Chloe Qisha leans into heartbreak on her brooding new single ‘Surprise Surprise’
Caroline Ailin and Ilya Salmanzadeh co-wrote the singer's third single of this era.
Chloe Qisha has shared her new single ‘Surprise Surprise’, a brooding pop ballad that sees the rising artist exploring a darker and more stripped-back side to her sound.
Out now via Columbia in the UK and RCA in the US, the track follows Chloe’s 2025 EP ‘Modern Romance’ and arrives alongside a black-and-white visualiser that flickers into colour during its closing moments.
Speaking about the track, Chloe says: “Generally, I love a ‘sad happy’ song - but this one’s just sad. It’s definitely a different side to me that I think is important to share, and it touches upon a really interesting concept that I’ve been writing a lot about in this next project of mine - which is that ‘push’ and ‘pull’ between instinct and reason.”
Out now via Columbia in the UK and RCA in the US, the track follows Chloe’s 2025 EP ‘Modern Romance’ and arrives alongside a black-and-white visualiser that flickers into colour during its closing moments.
Speaking about the track, Chloe says: “Generally, I love a ‘sad happy’ song - but this one’s just sad. It’s definitely a different side to me that I think is important to share, and it touches upon a really interesting concept that I’ve been writing a lot about in this next project of mine - which is that ‘push’ and ‘pull’ between instinct and reason.”
She’s also lined up a busy summer of live dates for 2026, including shows with Self Esteem and appearances at Isle of Wight Festival, Wilderness, Reading Festival and Austin City Limits.
JUNE
17 British Airways ARC with Self Esteem, London
19 Isle of Wight Festival, Newport
JULY
11 Bristol Pride, Bristol
AUGUST
1 Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire
5-9 Boardmasters, Newquay
14-16 Sonic Summer, Tokyo
14-16 Sonic Summer, Kyoto
20-23 Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt
21 Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen
30 Reading Festival, Reading
OCTOBER
2-11 Austin City Limits, Austin
JUNE
17 British Airways ARC with Self Esteem, London
19 Isle of Wight Festival, Newport
JULY
11 Bristol Pride, Bristol
AUGUST
1 Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire
5-9 Boardmasters, Newquay
14-16 Sonic Summer, Tokyo
14-16 Sonic Summer, Kyoto
20-23 Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt
21 Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen
30 Reading Festival, Reading
OCTOBER
2-11 Austin City Limits, Austin
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