New Classic (Dolla album)

New Classic
Digital cover
Studio album by Dolla
Released	November 17, 2023 (2023-11-17)
Genre	Pop R&B EDM ballad hip-hop reggaeton
Length	20:56
Language	Malay English Spanish
Label	Universal Music Malaysia
Producer	Hyuk Shin Mrey, Papi Lee Bard
Dolla chronology
Dolla: Mini Album (2022) New Classic (2023)
Singles from New Classic
"Damelo (with Hard Lights)" Released: 4 August 2023 "Classic" Released: 18 November 2023

New Classic is the first studio album by Malaysian girl group Dolla. It was released by Universal Music Malaysia on the 17th of November 2023, and contains seven tracks including two singles, "Damelo" and "Classic", and an English version of its lead-single. Although being the second single released, the track "Classic" is the title track of the album.

Background and release

New Classic was first teased at the end of the music video for the albums lead-single "Damelo", with a snippet of the title track playing in the credits. On 3 November 2023, the official Dolla Instagram page made several posts announcing Dolla's first studio album, followed by posts of different symbols. These symbols each represented one of the seven songs on the tracklist, along with a timeline for the albums release for the 17th of November 2025. ^[1] On the 7th of Novemeber, concept pictures of the four members at the time; Angel, Tabby, Sabronzo & Syasya were released, alongside the album titles name "New Classic".

On 12 November, a mini trailer revealing the albums cover art was released, alongside concept face-shots of the members for the upcoming title track "Classic". Between the 12th and 13th, the entire seven song tracklist was revealed, alongside credits. Whilst on the 14th it was announced that the music video for "Classic" would release in 3 days alongside the album.

At 12am local time, the album was digitally released globally. ^[2] Whilst pre-ordering for merch and a physical CD album copy was opened on the 22nd of November. Additionally fragrance company Cerm would collab with Dolla to release a roll on fragrance. ^[3]

On 24 February 2025, Dolla announced that track 6 "BO$$ UP" would receive an exclusive dance video, with a trailer for the video following the next day. The video released three days later on the 28th and featured the CERM x DOLLA perfume. ^[4]

#DOLLAVILLA

#DOLLAVILLA was a promotive concert, held by Dolla on the 21st of November 2023, at The Diplomat KL, estate. Guests were privately invited to attend, mostly from the media. However fans were able to win passes for the experience. Tracks; "Classic", "Damelo" and "Drip" were performed at the concert.

Composition

Composition for New Classic began roughly one year prior to its release. The album's composition included award winning South Korean producer Hyuk Shin as well as incorporated various members of Dolla, particularly in the fourth track. ^[5]

The album's title track "Classic" has been described as "dominant, powerful and empowering" with a "cheerful bridge" and is the groups first anti-drop. "Damelo" the second track was described as a Techno-Latin, with a Latin vibe and was targeted towards the groups growing Latin American audience. ^[6]

Track listing

New Classic track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Production/Arrangement	Length
1.	"Classic"	Kyler Niko Paulina Cerrilla	Hyuk Shin MRey Papi Lee Tha Bard Kyler Niko Paulina Cerrilla	Hyuk Shin MRey Papi Lee Tha Bard	3:14
2.	"Damelo (featuring Hard Lights)"	Joshua Tan SYA	Joshua Tan	Joshua Tan	3:05
3.	"Masa"	Harli Rio	Harli Rio Alex Chally Keys	Rio Alex Chally Keys SonaOne	2:26
4.	"Drip"	Angel Tabby Syasya Brendan Lim Seng Meng Denise Chan Li-hsia Seow Seng Tack Wee Zhen Yong SYA	Angel Tabby Syasya Brendan Lim Seng Meng Denise Chan Li-hsia Seow Seng Tack Wee Zhen Yong	MFMF	2:32
5.	"Best Side"	Harli Rio	Harli Rio SonaOne	SonaOne	3:32
6.	"BO$$ UP"	JJean Charlotte Day Wilson	Hyuk Shin ByHVN JJean Charlotte Day Wilson	Hyuk Shin ByHVN	3:02
7.	"Damelo - English Version (featuring Hard Lights)"	Joshua Tan SYA	Joshua Tan	Joshua Tan	3:05
Total length:					20:56

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2025	Anugerah Meletop Era 2025 (AME 2025)	Meletop Era Song	"Classic"	TBA

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "New Classic"

Chart (2025)	Peak position	Song
Malaysia Domestic(RIM) [7]	4	"Damelo"

Release history

Release history for New Classic

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	17 November 2023	Digital download streaming	Universal Music Malaysia
Malaysia		CD

References

1. "DOLLA Content Schedule". Instagram. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
2. Leong, Adeline (20 November 2023). "DOLLA Releases First Album "New Classic" Along With Music Video | TRP". www.therakyatpost.com/. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
3. "'NEW CLASSIC' ALBUM PERTAMA KUMPULAN DOLLA TELAH DILANCARKAN". Oh! Media (in Burmese). 29 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
4. "Bo$$ Up EXCLUSIVE DANCE PERFORMANCE VIDEO 28.02.2024". Instagram (in Burmese). 25 February 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
5. "DOLLA Set To Redefine The Essence of A 'NEW CLASSIC' Bringing With It A New Attitude". Universal Music Group. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
6. "#Showbiz: Dolla reaches out to its Latina fans with 'Damelo' [NSTTV]". New Straits Times Business Times. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
7. "Top 10 Most Streamed Malay Singles In Malaysia". Recording Industry Association of Malaysia . Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 September 2023.