Carly Rae Jepsen has spent years giving us the ultimate soundtracks for first kisses, messy crushes, and late-night drives. She’s the rare pop star who can write a track that gets critical darlings and stans alike losing their minds, all because she just gets how messy being human feels.

Now, she’s back with a brand-new single, “Don’t Leave Me on the Dance Floor” and honestly, it might be one of her best tricks yet.

ABBA, London, and a Little Bit of Fear

The track is our first real taste of the “night” side of Carly’s upcoming 24-track double album, Day and Night. According to Carly, the song came together after she spent some time writing in Sweden and took a trip to London to see ABBA Voyage. She came back home with a very specific goal: make something with that timeless, larger-than-life ABBA bounce, but give it a modern, razor-sharp edge.

And she totally nailed it.

Musically, it’s shimmering, synth-driven pop gold. But lyrically? It’s classic Carly—hiding total vulnerability right underneath a massive hook. The track is built around that sinking, universal fear of abandonment. When she sings, “Let’s forget who’s right for the night, for a lifetime / Say you’ll never let me go,” you can feel the desperation. It’s an anxious plea wrapped in a melody that makes you want to close your eyes, scream the lyrics, and dance through the heartbreak.

A Cinematic Video From Jeremy O. Harris

To match the emotional stakes of the song, Carly brought in Tony-nominated playwright Jeremy O. Harris to direct the official music video—marking his directorial debut!

The video is basically a mini-movie starring Alden Ehrenreich and Olivia Washington as a couple on the absolute edge. After a heavy phone call, Ehrenreich ends up in a dimly lit, moody dance hall, cutting loose under a spinning disco ball.

Harris totally gets what makes Carly’s music so special, explaining that the track made him think of navigating real, messy adult relationships in a pretty cynical world—learning how to stick it out with your partner instead of running away when things get hard.

Get Ready for Day and Night

“Don’t Leave Me on the Dance Floor” follows earlier teasers like “On Wires” and “After All” which gave us the bright, sun-drenched “day” vibe. But if those were for driving with the windows down, this new track is strictly for midnight catharsis.

If her track record (E•MO•TION, Dedicated, The Loneliest Time) is anything to go by, Carly is about to deliver another absolute masterpiece.

• Day and Night drops on September 18 via Interscope.

• Catch her live when she headliners the All Things Go Festival in NYC on Sunday, September 27.

Go stream “Don’t Leave Me on the Dance Floor” right now—and maybe text your favorite person to meet you out.