Liv said the track, which departs from the dark pop style she's known for, "is about the sunrise that lives inside all of us... It's that free and independent force that cannot be controlled, that we need to protect and nurture, and that blossoms when we celebrate and lift each other up."

"No One Owns the Sunrise" follows her 2018 studio album . In the intervening years, she had a baby and focused on making visual art. The Copenhagen-born artist debuted back in 2014 with the EP and has collaborated with Angelo Badalamenti on the soundtrack for , a Danish film released in 2015.

The new single is out now independently via Fame Bear, with distribution via Awal.