Atlanta pop artist Sophia Dashing has delivered their new single “Does Love Have to Be This Way" today.

The track is the first release for the rising artist in 2024. Dashing said this about the new song, which can be heard below:

“"Does Love Have to Be This Way" is a piano-driven pop ballad with cathartic songwriting and emotional vocals, documenting the "multifaceted" emotions endured after heartbreak, following moments of difficulty with love through past relationships and family trauma. The song describes the feeling of wanting to experience real love but not knowing if it’s truly attainable due to the past.

The vulnerable, sentimental track explores the pain of Sophia’s deteriorating relationship with her father and how that has impacted her lens of love and relationships as an adult. If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “Does Love Have to Be This Way”? or felt a lack of hope in relationships and in love, this song will surely connect and strike a chord with its soul-stirring lyricism and emotional punches throughout its jarring melodic message.”

“Does Love Have to Be This Way" is available on digital services right now.