Moments (Tove Lo song)

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"Moments"
Tove Lo - Moments.png
Single by Tove Lo
from the album Queen of the Clouds
Released27 October 2015 (2015-10-27)
Recorded2014; Wolf Cousins Studios (Stockholm)
Genre
Length3:22
Label Republic
Songwriter(s) Ebba Nilsson
Producer(s) Mattman & Robin
Tove Lo singles chronology
"Timebomb"
(2015)
"Moments"
(2015)
"Scars"
(2016)
Music video
"Moments" on YouTube

"Moments" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Tove Lo. It was released to American contemporary hit radio on 27 October 2015 through Republic Records. [1] It serves as the fourth and final single from her debut studio album, Queen of the Clouds (2014). [2] [3] A remixes EP was released on 4 March 2016, featuring remixes by Seeb, Felix Snow and Samuraii. [4] A new version of the track was included on the Blueprint Edition of her debut studio album.

Contents

Composition

"Moments" was written by Tove Lo, while its production was handled by Mattman and Robin. It is a synth-pop and electropop song, with elements of dark pop.

Music video

A music video for "Moments", directed by Tim Erem, was released on 21 October 2015. Natalie Weiner of Billboard wrote that "the video follows Tove Lo through a fairly wild (and intoxicated) night as she sings about her lovable imperfections." [5] American duo singers Niki and Gabi released a cover version on April 29, 2016. [6]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various16 September 2014 Digital download (promotional single) Universal [7]
United States27 October 2015 Contemporary hit radio Republic [1]
Germany20 November 2015Digital download
[8]
[9]
Canada4 March 2016Digital download – The RemixesUniversal [10]
United States [11]

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