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The album's lead single in the United Kingdom, "Konichiwa Bitches", received positive reviews from critics due to its "hip-hop sensibilities" and ability to illustrate "the zeal [Robyn] takes in making music". [11] The song received limited airplay and reached number ninety-eight on the UK Singles Chart. [12] "With Every Heartbeat", a collaboration with Kleerup, was released as the second single in the UK. It reached number one on the UK chart, becoming Robyn's most successful single release in the UK. [13] The album's third UK single, "Handle Me", backed by remixes by Soul Seekerz, reached number seventeen. [13] "Be Mine!" was released as the album's fourth single on 14 January 2008, [14] reaching number ten in the UK. [13] "Who's That Girl" was the fifth UK single released from the album on 28 April 2008 and reached number twenty-six. [13] "Dream On" was released on 17 November 2008 as the lead single from the special edition of the Robyn album, peaking at number twenty-nine. [13]

"With Every Heartbeat" was released digitally on 29 January 2008 as the album's lead single in the United States. [15] It was serviced to dance clubs and DJs, eventually reaching number five on Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart, as well as number twelve on the Hot Dance Airplay chart. [16] "Handle Me" was released as the second US single on 1 April 2008, [17] reaching number five on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and number four on the Hot Dance Airplay chart. [16] "Cobrastyle", a cover of Teddybears 2004 song, was released as a double A-side single alongside "Konichiwa Bitches" in Australia in September 2007, [18] and peaked at number 17 in Sweden. [19]

Critical reception

Robyn
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Studio album by
Robyn
Released27 April 2005 (2005-04-27)
Recorded2004
StudioApmamman, Cosmos Studios (Stockholm)
Genre
Length38:12
Label Konichiwa
Producer
Robyn chronology
Robyn's Best
(2004)		Robyn
(2005)		 Det bästa med Robyn
(2006)
International cover
Robyn - Robyn (international).png
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 86/100 [20]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [21]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [22]
Entertainment Weekly A [23]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [24]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)A− [25]
NME 8/10 [26]
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [27]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [28]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [29]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [30]

Upon its release, Robyn received general acclaim from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 86, based on 17 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". [20] AllMusic editor Heather Phares called the album "a freewheeling, accomplished pop album that is so fresh that it could pass for a debut", and viewed it as "the pop tour de force that Robyn has always had in her". [21] Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly graded the album an A, referring to it as "hooky dance-pop greatness" and "[f]antastic all of the time". [23] Barry Walters of Spin stated that Robyn "flashes lyrical smarts that veer between wisecracking sass and heartbroken eloquence", and that the album "achieves the sort of pure pop perfection that her more mainstream records never did." [30] Rolling Stone 's Will Hermes concluded, "Sexy without being pandering, arty without being pretentious, Robyn is a public service: a record that can make indie-minded geeks dance without shame." [28] Priya Elan of the NME opined that the album "manages to piece together many of the elements of her chameleon-like career [...] and come up with what is the most inventive pop album you'll hear all year." [26]

Slant Magazine 's Sal Cinquemani expressed that the album is "definitely a slow-burner [...], but it's also everything pop music should be: provocative, poignant, inventive, and fun." [29] Daniel Rivera of PopMatters cited the album as Robyn's "most honest and infectious outing to date" and noted that "the most impressive thing about Robyn is just how timeless it is proving to be." [31] Stylus Magazine's Jessica Popper wrote that the album "manages to combine several of the currently popular music genres whilst still making a perfect pop album [...] It's one of the few Europop albums that not only deserves worldwide domination, but also has a really good chance of achieving it." [32] In a review for the Manchester Evening News , Paul Taylor described the album as "undeniably sexy" and dubbed Robyn "a mini-Madonna in the making". [33] Billboard 's Jill Menze commended the album for its "sassy and sweet dance pop gems". [34] In his consumer guide for MSN Music , critic Robert Christgau commented that he was "[initially] disoriented by the hype for 'With Every Heartbeat' [...] But without that add-on, which does grow on you the way pop breakthroughs will sometimes, this 2005 EU release might never have materialized here to prepare the way for Robyn 2010". [25] James Hunter of The Village Voice complimented its "fast electro arrangements tending toward the geometric" and found that "[Robyn's] appeal is questionable when she tries to sound like an American rapper, but on tracks where she just sings [...] she gives Europop a swift Swedish energy and presence". [35] Pitchfork reviewer Jess Harvell felt that Robyn's "pop fun is a bit knowing—she's 26 after all. But trust the Swedes. They know what they're doing with this sort of thing." [27]

Accolades

According to Metacritic, Robyn was the tenth best-reviewed album of 2008, [36] as well as the best-reviewed pop album of the 2000–09 decade. [37] Slant Magazine listed it as the second best album of 2008. [38] Entertainment Weekly ranked it at number four on its list of the 10 Best CDs of 2008, praising Robyn as "an autonomous, thrillingly eccentric dance diva capable of both wrenching techno ballads [...] and saucy, whip-smart kiss-offs". [39] Pitchfork, on its list of the Top 50 Albums of 2005, placed the album at number thirty-nine on its list and hailed Robyn as "one of the best things that happened to music this year that folks on the wrong side of the Atlantic never heard". [40] Pitchfork also included it at number sixty-eight on its list of The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s and stated that "[n]obody [...] made a more lovable pop album this decade than Robyn", describing it as "an indie-as-fuck fairytale: Freed from proto-Mouseketeer teen-pop servitude and inspired by the Knife, Robyn experiments across genres, emotes from the heart, and gradually amasses a netroots fanbase." [41] Aside from critics' lists, the album received a nomination for Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards, but lost out to Daft Punk's Alive 2007 . [42]

Robyn was listed by Pitchfork as the 68th best album of the 2000s, calling it the most "lovable album of the decade". [43]

Commercial performance

Robyn debuted at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart, becoming Robyn's first number-one album in her home country. [44] The album spent thirty-six weeks altogether on the chart, [44] and was certified platinum on 6 April 2006 for shipments in excess of 40,000 copies in Sweden. [45] The album reached the number thirty-five in Norway, and remained on the albums chart for one week. [46] Although the album had charted only in Sweden and Norway, it reached number sixty on the European Top 100 Albums chart on the issue dated 21 May 2005. [47] It became Robyn's first album to chart on the UK Albums Chart, where it debuted at number twenty on 19 August 2007, before climbing to number nineteen the following week. [48] On 13 January 2008, the album re-entered the top forty at number eighteen, [49] and eventually peaked at number eleven three weeks later. [50] On 14 December 2007, Robyn was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), [51] having sold 242,000 copies in the UK as of June 2010. [52] The album reached a new peak position of number forty-eight on the European Top 100 Albums chart dated 16 January 2008. [53]

In 2007, Robyn signed a North American distribution deal with Interscope Records. [54] She was asked by Interscope to include a rapper on the album to highlight its hip hop elements. In an interview with Metro Sweden, Robyn said she understood why the label wants her to include a rapper, but did not want to "work with Akon or some other lame rapper. I want to work with someone who's gangsta, like Snoop [Dogg] or Method Man". [55] Robyn was released in North America on 29 April 2008, entering the Billboard 200 at number 100 with first-week sales of 7,000 copies. [56] It would only spend one week on the chart, [57] and had sold 33,000 copies in the US by June 2010. [52] "Dream On" later appeared on the North American release of Robyn without Ola Salo's vocals. [58]

Track listing

Swedish edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Curriculum Vitae" (featuring Swingfly)
K. ÅhlundK. Åhlund1:53
2."Who's That Girl"Robyn
The Knife3:47
3."Handle Me"K. ÅhlundK. ÅhlundK. Åhlund3:47
4."Robotboy"K. Åhlund
K. Åhlund3:31
5."Be Mine!"
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
K. ÅhlundK. Åhlund3:27
6."Bionic Woman" (Interlude)   0:16
7."Crash and Burn Girl"
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
K. Åhlund3:35
8."Tomteverkstan" (Interlude)   0:17
9."Konichiwa Bitches"
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
K. Åhlund2:37
10."Bum Like You"
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
K. Åhlund3:42
11."Eclipse"K. ÅhlundK. ÅhlundK. Åhlund3:29
12."Should Have Known" (new recording)
  • Robyn
  • Kronlund
  • Robyn
  • Kronlund
Fabian "Phat Fabe" Torsson3:59
13."Anytime You Like"Robyn
  • Robyn
  • Johan Liljedahl
  • Patrik Berger
  • Berger
  • Liljedahl [a]
3:52
Total length:38:12
International edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Curriculum Vitae" (featuring Swingfly)
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
K. ÅhlundK. Åhlund1:53
2."Konichiwa Bitches"
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
K. Åhlund2:37
3."Cobrastyle"
  • K. Åhlund
  • J. Åhlund
  • Patrick Arve
  • Ewart Brown
  • Torsson
  • Troy Rami
  • David Parker
  • Sylvia Robinson
  • K. Åhlund
  • J. Åhlund
  • Arve
  • Brown
  • Torsson
  • Rami
  • Parker
  • Robinson
 Teddybears 4:10
4."Handle Me"K. ÅhlundK. ÅhlundK. Åhlund3:47
5."Bum Like You" (new recording)
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
K. Åhlund3:28
6."Be Mine!"
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
K. ÅhlundK. Åhlund3:27
7."With Every Heartbeat" (with Kleerup)Robyn
Kleerup4:13
8."Who's That Girl"Robyn
  • Robyn
  • The Knife
  • Kronlund
The Knife3:47
9."Bionic Woman"   0:16
10."Crash and Burn Girl"
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
K. Åhlund3:35
11."Robotboy" (new recording)K. Åhlund
  • K. Åhlund
  • J. Åhlund
K. Åhlund3:31
12."Eclipse"K. ÅhlundK. ÅhlundK. Åhlund3:29
13."Should Have Known" (new recording)
  • Robyn
  • Kronlund
  • Robyn
  • Kronlund
Torsson3:59
14."Any Time You Like"Robyn
  • Robyn
  • Liljedahl
  • Berger
  • Berger
  • Liljedahl [a]
3:52
Total length:46:04
UK re-release and Australian edition bonus track [59] [60]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
15."Jack U Off" Prince Prince
  • Berger
  • Liljedahl [a]
2:16
US edition bonus tracks [61]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
15."Dream On"K. Åhlund
Falk3:15
16."Handle Me" (RedOne Remix)K. ÅhlundK. ÅhlundK. Åhlund4:09
US Digital bonus track [58]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
17."Bum Like You" (Alt. Version)
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
K. Åhlund3:39
US Borders limited edition bonus track [62]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
16."Robotboy" (Alternate Version)K. Åhlund
  • K. Åhlund
  • J. Åhlund
K. Åhlund3:28
European special edition bonus track [63]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
15."Dream On" (New Version)K. Åhlund
  • Robyn
  • Falk
  • K. Åhlund
Falk3:14
European special edition bonus DVD [63]
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Konichiwa Bitches" (video)Johan Sandberg and Henrik Timonen 
2."With Every Heartbeat" (with Kleerup) (video)StyleWar 
3."Handle Me" (video) Johan Renck  
4."Be Mine!" (new version) (video)Max Vitali 
5."Be Mine!" (old version) (video)Lukas Hammar 
6."Interview"  
UK special edition bonus tracks [64]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
15."Dream On"K. Åhlund
  • Robyn
  • Falk
  • K. Åhlund
Falk3:14
16."Keep This Fire Burning" (2008 Mix)
  • Remee
  • Robyn
  • Ulf Lindström
  • Johan Ekhé
  • Remee
  • Robyn
  • Lindström
  • Ekhé
  • Ghost
  • Robyn
3:41
17."Show Me Love" (2008 Mix)
  • Robyn
  • Martin
  • Robyn
  • Markus Jägerstedt
2:29
18."Jack U Off"PrincePrince
  • Berger
  • Liljedahl [a]
2:17
2020 Record Store Day re-release [65]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Curriculum Vitae" (featuring Swingfly)
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
K. ÅhlundK. Åhlund1:53
2."Konichiwa Bitches"
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
K. Åhlund2:37
3."Cobrastyle"
  • K. Åhlund
  • J. Åhlund
  • Patrick Arve
  • Ewart Brown
  • Torsson
  • Troy Rami
  • David Parker
  • Robinson
  • K. Åhlund
  • J. Åhlund
  • Arve
  • Brown
  • Torsson
  • Rami
  • Parker
  • Robinson
Teddybears4:10
4."Handle Me"K. ÅhlundK. ÅhlundK. Åhlund3:47
5."Bum Like You" (new recording)
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
K. Åhlund3:28
6."Be Mine!"
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
K. ÅhlundK. Åhlund3:27
7."With Every Heartbeat" (with Kleerup)Robyn
  • Robyn
  • Kleerup
Kleerup4:13
8."Who's That Girl"Robyn
  • Robyn
  • The Knife
  • Kronlund
The Knife3:47
9."Dream On"K. Åhlund
  • Robyn
  • Falk
  • K. Åhlund
Falk3:15
10."Bionic Woman"   0:16
11."Crash and Burn Girl"
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
  • Robyn
  • K. Åhlund
K. Åhlund3:35
12."Robotboy"K. Åhlund
  • K. Åhlund
  • J. Åhlund
K. Åhlund3:31
13."Eclipse"K. ÅhlundK. ÅhlundK. Åhlund3:29
14."Should Have Known" (new recording)
  • Robyn
  • Kronlund
  • Robyn
  • Kronlund
Torsson3:59
15."Any Time You Like"Robyn
  • Robyn
  • Liljedahl
  • Berger
  • Berger
  • Liljedahl [a]
3:52
16."Jack U Off" Prince Prince
  • Berger
  • Liljedahl [a]
2:17

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Robyn. [66] [67]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [45] Platinum60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [51] Gold242,000 [52]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateEditionLabel
Sweden [2] 27 April 2005Standard Konichiwa
Norway [2] 9 May 2005
France [76] 2 April 2007
United Kingdom [77]
Germany [78] 10 August 2007 Ministry of Sound
United Kingdom [79] 13 August 2007Re-release
  • Konichiwa
  • Island
Australia [60] 5 October 2007Standard Modular
United States [61] 29 April 2008
Japan [80] 14 May 2008 Universal
Germany [63] 29 August 2008SpecialMinistry of Sound
United Kingdom [64] 24 November 2008
  • Konichiwa
  • Island
Various29 August 2020 RSD Limited Edition

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The Body Talk Tour is a concert tour by Swedish singer-songwriter Robyn. The tour was announced in conjunction with the release of her sixth studio album, Body Talk Pt. 2. Previously, Robyn toured the United States in the summer of 2010 with the All Hearts Tour. The tour began on October 7, 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Call Your Girlfriend</span> 2011 single by Robyn

"Call Your Girlfriend" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn, taken from her seventh studio album, Body Talk (2010). It was released as the album's second single on 1 April 2011. The song was written by Robyn, Klas Åhlund and Alexander Kronlund. Åhlund handled production, with assistance by Billboard. In the song, Robyn portrays a woman who begs her new partner to break up with an old girlfriend, and advises on how to do it gently. "Call Your Girlfriend" is an electropop ballad with synths and a buzzing rhythm.

<i>Honey</i> (Robyn album) 2018 studio album by Robyn

Honey is the eighth studio album by Swedish singer Robyn, and her first since Body Talk (2010). It was released on 26 October 2018 through Konichiwa, Island and Interscope Records. It features the singles "Missing U", "Honey", "Ever Again", "Beach 2k20", and "Baby Forgive Me". The song "Send to Robin Immediately" also served as part of the promotional campaign for the singer's clothing line collaboration with Björn Borg.

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