has gone Disco. Well, at least her new single has. The singer has chosen “A Public Affair” as the first single for her new album, which also will have the same name, reports MTV News.
Now the first thing people might think is that this single has something to do with the much publicized divorce Simpson is going through with Nick Lachey. But it is actually a song about going out with the girls and having fun.
“That was a statement she wanted to make,” said Epic Records President Charlie Walk at a Monday night listening session for the record. “Everything she does is a public affair … [but] this is about having fun.”
The song will have an early Madonna vibe with a bit of Motown and Earth, Wind & Fire added.
Simpson actually debuted the single at a Natasha Beddingfield party in New York. Beddingfield has been linked to Lachey in recent months in the tabloids, as his new main squeeze.
Everyone at the club was dancing and cheering for the song before even knowing who was singing it.
“All the girls are stepping out for a public affair/ All night, let’s rock ’cause the party don’t stop/ You know the cameras come out for a public affair,” Simpson sings on the single.
“X-Men: The Last Stand” director Brett Ratner is shooting the star-studded, roller-disco-themed video June 26 and 27 in Los Angeles. The single is due June 23 and the album will be out August 29.
