Vertigo (Sophie Ellis-Bextor song)

"Vertigo" was written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Hannah Robinson, and James Greenwood, with the latter serving as the producer of the song, with additional production of Richard Jones.^[2]

An official visualiser was released alongside the song on 25 April via Ellis-Bextor official VEVO page on YouTube.^[3] It features pictures of Ellis-Bextor with the aesthetic of the new album.^[4]

Bradley Stern of MuuMuse dubbed the song as "stunning", praising the composition, the string arrangement, and the "dramatic" bridge.^[5] Stern also noted that the production "whirling pulsations harken back to" Ellis-Bextor's 2011 record Make a Scene.^[5]

Writing for Jenesaispop, Jordí Bardají awarded the track as the site "Song of the Day".^[6] Bardají called the track an "electro-disco bop", describing it as an update on disco music, as it mixes the "melodies of ABBA with electropop", he also compared the song sound to Ellis-Bextor early records, such as Trip the Light Fantastic and Make a Scene.^[6]

Credits adapted from Apple Music.^[7]

• Sophie Ellis-Bextor — vocals, songwriter
• James Greenwood — producer, songwriter, recording engineer
• Hannah Robinson — songwriter
• David Arnold — string arranger
• David Wrench — mixing engineer
• Matt Colton — mastering engineer
• Richard Jones — additional producer
• Nick Wollage — recording engineer