"Softly" is a song by Arlo Parks. It is her first single of 2022 and the first new music from Parks since the release of ''

Collapsed in Sunbeams ''Collapsed in Sunbeams'' is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks, released via Transgressive Records on 29 January 2021. The album received widespread acclaim, with many music critics praising Parks' versatility and vu ...

'' in January 2021. Parks announced the single on social media on 28 January 2022, and it was released on 1 February. The music video for the song was directed by

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. Describing the song, Parks stated "'Softly' is a song about yearning, about how fragile you feel in the dying days of a relationship when you’re still desperately in love".{{Cite web , last=Darville , first=Jordan , date=2022-02-01 , title=Omar Apollo joins up with The Neptunes for "Tamagotchi" , url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/03/23/omar-apollo-joins-up-with-the-neptunes-for-tamagotchi-listen , access-date=2022-03-24 , website=The Fader , language=en

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