LIZ Honors SOPHIE’s Legacy with Their Dreamy Collaboration “SUNSCREEN”

By FusioNostalgia

There are some songs that feel like they’ve lived a dozen lives before they’re ever officially released, whispered about in corners of the internet, passed between fans like secret treasures. LIZ and SOPHIE’s long-rumored collaboration “SUNSCREEN” is one of those songs. For years, it floated around as a mythic piece of underground pop history—half-remembered leaks, snippets in DJ sets, message board threads, all fueling its mystique. Now, after nearly a decade, it finally arrives in the daylight, shimmering with the kind of brilliance only these two artists could conjure together.

LIZ has built her career on the ability to time-travel through sound, pulling the best of Y2K-era pop and filtering it through a lens of modern experimentation. Her music has always balanced cheeky fun with razor-sharp artistry, leading tastemakers and pop pioneers like Charli XCX, Kim Petras, and Diplo to embrace her as a vital force in the genre’s evolution. SOPHIE, on the other hand, reshaped the possibilities of pop itself—her production visionary, her sound design ahead of its time, her influence unshakable. “SUNSCREEN” carries both spirits: LIZ’s nostalgic playfulness and SOPHIE’s bold futurism.

Originally recorded in 2018 at SOPHIE’s Nichols Canyon home studio, the track captures a particular moment in time, yet it still feels futuristic in 2025. Its glossy, sun-soaked melodies are equal parts escapism and intimacy, balancing the carefree sheen of summer with the experimental textures that defined SOPHIE’s work. Final touches came from SOPHIE’s brother Benny Long and her longtime vocal engineer Suzy Shinn, ensuring the track honors her legacy while allowing LIZ to step confidently into a new chapter of her own.

The visual adds yet another layer to this release. Shot in Mykonos, Greece—a place SOPHIE once dreamed of weaving into her work—it’s surreal, nostalgic, and dreamlike, co-designed by James Orlando and Renata Raksha. It feels like stepping into the world that SOPHIE and LIZ envisioned years ago, finally brought to life with the same care and creativity they would have given it together.

Beyond the digital release, fans are being treated to a limited edition vinyl, commemorating not just “SUNSCREEN” but also the decade since their first collaboration, “When I Rule the World.” It’s a moment of reflection and celebration, reminding us how much their partnership has shaped the pop landscape over the years.

“SUNSCREEN” is more than just a long-awaited single—it’s a bridge between eras, between memory and future, between two artists who pushed pop music to places it had never gone before. For LIZ, it signals the beginning of an exciting new era. For SOPHIE, it’s another chapter in the legacy she left behind, a reminder of her brilliance and the joy she brought to so many. And for fans, it’s a song that proves some myths are worth waiting for.