Jessica Simpson has released her first single in 11 years, a cover of Particles by Nothing But Thieves, and says the song 'healed a broken piece' of her. The 41-year-old singer and fashion designer marked the occasion with a stripped-back music video showing her alone surrounded by candles and stained glass.
In a caption accompanying the video, Simpson wrote: 'The whole idea of music heals is a very real statement to me. This song healed a broken piece of me.' The track features vulnerable lyrics, including: 'Baby, tell me if I'm being strange, and if I need to rearrange my particles, I will for you.'
The release comes as Simpson celebrates four years of sobriety. Earlier this month, she shared a photo of herself at a low point in 2017, writing: 'This person in the early morning of Nov 1, 2017 is an unrecognizable version of myself. I had so much self discovery to unlock and explore.' She added that she wanted to 'take back my light, show victory over my internal battle of self respect, and brave this world with piercing clarity.'
In her 2020 memoir Open Book, Simpson detailed her struggles with alcohol and pills, writing: 'I was killing myself with all the drinking and pills.' She said giving up alcohol was 'easy' because she was 'mad at that bottle' for allowing her to stay 'complacent and numb.'
Simpson reflected on her journey, stating: 'The drinking wasn't the issue. I was. I didn't love myself. I didn't respect my own power. Today I do. I have made nice with the fears and I have accepted the parts of my life that are just sad. I own my personal power with soulful courage. I am wildly honest and comfortably open. I am free.'
