Blue Lips is the third studio album by Swedish singer Tove Lo. It was released on 17 November 2017 by Island Records. Blue Lips is considered the second half of a two-piece concept album that describe "highs,lows and ultimate demise of a relationship." Its chapters "Light Beams" and "Pitch Black" succeed the chapters "Fairy Dust" and "Fire Fade" from her previous album Lady Wood (2016).
Charlotte Emma Aitchison,known professionally as Charli XCX,is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill,Essex,Charli XCX began posting songs on Myspace in 2008 before entering the London rave scene. She signed a recording contract with Asylum Records in 2010,releasing a series of singles and mixtapes throughout 2011 and 2012. She later featured on "I Love It" with Swedish duo Icona Pop,with the song becoming her first number-one in the UK and receiving global success. Her debut studio album,True Romance (2013),was released to positive reviews but failed to meet commercial expectations.
"I Love It" is a song by Swedish synth-pop duo Icona Pop featuring vocals from British singer Charli XCX. It was released as a single in May 2012 as a digital download in Sweden,where it peaked at number two on the singles chart. The song was added to their debut studio album,Icona Pop,as well as their EP Iconic and their debut international album,This Is... Icona Pop. "I Love It" was written by Charli XCX,Patrik Berger,and Style of Eye,with production handled by the latter two.
"You're the One" is a song by British singer Charli XCX,released as her fifth single on 14 June 2012 exclusively in Australia under Warner Music,and the third single from her debut EP of the same name,and her major-label debut studio album True Romance (2013).
English singer Charli XCX has released six studio albums,five mixtapes,three extended plays,one live album,one soundtrack album,one remix album,two DJ mixes,48 singles,and 13 promotional singles. In 2007,XCX began recording her debut album on a loan granted by her parents. Titled 14,after her age at the time,it received only a restricted public release. Two singles,"!Franchesckaar!" and double A-side "Emelline" / "Art Bitch",were released in late 2008 under Orgy Music. In June 2012,Charli XCX released her first mixtape,titled Heartbreaks and Earthquakes,a one-track file consisting of eight songs. A second mixtape,titled Super Ultra,was released in November of the same year. Charli XCX's major-label debut studio album,True Romance,was released in April 2013,and peaked at number 85 on the UK Albums Chart. While failing to appear on any main album charts internationally,the album reached number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States and number 11 on the ARIA Hitseekers chart in Australia. The album spawned five singles—"Stay Away","Nuclear Seasons","You're the One","You " and "What I Like". In 2012,Charli XCX was featured on Icona Pop's song "I Love It",which peaked at number one in the UK and reached the top 10 in various countries including the US,Canada,Ireland and Germany.
Ellinor Miranda Salome Olovsdotter,known professionally as Elliphant,is a Swedish singer,rapper and songwriter. Her sound was initially created together with the Swedish production duo Jungle,which consists of Tim Denéve and Ted Krotkiewski. The music they created together caught the attention of TEN Music Group,to which Elliphant signed in 2011. Elliphant also supported Major Lazer,the side project of American producer and DJ Diplo,on their 2015 European tour.
Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson,known professionally as Tove Lo,is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has been called "Sweden's darkest pop export" by Rolling Stone. She is known for her raw,grunge-influenced take on pop music. Out referred to her autobiographical lyrical content as making her "the saddest girl in Sweden".
Swedish singer and songwriter Tove Lo has released five studio albums,three extended plays (EP),33 singles,seven promotional singles and 37 music videos. Lo started her career as the lead singer and songwriter in math rock band Tremblebee from 2006 until 2009. In 2011,she signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music,and started recording songs. She self-released "Love Ballad" as her debut single in October 2012. The next year,Lo released "Habits",which received positive feedback from music blogs and led her to sign a record deal with Universal Music Group. Lo's first EP,Truth Serum,was released under the label on 3 March 2014,and entered the top 20 in Norway and Sweden. Three singles were released from the EP,including a remixed version of "Habits" by production duo Hippie Sabotage,re-titled as "Stay High". The track peaked at number 13 in Sweden and reached the top ten of the charts in Australia,New Zealand,and the United Kingdom.
Alma-Sofia Miettinen,known professionally as Alma,is a Finnish singer and songwriter. Beginning her career in 2013,she placed fifth in the seventh season of the Finnish version of Idol. Her breakthrough came in 2015 when she was featured on the single "Muuta ku mä" by Sini Sabotage,and was subsequently signed to Universal Music Group.
The discography of Finnish singer-songwriter Alma consists of two studio albums,seven extended plays,29 singles,three guest appearances and 26 music videos. In addition to her own releases,Alma has also been a songwriter for other artists including Miley Cyrus and Lindsay Lohan.
"Disco Tits" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo. It was released on 7 September 2017 as the lead single from Lo's third studio album,Blue Lips, and it was her first release after the short film Fire Fade. The song was released on Spotify a week prior to the song's official release,but was removed soon after.
"Cycles" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo,from her third studio album,Blue Lips. It was released on 17 November 2017 as a promotional single. It was written by Tove Lo,Joe Janiak,Ludvig Söderberg and produced by The Struts. Lyrically,it talks about being trapped in a never-ending relationship loop. A music video directed by Malia James was released on 4 December 2018.
Pop 2 is the fourth mixtape by English singer Charli XCX,released on 15 December 2017 by Asylum Records. Executively produced by A. G. Cook of PC Music,sessions for the mixtape began several months before its release and featured a wide variety of guest contributions. The mixtape was backed by its only single "Out of My Head" featuring Alma and Tove Lo,released exactly one week before its release.
"Unlock It" is a song by English singer Charli XCX featuring German singer Kim Petras and American rapper Jay Park. It was released on 11 December 2017 as the first promotional single from XCX's fourth mixtape Pop 2 (2017). The track samples A. G. Cook's "Beautiful" and premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show on the day of release. Reviewers praised "Unlock It",especially its lyrics. A mashup of the song with Tinashe's "Superlove" went viral on TikTok in 2021,shortly after which XCX renamed the track "Unlock It (Lock It)" to fan discontent. In 2022,Piri &Tommy released a cover that Vice rated as the 14th best song of 2022.
"Glad He's Gone" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Tove Lo for her fourth studio album Sunshine Kitty (2019). It was released worldwide on 31 May 2019 and serviced to American contemporary hit radio stations on 18 June 2019 by Republic Records as the album's lead single. The song was written by Lo and its producers the Struts and Shellback. "Glad He's Gone" is an electropop,pop and ambient pop song with lyrics featuring Lo looking out for and talking to a friend who has a demanding boyfriend.
"White Mercedes" is a song by English singer-songwriter Charli XCX. It was released on 23 October 2019 by Asylum and Atlantic UK as the fourth and final single from her third studio album Charli (2019). It was written by Charli XCX and produced by A.G. Cook,Andrew Watt and Happy Perez. The song is an emotional pop ballad about burning through a relationship with her boyfriend and throwing it away. An accompanying music video for the single,directed by Colin Solal Cardo,features Charli interacting with a sports car,a horse and a monster truck,all colored in white.
"Bad as the Boys" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo featuring Finnish singer Alma,released on 2 August 2019 as the second single from her fourth album Sunshine Kitty. It marks Lo and Alma's third collaboration,following their feature on Charli XCX's 2017 single "Out of My Head" and the remix of Lo's 2018 single "Bitches".
"Out of My Head" is a song by English singer Charli XCX,featuring Swedish singer Tove Lo and Finnish singer Alma. It was released as the lead single from her fourth mixtape Pop 2 on 8 December 2017 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records UK.
