THROWBACK: When Red Velvet SHATTERED all records by collaborating with Ellie Goulding and Diplo on Close to Me We are looking back at the time when Red Velvet stole the spotlight globally by collaborating with Ellie Goulding and Diplo on Ellie’s 2018 song Close to Me. Written By Pinkvilla Desk 1040934 reads Mumbai Updated: December 17, 2020 05:37 pm THROWBACK: When Red Velvet SHATTERED all records by collaborating with Ellie Goulding and Diplo on Close to Me Red Velvet and Ellie Goulding’s collaboration made headlines in April 2019, the girl-gang had their own take on the Korean remix of Ellie’s Close to Me, which included Red Velvet’s vocals in place of Swae Lee’s, and also featured American DJ Diplo. Close to Me was originally released on October 2018 and back the, the track featured producer Diplo, and singer Swae Lee. Premiered as the “hottest track in the world” by Billboard, the track garnered spots on worldwide music charts. This was not the first time when Ellie made news with her Korean fan base, prior to this collaboration, Ellie Goulding had been garnering attention in South Korea. Her songs Love Me Like You Do and How Long Will I Love You? have been well-received by listeners.