{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox song | name = Click Clack Symphony | cover = File:Raye - Click Clack Symphony 7-inch Vinyl Cover.png | alt = The 7-inch vinyl cover of "Click Clack Symphony" | caption = | type = single | artist = [[Raye]] featuring [[Hans Zimmer]] | album = [[This Music May Contain Hope|This Music May Contain Hope.]] | released = {{start date|2026|03|20|df=y}} | recorded = 2025 | genre = * [[Pop music|Pop]] * [[orchestral pop]] | length = 5:01 | label = [[Human Re Sources]] | writer = * Raye * [[Mike Sabath]] * Hans Zimmer | producer = * Raye * Mike Sabath * Hans Zimmer * [[Russell Emanuel]] * Hendric Buenck | chronology = [[Raye]] | prev_title = [[Nightingale Lane]] | prev_year = 2026 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|HtVcltkn3HI|"Click Clack Symphony"}}}} }}
"'''Click Clack Symphony'''"{{efn|Stylised as "Click Clack Symphony." (with a [[full stop]]).}} is a song by British singer-songwriter [[Raye]] featuring the German film composer [[Hans Zimmer]]. The song was released through [[Human Re Sources]] on 20 March 2026 as the third single from her second studio album, ''[[This Music May Contain Hope.]]'' (2026).
The release of "Click Clack Symphony" was accompanied by a music video, which sees Raye experience a journey of liberation as she flies over streets and runs through plains. Commercially, the song reached the top twenty in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Flanders, and Switzerland, and the top forty in Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, and New Zealand.
==Background and release== Raye discussed how "Click Clack Symphony" came to be on her [[Apple Music 1|Apple Music Radio]] show in March 2026. She explained that on 1 May 2025 she sent a text message to Zimmer which read: "Hi Hans, this is a very rough demo of a song that I think I want to make on my album. I was wondering if you wanted to work with me on it. No worries if you don't feel any connection to it".<ref name="AppleMusicInterview">{{cite web|title=RAYE Radio Station on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/station/raye/ra.1886541506|access-date=28 March 2026|website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> Zimmer responded with "I love it, lets speak on the phone". Raye further elaborated that "one orchestra and a lot of hours later", they ended up with the finished song.<ref name="AppleMusicInterview" />
Raye debuted the song on the first stop of her tour, [[This Tour May Contain New Music]], in Łódź, Poland, on 22 January 2026.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dunworth|first=Liberty|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-raye-debut-new-this-music-may-contain-hope-songs-as-she-kicks-off-2026-tour-in-poland-3925061|title=Watch RAYE debut new ‘This Music May Contain Hope’ songs as she kicks off 2026 tour in Poland|publisher=[[NME]]|date=23 January 2026|access-date=30 March 2026}}</ref> The song was released on 20 March 2026 for digital download and onto streaming services,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Carter|first=Daisy|title=Raye Unveils Epic Hans Zimmer Collab "Click Clack Symphony."|url=https://diymag.com/news/raye-hans-zimmer-click-clack-symphony-this-music-may-contain-hope|magazine=[[DIY Magazine]]|date=20 March 2026|access-date=27 March 2026}}</ref><ref name="Release" /> and was serviced to [[Radio airplay|radio]] in Italy that same day.<ref name="ItalianRadioDate" />
==Composition== {{Quote box | quote = "The song is about the sounds that high heels make. It's about those times in our life when you need your best friends or your siblings to drag you out of the house and say "I know you're not in the best place right now but we need to get outside." Thank goodness for those people in our lives that help us in our dark times." | author = —Raye, on the meaning behind "Click Clack Symphony" | source = <ref name=StereogumQuote>{{cite web|last=DeVille|first=Chris|url=https://stereogum.com/2492985/raye-click-clack-symphony-feat-hans-zimmer/music|title=Raye – "Click Clack Symphony." (Feat. Hans Zimmer)|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=20 March 2026|access-date=30 March 2026}}</ref> | align = left | width = 35% }} Raye wrote "Click Clack Symphony" with Zimmer and her frequent collaborator [[Mike Sabath]]. It was produced by Raye, Zimmer, Sabath, Hendric Buenck, and [[Russell Emanuel]] from [[Bleeding Fingers Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://videos.newyorkstyleguide.com/raye-click-clack-symphony-feat-hans-zimmer-official-video/|title= RAYE – ‘Click Clack Symphony.’ feat. Hans Zimmer (Official Video)|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=30 March 2026}}</ref> According to ''New Wave Magazine'', the song features "contemporary pop elements" and "symphonic arrangements", with "cinematic" orchestration from Zimmer.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/raye-drops-empowering-new-single-click-clack-symphony-featuring-hans-zimmer|title=RAYE Drops Empowering New Single "Click Clack Symphony" Featuring Hans Zimmer|magazine=New Wave Magazine|access-date=30 March 2026}}</ref> The beat of the song is repeated click-clacking of high heels. There are also several spoken-word interludes. Lyrically, the song is about "[getting] out of the house and [starting] living again".<ref name=StereogumQuote/> Writing for the [[BBC]], Mark Savage described the track as a "spiritual sequel" to Raye's "2022 smash '[[Escapism (song)|Escapism]]'", that "ushers in the light".<ref>{{cite web|last=Savage|first=Mark|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78r5jgkx2vo|title=Raye comes out swinging on her new album, This Music May Contain Hope|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=27 March 2026|access-date=30 March 2026}}</ref>
== Critical reception == Upon release, "Click Clack Symphony" was met by positive critical reception, with Liberty Dunworth of ''[[NME]]'' branding it as an 'empowering new single',<ref>{{cite web|last=Dunworth|first=Liberty|date=20 March 2026|title=RAYE teams up with Hans Zimmer for empowering new single 'Click Clack Symphony’|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/raye-teams-up-with-hans-zimmer-new-single-click-clack-symphony-3935634|access-date=28 March 2026|website=[[NME]]}}</ref> and Nmesoma Okechukwu of ''Euphoria Magazine'' describing it as a "masterpiece".<ref name="EuphoriaArticle" /> Dan Harrison of ''[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]]'' described the song as a "5-star track",<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Harrison|first=Dan|url=https://readdork.com/news/raye-hans-zimmer-click-clack-symphony|title=RAYE has enlisted Hans Zimmer for yet another 5-star new track, 'Click Clack Symphony'|magazine=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]]|date=20 March 2026|access-date=3 May 2026}}</ref> while Chris DeVille of [[Stereogum]] praised the track's "grand symphonic arrangement" by Zimmer.<ref>{{cite web|last=DeVille|first=Chris|url=https://stereogum.com/2492985/raye-click-clack-symphony-feat-hans-zimmer/music|title=Raye - 'Click Clack Symphony.' (Feat. Hans Zimmer)|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=20 March 2026|access-date=3 May 2026}}</ref>
==Music video== The music video for "Click Clack Symphony" was filmed in early January 2026, primarily in [[East London]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bidard|first=Camille|url=https://www.rivieraradio.mc/article/raye-shuts-down-london-street-for-secret-new-music-video-5HjdQPQ_2/|title=Raye shuts down London street for secret new music video|publisher=[[Riviera Radio]]|date=8 January 2026|access-date=3 April 2026}}</ref> It was directed by [[Dave Meyers videography|Dave Meyers]] and follows Raye dancing around a house, transitioning onto a street in East London, and being whisked up into the air by a musical note before flying around over houses and streets. The ending of the video sees Raye running around carelessly through [[Devil's Dyke, Sussex]], declaring that "The cold never lasts my darling, it just teaches the heart how to burn".<ref name=EuphoriaArticle>{{cite magazine|last=Okechukwu|first=Nmesoma|url=https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2026/03/music/tracks-raye-click-clack-symphony-feat-hans-zimmer/|title=RAYE – Click Clack Symphony. (feat. Hans Zimmer)|magazine=Euphoria.|date=24 March 2026|access-date=30 March 2026}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== In the United Kingdom, "Click Clack Symphony" debuted at number 18 on the [[UK singles chart]] for the week ending 27 March 2026, with 20,286 sales.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Alan|url=https://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-more-than-a-year-after-its-release-rein-me-in-racks-up-highest-weekly-consumption/093852|title=Charts analysis: More than a year after its release, Rein Me In racks up highest weekly consumption|publisher=[[Music Week]]|date=27 March 2026|access-date=30 March 2026|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In doing so, it became Raye's third top twenty entry from ''This Music May Contain Hope'' in the country, and Zimmer's first top twenty entry on the UK singles chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/50464/raye/|title=RAYE songs and albums|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=30 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/1795/hans-zimmer/|title=Hans Zimmer songs and albums|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=30 March 2026}}</ref> The following week, it rose to a new peak position of number 11 with 25,338 sales.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Alan|url=https://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-sam-fender-olivia-dean-rule-the-singles-chart-again-with-rein-me-in/093879|title=Charts analysis: Sam Fender & Olivia Dean rule the singles chart again with Rein Me In|publisher=[[Music Week]]|date=3 April 2026|access-date=10 April 2026|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In Ireland, the song debuted at number 25, before rising to number 16 the following week.<ref name=IrelandCharts/>
Elsewhere, "Click Clack Symphony" reached number 11 in Switzerland,<ref name=SwitzerlandCharts/> and number 24 in the Netherlands.<ref name=NetherlandsCharts/> In Belgium, the song reached number 20 in the [[Flanders]] region of the country,<ref name=FlandersCharts/> while in Australia the song reached number 42.<ref name=AustraliaCharts/> In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 40.<ref name=NewZealandCharts/> "Click Clack Symphony." charted outside the top fifty in Canada,<ref name=CanadaCharts/> France,<ref name=FranceCharts>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?categorie=Top%20Singles&semaine=13&annee=2026|title=Top Singles (Semaine du 27 mars 2026)|publisher=[[Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique]]|access-date=31 March 2026|language=fr}}</ref> Germany,<ref name=GermanyCharts/> and Sweden.<ref name=SwedenCharts/> On the [[Billboard Global 200|''Billboard'' Global 200]], the song reached number 68, becoming the second entry on the chart from ''This Music May Contain Hope''.<ref name=BillboardGlobal200/>
== Track listing == '''Digital single''' # "Click Clack Symphony" – 5:01
'''7" single''' <ol type="A"> <li> "Click Clack Symphony" – 5:01</li> <li> "Click Clack Symphony" (instrumental) – 5:01</li> </ol>
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for "Click Clack Symphony" ! scope="col"| Chart (2026) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name=AustraliaCharts>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2026-04-06|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=6 April 2026|access-date=3 April 2026}}</ref> | 42 |- ! scope="row"| Austria ([[Ö3 Austria Top 40]])<ref name=AustriaCharts>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Raye+feat%2E+Hans+Zimmer&titel=Click+Clack+Symphony%2E&cat=s|title=Raye feat. Hans Zimmer - Click Clack Symphony|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment charts|GfK]]|access-date=3 April 2026|language=de}}</ref> | 38 |- ! scope="row"| Belgium ([[Ultratop|Ultratop 50 Flanders]])<ref name=FlandersCharts>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/ultratop50/2026/20260404|title=Ultratop Singles Top 50|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|access-date=5 April 2026|language=dutch}}</ref> | 20 |- {{single chart|Canada|61|artist=Raye|rowheader=true|access-date=15 April 2026|refname=CanadaCharts}} |- ! scope="row"| Croatia International Airplay ([[Top lista]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top-lista.hr/www/airplay-radio-chart-top100-13-travnja-2026/|title=Airplay Radio Chart Top100 – 13. travnja 2026.|trans-title=Airplay Radio Chart Top100 – 13 April 2026|lang=hr|publisher=[[Top lista]]|date=14 April 2026|access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref> | 99 |- ! scope="row"| France ([[SNEP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?categorie=Top%20Singles&semaine=14&annee=2026|title=Top Singles (Semaine du 3 avril 2026)|publisher=[[Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique]]|access-date=7 April 2026|language=fr}}</ref> | 116 |- ! scope="row"| Germany ([[GfK Entertainment charts|GfK]])<ref name=GermanyCharts>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/titel-details-2603914|title=Raye feat. Hans Zimmer - Click Clack Symphony|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment charts|GfK]]|access-date=3 April 2026|language=nl}}</ref> | 53 |- {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|68|artist=Raye|rowheader=true|access-date=7 April 2026|refname=BillboardGlobal200}} |- ! scope="row"| Greece International ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|title=Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 13/2026|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|access-date=8 April 2026|language=el|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20260408065246/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|archive-date=8 April 2026|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 26 |- ! scope="row"| Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref name=IrelandCharts>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/20260403/ie7501/|title=Official Irish Singles Chart|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=3 April 2026}}</ref> | 16 |- ! scope="row"| Luxembourg (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/raye/chart-history/i12/|title=Raye Chart History (Luxembourg Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=7 April 2026}}</ref> | 22 |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands ([[Dutch Single Top 100|Single Top 100]])<ref name=NetherlandsCharts>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Raye+feat%2E+Hans+Zimmer&titel=Click+Clack+Symphony%2E&cat=s|title=Raye feat. Hans Zimmer - Click Clack Symphony|publisher=[[Dutch Single Top 100|Single Top 100]]|access-date=4 April 2026|language=dutch}}</ref> | 24 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand ([[Recorded Music NZ]])<ref name=NewZealandCharts>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2026-04-03|title=Official Top 40 Singles|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]]|date=3 April 2026|access-date=3 April 2026}}</ref> | 40 |- ! scope="row"| Norway ([[IFPI Norge]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://topplista.no/charts/singles/2026-w14/|title=Singel 2026 uke 14|publisher=[[IFPI Norge]]|access-date=4 April 2026}}</ref> | 25 |- ! scope="row"| Portugal ([[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|AFP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2026-04-08-09-51-25.pdf|title=Top 200 Singles Semana 14 de 2026|page=9|publisher=[[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa]]|access-date=10 April 2026|language=pt-pt}}</ref> | 47 |- ! scope="row"| Sweden ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref name=SwedenCharts>{{cite web|url=https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41/?dspy=2026&dspp=14|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 14|publisher=[[IFPI Sverige]]|access-date=3 April 2026|language=swedish}}</ref> | 55 |- ! scope="row"| Switzerland ([[Swiss Hitparade|Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref name=SwitzerlandCharts>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/singles/05-04-2026|title=Hitparade Singles Top 100|publisher=[[Swiss Hitparade]]|access-date=6 April 2026|language=de}}</ref> | 11 |- {{single chart|UK|11|date=20260403|rowheader=true|access-date=4 April 2026|refname=UKCharts}} |- {{single chart|UKindependent|2|date=20260403|rowheader=true|access-date=3 April 2026}} |- {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|2|artist=Raye|rowheader=true|access-date=7 April 2026}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|39|artist=Raye|rowheader=true|access-date=23 May 2026}} |- {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|40|artist=Raye|rowheader=true|access-date=20 May 2026}} |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ List of release dates and formats ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{Ref.}} |- ! scope="row" | Various | rowspan="2" | 20 March 2026 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="4" | Human Re Sources | style="text-align:center" | <ref name=Release>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/16dAl7WPULgJnqi536jTjh|title=Click Clack Symphony. (feat. Hans Zimmer) - Single by RAYE|publisher=[[Spotify]]|access-date=March 30, 2026}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | Italy | {{hlist|[[Radio airplay]]}} | style="text-align:center" | <ref name=ItalianRadioDate>{{cite web|url=https://earone.com/song/fe2d0feb98/click-clack-symphony-feat-hans-zimmer-raye-hans-zimmer|title=Click Clack Symphony. (feat. Hans Zimmer) - RAYE, Hans Zimmer|publisher=EarOne|access-date=March 30, 2026}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Various | 3 April 2026 | [[Single (music)#7-inch format|7-inch single]] | style="text-align:center"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Click Clack Symphony 7" Vinyl |url=https://uk-eur-shop.rayeofficial.com/products/click-clack-symphony |access-date=4 April 2026 |website=Raye |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260404123814/https://uk-eur-shop.rayeofficial.com/products/click-clack-symphony}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| United States | 5 May 2026 | [[Contemporary hit radio]] | style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite tweet|url= https://x.com/usradioupdater/status/2050306765196075263?s=46 s=46|number= 2050306765196075263 |user=USRadioUpdater|title= .@raye ft. @HansZimmer’s “Click Clack Symphony” will officially impact US Pop Radio on May 5th as the 2nd radio single from ‘THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.’ (via @HITSDD). |access-date=May 1, 2026}}</ref> |}
==Notes== {{noteslist}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Raye (singer)}} {{Hans Zimmer}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:2026 songs]] [[Category:2026 singles]] [[Category:Music videos directed by Dave Meyers (director)]] [[Category:Raye (singer) songs]] [[Category:Songs with music by Hans Zimmer]] [[Category:Songs written by Raye (singer)]] [[Category:Songs written by Mike Sabath]]