Swimming Pool (Florrie song)

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"Swimming Pool"
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Single cover
Single by Florrie
ReleasedAugust 30, 2024 (2024-08-30)
Genre Synth-pop
Length3:24
Label Xenomania UK Limited
Composer(s)
Producer(s)
Florrie singles chronology
"Looking for Love"
(2024)		"Swimming Pool"
(2024)
Music video
"Swimming Pool" on YouTube

"Swimming Pool" is a song by English singer-songwriter, drummer and model, Florrie. It was released on 30 August 2024 through Xenomania UK Limited. [1] It marks her first single since the release of her debut album The Lost Ones (2024). [2] It was written by Arnold, Ben Taylor, Brian Higgins, Cameron Williams-Hill, Xan Griffin. and Yoad Nevo. It was produced by Arnold, Taylor and Higgins. [3]

Contents

Background

"Swimming Pool" is a synth-pop track with disco influences, which are blended with bass lines and guitar riffs, and features Florrie’s signature drums. [4] [5] Florrie first teased the track at the start of August, she revelead that she wrote the song last summer and that she "wanted to put it out for a while, but didn't feel like it fit on the album thematically". [6]

To promote the release of the song, Florrie posted different pictures, and asked her fans to help her to decide which one should be chosen as the single artwork. [7]

Reception

The song was met with positive reviews by music critics. Sam Taylor, for Dork magazine, described the song as a "carefree summer single". [6] Jo Forrest for Total Entertainment praised the song dubbing it as "playful" and "perfect to wrap up the summer", Forrest described Florrie's vocal performance as "ethereal", as well calling it a future "fan-favorite". [4]

Music video

An accompanying music video was shot and edited by long-time collaborator Archie Campbell. [8] It depicts Arnold wearing a red bathing suit with sunglasses in a swimming pool along with several red floating devices. The music video was released alongside the song on Florrie's YouTube channel, on August 30, 2024. [9] [10]

Track listing

  1. "Swimming Pool" – 3:24
  1. "Swimming Pool" (Pool Party House Mix) – 3:28
  2. "Swimming Pool" – 3:24
  1. "Swimming Pool" (Deep End Mix) – 3:20
  2. "Swimming Pool" (Pool Party House Mix) – 3:28
  3. "Swimming Pool" – 3:24

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Swimming Pool"
RegionDateFormatLabelVersionRef.
Various
30 August 2024
Original
 [13]
4 October 2024
Pool Party House Mix
 [11]
18 October 2024
Deep End Mix
 [12]

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Florrie: "Swimming Pool"". The Autumn Roses. 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  3. ↑ Spotify, Florrie (30 August 2024). "Swimming Pool - Single by Florrie". Spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  4. 1 2 Forrest, Jo (2024-08-31). "Florrie releases new single 'Swimming Pool'". TotalNtertainment. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  5. ↑ "Florrie - Swimming Pool [Video]". zonenights.com (in European Spanish). 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  6. 1 2 Taylor, Sam (2024-08-30). "Florrie has released a new carefree summer single, 'Swimming Pool'". Dork. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  7. ↑ @florrie, Florrie (13 August 2024). "SWIMMING POOL out AUGUST 30TH ⛱️ I need your help choosing artwork! Comment 1,2,3 or 4 👇🏼📷 - @acearchie the best". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  8. ↑ "Archie Campbell". Archie Campbell. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  9. ↑ florriemusic (2024-08-30). Florrie – Swimming Pool (Official Video) . Retrieved 2024-09-02– via YouTube.
  10. ↑ Veevers, Brendon. "Music Video: Florrie – 'Swimming Pool' – Renowned For Sound" . Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  11. 1 2 Swimming Pool (Pool Party House Mix) - Single by Florrie, Spotify, 2024-10-04, retrieved 2024-11-17
  12. 1 2 Swimming Pool (Deep End Mix) - Single by Florrie, Spotify, 2024-10-18, retrieved 2024-11-17
  13. ↑ "Florrie – "Swimming Pool"". chorus.fm. 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
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