Los Angeles, April 8 (TIWN) Singer Selena Gomez says having a boyfriend is "nowhere near the top" of her priority list amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 'Lose You to Love Me' singer stressed that her new song 'Boyfriend', was written long before the coronavirus pandemic rocked the world and her focus now is on "safety, unity, and recovery" for everyone.  She said on Instagram: "Many of you know how excited I've been to release a song called 'Boyfriend.' It's a lighthearted song about falling down and getting back up time and time again in love, but also knowing that you don't need anyone other than yourself to be happy. 

"We wrote it long before our current crisis, but in the context of today, I want to be clear that a boyfriend is nowhere near the top of my list of priorities. Just like the rest of the world, I'm praying for safety, unity and recovery during this pandemic."  'Boyfriend' will appear on the new deluxe version of Selena's album, 'Rare' - which will also feature two other new songs, 'She' and 'Souvenir', and Selena is planning to mark the release of the record on 9 April with a donation to the PLUS1 COVID-19 Relief Fund, as well as giving $1 from every order of the LP through her own store to the organisation.