WATCH: Ellie Goulding Releases 'Burn' Video; 'Halcyon' Re-Release Due Aug. 26
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- July 8, 2013
- by Variance Staff
Only ten months after releasing her sophomore album, Halcyon, Ellie Goulding will repackage the record and re-release it as Halcyon Days, a set which will now include seven brand new tracks (including her new single "Burn"), due to arrive on Aug. 26. The new version of the album will also include collaborations with Madeon on "Stay Awake," DJ Fresh on "Flashlight" and BURNS on "Midas Touch." The singer on Monday also released a stunning set of visuals for "Burn," a song which is likely to do very well on the charts.
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