Conor Maynard Returns To The Internet With New Single “If I Ever”; Shares Latest Music Video

After essentially disappearing from social media in late 2022, pop artist Conor Maynard has made his return with a new perspective and new single, “If I Ever”.

Providing some insight to his change of heart, Maynard shares, “If I’m honest, at the end of 2022 I went through a really rough breakup, which led to the decision to take a step back from everything, rather than trying to pretend I was fine. I took the time to pour it all into the only thing that ever seems to help me get through difficult moments – my music.”

With a broken heart in his rearview mirror, Maynard looks to the future with his latest single “If I Ever”. Set to release a handful of new material over the next year, the first instalment is a familiar radio-ready pop hit that lets the artist get some things off his chest.

“‘If I Ever’ is the first of a series of songs I wrote about an extremely difficult breakup I went through last year,” Maynard recalls. “It was a unique relationship and hard to write about, because 90% of it took place over phone calls and video calls, which I understand was common during the pandemic. This song captures my emotional experience following that breakup, and the anticipation I continue to feel about my upcoming appearance in her hometown of Sydney, Australia, since in our last conversation, she told me she still hopes to see me there.”

“Sonically, this song is very different from any of my previous work, drawing inspiration from artists like The 1975 and The Weeknd,” Maynard continues. “The song may sound quite upbeat and positive at first, but upon a closer listen, you’ll realize that the lyrics are about a desperate heartbreak. I collaborated with one of my close friends on this track, writing and scrapping more than 50 songs over the course of a few months before we finally found a way to translate the story in a way that felt authentic to me.”

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Accompanying the single is a new music video, which follows a relationship down two different timelines:

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