‘Jealousy’ is a bold, "grungy" pivot. It abandons the safety of the Eurovision-finalist sheen for something with much sharper teeth. It’s a maximalist, ritualistic experience that feels like a necessary purging of emotion before the full WID4L EP arrives.

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While her previous work was defined by a certain Swedish "pop-rock" tidiness, ‘Jealousy’ is the sound of Ellen Benediktson tearing up the floorboards. It is a dense, twitchy piece of electro-pop that feels less like a radio play and more like a psychological state.

On ‘Jealousy’, Ellen Benediktson achieves a striking evolution by leaning into the volatile, messy corners of the human psyche. Moving away from the pop-rock precision of her debut, the track is built upon a restless electro-pop foundation that feels both immersive and claustrophobic. The production is brilliantly tense, utilising shifting layers and a persistent sense of movement that mirrors a real-time emotional spiral rather than a rehearsed performance. Benediktson’s vocal delivery is particularly effective here; she doesn't sit comfortably above the arrangement but remains entangled within it, oscillating between a fragile sense of control and a total, exposed unraveling. Lyrically, she refuses to airbrush the titular emotion, instead choosing to linger in the "ugly" discomfort of comparison and resentment. It is a bold, "grungy" piece of alt-pop that succeeds because it prioritises raw instinct over polished logic, turning a shameful internal conflict into a defiant and deeply self-aware sonic experience.