For album number 3, a sensational collection of nimble, multi-faceted and spruce electronic noise has been fashioned. A certain lightness of touch has been found, though always adhering to Mika’s clever signature rule for the record: ‘A lightness of touch does not have to mean a lightness of substance.’ The poperatics have taken a discernible swerve away. The emotional truisms are laid out in simple, eloquent, prosaic couplets. Alice has stepped out from behind the looking glass.

Mika’s anthemic brand new single is an epic slice of cool modern pop destined to be a global summer soundtrack, written by Mika and Pharrell Williams, produced by Nick Littlemore from Empire of the Sun and also featuring Pharrell on vocals.