Anna Leanne will release ‘set my heart on fire’ on 24th July 2026, pairing vulnerable breakup lyrics with polished pop production and a definite dance edge. The 17-year-old artist’s third single follows ‘slow burn’ and ‘seventeen’, although the song itself dates back to her first songwriting session.
It has stayed close to Anna Leanne ever since and remains her favourite song she has written. Its appeal is built into the contrast: hurt in the lyrics, release in the production. She sings about someone who still haunts her thoughts, but the track refuses to stay trapped in that pain.
Heartbreak with an anthemic dance edge
Anna Leanne keeps the writing direct. ‘You still haunt me like a ghost’ captures how stubborn those memories remain, while ‘I’m good on my own’ begins pulling the song towards independence. The words are simple, but they leave plenty of room for the production to carry the bigger rush.
Patrick Salmy, Ricardo Muñoz and Leon Milla give the track a clean, polished finish, with synths, drums, bass, acoustic guitar, piano and strings all appearing in the credits. Background vocals and choir parts help the chorus open out into something broader and more anthemic without swallowing Anna’s lead vocals.
Her vocals hold their place well inside that production. She sounds clear and emotionally present, but never weighed down by the lyric. That balance allows ‘set my heart on fire’ to work as both a breakup song and something built to move a room.
The repeated title line gives the chorus its obvious pop anchor, while images of the sky falling and heaven burning add scale around it. ‘Go ahead and watch me light up’ is the point where the song stops staring at the damage and begins turning it into defiance. The repetition gives it exactly the kind of immediacy that could work in a packed room.
Anna Leanne’s first two releases have already given her somewhere solid to build from. ‘slow burn’ entered Germany’s Top 200 airplay chart and received support from NDR 2, Bayern 3, Radio Hamburg, MDR and Hit Radio FFH, while ‘seventeen’ brought further radio attention and social growth. This third single feels like her most immediate pop moment so far.
‘set my heart on fire’ review
The production is slick, the chorus has real scale and Anna Leanne’s vocals stay strong against everything happening around them. I can see this lighting up clubland. The beat gives the track the push it needs, while the title hook is direct enough to land quickly in a packed room.
What gives it more than surface shine is the hurt still running underneath. Anna sounds caught between memory and finally cutting herself free, and the dance-pop energy turns that tension into something communal rather than private. For a song written during her first songwriting session, ‘set my heart on fire’ is ridiculously assured. The hook lands, the production opens up beautifully, and the heartbreak never gets lost in the rush.
You can listen to ‘set my heart on fire’ here and follow Anna Leanne on Instagram.
