On Saturday, September 19th, Sigala and James Arthur performed their brand new single, Lasting Lover, on the Britain’s Got Talent stage. The socially distanced performance was accompanied by dancers wearing space suits and impressive laser lighting.

Lasting Lover came out earlier this month, on September 5th, and was met with a positive reception. The song was originally written by Lewis Capaldi who sent it over to the chart topping DK Sigala to work on. Sigala said that the song ‘came to [him] as a ballad, just like an acoustic song with just guitar and his voice on it. [He] worked on it a bit and got in touch with James from there just to see if he wanted to sing it. It’s really cool to have him involved.’

James Arthur, winner of X Factor 2012, is equally excited about the project. He ‘really enjoyed working with Sigala on this absolute banger‘, calling him a ‘real G‘. James Arthur, who usually performs acoustic ballads like Say You Won’t Let Go and Can I Be Him, recognises that Lasting Lover is a ‘change of direction’ for him.

The song opens with a sample from MGMT’s Time To Pretend, and is an upbeat dance track fitting for an Ibizan club. Arthur’s vocals surprisingly work perfectly with this, resulting in an ‘emotional club banger‘ that gets your feet moving. The release comes after a series of successful collaborations on Sigala’s part, showing his ability to blend his signature house/EDM beats with a range of vocals.

Arthur and Sigala were forced to work on Lasting Lover over Zoom because of Lockdown restrictions. Eventually, the pair met in real life on the set for the music video and luckily ‘got on just as well in real life’. The chemistry between them can be felt in their Britain’s Got Talent performance, which was seamless and energetic.

Arthur said he had ‘so much fun’ throughout the performance while Sigala thanked BGT for having them and stated that it ‘felt so so good to get back on stage performing’. Let’s hope that the pair have many more opportunities to play this banger live in the future!

Felt so so good to get back on stage performing! Thank you for having us @BGT #LastingLover @JamesArthur23 https://t.co/9SHRAWl1Ph

— Sigala (@SigalaMusic) September 20, 2020