Troye Sivan 'Party' Release
Troye Sivan releases Madonna-sampling single 'Party' featuring his brother Tyde and Sir Ian McKellen.
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The song features contributions from Luka Kloser, Elvira Anderfjärd, Tove Burman, Leland, Tyde Levi, Rob Feher and Styalz Fuego. Sivan said he and his brother had “always made music in the same house” and “naturally passed music back and forth” before their first official release together.
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Sir Ian McKellen’s involvement draws on a longstanding connection with Sivan: McKellen first worked with him when Sivan was 14 in a Perth production of “Waiting for Godot.” His narration begins, “The conquest is nearly behind us… For at long last, a party.”
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Sivan’s collaboration with director Gordon von Steiner extends across earlier videos including “Got Me Started,” “One of Your Girls” and “Rush”; the latter earned Grammy nominations for both von Steiner and Sivan for best music video.
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Sivan described nightlife as “the first time that you find yourself in a space where you’re not the minority,” explaining that the video’s historical setting grew from imagining how queer people might have partied 100 or 200 years ago.
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The song’s repeated refrain lists party locations ranging from “the park” and “the bush” to “under the bridge,” “the restaurant,” “the club” and Sivan’s house, emphasizing its intentionally location-spanning celebration.
Troye Sivan has dropped "Party," a pulsing electro-dance single that samples Madonna's 2000 hit "Music." The second song from his October album She's the Best marks his first official release with his brother Tyde, and arrives with a lavish music video shot at a castle in England Stereogum.
The video casts Sivan as a medieval knight amid choreographed party scenes and features opening narration from Sir Ian McKellen, who worked with Sivan decades ago when Sivan was 14. The track celebrates nightlife as a liberating space for queer people across eras and settings The Pink News.
Madonna Sample Powers New Electronic Club Anthem
"Party" loops Madonna's 2000 dance track "Music," transforming it into a new electro club sound. The song credits a team of seven collaborators: Luka Kloser, Elvira Anderfjärd, Tove Burman, Leland, Tyde Levi, Rob Feher, and Styalz Fuego Stereogum. Sivan's repeated refrain lists party locations from "the park" and "the bush" to "the club" and his own house, creating an intentionally location-spanning celebration.
Brother Tyde Makes Official Music Debut Alongside Troye
Tyde Levi appears on the track in their first official release together. Troye explained that he and his brother "always made music in the same house" and "naturally passed music back and forth." The collaboration represents a milestone for the siblings who have shared creative space for years Stereogum.
Ian McKellen Narrates Medieval Party Fantasy From Old Godot Connection
Sir Ian McKellen opens the video with narration: "The conquest is nearly behind us… For at long last, a party." The renowned actor worked with Sivan back in 2012 when Sivan was 14 in a Perth production of Waiting for Godot. McKellen's involvement reinforces the video's themes of queer lineage and historical celebration Stereogum.
Director Gordon von Steiner filmed the video at a castle in Berkeley, England, positioning Sivan as a medieval knight in provocative party scenes. Sivan said the historical setting grew from imagining "how queer people might have partied 100 or 200 years ago," turning nightlife into an almost spiritual liberation lbbonline.
Von Steiner Partnership Builds on Grammy-Nominated Success
Gordon von Steiner has directed Sivan's videos for "Got Me Started," "One of Your Girls," and "Rush." That last collaboration earned Grammy nominations for both the director and Sivan in the best music video category lbbonline. The "Party" video extends their creative track record with fresh medieval spectacle and explicit queer celebration.
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