Overview
- Gabriel issued the Bright-Side mix on Friday to coincide with May’s full moon, with a Dark-Side version set for the new moon later this month.
- He describes the track as a push for activism and says he first thought of writing it for The Elders, the group of independent global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela.
- Each version gets a distinct treatment, with Mark “Spike” Stent handling the Bright-Side mix and Tchad Blake crafting the Dark-Side to shape different emotions.
- The single’s cover art is by Iranian American artist Shirin Neshat, whose work Gabriel calls beautiful, powerful, and political.
- Media differ on the album timeline, with one report pointing to late 2026 and another projecting early 2027 based on the lunar release cadence.