Dua Lipa (album)

Dua Lipa
Studio album by Dua Lipa
Released	10 February 2017
Recorded	2015–16
Label	Dua Lipa Limited Warner Bros.
Producer	Digital Farm Animals Emile Haynie Stephen 'Koz' Kozmeniuk Jon Levine Jay Reynolds Jack Tarrant Andrew Wyatt Tom Neville
Singles from Dua Lipa
"New Love" Released: 21 August 2015 "Be the One" Released: 30 October 2015 "Last Dance" Released: 9 February 2016 "Hotter Than Hell" Released: 6 May 2016 "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" Released: 26 August 2016

Dua Lipa is the debut studio album by English singer and songwriter Dua Lipa. It is set to be released on 10 February 2017 by Warner Bros. Records. The album has spawned five singles: "New Love", "Be the One", "Last Dance", "Hotter Than Hell" and "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)". The lyrical themes revolve around her personal views of love, rising above, sex and self-empowerment.

Background and composition

In 2015, Lipa began working on her debut album for Warner Bros. Records. Lipa began planning the project in early 2015, shortly after the launch of her debut single "New Love" produced by Emile Haynie and Andrew Wyatt. Work continued throughout 2016 as Lipa traveles to promote released music in the US. Lipa describes the album as "dark pop".

Commenting on the album's direction, Lipa said "When I had taken interest with my own music, I would listen to Nelly Furtado, P!nk and Destiny's Child, but as I grew older I found my love for Hip hop, so the main thing I listen to are Rap..., I love the realness behind it, that's why I try to also bind that into the music". "This album has a mixture of that and a heavy influence with Hip hop. where I like to sing the Rap, so I start my verses that are very fast paced then you hear a pop chorus".

Release and artwork

"Dua Lipa" was originally scheduled to be released on 30 September 2016 but the album was pushed back to 10 February 2017 so it could be released worldwide. The song "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" was released to iTunes on 26 August 2016, accompanied by Lipa revealing the album artwork and pre-order.^[1][2]

Commenting on the album cover, Lipa said, "I'm so excited to share my album artwork with you and thank you all for being so patient and supportive. The reason it is self-titled is because this album is me. It's a pure representation of who I am as a person and as an artist".^[2]

Singles

"New Love" was released as the album's lead single on 21 August 2015.

"Be the One" was released as the second single from the album on 30 October 2015. It was met with widespread commercial success, being certified platinum in Australia, Belgium and Italy, and gold in Germany.

"Last Dance" was released as the album's third single on 9 February 2016.

"Hotter Than Hell" was released as the fourth single on 6 May 2016. It was a critical and commercial success in United Kingdom. The music video for the song premiered also on 6 May 2016.

"Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" was released as the fifth single on 26 August 2016.

"Room for 2" was released as a promotional single on 28 October 2016.

Track listing

Dua Lipa[1]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Track 1"
2.	"Last Dance"	Dua Lipa Stephen 'Koz' Kozmeniuk Talay Riley	Koz	3:50
3.	"Hotter than Hell"	Lipa Gerard O'Connell Tommy Baxter Adam Midgley	Koz Jay Reynolds	3:08
4.	"Be the One"	Lucy Taylor Nicholas James Gale	Digital Farm Animals Jack Tarrant^[a]	3:23
5.	"Track 5"
6.	"Blow Your Mind (Mwah)"	Lipa Jon Levine Lauren Christy	Levine	2:58
7.	"New Love"	Lipa Andrew Wyatt Emile Haynie	Wyatt Haynie	4:32
8.	"Track 8"
9.	"Track 9"
10.	"Room for 2"	Lipa Autumn Rowe Tom Neville	Neville	3:29
11.	"Track 11"
12.	"Track 12"

Dua Lipa – Deluxe edition[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Track 13"
14.	"Track 14"
15.	"Track 15"
16.	"Track 16"
17.	"Track 17"

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies a vocal producer.

References

1. "Dua Lipa by Dua Lipa". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 12 September 2016.
2. Sonis, Rachel (24 August 2016). "Dua Lipa Reveals Cover Art For Self-Titled Album". Idolator. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
3. "Dua Lipa (Deluxe) by Dua Lipa on Apple Music".