Ruel Drops New Single ‘Debbie Don’t Cry’

This is the third taste of Ruel’s upcoming album, Kicking My Feet & Screaming.

As anticipation builds towards the release of Ruel’s third studio album Kicking My Feet & Screaming, out Friday 12 June via Recess Records/Virgin Music, the Sydney artist has shared new single ‘Debbie Don’t Cry’.

Following the release of ‘Hate Myself’ and ‘Don’t Say That’, the Teen Spirit cover star’s latest single is a shimmering synth ballad with ‘80s flourishes that’s sure to be a late-night favourite.

“I’ve been dropping hints about the track for ages and now Debbie is finally here!” Ruel shares. “Making this song started off as a kinda joke on a writing trip. Me and the other writers got back to the house pretty late at night (maybe a little buzzed) and started messing around. Skip to the next day and Debbie was finished. It became an instant favourite of that writing trip, plus I played the guitar solo at the end which felt really good as I think I’m a pretty average guitarist, so I surprised myself!”

A sequel to last year’s Kicking My Feet, Ruel’s new album is out Friday 12 June via Recess Records/Virgin Music (pre-order here). The record features 10 tracks with input from Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, Kenny Beats, M-Phazes, Dan Wilson and Leroy Clampit.

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Kicking My Feet & Screaming arrives off the back of a massive 2025 that saw Ruel drop his acclaimed sophomore album Kicking My Feet, perform at Lollapalooza in Chile, Argentina and Brazil, enjoy an epic two-month North American headline tour before returning home for a special headline show at Sydney Opera House Forecourt.

The singer-songwriter also took out First Prize at the 2025 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition for ‘The Suburbs’, a track taken from Kicking My Feet, and is currently preparing for a headline tour across the UK and Europe for later this year.

Since the release of his debut single ‘Golden Years’ in 2017 at just 14, Ruel has become an international superstar with over 3 billion global streams, headlined tours in several continents and won a bucket load of RIAA, ARIA and MTV awards.

With Kicking My Feet & Screaming around the corner, get lost in the final taste with ‘Debbie Don’t Cry’.

‘Debbie Don’t Cry’ by Ruel is out now. Listen here. Kicking My Feet & Screaming Friday 12 June via Recess Records/Virgin Music. Pre-order/pre-save here.