”
In addition to co-writing the track with Apple, Delevingne also helmed “Need It” with Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath, Bon Iver producer BJ Burton, Tommy King, and Victoria Ryann Zaro. It was produced Delevingne and Burton. The track serves as Delevingne’s second collaboration with Apple; she previously sang backing vocals on Apple’s 2020 album Fetch the Bolt Cutters.
“She’s an absolute savant when it comes to portraying emotion and melody and lyric, and she was a big supporter of this album,” said Delevingne of working with Apple. “The song is a ‘dance banger’ that we wrote over text through Post-It notes that we would send each other.” Stream “Need It” below.
Delevingne’s new track is the latest offering from her still-unannounced debut album, which is slated to arrive later this summer. She previously shared a pair of tracks, “I Forgot” and “Out of my Head.” Delevingne has a few shows booked to support her new musical endeavor; she’ll play Baby’s All Right in New York tonight, June 26th, and will perform at the New York edition of All Things Go in September. Get tickets to see Cara Delevingne here.
