It would be fair to say quite a lot has changed in Cheryl Cole's personal life since the release of her last record.
During that time, the 27-year-old has been struck down by malaria and divorced her husband, footballer Ashley.
However, despite her woes, Mrs Cole has been determined to continue with her burgeoning music career.
In the aftermath of her marriage breakdown and as she recovered from her illness this summer, the singer headed to Los Angeles to continue work on the new record.
This morning, the new track, called Promise This, was aired for the first time on Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles’ breakfast programme.
Somewhat unsurprisingly it won rave reviews from her fans on the Internet. The new album will follow in November.
Now these photographs from the video for the new single have emerged.
They show Mrs Cole – with simply styled swept-back hair – as a ballerina as well as dancing with a mystery man dressed all in black.
The video was directed by Sophie Muller, who has worked with stars including Beyonce Knowles, Coldplay, Gwen Stefani and the Kings Of Leon.
The singer's ballet background harks back to her childhood when she won a sponsorship at the age of nine to study at the Royal Ballet Summer School in London.
Mrs Cole was granted her decree nisi from Chelsea and England footballer Ashley Cole at the beginning of this month.
The pair, who married in July 2006, separated in February after he was accused of cheating on her with a number of women.
She then contracted malaria following a trip to Tanzania in June.
The Girls Aloud star's first album 3 Words went to No1 last November as did her debut solo single Fight For This Love
