Bluest Flame

"Bluest Flame" is a song by American singer Selena Gomez and American record producer Benny Blanco. It appears on Gomez and Blanco's 2025 collaborative studio album, I Said [I Love You First]. The song was written by Gomez, Benny Blanco, Charli XCX, Cashmere Cat, and Dylan Brady, and produced by Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, Dylan Brady and Bart Schoudel. An official remix of “Bluest Flame” by DJ Sliink appears on the album's deluxe edition. “Bluest Flame” received a nomination for Grammy Award for Best [Dance Pop Recording|Best Dance Pop Recording] at the 68th [Annual Grammy Awards], becoming Selena's third nomination and Benny’s twelfth nomination.

Background

In the narrated edition of Gomez and Blanco's album, I Said [I Love You First], made available through Gomez's official store on March 23, 2025, Gomez explained that "Bluest Flame" came together with Charli XCX, whom she praised as "the coolest", following their earlier work with Benny Blanco on "Same Old Love", and characterized the track as a spontaneous, upbeat song meant to "put on and dance".

Critical reception

Jason Lipshutz of Billboard ranked "Bluest Flame" as the album's best track, calling it "a celebration, and a triumphant one at that", noting Charli XCX's imprint in its "propulsive thump" and "use of repetition", while praising Gomez for "injecting a romantic swoon" into the contorted verse vocals. Critics highlighted the song's hyperpop-leaning energy: Dakota West Foss of Sputnikmusic praised its leap "from robot a cappella to an explosion of hyperpop goodness", and Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone called it a “fantastic disco reunion” that plays like a Brat-style "wedding toast".