Alice Merton presents her new single, "run away girl"

The track sees its official release following its live premiere at the ZDF New Year's Eve party at Berlin's famous Brandenburg Gate. Merton wrote and produced the song with James Dring (Lana Del Rey, Self Esteem) and her regular collaborator Paul Whalley ("Charlie Brown", "Waste My Life").

Speaking of the track, she says: ""Run away girl" comes from an introspective look at oneself and feeling lost in the outside world but especially feeling lost on the inside. Where do I fit in, in all this craziness? Who do I actually want to be in life? We are constantly surrounded by the opinions of others, who show us what their version of happiness is, so we automatically assume ours must be the same. It often isn’t."

"We try to break free from past lives and past memories, pretending they no longer exist," she continues. "I have found it’s much easier to accept the past, rather than forget it, and occasionally letting myself dwell in those memories. Moving homes regularly has taught me many life lessons, but it has also contributed to feeling unsettled in life, restless for what else is out there, and adventurous for the unknown."