(Sept 2025)

South African singer and songwriter, Babette returns with a powerful new single, Needed Your Love, with different music styles like pop-rock and alternative pop. It tells a deep and emotional story about feeling hurt, learning to heal, and learning to trust again. The song has strong, uplifting tunes and honest lyrics that touch the heart. It shows a new and exciting step in Babette’s music career, giving listeners the opportunity to think and feel at the same time.

Needed Your Love was penned by the talented Elizabeth Labuschagne, also known as Babette, and renowned producer and songwriter, Mark Beling. Together, they’ve crafted a song that speaks to the universal longing for connection after heartbreak. The lyrics delve into the emotional terrain of learning to trust again, whether that trust is placed in another person or in oneself. It’s a story of resilience, of daring to open up when it feels safer to remain closed, and of finding love when you least expect it.

The inspiration behind the single comes from the idea that healing from a broken relationship doesn’t end when the relationship does. Babette believes true healing happens in the moments when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable again. “You can only heal so much on your own,” she explains. “Restoring trust is something that happens in real life, with real people and sometimes, it starts with trusting yourself enough to take the leap.”

Babette is confident that Needed Your Love will resonate deeply with audiences. “It’s different,” she says. “It’s deep, but it still has that exciting edge that makes you want to turn up the volume and sing along.” Listeners are encouraged to embrace that love is never truly out of reach and that trusting again is not only possible, it is transformative. Babette hopes the single will inspire those who have lost faith in love, to believe again. “I want this single to find someone who’s given up,” she says.

The music video, produced by Zander de Beer, brought together a talented team: Hendrik Odendaal captured behind-the-scenes moments, Michelle Jacobsz took care of makeup and hair, and Jaco Ras created the lighting that set the mood. At the heart of the story is Sebastian Williamson, whose lead performance adds emotional depth and authenticity. The filming unfolded across a range of vibrant and atmospheric locations, including Maboneng in Melville, the pine forest in Bryanston, and Babette’s own studio, each adding its own texture to the visual narrative.

More about the artist:

Babette’s music is known for her emotional honesty and she is quickly becoming one of South Africa’s most compelling artists. With each release, Babette invites listeners into her world, where vulnerability is strength.

Her journey has been marked by both quiet moments of reflection and electrifying career highlights. She continues to evolve as an artist and as a person. Her future plans include more original releases, live shows, and a growing presence on international stages. But at the heart of it all is her unwavering desire to connect, to make music that matters, and to remind people that even in the darkest moments, love is still possible.

Babette will be heading to Sweden and potentially Finland from late August to mid-October 2025, as part of a series of music events. This international journey marks an exciting chapter in her career, giving her the chance to share her distinctive sound and message with new audiences. At the same time, she’ll be drawing creative inspiration from the rich musical traditions of Northern Europe.