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"Levitating"
Song by Dua Lipa
from the album Future Nostalgia
Released27 March 2020 (2020-03-27)
GenreElectro-disco
Length3:23
LabelWarner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Future Nostalgia track listing
Template:Future Nostalgia (Dua Lipa album) track listing
Lyric video
"Levitating" on YouTube

"Levitating" is a song by English singer Dua Lipa from her second studio album Future Nostalgia (2020).

Background

"Levitating" was written in a studio session between Lipa, Clarence Coffee Jr., Sarah Hudson and Stephen Kozmeniuk where they were inspired by ordering doughnuts and "levitating" because of how much sugar they had.[1][2] Lipa stated that the song helped dictate what the rest of Future Nostalgia would sound like and it was the first time where "everything made sense" and where she captured both the "future" and "nostalgia" elements.[2] Lipa spoke about the song in an interview with Apple Music:

This is the first song I wrote where I really felt I had everyone on board with the concept of the album. When I was writing it, I felt like I was in Austin Powers and was like, ‘If I do a video for this, Mike Myers has to be in it.’ It had to be fun and bubbly but with lyrics that felt really smart. This is about me exploring happy songs and doing something that’s not ‘dance crying.’ It’s about having fun and meeting someone and falling in love and thinking, ‘You’ve probably met me at the perfect time, let’s just go for it.’ It’s the feeling when love makes you feel like you’re levitating. It’s otherworldly. Things get quite Daft Punk-y here, but it’s playful, and the middle eight is almost like my British version of Blondie’s rapping. I felt like I needed to get my British side across as well on this record, because sometimes people don't actually know where I’m from.[3]

Composition

"Levitating" is an electro-disco song[4] that features a "rubbery bassline", "syncopated handclaps"[5] and vocoder-heavy backing vocals.[6] The song was composed in the key of F♯ minor with a tempo of 103 beats per minute.[7][8] The song has an overall space theme with many outer space references.[9][6] The bridge of the song features a rap from Lipa which was inspired by Blondie.[9]

Critical reception

Laura Snapes of The Guardian said that the song "blooms like a row of tropical flowers".[10] Mike Neid of Idolator stated that the song is a "starry-eyed love song" and is "straight up sugar rush".[11] He also said that the song "has no shortage of potential as an eventual single".[11]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Greece (IFPI)[13] 97
Lithuania (AGATA)[14] 41
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[15] 6
Portugal (AFP)[16] 83
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[17] 62
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] 71
UK Audio Streaming (OCC)[19] 51

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 27 March 2020
Warner [3]

References

  1. ^ Ganz, Caryn (7 April 2020). "Dua Lipa's Unplanned, Uncertain, Unprecedented Album Launch". New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b Lipa, Dua (27 March 2020). "Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia Livestream PART 2 - #StayHome #WithMe". YouTube. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ^ Yeung, Neil Z. "Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. ^ Daly, Rhian (24 March 2020). "Dua Lipa – 'Future Nostalgia' review". NME. Retrieved 14 April 2020. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  6. ^ a b Megarry, Daniel (26 March 2020). "We ranked every track on Dua Lipa's excellent new album Future Nostalgia". Gay Times. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Key & BPM for Levitating by Dua Lipa". TuneBat. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  8. ^ Savage, Mark (2 April 2020). "Dua Lipa interview: How I released an album from lockdown". BBC. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b Ahmed, Insanul (28 March 2020). "How Blondie Inspired Dua Lipa's "Levitating"". Genius. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  10. ^ Snapes, Laura (27 March 2020). "Dua Lipa: Future Nostalgia review – a true pop visionary". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. ^ a b Nied, Mike (30 March 2020). "Album Review: Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia' Is A Perfect Pop Escape". Idolator. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Dua Lipa / Future Nostalgia / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  13. ^ "IFPI Charts". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  14. ^ "2020 14-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  15. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Dua Lipa – Levitating". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  17. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 202014 into search. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 14". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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