Talk to Me (Robyn song)

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"Talk to Me"
Robyn - Sexistential Talk to Me.jpg
Single by Robyn
from the album Sexistential
A-side "Sexistential"
Released7 January 2026 (2026-01-07)
Genre
Length3:19
Label
Songwriters
Producers
  • Klas Åhlund
  • Oscar Holter
Robyn singles chronology
"Dopamine"
(2025)		"Talk to Me" / "Sexistential"
(2026)
Music video
"Talk to Me" on YouTube

"Talk to Me" is a song by Swedish singer Robyn from her ninth studio album Sexistential (2026). Konichiwa and Young released it as the album's second single on 7 January 2026 as a double A-side with "Sexistential".

Contents

Background and composition

Robyn wrote the lyrics for "Talk to Me" during the COVID-19 pandemic "when there was no way to be physical"; she said, "I like talkers, that turns me on." [1] Composer credit is shared between her, Klas Åhlund, Oscar Holter, and Max Martin. [2] It marked her first collaboration with Martin since "Time Machine" from Body Talk (2010). [1] Åhlund and Holter produced "Talk to Me", a dance-pop and synth-pop song and an "ode to phone sex and healthy communication". [3] [4]

Critical reception

Coleman Spilde of Salon.com described "Talk to Me" as "the more accessible" of it and "Sexistential". [5]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Talk to Me" was directed by Casper Sejersen. [6]

Track listing

  1. "Talk to Me" – 3:19
  2. "Sexistential" – 2:20

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from Tidal. [2]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Talk to Me"
Chart (2026)Peak
position
Latvia Airplay (LaIPA) [8] 9
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] 18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [10] 43

References

  1. 1 2 Martoccio, Angie (7 January 2026). "Robyn Returns With New Album 'Sexistential': 'The Purpose of My Life Is to Stay Horny'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Sexistential / Talk to Me / Robyn / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Green, Walden (7 January 2026). "'Sexistential' / 'Talk to Me'". Pitchfork . Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Brandle, Lars (8 January 2026). "Robyn Unleashes 'Sexistential' Rap Attack on 'The Late Show': Watch". Billboard . Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Spilde, Coleman (10 January 2026). "Robyn reframes motherhood and desire". Salon.com . Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Robyn Readies 'Sexistential' For March Release". Spin . 7 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Sexistential / Talk to Me – Single by Robyn". Apple Music . Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Latvijas mūzikas topā debitē jauni līderi un jaunas dziesmas" [New leaders and new songs debut in Latvian music charts] (in Latvian). TV Net  [ lv ]. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 3, 2026". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 22 November 2025.
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