Becky Hill and Self Esteem tackle sexual assault on powerful new single ‘True Colours’

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Becky Hill and Self Esteem have teamed up for a powerful new single called ‘True Colours’ – you can listen to it below.The collaborative track will serve as the opener of Hill’s second studio album ‘Believe Me Now?’, which is due for release this Friday (May 31).

Pre-order/pre-save here.Hill approached Self Esteem (aka Rebecca Lucy Taylor) to work on ‘True Colours’ because the two artists “share similar beliefs and agendas, and are fans of each other’s work”, per a press release.The personal song’s lyrics explore a first-hand experience of a sexual assault by somebody you trust and your friends not believing you.

Hill is said to have channelled this into a single that “simmers with empowerment, defiance and self-care”.However, ‘True Colours’ is not about “being a victim” and instead is an “uplifting anthem” that Hill hopes will encourage other women to speak out against sexual assault.“I didn’t want it to be emotional and I didn’t want it to be angry – I’ve had years of therapy to examine that anger and not allow it to inform me, who I am,” she explained in a statement.“Self Esteem is an artist I’ve been a huge fan of for the longest time so I’m super excited to have her on the track as I think the song resonates for both of us.

It’s also the first track on the album so you really get a taste of what is to come. I hope everyone loves it as much as we do.”Taylor added: “As a huge fan of Becky it was an honour to hop on such an important track.