Disco Tits
"Disco Tits" | ||||
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Single by Tove Lo | ||||
from the album Blue Lips | ||||
Released | 7 September 2017 | |||
Recorded | April 2017 | |||
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Length | 3:43 | |||
Label | Republic | |||
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Producer(s) | The Struts | |||
Tove Lo singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Disco Tits" on YouTube |
"Disco Tits" (stylized in all lowercase on the tracklist) is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo. It was released on 7 September 2017 as the lead single from Lo's third studio album, Blue Lips,[3][4] and it was her first release after the short film Fire Fade.[5] The song was released on Spotify a week prior to the song's official release, but was removed soon after.[6]
Composition[]
"Disco Tits" is a disco- and house-inflected[7][8] electroclash[1] and dance-pop[2] song. The song moves at a tempo of 110 beats per minute.[9] According to the singer, "Disco Tits" is about "losing yourself with your new found love."[10]
We were at Coachella, and I had just performed. I was wearing this see-through top that looked like a disco ball exploded all over my boobs. I got offstage, and my boyfriend, he just turns around and goes, "Hey disco tits, let's go." And I was like, "Wow, that's me."
— Tove Lo on the inspiration for "Disco Tits", [11]
Critical reception[]
Tom Breihan of Stereogum praised the song's "sexy-deadpan delivery and its chilly throb."[12] Hilary Hughes of MTV wrote that the song "is a banger to blast as you're getting hyped for a night out, and an anthem to keep you on the dance floor once you get there all rolled up in a single song." She additionally wrote that "it's definitely not for the faint of heart."[13] Mike Wass of Idolator wrote that the song "retreats to the druggy dance-pop of Queen of the Clouds."[2] David Sikorski of Ear Milk called the song "a sweat dripping retro club banger that we just can't get enough of."[9] Media site Uproxx described the song as "a disco-inspired take on a modern club banger that has some Robyn vibes."[7]
Year-end lists[]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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BuzzFeed | 50 Best Pop Songs of 2017 | 5
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Stereogum | Top 40 Pop Songs of 2017 | 36
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Billboard | Top 100 Best Songs of 2017 | 51
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Music video[]
The song's music video, directed by Tim Erem, premiered on 5 October 2017, via Lo's Vevo channel. The video begins with Tove Lo on a family-friendly talk show with a puppet. When being asked to describe the name "Lady Wood" she says a banned word. She then flirts with the puppet and invites him on a raunchy road trip filled with drugs and sex. The video was described by media as "titillating" and "riotous". Chris Malone of Billboard analyzed the music video by saying "while she [Lo] and the Muppet engage in foreplay, a handsome Swedish-looking man begins to take the place of the Muppet, presumably as a metaphor for her escapades (and sexcapades) with human men".[17][18] As of 23 February 2021, the clip has over 11,000,000 views on YouTube.
Track listing[]
- Digital download[4]
- "Disco Tits" – 3:44
- Remixes[19]
- "Disco Tits" (Oliver Remix) – 4:23
- "Disco Tits" (Beatanger Remix) – 6:30
- "Disco Tits" (KREAM Remix) – 2:59
- Remixes (Part II)[20]
- "Disco Tits" (Chris Lake Remix) – 5:02
- "Disco Tits" (LENNO Remix) – 4:02
- "Disco Tits" (MK Remix) – 5:02
Personnel[]
- Tove Lo – lead vocals, songwriting
- Jakob Jerlström – songwriting, production
- Ludvig Söderberg – songwriting, production
- Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
- John Hanes – assistant mixer
- Serban Ghenea – mixer
- Fat Max Gsus – additional vocals
Charts[]
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[22] | 6 |
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[23] | 91 |
Scotland (OCC)[24] | 94 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] | 55 |
UK Download (OCC)[26] | 89 |
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[27] | 119 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[28] | 1 |
Sales[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States | None | 5,498[29] |
Release history[]
Region | Release date | Format | Ref. |
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Worldwide | 7 September 2017 | Digital download | [4] |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Breihan, Tom (7 September 2017). "Tove Lo Is Totally Ready To Go on Throbbing New Song 'Disco Tits'". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Tove Lo Announces Amazingly-Titled New Single "Disco Tits"". idolator. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Spanos, Brittany (7 September 2017). "Hear Tove Lo's Entrancing New Song 'Disco Tits'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Disco Tits – Single by Tove Lo". iTunes Store. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Tove Lo Drops Hazy New Single, 'Disco Tits'". 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Tove Lo Teases Perky New Tune 'Disco Tits': Listen". BreatheHeavy.com. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Tove Lo Isn't Afraid To Get Explicit on Sexy New Single 'Disco Tits'". UPROXX. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Cook, Cameron. "Tove Lo: Blue Lips Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Tove Lo is fully charged, nipples hard and ready to go in new single "Disco Tits" – EARMILK". EARMILK. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Tove Lo shares new single 'Disco Tits' – NME". NME. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Tove Lo Talks New Album 'Blue Lips' and Doing Her Own Thing". Time.
- ^ "Tove Lo – "Disco Tits"". Stereogum. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Tove Lo's 'Nipples Are Hard' On Her New Single 'Disco Tits'". MTV News. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "The Top 50 Pop Songs of 2017". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ ‘’Chris DeVille (14 December 2017). "The Top 40 Pop Songs of 2017". Stereogum. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Billboard's 100 Best Songs of 2017: Critics' Picks". Billboard. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Tove Lo's 'Disco Tits' Video: Watch Adults-Only Muppet-Themed Visual". Billboard. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Watch Tove Lo go on a sex and drugs-filled road trip with a puppet in new 'Disco Tits' video". NME. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Disco Tits (Remixes) – Single by Tove Lo on Apple Music". iTunes, Apple Music. 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Disco Tits (Remixes II) – Single by Tove Lo on Apple Music". iTunes, Apple Music. 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Official Russia Top 100 Airplay Chart (week 50)" (in Russian). Tophit. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ (PDF). 19 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170919211714/http://www.defjampromo.com/files/2009/10/BB-Digital-Songs-Chart-Wk.-Ending-9-14-17.pdf. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017. Missing or empty
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(help)CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Tove Lo Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Nielsen SoundScan charts – Digital Songs – Week Ending: 09/14/2017" (PDF). Nielsen SoundScan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
External links[]
- 2017 singles
- 2017 songs
- Music videos featuring puppetry
- Republic Records singles
- Songs written by Tove Lo
- Tove Lo songs
- Songs written by Ludvig Söderberg
- Songs written by Jakob Jerlström
- Songs about drugs
- Songs about parties