Raphaela in a blush slip dress against a dusty rose backdrop, press photo for “Take It Back”, 2026.

Raphaela

Pop songs about the messy middle of love.

My new single “Take It Back” comes out 9 October. My new single “Take It Back” is out now. “Take It Back” is out now, and so is the video.

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Take It Back

Single · 9 October 2026

Written by Raphaela Rita Nehme, Jordan Lake and Josh BogertProduced by Josh Bogert

Play the official video for “Take It Back”
“Take It Back” · Official video · Directed by Almyr Jules

Dear reader,

I write about the messy middle of love: the doubt, the almost-leaving, and all the things we don’t say.

I grew up in Beirut in a house full of music. My mom sang opera and my dad always had the classics playing. I wrote my first songs as a teenager, and they felt like letters I didn’t know how to send. I’m still writing those letters. They’ve just gotten braver about what they say.

Raphaela

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My first EP, Muse, and the same five songs recorded live with one voice and one guitar.

All my music →

Letters I actually send.

New songs before they’re anywhere else, plus the odd note about what I’m writing. About once a month.