Singaporean singer-songwriter and producer Shye returns to the spotlight with an atmospheric new single, “I Wanted It To Be You”, her first release following her sophomore album, ‘The Doves Came Home’. Marking a new creative chapter, the track serves as a delicate yet powerful entry into this new era, exploring the strange weightlessness that can accompany difficult experiences. 
A poignant love song about the loss of both a relationship and the future imagined within it, “I Wanted It To Be You” lingers in the bittersweet space between acceptance and longing—knowing it’s time to move on while still wishing the ending had been different. Rather than expressing heartbreak through darkness or intensity, Shye finds beauty in contrast. Airy, delicate textures soften the track’s melancholic core, creating a dreamlike sense of suspension that reflects the disorientation of being left with fragments of a life once imagined.
Shye – “I Wanted It To Be You” (Official Video)
“I hope the song connects with listeners who have had to grieve not only a person but also the future they associated with them. The song offers recognition to anyone caught between holding on to what they believed would happen and accepting the possibility of something new.”
— Shye
Lyrically, the song confronts not only the loss of a relationship, but also the loss of the person you imagined you would become within it. Sonically, Shye translates the emotional limbo into an ethereal soundscape, evoking the surreal weightlessness that can accompany heartbreak and life’s most painful moments.
For Shye, “I Wanted It To Be You” builds upon the vulnerability and introspection explored in ‘The Doves Came Home’ while opening the door to a new phase of creative exploration — embracing emotional complexity while expanding the sonic world she has created.
With no signs of slowing down in 2026, Shye continues to build momentum both in the studio and on stage. Following this release, she continues to expand her live presence across the region, beginning with a headline performance at Cebu’s September Fever Festival on September 5th, before kicking off an extensive Asia headline tour spanning Southeast Asia, Japan and China—her most ambitious regional run yet. Full tour details to be revealed in the coming weeks.
