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Concept of Love

The lead single of Chopping Mountain, track four.
Ibibio Sound Machine, from Chopping Mountain (2026)

It was the lead single, released on June 14, 2026 with a video according to the band's site, though Femmusic's announcement is dated June 3. Williams said the song went through many different stages and ended up with a soulful, electronic Afro-disco feel, and told Femmusic that what you give out into the world is what you receive back, it's beautiful to be loved. In the video, per a press summary, she steps into frame and sings the chorus question, what is your concept of love, through a vocoder, and the track locks into an Afro-disco pulse as she chants in Ibibio. We found no writing credits, recording date, personnel, chart entry, covers or samples, and no video director. Setlist.fm shows two performances, at BBC Studios in Salford on July 9, 2026 and Future Yard in Birkenhead on October 10.

On stage

  • 2026-07-09, BBC Studios, Salford Song two of the set.
  • 2026-10-10, Future Yard, Birkenhead Song four of the set.

Sources

  1. Chopping Mountain album announcement, Ibibio Sound Machine
  2. Ibibio Sound Machine, Chopping Mountain, Femmusic (2026-06-03)
  3. Ibibio Sound Machine, Chopping Mountain, PopMatters (2026-10-08)
  4. Ibibio Sound Machine song statistics, setlist.fm