Halloween has a closing time. “Phantom” does not. Sara Diana’s new pop/dance single, and it behaves like the last great song of the night.

You know the one. The room ignores the lights and asks for one more. It is a small trick, and a smart one.

She is 20, a singer-songwriter, and she records independently. Her catalogue so far runs through “Her Hair’s Like Fire,” “Body Ache,” “Vegas” and “Pocket Poetry.”

Across that run, she has earned a reputation for poetic storytelling, raw emotion and powerful vocals. That independence means the sound answers to nobody but her.

Her songs turn complicated feelings and difficult relationships into cinematic scenes. “Phantom” adds a new colour to that picture.

It takes her further into high energy pop/dance, and it arrives with an official video that gives the song’s imagery a visual life.

The sound feels widescreen and atmospheric, the kind of breadth that gives a pop record room to breathe. Here, that space serves speed.

The track pushes forward with dance-floor momentum, and the vocal rides the rush instead of fighting it. Sara Diana has a powerful voice, and she uses it with control as well as force.

Her voice leads, and the beat never crowds it. That discipline keeps the song from turning into noise. The result feels bold and immediate, with the volume turned all the way up.

Theatre people leave one bulb burning on an empty stage after the audience goes home. They call it the ghost light. Every theatre keeps one, even when the stage goes dark for months.

The tradition is partly practical and partly superstition, and it exists to keep the building company. That image fits “Phantom” almost too well. The song is what happens when the party ends but the feeling does not.

Sara Diana takes a word that usually means fear and turns it into something closer to company. The title is spooky, but the experience is warm.

It sets its pace early and never really lets go. The invitation is simple: turn the volume up and lose yourself for a few minutes. That invitation carries the whole point, and the story stays simple enough for you to fit your own night into it.

Halloween party playlists will take it, and late-night drives will take it too. The video adds another layer, with imagery that matches the song’s cinematic mood.

The best moment comes when the vocal and the beat pull in the same direction. By the end, you are not thinking about the ghost.

You are thinking about pressing play again.

This one suits pop listeners who like a dark streak in their dance music. It also suits anyone who has wanted a night to last longer than the calendar allows.

More importantly, it gives Sara Diana room to grow. She has already shown that she can write a story. Now she has shown that she can write a moment.

For an emerging artist, that second skill is the one that travels. New music fans should keep her on their radar. Playlist editors will find plenty to work with.

“Phantom” is out now on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music, with a video ready for anyone who wants the full picture. Press play before midnight.

Then see how long you can keep the night going. And when it finally ends, play it again.