Instead is a song by British singer-songwriter and YouTuber Emma Blackery. She originally released a demo version to YouTube on September 11, 2016 on her vlog channel and it was later released on her fifth EP Magnetised, on May 26th, 2017.

In Instead Emma talks to an ex (Possibly Luke Cutforth, considering “And now you’ve moved in with all your friends”) directly about the breakdown of their relationship and how hard she’s finding life without them.