New Religion (Bebe Rexha and Faithless song)

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"New Religion"
Single by Bebe Rexha and Faithless
from the album Dirty Blonde
ReleasedMarch 6, 2026 (2026-03-06)
Recordedc. February 2024[1]
GenreDiva house, dance pop, house
Length2:54
Label
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Bebe Rexha singles chronology
"Light That Leads Me"
(2025)		 "New Religion"
(2026)		 "Sad Girls"
(2026)
Faithless singles chronology
"Champion Sound: Side 3 Book of Hours"
(2025)		 "New Religion"
(2026)
Music video
"New Religion" on YouTube

"New Religion" is a song by American singer Bebe Rexha and English electronic music group Faithless, from Rexha's fourth studio album Dirty Blonde (2026). It was released on March 6, 2026, through Empire Distribution, and reached number one on the US Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart.

Background and development

After the management team changed in December 2025 and her music deal with Warner Music Group concluded in January 2026,[2][3] Bebe Rexha announced a new music project by signing with Empire Distribution.[4]

The song follows the promotional releases "I Like You Better than Me" and "Çike Çike", which were released in February 2026.[5] "New Religion" was the third from her upcoming studio album Dirty Blonde, following popular demand from fans who "helped shape" the track.[6] It also follows a previous collaboration between Rexha and Faithless, "Dollars and Dimes" from the latter's 2025 record Champion Sound.

Upon its release, she expressed gratitude to Faithless for allowing her to use elements from their original song. Rexha also expressed excitement about presenting it to audiences around the world, performing it live and hearing it "at festivals, in clubs, at parties, on the radio".[7]

Composition

"New Religion" heavily builds on the Faithless song "Insomnia" (1995) and incorporates elements of its original production.[8] Rexha stated that the song is about "letting go and getting lost in the music" and was intended to be "a love letter to music itself" and its power to rescue people from dark places: "when the bass hits, you feel it in your chest and suddenly you feel alive again".[9]

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, "New Religion" peaked at number 41 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Rexha's highest charting single since "I'm Good (Blue)" (2022).[10] The song also entered the charts in several European countries, peaking at number 17 in Germany, number 38 in Austria, number 41 in Switzerland, number 62 in Ireland, number 68 in France, number 83 in the Netherlands, and number 8 and 14, respectively, in the Wallonia and Flanders regions of Belgium.

In the United States, "New Religion" debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart, with 2.1 million streams. That same week, the song debuted at number 39 on the Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart,[11] and eventually, it topped the chart on the week of May 9, becoming Rexha's fourth and Faithless' first number-one single.[12]

Music video

The official song visual was published on Rexha's official YouTube channel on March 6, 2026.[13]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance
Chart (2026) Peak
position
Argentina Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[14] 19
Australia Dance (ARIA)[15] 17
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 38
Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[17] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[19] 8
Bolivia Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[20] 6
Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON)[21] 1
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 37
Central America Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[23] 11
Chile Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[24] 6
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[25] 1
Croatia International Airplay (Top lista)[26] 2
Czech Republic Airplay (ČNS IFPI)[27] 24
Czech Republic Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)[28] 86
Ecuador Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[29] 5
El Salvador Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[30] 4
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[31] 3
Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[32] 2
France (SNEP)[33] 68
Germany (GfK)[34] 17
Germany Dance (DBC)[35] 19
Global Dance Radio (Billboard/WARM)[36] 1
Greece International (IFPI)[37] 49
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[38] 5
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[39] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[40] 62
Italy Airplay (EarOne)[41] 68
Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit)[42] 3
Latin America Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[43] 11
Latvia Airplay (LaIPA)[44] 1
Lithuania (AGATA)[45] 55
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[46] 1
Malta Airplay (Radiomonitor)[47] 4
Mexico Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[48] 6
Moldova Airplay (TopHit)[49] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[50] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[51] 63
Netherlands Airplay (Radiomonitor)[52] 13
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[53] 10
Nicaragua Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[54] 1
Nigeria Airplay (TurnTable)[55] 93
North Macedonia Airplay (Radiomonitor)[56] 8
Norway Airplay (IFPI Norge)[57] 29
Panama Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[58] 7
Paraguay Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[59] 4
Peru Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[60] 12
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[61] 1
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[62] 75
Portugal Airplay (AFP)[63] 28
Romania Airplay (UPFR)[64] 4
Romania Airplay (Media Forest)[65] 1
Romania TV Airplay (Media Forest)[66] 17
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[67] 1
Serbia Airplay (Radiomonitor)[68] 5
Slovakia Airplay (ČNS IFPI)[69] 3
Slovakia Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)[70] 52
Slovenia Airplay (Radiomonitor)[71] 4
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[72] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[73] 41
Turkey International Airplay (Radiomonitor Türkiye)[74] 1
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[75] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[76] 41
UK Dance (OCC)[77] 5
UK Indie (OCC)[78] 7
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[79] 1
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[80] 12
US Hot Dance/Pop Songs (Billboard)[81] 11
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[82] 29
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[83] 33
Venezuela Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[84] 3

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance
Chart (2026) Peak
position
Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[85] 10
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[86] 1
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[87] 4
Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit)[88] 3
Latvia Airplay (TopHit)[89] 2
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[90] 1
Moldova Airplay (TopHit)[91] 1
Paraguay Airplay (SGP)[92] 87
Romania Airplay (TopHit)[93] 3
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[94] 1
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[95] 3

Release history

Release dates and formats for "New Religion"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various March 6, 2026 Empire [96]
Italy March 9, 2026 Radio airplay [97]
United States March 10, 2026 Contemporary hit radio [98]

See also

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