BuzzJack Music Forum _ Dua Lipa _ Future Nostalgia • Second Album
Posted by: Cherry. 15th August 2017, 05:23 PM
Dua has already stated she's working on album 2! Who else thinks we could get a 2018 Q4 release?!
Posted by: White Mustang 15th August 2017, 05:35 PM
Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if she rinsed Q4 to sell self titled, and then released a new single in like late Q2 with and album for Q4
Posted by: HarryEzra 15th August 2017, 05:41 PM
Oh this is very exciting not sure if I want another single from Album 1 but if not I reckon she could have a feature planned for Q4 that will get her name out there.
Posted by: burbe 15th August 2017, 05:42 PM
They need to strike the iron while it's hot and definitely get a 2nd album out sooner rather than later!
Posted by: White Mustang 15th August 2017, 09:46 PM
QUOTE(burbe @ Aug 15 2017, 06:42 PM)
They need to strike the iron while it's hot and definitely get a 2nd album out sooner rather than later!
Yes. I find this is what happens with debut hit eras. People wait way too long before album 2 and hype dies off to varying degrees. Like Haim, Bastille, Emili Sande...I'm starting to worry for Years & Years too. So I hope they start releasing new stuff in 2018, and think they will.
Posted by: JosephStyles 15th August 2017, 09:50 PM
I think Dua's in a situation a bit more like Shawn Mendes. Stitches was his breakthrough hit and that came after his album (albeit almost a year after it, as opposed to a few months like this). He managed to strike while the iron was hot and got Treat You Better out ~6 months later, then the second album and he did really well. Dua's in a similar kinda spot, she could probably do with a new single out in Q2 or so next year and the album late Q3 maybe.
Posted by: Liаm 15th August 2017, 10:08 PM
A new single in like Feb and then another for summer before the album would be perfect! Maybe a feature alongside one or the other as well if she can.
Posted by: John-James 15th August 2017, 10:36 PM
I hope she experiments a bit with this album, her best songs are still the ones she did before BTO blew up across Europe
Posted by: Cherry. 15th August 2017, 11:10 PM
I really think we will get a Q4 collab???
Posted by: Juan Carlos 🌴 19th August 2017, 11:53 PM
She has been in the studio with Flume and Diplo.
Regarding the former, she mentioned that it was an attempt to know each other because they previously haven't, but they will be recording soon. Also, they were with Sarah Aarons, who co-wrote "Stay" by Zedd and Alessia Cara. That said, I'm looking forward to this. Besides Calvin Harris, Flume is also one of my favourite producers and they could work really well together in my opinion.
Posted by: Liаm 20th August 2017, 12:02 AM
Flume would absolutely fab <3 Well, both would really.
Posted by: BridgeCow 20th August 2017, 02:53 PM
A flume collab would actually so amazing omg
Posted by: White Mustang 20th August 2017, 03:12 PM
This album could be really good. I can imagine loads of big producers will be wanting to work with her as she's a fresh new but very successful pop star.
Posted by: burbe 20th August 2017, 06:46 PM
omg flume YES PLEASE!! I imagine her vocals on a song like Never Be Like You.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 🌴 4th January 2018, 03:13 PM
She's currently in Jamaica, where she's going to start writing for her next album.
From https://www.instagram.com/p/Bdh9aaUlse5/:
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If you need me i’ll be here for a couple of weeks. I feel so lucky to have woken up in paradise with some of my favourite people that I love working with to start writing for my next album. So grateful for all these opportunities and so thankful to get to do this as my job. Sending you love from Jamaica xx 🇯🇲❤️
Posted by: Juan Carlos 🌴 6th January 2018, 09:52 PM
QUOTE(Juan Carlos 🌴 @ Jan 4 2018, 10:13 AM)
She's currently in Jamaica, where she's going to start writing for her next album.
She's with Clarence Coffee Jr., Sarah Hudson, MNEK, Dan Traynor (aka. GRADES) and Stephen 'KOZ' Kozmeniuk there.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 🌴 14th January 2018, 06:29 PM
She's with Andrew Wyatt and Caroline Ailin in Jamaica now.
Posted by: Dexton 15th January 2018, 01:38 AM
QUOTE(Juan Carlos 🌴 @ Jan 15 2018, 02:29 AM)
She's with Andrew Wyatt and Caroline Ailin in Jamaica now.
Exciting!
Posted by: Joe. 15th January 2018, 11:43 AM
I love Andrew Wyatt! <3
I really want this album to kick off at the end of the year, but I have a feeling it'll be out around this time next year, with maybe a Q4 single beforhand?
Posted by: liamk97 15th January 2018, 08:51 PM
I'm hoping lessons are learned from the debut with her and the team realising what works and doesn't work. For every fantastic song, there was a more filler-type track and that spoiled the flow of the album for me. I imagine she's one of the hottest people to work with right now which is fab news...so long as they bare in mind quality-control.
That sounds slightly negative, so don't get me wrong, I am really looking forward to what the second album has to offer. Hopefully we'll get a couple of interesting vocal collabs too.
Posted by: Joe. 18th January 2018, 10:50 AM
We know right now that Dua Lipa is in America recording her new album but she posted this in the midst of recording sessions...
Also
Ariana World Update @Arianaworldupd2 Update: ILYA and Savan Kotecha recently following DUALIPA on instagram after DUALIPA'S post these two have worked for many ariana's songs 👀
SO HERE FOR IT
Posted by: Juan Carlos 🌴 18th January 2018, 02:59 PM
If there's a collaboration between the two of them, I think it will be on Ariana Grande's album. Ilya and Savan Kotecha (which are from Max Martin's camp) have previously worked with Ariana, so I could see this to happen to be honest. Another possibility is that Warner enlisted them to work on Dua's second album, but I'm not too sure about this yet.
Posted by: Botchia 18th January 2018, 09:02 PM
Idk we know Dua is currently recording for Album 2 so it could be for her?
Posted by: BridgeCow 18th January 2018, 09:24 PM
so here for this
Posted by: Theo. 18th January 2018, 10:08 PM
I would love for this to happen! Great to see Dua networking with a big name anyway, an A List collaboration is bound to happen at any point.
Posted by: Joe. 18th January 2018, 10:18 PM
I feel like Dua would be a weird collab for Ari to have on her album. Surely it’s the other way round?
Posted by: deepinside 20th January 2018, 07:45 AM
More likely the collaboration for AG4 instead.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 🌴 22nd January 2018, 04:06 AM
QUOTE(Juan Carlos 🌴 @ Jan 14 2018, 01:29 PM)
She's with Andrew Wyatt and Caroline Ailin in Jamaica now.
To complement this, she was with Henry Agincourt Allen (aka. King Henry), Ilsey Juber and Sasha Sloan too and you could see the pic https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd8SZDlFzn8/.
As a side note, she's working with Diplo and Mark Ronson in Los Angeles! Not sure if it's to their new project Silk City or for her second album, but I'm excited either way. She posted the pic on her social media and you could see it https://www.instagram.com/p/BePAwkSlLqm/.
Posted by: Joe. 24th February 2018, 09:24 PM
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Not long before that, she was in Jamaica, at the venerable Geejam Studios, hashing out songs for her next album. "I want it to still be pop, but lean more toward soulful," she says of the project. "My voice kind of lends itself to that genre." She lists some of the things she's been drawing on for inspiration: "Electric Chair," by Prince; the new Francis and the Lights album; a lot of Outkast. She's put in time in the studio in recent months with platinum-certified hitmakers like Mark Ronson and pop mastermind Max Martin. "I spent a week with Max, and it was the first time where I felt like there was a lot more method to the things I was writing about. First with him you lay down the melodies, listen to them over and over again, and say, 'Maybe we should change this note.' " When it came to writing lyrics, "You couldn't use the same words too often, next to each other. And not everything can start on the one, because it doesn't keep it as interesting. I played him some of the stuff I did in Jamaica, and he'd say, 'You could totally simplify this. Just repeat that twice. Make it easier for the listener.' He has, like, a lot of rules and theories."
She’s working with Max!
Posted by: Jonjo 24th February 2018, 09:42 PM
Oh my.
But even without Max, she's set herself up incredibly nicely for her 2nd era. She just needs to capitalise asap. Preferably once IDGAF has done it's job.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 🌴 25th February 2018, 01:28 AM
If I remember correctly, when she posted the picture with Ariana Grande on Instagram, it was mentioned that Max Martin's crew (I think it was Savan Kotecha and Ilya Salmanzadeh) followed her on her social media.
As a side note, she was working with Caroline Ailin, Emily Warren and Ian Kirkpatrick (the team behind "New Rules") again in Los Angeles a week after she was in Jamaica.
Posted by: Joe. 27th February 2018, 11:12 PM
I’m super hyped for this album, I hope it comes in Q4. I feel like with everyone she’s working with and the hype she’s built it could be a real Teenage Dream moment for her.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 🌴 18th April 2018, 11:16 PM
She confirmed that there won't be more singles from her self-titled debut album during the M&G on her Cardiff show today.
Posted by: Bartier Cqmerqn 19th April 2018, 06:57 PM
QUOTE(Juan Carlos 🌴 @ Apr 19 2018, 12:16 AM)
She confirmed that there won't be more singles from her self-titled debut album during the M&G on her Cardiff show today.
Good! Hopefully it is a sign that the lead single could be out in September sort of time.
She could easily debut at #1 with the right song.
Posted by: ¡ʎpp∀ 20th April 2018, 04:55 PM
QUOTE(Juan Carlos 🌴 @ Apr 19 2018, 01:16 AM)
She confirmed that there won't be more singles from her self-titled debut album during the M&G on her Cardiff show today.
There was nothing anymore left though, felt like the whole album got single treatments in different parts of the world
Posted by: Juan Carlos 🍸 31st May 2018, 02:48 PM
To be released next year.
From http://www.nme.com/music-interviews/dua-lipa-interview-2018-2325035:
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I started writing it at the beginning of the year. I guess when I'm touring it's quite tricky to find time to write but I'll be writing a lot again during the middle and end of this year. I've got some surprises coming this year but I'll try and put out my own new music next year.
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 2nd July 2018, 02:03 AM
She confirmed to Fantástico, a Brazilian TV sports show, that "One Kiss" will be included in the album.
From http://g1.globo.com/fantastico/noticia/2018/07/dua-lipa-lota-estadios-com-sucesso-de-hino-do-empoderamento-feminino.html: (translated from Portuguese)
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The track (in reference of "One Kiss") is part of the singer's second album, slated for next year.
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 5th October 2018, 08:35 PM
She has been in the studio with Jason Evigan.
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 6th November 2018, 12:41 AM
She's in the studio with Tove Lo in Stockholm, Sweden.
Posted by: Theo. 20th November 2018, 10:30 AM
Mark Ronson has said that he plans to work with Dua again for DL2!
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 28th November 2018, 03:58 AM
She's in the studio with Andrew Wyatt, Greg Kurstin and Sarah Hudson.
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 29th November 2018, 07:54 PM
Dua was interviewed by Variety, where she mentioned that this is going to be a conceptual album and she already has the title.
From https://variety.com/2018/music/features/singer-dua-lipa-1203037107/:
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She reveals that the new album is conceptual, but she's cagey about specifics. "I want a bit more depth," she says, "but if I told you how, I'd have to tell you the album title." That's a secret she wants to keep under wraps, she explains. At least "for a little bit, until I put it out into the world. Then it belongs to everyone."
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 26th December 2018, 02:03 AM
There's a rumour that Dua is going to collaborate with Rosalía after this information appeared on Folha de S.Paulo, which is a Brazilian newspaper.
From https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2018/12/rosalia-atualiza-o-flamenco-para-as-pistas-e-ambiciona-o-trono-do-pop-nos-eua.shtml: (translated from Portuguese)
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Doors are also opening up among artistic colleagues. The singer has made recent partnerships with J Balvin and Dua Lipa and in 2019 will release music with Pharrell Williams and appear in the next film of Pedro Almodóvar, Dolor y Gloria, with Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 26th December 2018, 02:19 AM
I imagine we could get this album in late 2019 given the re release of the debut album this year.
She’s really working HARD though. Promo promo promo and it’s paid off.
Interested to see where she goes for album 2 and what the style is but I have no doubt she will smash hard!
The UK streaming queen.
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 9th January 2019, 03:59 PM
I'm not sure if this is intended for DL2 or TL4, but Dua Lipa, Tove Lo and Calvin Harris were in the studio together with Dayyon Alexander, which was shown by the latter on Instagram stories.
Posted by: danuary 9th January 2019, 04:00 PM
I am so here for another DL and CH collab. Please!
Posted by: Cqmerqn 9th January 2019, 04:12 PM
AGHHHHHHH TOVE!!
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 9th January 2019, 04:52 PM
Maybe it's for Calvin's project?
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 9th January 2019, 04:59 PM
QUOTE(Tawdry Hepburn @ Jan 9 2019, 11:52 AM)
Maybe it's for Calvin's project?
I doubt this because he doesn't tend to tease his collaborators before an annoucement from him. I mean, this could be an exception, but I still think this could be either for Dua Lipa or Tove Lo's upcoming albums.
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 11th February 2019, 05:13 AM
She said at the GRAMMY backstage speech that her new album is 'almost done' and there might be collaborations on it.
Posted by: Theonix 6th March 2019, 06:38 PM
Looks like she's in the studio with Calvin today, she just posted one of his quote cards on her knee in the studio on her Instagram story...
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 7th March 2019, 03:25 AM
She confirmed to ITV News that she worked with Mark Ronson and Calvin Harris (in two tracks!). She hasn't listened to them because she's waiting Adam to send them to her, although maybe she already listened to those songs if it's considered that both of them were in the studio together?
This is the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcw1h2QxQvY of the full interview and you could watch about the above around the 31:00 min. mark.
Posted by: Botchia 7th March 2019, 10:26 PM
That's not a flattering screengrab lmao
Posted by: Jay ☆ 17th March 2019, 05:18 PM
QUOTE(Botchia @ Mar 7 2019, 10:26 PM)
That's not a flattering screengrab lmao
!
Posted by: Jonjo 17th March 2019, 06:07 PM
I hope this album shows off her potential to me. Coz I feel like her songs either really make an impression or barely make any at all and I am yet to personally see the "star quality" that makes her as popular as she is
I HATE missing out ughhhh. But.. yeah. I love her as a personality though. She's so likeable!
Posted by: Jay ☆ 17th March 2019, 06:11 PM
QUOTE(Jonjo @ Mar 17 2019, 06:07 PM)
I am yet to personally see the "star quality" that makes her as popular as she is
Excuse me?
The star quality jumped out!!
Posted by: Jonjo 17th March 2019, 06:14 PM
It needs to jump back IN then x
Posted by: Jay ☆ 17th March 2019, 06:17 PM
Posted by: 365 17th March 2019, 06:21 PM
Jonjo confirmed as a hater
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 22nd March 2019, 08:59 PM
She's busy writing songs in LA.
Posted by: 365 25th March 2019, 09:25 AM
I reckon we’ll get something at the end of Summer! Excited.
Shame the Ari collab was scrapped
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 30th March 2019, 03:39 AM
👀
Posted by: 365 1st April 2019, 05:00 PM
Is New Rules her only big hit in the US? I wonder if she’ll get another.
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 4th April 2019, 11:30 PM
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 4th April 2019, 11:36 PM
QUOTE(365 @ Apr 1 2019, 12:00 PM)
Is New Rules her only big hit in the US? I wonder if she’ll get another.
In terms of the Hot 100 and US radio, "New Rules" is her only song to reach the Top 10 and #1, respectively, although "One Kiss" reached the Top 40 and the Top 10, respectively.
I think she could get another depending how the promotion of Warner will be towards to the lead single in the US.
Posted by: Juan Carlos ⚡️ 9th April 2019, 05:06 PM
She's the cover girl of Elle US for the May issue.
She said the following about her sophomore album:
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"It's a mixture of stuff, from what it felt like to grow up as a girl and be scared to walk home at night to when the whole world lets you down and what it feels like to enjoy life again. I'm hoping to get the album out by the end of this year or the beginning of next. I haven't decided my track list yet, but they're all songs you can sing along to. You make music so people can sing along, but you also make it to tell a story in the hopes that someone feels the same way."
Posted by: Juan Carlos 1st June 2019, 04:33 AM
She has been in the studio with Pharrell Williams.
Exhausted after an 11 hour shoot and sulking a little bit because i know i’ll be finding glitter in places i shouldn’t for probably weeks to come... but i’m very excited for you all to see what we got upto today and the nyc skyline is a delight. I have lots of treats for you before the year is up 💕✨💫
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 7th June 2019, 12:29 PM
By "lots of treats" does she mean 7 singles before the album again?
Posted by: Juan Carlos 20th June 2019, 08:31 PM
Tove Lo confirmed to POPline, a Brazilian music site, that this is for Dua's upcoming album.
From https://portalpopline.com.br/tove-lo-confirma-colaboracao-em-album-novo-de-dua-lipa/ (translated from Portuguese)
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Tove Lo and Dua Lipa had a studio session together in January, remember? Calvin Harris was with them too. POPline found that they were working in new music for the next album from Dua Lipa. In an unpublished interview to the site, the singer and songwriter Tove Lo confirmed the information: "it is material for the Dua album".
Posted by: danG 20th June 2019, 08:32 PM
Interesting! Will it be an official Calvin collab then or is he just going to be credited as producer?
Posted by: Juan Carlos 20th June 2019, 08:40 PM
I don't think that there's an official information about the credits yet, but I assume that Calvin will be only credited as a producer. I mean, I even don't know if Tove Lo is going to be credited as a featured artist too because the article implies that they have worked together in a couple of songs.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 28th June 2019, 09:11 PM
👀
From https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jun/28/meet-rosalia-madonna-and-almodovars-favourite-flamenco-star:
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She currently has collaborations with the likes of Pharrell, Arca, Oneohtrix Point Never, Billie Eilish and Dua Lipa to get finished and the recording studio is calling. "We're hopefully going to finish all these songs soon and I can't wait to share them," she says, near breathless. "I'm excited." We all should be.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 5th July 2019, 07:37 PM
Coming soon.
From https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-48880735:
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Dua Lipa says her new album is "coming soon" - and it "feels like a dancercise class".
The pop star was speaking on the red carpet of the Nordoff Robins' Silver Clef Awards, where she won best female.
"It's been a long time coming so I'm super-happy," she told the BBC. "I'm nervous. It feels like it's happening all over again."
The star has been recording with stars like Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, Diplo and Swedish pop singer Tove Lo.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 15th July 2019, 09:38 PM
She's been in the studio with Sarah Hudson, Danja (!!!) and Theron Thomas.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 17th July 2019, 10:33 PM
Six days in the studio with Danja and Sarah Hudson.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 21st July 2019, 01:08 AM
She has been with Caroline Ailin, Emily Warren and Ian Kirkpatrick (the team behind "New Rules"). Also, she posted on Instagram stories that she was going through mixes with Stephen 'KOZ' Kozmeniuk.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 22nd July 2019, 07:10 PM
I really hope this comes in Q1 now.
Posted by: 365 23rd July 2019, 09:37 AM
I was hoping we'd get some Max Martin work from her.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 21st August 2019, 02:38 AM
Some days ago, she was in the studio with Scott Harris Friedman (who is known for working with Shawn Mendes) and Sylvester "Sly" Sivertsen, as well as another guy who I forgot his name. Anyway, she was spotted again with Caroline Ailin and Ian Kirkpatrick, as well as Julia Michaels.
Posted by: 365 2nd September 2019, 01:15 PM
I assume they have their wires crossed and mean single?
Posted by: Juan Carlos 2nd September 2019, 01:59 PM
I also assume it's the single they are talking about, but Vogue did that question (re: "We are, I believe, a matter of weeks before you release your second album."), so I'm a little confused too.
Either way, I find this a little surprising because there were some information that her team is aiming for a 2020 release, which, as far as I know, includes both lead single and album, so I guess they prefer to drop the lead this year now?
Posted by: Jordan Lee 2nd September 2019, 10:05 PM
The album could do well as a Q4 release tbh.
She’s the UKs biggest female on streaming sites and I think she’d get a big opening.
But at the same time launching in the new year could also work well for her and she’d probably have a better chance at #1 that way.
I can’t see Dua having the second album saga what Zara’s having at the moment.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 4th September 2019, 10:40 PM
She has already recorded 'fifty or sixty' songs for the album and they are going to take her in a new disco-heavy direction.
Since the release of her self-titled debut album in 2017, Dua Lipa has settled into her groove, becoming the go-to voice for a new wave of house-driven pop. The "fifty or sixty" songs she's already recorded for the next album, however, promise to take her in a new disco-heavy direction.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 5th September 2019, 09:12 PM
Dua is doing a gig and will be interviewed by Amanda Petrusich in the New Yorker festival on October 11.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 10th September 2019, 07:35 PM
Her interview to The Face was unveiled and you could check it https://theface.com/music/dua-lipa-pop-music-interview-volume-4-issue-001 or in the link of the tweet below.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 12th September 2019, 05:45 AM
She confirmed to E! News that the album will be out next year and new music will be out this year. Also, she said that they are finalizing stuff up this month.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 27th September 2019, 06:08 PM
A new single from her is rumoured to be released in November, while the album is slated to be out sometime in Q2 (for now).
Posted by: Frenchie 27th September 2019, 06:35 PM
Hyped! Will be really interesting to see how she does in her second era and how she starts it off.
Posted by: George.keh 27th September 2019, 08:30 PM
Very excited for this, hope it can be successful for her!
Posted by: Juan Carlos 1st October 2019, 07:18 PM
Teasers have begun.
Posted by: Theonix 1st October 2019, 08:40 PM
Loving the return to blonde!
Posted by: Jack 2nd October 2019, 12:10 PM
I'm so worried she's going to flop I hope she can break the curse of the pop females flopping!
Posted by: Jordan Lee 2nd October 2019, 02:54 PM
I can’t see Dua flopping in the UK.
I’m optimistic that her streaming will be great.
Album wise I can see her getting a #1 debut as well with it being 2020 release.
I don’t know if she’ll have a hit like New Rules or One Kiss. But she’s definitely not gonna go the way Duffy and Jessie J did with their second albums. I think she’ll have an opening on a similar level to Arianas sweetener/ thank u, next in the UK.
In the US / WW it’s harder to predict. But Adele aside I think she’s the biggest female in music from UK in the UK. She’s huge on streaming, likely to have features with other successful artists and is able to produce strong visuals too.
I could be being a bit optimistic but her team will do a great job with this I hope / think.
Posted by: 365 3rd October 2019, 03:00 PM
The US will be difficult for her. New Rules was only eventually picked up on US radio because it was a big hit even literally every single other country.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 16th October 2019, 02:09 PM
Her website has been updated with a 'coming soon' text.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 25th October 2019, 03:34 PM
I'm waiting for the following information to be confirmed or denied, but everything points out that Chameleon is the title of her second album (for now) after some rumours about that began when she was interviewed to The Face magazine last month.
Posted by: George.keh 25th October 2019, 03:41 PM
LOVE that as a title. Suggests the album might be quite eclectic. Might have preferred “Disco Lipa” as a title tho
Posted by: Juan Carlos 26th October 2019, 06:50 AM
She will be on Graham Norton next week.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 26th October 2019, 10:50 AM
Like that title!
Thinking she may debut at #1 in singles too.
Posted by: Cqmerqn 27th October 2019, 12:25 AM
Omg Michela is shook
Posted by: Juan Carlos 27th October 2019, 05:29 PM
QUOTE(Juan Carlos @ Oct 25 2019, 10:34 AM)
I'm waiting for the following information to be confirmed or denied, but everything points out that Chameleon is the title of her second album (for now) after some rumours about that began when she was interviewed to The Face magazine last month.
Well... it was a false alarm. This seems to be denied.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 2nd November 2019, 12:28 AM
Future Nostalgia seems pretty much confirmed at this point, so... I'm changing the title of this thread. I don't know why and I assume it's going to be a minority opinion, but I prefer Chameleon to be honest.
Posted by: Jade 2nd November 2019, 12:30 AM
Yeah I'm not feeling this new title either!
Posted by: Frenchie 2nd November 2019, 12:45 AM
I really like that as an album name. Definitely prefer it to Chameleon.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 2nd November 2019, 12:52 AM
It’s quite playful tbh because they’re obviously two different things.
Quite like the title but I did like Chameleon too.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 3rd November 2019, 07:59 PM
Dua revealed that the stuff she did with Nile Rodgers didn't make the cut at the MTV EMA.
Posted by: lewistgreen 10th November 2019, 06:43 PM
On Big Top 40 just now she’s said that the title track (along with confirmation of the album name) will be released with a video later this month/early December but it won’t be a single.
Posted by: Juliano 11th November 2019, 02:58 PM
Well this is now officially my most anticipated album release.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 21st November 2019, 03:30 PM
I'm wondering what it could be.
Posted by: Cqmerqn 22nd November 2019, 08:23 AM
I like the name
Posted by: George.keh 23rd November 2019, 09:31 AM
Do we think her second collab with Mark Ronson and Diplo could be for this album? Or a song of theirs?
Posted by: Juan Carlos 25th November 2019, 04:27 AM
Dua has hinted at some new collaborations on her sophomore album, as well as of her dream collaborations.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 1st December 2019, 05:52 PM
Officially announced by her.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 2nd December 2019, 02:40 AM
She replied on Instagram that the album cover will be revealed next year, but the tour dates are coming.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 4th December 2019, 06:41 AM
The title track will be out on December 13.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 28th December 2019, 04:03 PM
New details about the album.
• Future Nostalgia is slated to be released in April, which makes sense because her tour begins later that month in Madrid, Spain (April 26). I haven't checked any possible competition yet, but I assume that the release date of the album could be either April 10 or April 17. It also sort of confirms the initial information about the Q2 release posted http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=223562&view=findpost&p=6341113 back in September. • The second single of the album will be out in January. It's been said by a reliable source that the title of the song begins with the letter 'p' and it's only a word, which points out to be "Physical". • A new song of the album was registered on GEMA and it's called "Break My Heart". The track samples "Need You Tonight" by INXS.
Posted by: WhoChristmassy 28th December 2019, 07:21 PM
This song always reminds me of King's Love & Pride - both fantastic tunes!
I've never paid much attention to Dua, but these two songs released from FN have got me extremely hyped for this album.
Posted by: George.keh 29th December 2019, 12:58 PM
A rumoured collab with FRANK OCEAN now circulating imagine
Posted by: Juan Carlos 30th December 2019, 04:45 AM
FYI, there's a fanmade tracklist circulating, which includes a Frank Ocean collaboration.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 1st January 2020, 07:25 PM
QUOTE(Juan Carlos @ Dec 28 2019, 11:03 AM)
• The second single of the album will be out in January. It's been said by a reliable source that the title of the song begins with the letter 'p' and it's only a word, which points out to be "Physical".
I'm aware that everyone can edit on Genius, but there's a track listed there called "Phenomenal".
QUOTE(Juan Carlos @ Dec 28 2019, 11:03 AM)
• A new song of the album was registered on GEMA and it's called "Break My Heart". The track samples "Need You Tonight" by INXS.
Besides "Break My Heart", there's another song registered called "Love Again", which was written by Dua Lipa, Chelcee Grimes, Clarence Coffee Jr. and Stephen 'KOZ' Kozmeniuk, being produced by the two guys. That song also appears on Genius under the title "(You Got Me In) Love Again".
Posted by: Juan Carlos 4th January 2020, 01:09 AM
QUOTE(Juan Carlos @ Jan 1 2020, 02:25 PM)
I'm aware that everyone can edit on Genius, but there's a track listed there called "Phenomenal".
Confirmed that there's not a recorded song with this title.
Posted by: Juliano 9th January 2020, 12:31 AM
Has anyone listened to this? My God I'm ready.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 16th January 2020, 09:26 PM
"Physical" and album announcement this weekend.
QUOTE
"If you hold tight over the weekend you might find out - soon I'll be able to announce when you guys can get your hands on it and there will be new music this month as well!"
Posted by: George.keh 16th January 2020, 09:38 PM
This is the most hyped I’ve been for an album in years
Posted by: Frenchie 16th January 2020, 09:52 PM
Finally! Be nice to know when the new music is gonna be here.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 21st January 2020, 02:27 PM
Dua posted the following on Instagram stories.
If Dua is holding back the album cover until there's a pre-order link, it basically confirms that "Physical" will be released as an instant grat. I doubt that the track will be out as a standalone release this week and it should be released next week. As a side note, she said that she has other news coming this week on Instagram stories, so it makes me think this is tour related.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 21st January 2020, 04:57 PM
The other news is hopefully that she’s performing at the BRIT Awards.
Posted by: George.keh 21st January 2020, 05:25 PM
QUOTE(Jordan Lee @ Jan 21 2020, 04:57 PM)
The other news is hopefully that she’s performing at the BRIT Awards.
Her team said she won’t be, I think I said it somewhere on the forum, they think it would be overkill to have her perform 3 times in a row
Posted by: Juan Carlos 21st January 2020, 06:16 PM
QUOTE(Juan Carlos @ Jan 21 2020, 09:27 AM)
If Dua is holding back the album cover until there's a pre-order link, it basically confirms that "Physical" will be released as an instant grat. I doubt that the track will be out as a standalone release this week and it should be released next week.
Well... It seems that I might be wrong because the latest rumour out there is that "Physical" will be indeed released this week. However, if this happens, I don't get what's the point of releasing the track without the pre-order of the album, unless she will do that too this Friday.
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 21st January 2020, 07:17 PM
Ooooh, so 3rd April is the confirmed date for the album?
Posted by: Juan Carlos 22nd January 2020, 02:45 PM
QUOTE(Tawdry Hepburn @ Jan 21 2020, 02:17 PM)
Ooooh, so 3rd April is the confirmed date for the album?
Shh! 🤫
The month is already confirmed, but the date isn't yet. However, this is the rumoured release date which points out to be true, so I guess we only need to wait until Dua's official announcement.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 29th January 2020, 03:14 PM
It looks awesome!
Posted by: Beautiful Ghosts 29th January 2020, 11:57 PM
omg the album artwork. I'm shook. she's slaying my fave artwork in a long Long time!
+ supposed tracklist: TRACKLIST 1. Future Nostalgia 2. Don’t Start Now 3. Cool 4. Physical 5. Levitating 6. Pretty Please 7. Hallucinate 8. Love Again 9. Break My Heart 10. Good in Bed 11. Boys Will Be Boys
Posted by: Wall 29th January 2020, 11:58 PM
No collabs?
Posted by: Cqmerqn 30th January 2020, 12:05 AM
The artwork is incredible
Posted by: Jordan Lee 30th January 2020, 12:24 AM
I don’t know what I was expecting but that album cover is stunning!!
April 3 release date confirmed on her social media’s as well.
Excited for this follow up! She’s definitely NOT having a second album curse I think she’s gonna potentially have an even bigger follow up!
I also have a feeling this could break streaming records for a female album in week one here? Or at least do similar to what thank u, next did.
Posted by: Beautiful Ghosts 30th January 2020, 12:27 AM
supposedly no ballads on the album as well! This is just gonna serve non-stop bops and I'M READY. I need this album asap <3
Posted by: George.keh 30th January 2020, 12:54 AM
Need that pre-order link now sis the VINYLS look gorge
Posted by: Botchia 30th January 2020, 09:04 AM
The album cover!!!
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 30th January 2020, 10:00 AM
Absolutely stunning.
This really does feel like her Teenage Dream era in every sense.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 30th January 2020, 11:39 AM
FYI, that tracklist is true (there will be only 11 tracks) and it's going to be a solo album. "If It Ain't Me", her collaboration with Normani, was scrapped at the last minute, probably because of the 15-second leak.
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 30th January 2020, 12:46 PM
Really refreshing there aren't any features! It's so rare in this day and age.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 30th January 2020, 01:39 PM
Im also really happy at no features too!
And with the album being slightly short too it means it’ll just be non stop anthems too (no skips).
Posted by: FUTURE NOSTALGIA 30th January 2020, 05:09 PM
Break My Heart (supposedly the 3rd single) and the scrapped Normani track have leaked in full.
Hopefully nothing more leaks
Posted by: JosephStyles 30th January 2020, 07:38 PM
That artwork is absolutely PHENOMENAL!!! Everything is going so right this era
Posted by: Wall 30th January 2020, 10:35 PM
More seems to be leaking
Posted by: Juan Carlos 30th January 2020, 10:52 PM
QUOTE(Wall @ Jan 30 2020, 05:35 PM)
More seems to be leaking
This seems to be false so far. The demo of "Break My Heart" and "If It Ain't Me" are the only songs out there.
Posted by: Juliano 31st January 2020, 07:45 AM
I'm mad 'If It Ain't Me' hasn't made it, that sh** za bop.
Posted by: Jade 31st January 2020, 08:41 AM
I'm really looking forward to this now! 'Don't Start Now' and 'Physical' are gems and the title track was a grower.
Posted by: jszmiles 31st January 2020, 10:57 AM
Oh the pre-orders are available!
going to order the vinyl version then, looking classy!
QUOTE
Ultimate Future Nostalgia Bundle * Pre-order - released on: 03/04/2020
Future Nostalgia Gold Cassette 1 x Future Nostalgia Gold Cassette Future Nostalgia Pink Vinyl 1 x Future Nostalgia Pink Vinyl Future Nostalgia CD 1 x Future Nostalgia CD Future Nostalgia Boxset 1 x Future Nostalgia Boxset
1 €81.99
quite expensive, I hope it's worth its price
Posted by: *CENSORED* 31st January 2020, 12:39 PM
*cough*loon
Posted by: Juan Carlos 31st January 2020, 05:58 PM
SG Lewis confirmed that he wrote and produced "Hallucinate", alongside Dua Lipa, Frances and Stuart Price (!). The latter is responsible of Confessions on a Dance Floor by Madonna and Aphrodite by Kylie Minogue. Oh! Sam and Dua finally worked in a track together.
Posted by: Cqmerqn 31st January 2020, 07:14 PM
Pre-ordered the pink vinyl!
Posted by: .MIKE. 1st February 2020, 07:52 AM
The more I think about it, the more impressed I am that there’s no features ... I’d have assumed it would be an album full of them !
Posted by: Prettylittlebry 1st February 2020, 08:24 AM
Happy about the no features too. Miss those days of albums with no features or just the one.
The last POP album I bought that had no features was Kelly Clarksons’ Meaning of Life I believe.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 1st February 2020, 11:32 AM
I’m another one who’s really happy at it being a no features album!
She had a few high profile collaborations on her debut album anyways so she doesn’t need other artists at this point in her career it’s about what she can do on her own.
Posted by: troylovesmusic 1st February 2020, 03:41 PM
She has a song with Normani that’s leaked called ‘If it Ain’t Me’ that apparently didn’t make the album I’ve heard it and it’s such a BOP I’m annoyed it didn’t make the album !
Posted by: Juan Carlos 5th February 2020, 04:29 PM
Dua was interviewed by MTV News, where she discussed about her upcoming album Future Nostalgia and it was revealed that Tove Lo and Julia Michaels have songwriting credits in the album.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 9th February 2020, 10:01 PM
Dua describes each song from Future Nostalgia.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 10th February 2020, 08:42 PM
Dua hinted a second wind for the album, which may include "If It Ain't Me", the collaboration with Normani.
Posted by: Frenchie 10th February 2020, 08:59 PM
I reckon a third single will happen after the album. Then maybe the Normani collab as a fourth single and some other collabs before a re-release.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 10th February 2020, 09:14 PM
That's right. I assume that "Break My Heart", which is expected to be the third single, will be properly pushed during the album's release, likely a week before as well. As a consequence, I guess there won't be another single from the album because "If It Ain't Me" will kick off the second wind of the album around July or August.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 14th February 2020, 02:13 PM
She's shooting 'something very fun' with Bardia Zeinali.
Posted by: George.keh 2nd March 2020, 04:56 PM
QUOTE(Juan Carlos @ Feb 10 2020, 09:14 PM)
That's right. I assume that "Break My Heart", which is expected to be the third single, will be properly pushed during the album's release, likely a week before as well. As a consequence, I guess there won't be another single from the album because "If It Ain't Me" will kick off the second wind of the album around July or August.
I can’t see a second wind of the album coming til at least Q4
Posted by: Jay ☆ 12th March 2020, 11:12 AM
A member on ATRL has written about the tracks:
Cool - another bop with surely striking production as the chorus comes, but it feels more breezy, maybe with a little nostalgic touch. Works great as a moment to catch a breath after DSN and before Physical. "Got me losing all my cool, cause I'm burning up for you"
Levitating - this is the track Nile previewed formerly known Starlight, as you can imagine it's a sweet, disco leaning, uplifting banger with lots of space references, definitely one of my favorites. Dua is singing quite fast is this one, there is also some heavy vocal layering especially in the nearly acapella bridge (flawless moment right before the strike of the final chorus). "I got you, moonlight, you're my, starlight, I need you, all night, come on dance with me! I'm levitating!"
Pretty Please - probably my most unexpected moment of the record, if I had to choose one indie-baiting song on FN it would be this one. From the beginning it's rather minimalistic with just bare bassline and Dua's high, though sometimes nearly whispery, vocals, but as the song goes we witness a fantastic build up featuring lots of production tweaks, crystalish synthy swirls, random cow bell sounds, the more you listen the more details you hear. Felt sorta fillerish on first listen, but now I can't imagine the album without it. "Put my mind at ease, pretty please, I need your hands on me, sweet relief, pretty, please".
Hallucinate - if Physical was to have a sister track on the record it would absolutely be this one. Massive, upbeat pop perfection I already see as an absolute fan fave. Those who love Ava Max can expect a mixture of Torn and Sweet But Psycho at once from it, but totally elevated. Lyrically it gets really close to Levitating, I actually always seen this one as a stronger single contender than Physical. The hook is so catchy, you're not ready!
Love Again - the most straight up disco influenced track, starts off with a cinematic intro full of beautiful strings, but just a moment later it completely switches to kicks-filled upbeat instrumentation that just grows on till the very end where we come back to intro-like ending. It reminds me of Gaga's I Want Your Love so once again I'm surprised Nile Rodgers did not touch its production. Another one of my highlights as if there weren't enough already.
Break My Heart - masterpiece I originally wanted to be the lead single, so glad it's getting a single treatment and hopefully it will get heavily pushed as it's absolute perfection and I can't imagine GP sleeping on it.
Good in Bed - piano/bass driven mid tempo, a bit Doo-wop inspired but with some hip-hop influences I would say? Lyrics are the most interesting part as we finally step off the streak of love/infatuation glorifying bops. It was my least favorite track at some point, but rapidly grew on me due to its insane catchiness. The bridge features Dua's juicy: "Yeah we don't know how to talk, but damn we know how to ****". Might be a polarizing track.
Boys Will Be Boys - as the title suggests the song is a feminist statement, it's really well written so I don't want to spoil anything, but the bridge, partially sung by a bunch of kids which is an interesting touch, follows: "If you're offended by this song, you're clearly doing something wrong", very telling. Production wise it's a grand closer reminiscent of Selena's Lose You To Love Me, but far more orchestral.
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 12th March 2020, 02:00 PM
So the last track is a ballad after all?
That review has me very excited indeed! I don't know if I've been this excited about a pop album since E•MO•TION.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 12th March 2020, 03:18 PM
I think the production of "Boys Will Be Boys" will be similar to the Live In LA remix of "Don't Start Now". I mean, I doubt there's a ballad in the album, despite this description seems to be like that.
Either way, I'm excited about the album too, especially for "Hallucinate" because of SG Lewis's input.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 12th March 2020, 08:28 PM
The Japanese edition of the album is going to have three bonus tracks, but all of them are remixes.
12. "Don't Start Now" (Live In LA Remix) 13. "Don't Start Now" (Purple Disco Machine Remix) 14. "Physical" (Leo Zero Disco Remix)
The Leo Zero Disco remix of "Physical" hasn't been released yet, so I assume this remix, alongside a remix package, will be released soon.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 20th March 2020, 07:52 PM
I’m really excited to hear this!
Two weeks to go
Second album is always a tricky one but I think she’s gonna pull through and not fall foul of the second album curse. #1 debut coming here in the UK and I imagine she’ll have a good debut world wide too.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 22nd March 2020, 04:45 AM
The back cover was revealed by Juno Records.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 22nd March 2020, 10:42 AM
The entire albums leaked
Posted by: George.keh 22nd March 2020, 10:43 AM
Kinda need the link but can’t find it anywhere!
Posted by: George.keh 22nd March 2020, 11:41 AM
Give her AOTY at the Grammys as well as at the Brits please
Posted by: Wall 22nd March 2020, 02:41 PM
Push forward to next week tbh
Posted by: LMLou 22nd March 2020, 03:09 PM
Not gonna look for the link it’s only 12 more days anyway Surely the album won’t be delayed now at least
Posted by: Jade 22nd March 2020, 03:12 PM
Yeah I'm going to hold out until it's properly released as well. So excited!
Posted by: Addy K!ng 22nd March 2020, 03:42 PM
ugh I hate when albums leak so early before release date.
Now I need to kill my urge of searching and listening to it!!!
Posted by: Juan Carlos 22nd March 2020, 05:56 PM
Dua will be doing an Instagram live tomorrow at 2pm. GMT. and she's going to talk about the album and the tour, as well as she will do a Q&A too.
Posted by: Addy K!ng 22nd March 2020, 06:00 PM
I am expecting the tour to be postponed.
It's due to start the end of next month which I don't see it happening to be honest.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 22nd March 2020, 07:00 PM
Major Madonna vibes from that back cover art
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 22nd March 2020, 07:19 PM
I wanna hold out, but it's gonna be tough. Especially now I'll be stuck at home all the time.
What are we thinking though for those who have? Is it out of this world?
Posted by: Juan Carlos 22nd March 2020, 07:33 PM
This is me during "Hallucinate".
Posted by: Bjork 22nd March 2020, 10:13 PM
It's very 80's Madonna, very pop, everything flows very well between track 1-9 All tracks are in the same vibe as Physical I'd say, which is great
then track 10 and 11 are the worst and a big wtf, track 10 is like a Lilly Allen semi-spoken track and track 11 is just weird and doesn't work
so I'll pretend it only has 9 tracks
Posted by: Nick F1 22nd March 2020, 10:42 PM
Hallucinate is a that bitch
Posted by: George.keh 22nd March 2020, 11:37 PM
Personally I’d give the album- 10/10- Future Nostalgia 10/10- Don’t Start Now 10/10- Cool 11/10- Physical 10/10- Levitating 8/10- Pretty Please 11/10- Hallucinate 10/10- Love Again 10/10- Break My Heart 9/10- Good In Bed (although definitely the sonic outlier) 7/10- Boys Will Be Boys
Posted by: LMLou 23rd March 2020, 02:08 PM
Album now out this Friday! Just confirmed on her insta live
Posted by: LMLou 23rd March 2020, 02:09 PM
I missed the beginning of the live but she seems really upset, not sure if its because of the virus or the leak
Posted by: Addy K!ng 23rd March 2020, 02:09 PM
Yesss this coming Friday <3
Posted by: Addy K!ng 23rd March 2020, 02:10 PM
QUOTE(LMLou @ Mar 23 2020, 03:09 PM)
I missed the beginning of the live but she seems really upset, not sure if its because of the virus or the leak
She was talking what this album means to her and then she burst into tears talking about current virus situation!!!
Posted by: Jordan Lee 23rd March 2020, 02:11 PM
Releasing it early won’t impact too much tbh.
Wondering if it’s download and streams for this Friday then the CD on 3rd?
Posted by: LMLou 23rd March 2020, 02:17 PM
Only other big release I can see s Skepta on Friday, so hopefully she will still be able to get the UK #1
Posted by: FUTURE NOSTALGIA 23rd March 2020, 02:20 PM
Omg I’m so ready!!
Posted by: LMLou 23rd March 2020, 02:25 PM
Might even be a better idea to release this week sales wise regardless of the leak as we are likely getting closer and closer to lockdown, so this may be the last week for a while people are able to buy physical copies (not that I see many going out there way to buy a physical copy at this time anyway but it might still help)
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 23rd March 2020, 02:40 PM
FUCKING HOORAY!
Posted by: Addy K!ng 23rd March 2020, 02:57 PM
I still think she has a chance to debut #1 in UK!!
Posted by: Nick F1 23rd March 2020, 03:33 PM
Love Again has to be single
Posted by: Nick F1 23rd March 2020, 03:34 PM
QUOTE(Addy K!ng @ Mar 23 2020, 03:57 PM)
I still think she has a chance to debut #1 in UK!!
surely she could snatch 15-20k for number 1?
Posted by: Jordan Lee 23rd March 2020, 04:36 PM
How did Skeptas last album do in week one?
Could be close and both will do more streams than sales.
I think she *could* just about pip him to the post. If she stayed with the 3rd that may have been a sure fire debut but I think it’ll have a strong chart run #1 or not.
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 23rd March 2020, 04:52 PM
I'm confident she has enough clout to beat Skepta, she's likely to also do very well on streams.
My friend who's listening to the leak keeps tantalising me over this, he seems to think 'Levitating' is the one. Ahhhh, I'm so glad it's now been brought forward as I'm not sure I could've held out that long.
Posted by: 365 24th March 2020, 08:38 AM
'Cool' is Teenage Dream levels of good for me. My favourite on the album alongside 'Physical'.
Posted by: Nick F1 24th March 2020, 08:51 AM
This is absolutely and by far best pop album since Phoenix by Rita Ora.
Posted by: AV102 24th March 2020, 02:48 PM
Listened to the whole album the best song on there is the track cool
Posted by: AV102 24th March 2020, 02:49 PM
Cool is the best track
Posted by: isolAddy! 24th March 2020, 03:29 PM
Ok I got weak and listened to two other tracks 'Cool' and 'Love Again'
Omg the sample on Love Again is amazing, I hope that gets a single treatment because I can totally see becoming another huge hit for her!!!
Posted by: dan.G 24th March 2020, 04:09 PM
^ by the way this Skepta album is a joint project with Chip and Young Adz and was only very recently announced, so is unlikely to sell quite as much as his last solo album. he won't be big competition for Dua.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 24th March 2020, 04:28 PM
First review is out and it's from NME, which gave the album 5 stars.
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 24th March 2020, 10:36 PM
Hopefully this will be her first number 1 album.
Posted by: Jay ☆ 25th March 2020, 03:42 AM
Dua discusses every track on the album:
QUOTE
Future Nostalgia
“I went in the studio to write with [US producer]Jeff Bhasker, and I just felt ready to do something really bold. I told him that the album’s name would be Future Nostalgia, and he just got on his instruments and started playing all these crazy different sounds. It was just about having fun and not taking yourself too seriously. And also, for me, a feeling of empowerment and sassiness. When I put down the lyrics ‘I know you ain’t used to a female alpha,’ I didn’t mean that I was the first. The lyric is about the shoulders of the giants I’ve leant on, and the fact that I’ve been inspired by female alphas who have shown me that we can do it. This felt like the perfect album opener because of the fearlessness.”
Don’t Start Now
“Every song on this album had to fit the theme of nostalgia, and this has a fun disco element. Sonically, it’s quite dissimilar to what I’ve put out before, but lyrically it still holds my blueprint. It’s a perfect breakup song, about when you finally find your feet and then somebody decides to come crawling back just when you’ve moved on. It’s an empowering statement about being stronger than you think. I always want to make music in the hope that people can relate to it. When it’s honest and about real subjects and things that have happened, I feel safer.”
Cool
“My A&R played me this song two years ago, and I instantly hated it. I was like, ‘Please never play me this again.’ But a year down the line, when I was writing, he sat me down and was like, ‘I have something to play you.’ And he just played the instrumental and I was like, ‘This is actually really good with no lyrics.’ I went into the studio with Tove Lo and just had fun exploring. It has some Prince influences, and it was a range of my voice I hadn’t tried. This whole album was about exploring growth and trying out new things, so I wanted to embrace challenges. We wrote something that felt really real to me, and it’s just a romantic, summery song, about meeting someone who has you losing all your cool.”
Physical
“When this comes on, I want people to be like, ‘OK, we’re doing shots.’ This is when the party gets really wild. But I was nervous about this song; I thought it might be a bit Marmite because it’s so relentless and out there and in your face, and then the middle eight just amps it up even more. I didn’t expect people to go as crazy for it as they have, so I’m really grateful for the response. Lyrically, I used words like ‘diamond rich’ which felt quite nostalgic to me, but then added more playfulness to ensure it felt current. It was such a spur-of-the-moment kind of song, which at times had a Eurythmics vibe to it.”
Levitating
“This is the first song I wrote where I really felt I had everyone on board with the concept of the album. When I was writing it, I felt like I was in Austin Powers and was like, ‘If I do a video for this, Mike Myers has to be in it.’ It had to be fun and bubbly but with lyrics that felt really smart. This is about me exploring happy songs and doing something that’s not ‘dance crying’. It’s about having fun and meeting someone and falling in love and thinking, ‘You’ve probably met me at the perfect time, let’s just go for it.’ It’s the feeling when love makes you feel like you’re levitating. It’s otherworldly. Things get quite Daft Punk-y here, but it’s playful, and the middle eight is almost like my British version of Blondie’s rapping. I felt like I needed to get my British side across as well on this record, because sometimes people don't actually know where I’m from.”
Pretty Please
"This is the first moment you really get to take a breather on the record, especially after ‘Levitating’, which is so full on. It sounds cool and chill, but it’s about the opposite. I like playing with sounds and concepts in that way. The song is about promising someone—or yourself—that you’re going to be really chill in the early stages of the relationship, but then realising that ‘Yeah, that’s just not me.’ The lyrics that opens it is ‘Somewhere in the middle/I think I lied a little.’ It kind of sums it up."
Hallucinate
“This is quite different from the other songs on the album, which all tie in together. But I just wanted this to be like a fun ’90s dance track. It felt so freeing. This one’s my festival song. Whenever I make songs, I imagine what they’d be like if I performed them at Glastonbury. I knew there was no way I could do a festival without this song.”
Love Again
“A relationship hadn’t worked out for me, and I wrote this when I felt like there was no light. It was a song for me, to give myself a little cuddle, and was about being hopeful that I would fall in love again. We already had these beautiful strings, then [Miami producer and songwriter] Clarence Coffee Jr. had the genius idea of adding in a sample of ‘Your Woman’ by White Town. That really gave the song the push it needed, because we definitely needed a more dancey element. I wrote it at a difficult time, but sometimes songs help you get out of certain situations. It’s like cheap therapy, and I think this is my favourite song on the record.”
Break My Heart
“This samples INXS’s ‘Need You Tonight’, and it’s a perfect explanation of ‘dance crying’. It’s about finally being in a happy place and knowing this new person is amazing. But then thinking: ‘Nothing else compares to this, and what if this ends and it breaks my heart?’ It’s the whole thing of being scared to be too happy, like when your day is going really well and you think, ‘What’s the one thing that’s going to f**k it up?’ I’m a hopeless romantic and always ask myself: ‘How am I going to protect this?’ But it’s also a sweet and vulnerable place to be, because you also see how much you care. It helped that the people I wrote this with know my boyfriend, which helped me be really open.”
Good in Bed
“I wondered about changing the title of this, because it’s quite in your face. I guess this song does what it says on the tin: It’s about when good sex is the only thing that was holding two people together. It was very fun to get to make a song like this and to be so carefree and open. Those relationships never last; it’s a cautionary tale.”
Boys Will Be Boys
“I talk so much about female empowerment, but I’d never done a song which really talks about the growing pains of what it’s like to be a woman. I was in the studio with the team I wrote ‘Physical’ with, and was just talking about what it was like to get off the bus from school and walk home, knowing that there'd be boys on bikes around the estates, and that I'd be so f**king s**t scared in case they would catcall or chase me home or whatever. For girls at school, there was always that fear of trying to get home before it got too dark. I can't believe that I had to actually put keys through my knuckles, like Wolverine, in case anybody might say something or try to chase or attack me. It’s crazy that we have to think about these things and not feel safe for a three-minute walk down the road from the bus stop to your flat, and I feel we maybe don't educate the boys enough to understand what it's like to be a girl. I just want this song to be a conversation starter. I want it also to just be a little bit of an eye-opener. It’s not a song that's out to offend anyone, or point any fingers. But I wanted the lyrics to be quite cutting for the sake of the conversation, and in the hope that there can be change. It’s also to show solidarity with other girls and be like, ‘I've been through it as well.’ And at the same time, for any young fans or listeners, to be something that maybe they'll ask the older sister or brother about, and to try and understand why I decided to put this in a song. This song is a completely different element, but lyrically it was very important for me to have it on the record.”
Posted by: Bjork 25th March 2020, 07:26 AM
^thanks, great read
Posted by: isolAddy! 25th March 2020, 05:01 PM
I just order 3 cassettes oopsie and I don't have a cassette player lol
Posted by: Juan Carlos 25th March 2020, 05:45 PM
Dua will be doing a Q&A YouTube livestream tomorrow at 8am. PDT / 11am. EDT / 3pm. GMT and she will be talking to Miley Cyrus tonight at noon PDT / 3pm. EDT / 7pm. GMT.
Also, she will be performing from London on The Late Late Show with James Corden this Monday.
Posted by: jszmiles 26th March 2020, 12:12 PM
wow there are 4 (singles) reasons to buy this album and I still haven't decide which version to purchase.... but its impossible not to have it in my collection
Posted by: Juan Carlos 26th March 2020, 02:14 PM
The YouTube livestream begins in less than an hour.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 26th March 2020, 06:33 PM
I’m so happy / proud of myself I haven’t listened to the leak.
Looking forward to giving this a full listen in just under 5 and a half hours
Posted by: Juan Carlos 26th March 2020, 09:11 PM
It has a 99 score with 7 reviews on Metacritic.
It won't remain that high with the upcoming reviews, but I need this iconic picture to be remembered forever and ever. <3
Posted by: .MIKE. 26th March 2020, 10:26 PM
I havnt listened to the full album yet.. but Cool is already my favourite pop song of all time! Aha! Slight exaggeration, but it’s truly incredible !
Posted by: FUTURE NOSTALGIA 26th March 2020, 10:30 PM
damn I am so ready for this finally!! holding off on the leak and this wait has been hell
Posted by: 🍆 26th March 2020, 11:04 PM
Boys will be boys is such a wonderful message.
Posted by: ___∆___ 26th March 2020, 11:39 PM
It’s been released an hour early on iTunes? It’s currently #3 and available to buy
Posted by: JosephStyles 27th March 2020, 12:01 AM
QUOTE(___∆___ @ Mar 26 2020, 11:39 PM)
It’s been released an hour early on iTunes? It’s currently #3 and available to buy
Cause of the clocks changing in the US a couple of weeks ago. Sales will still go to the correct chart week, this happens twice every year
Posted by: jszmiles 27th March 2020, 12:16 AM
oh Love Again samples "Your Woman" by White Town <3 <3 <3
Posted by: Liam.k. 27th March 2020, 12:23 AM
Listening now! 'Hallucinate' is wow!
Posted by: isolAddy! 27th March 2020, 12:29 AM
QUOTE(jszmiles @ Mar 27 2020, 01:16 AM)
oh Love Again samples "Your Woman" by White Town <3 <3 <3
Sample is done so well and I am hoping for single treatment because it's lush!!!
Posted by: Cqmerqn 27th March 2020, 12:30 AM
LOVE AGAIN
HALLUCINATE
HELP
Posted by: Liаm 27th March 2020, 12:30 AM
HALLUCINATE OH MY JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: FUTURE NOSTALGIA 27th March 2020, 12:32 AM
Hallucinate has taken my breath away. omg. a. SONG. a. MASTERPIECE. whew.
Posted by: Liam.k. 27th March 2020, 12:33 AM
The 1-2-3 punch of 'Hallucinate', 'Love Again' and 'Break My Heart'! This is all so good, can't believe I'm nearly at the end of the album. I want MORE!
Posted by: Liаm 27th March 2020, 12:35 AM
I honestly can't remember the last time I heard a song and instantly felt like I do with Hallucinate omg
Posted by: Cqmerqn 27th March 2020, 12:36 AM
Boys Will Be Boys is stunning omg
Posted by: FUTURE NOSTALGIA 27th March 2020, 12:37 AM
10 Future Nostalgia 10 Don't Start Now (an 11) 10 Cool 11 Physical 10 Levitating 09 Pretty Please 10 Hallucinate (an 11) 09 Love Again 10 Break My Heart 08 Good In Bed (this'd be higher with a better chorus hahaha) 10 Boys Will Be Boys (an 11)
Ranking: 1. Physical 2. Don't Start Now 3. Hallucinate 4. Boys Will Be Boys 5. Future Nostalgia 6. Break My Heart 7. Levitating 8. Cool 9. Love Again 10. Pretty Please 11. Good In Bed
I feel Levitating/Cool will def rise
Posted by: Cqmerqn 27th March 2020, 12:39 AM
08 Future Nostalgia 11 Don't Start Now 09 Cool 11 Physical 10 Levitating 09 Pretty Please 11 Hallucinate 11 Love Again 07 Break My Heart 07 Good In Bed 10 Boys Will Be Boys
Yes I used four 11’s x
Posted by: FUTURE NOSTALGIA 27th March 2020, 12:40 AM
now let me impatiently await the deluxe cos I need a HQ/officialy released version of If It Ain't Me ASAP!! (it'd be 4th in my album ranking here)
Posted by: Liam.k. 27th March 2020, 12:45 AM
'Boys Will Be Boys' is fab closer, powerful statement within uplifiting music - just what makes pop so great.
I've returned straight to 'Hallucinate' - this HAS to be a single at some point! 'Break My Heart' does offer something slightly different so I think that was a great choice for third single (as well as being a fantastic song in its own right) and 'Hallucinate' has should have the power to keep the album afloat later down the line.
Posted by: FUTURE NOSTALGIA 27th March 2020, 12:46 AM
hallucinate is staying on repeat for ages and cool is already hitting me 100x more on 2nd listen. SHE. f***ING. DID. THAT.
Posted by: Hadji 27th March 2020, 12:46 AM
The album is £10.99 on iTunes but downloading all tracks individually works out £10.49 in total or £10.89 if all tracks are 99p each
Posted by: Jonjo 27th March 2020, 12:47 AM
First listen through (bare in mind Dua's songs (except Physical) take a fair few listens to grow on me):
07.0 Future Nostalgia > Not heard this before now. I kinda like it... I think! < 08.5 Don't Stop Now 08.5 Cool > I think this is gonna grow over time. But for now, it's a BOP. < 11.0 Physical 09.0 Levitating > I've instantly taken to this! Major feelings of nostalgia with this (which is her aim with each track I believe) < 07.5 Pretty Please > This is cute. < 10.0 Hallucinate > FUUUUUCK. THIS IS AMAZE. Wow < 07.0 Love Again > Doesn't sound like a single to me? I hope they change their minds on the 4th single. It's cute though. < 08.5 Break My Heart > It's growing, like I thought it would. But still not completely crazy about it rn < 04.5 Good In Bed > Erm. Why is this on this album? Not only is it just a bad song, it just doesn't fit in with anything else on the album atm? Bizarre choice. < 08.0 Boys Will Be Boys > The chorus is infectious! Will definitely grow on me but I do still really like it <3 <
Such a brilliant album. You can tell this is gonna change the sound of pop. I'm blown away. I was so annoyed when BWB finished it started playing Hotter Than Hell as I was annoyed it was over! LMAO.
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Ranking:
01. Physical 02. Hallucinate 03. Levitating 04. Cool 05. Break My Heart 06. Don't Start Now 07. Boys Will Be Boys 08. Pretty Please 09. Love Again 10. Future Nostalgia 11. Good In Bed
<3
Posted by: Liam.k. 27th March 2020, 12:52 AM
QUOTE(Jonjo @ Mar 27 2020, 12:47 AM)
I was so annoyed when BWB finished it started playing Hotter Than Hell as I was annoyed it was over! LMAO.
That's what I was like! I had checked the tracklist when 'Break My Heart' was playing and was shocked that I was both as many as nine songs deep and only had two to go!
Posted by: HarryEzra 27th March 2020, 12:54 AM
I think I'm in love with this album already ik overreaction much but I can't help it
Posted by: Jordan Lee 27th March 2020, 01:17 AM
Wow wow wow!!!
My first listen as a whole and I am floored at how strong this is!
I’ve been harsh on the title track but now I’ve heard the rest of the album I get that now. A really solid listen. From tracks 2-11 I was like wow this is really strong. One of those rare albums where every track could be a single.
Serve after serve. Perfect. You know an albums good when you want more. She got the length spot on and focused on quality over quantity here
Hallucinate HAS to be a single at some point though. It’s like something Kelis would’ve done on Flesh Tone.
This is going to be amongst the most universally loved albums on this site I can just tell
Posted by: isolAddy! 27th March 2020, 01:20 AM
You got me losing all my cool...why is this hitting me so hard on a 2nd listen lol!!!
Posted by: isolAddy! 27th March 2020, 01:22 AM
QUOTE(Jordan Lee @ Mar 27 2020, 02:17 AM)
Wow wow wow!!!
My first listen as a whole and I am floored at how strong this is!
I’ve been harsh on the title track but now I’ve heard the rest of the album I get that now. A really solid listen. From tracks 2-11 I was like wow this is really strong. One of those rare albums where every track could be a single.
Serve after serve. Perfect. You know an albums good when you want more. She got the length spot on and focused on quality over quantity here
Hallucinate HAS to be a single at some point though. It’s like something Kelis would’ve done on Flesh Tone.
This is going to be amongst the most universally loved albums on this site I can just tell
OMG the same.
It's a first time I gave the full spin and it totally makes sense now why is an album opener.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 27th March 2020, 01:34 AM
QUOTE(isolAddy! @ Mar 27 2020, 01:22 AM)
OMG the same.
It's a first time I gave the full spin and it totally makes sense now why is an album opener.
When it come out and all we had heard prior to it was Don’t Start Now I was worried! I was thinking oh god Don’t Start Now is gonna be a fluke and the rest of the album is gonna sound like this but I was so wrong! It’s still my least favourite track on there but it works as an opener im kinda seeing it more as an intro to the album more than than actual track tbh but it definitely makes more sense now I’ve heard the album
It also had to be the opener too. Like one thing about how good this album is, is that I think all the tracks are in the right order. Who ever did that track-listing is a genius.
Posted by: jszmiles 27th March 2020, 01:37 AM
"Hallucinate" samples Daft Punk's Revolution 909? It has identical beginning. It also reminds me of one of 00s tracks, but I don't remember which now.
Posted by: isolAddy! 27th March 2020, 01:50 AM
08 Future Nostalgia 10 Don't Start Now 10 Cool 10 Physical 09 Levitating 07 Pretty Please 10 Hallucinate 11 Love Again (this has to be a single <3) 10 Break My Heart 08 Good In Bed (we don't know how to talk but we for sure know how to f**k lol - EPIC) 09 Boys Will Be Boys
Rankings:
01.Love Again 02.Break My Heart 03.Physical 04.Don't Start Now 05.Hallucinate 06.Cool 07.Levitating 08.Boys Will Be Boys 09.Good In Bed 10.Future Nostalgia 11.Pretty Please
That top 8 and still even the worst song is still 7/10 lol.
Posted by: FUTURE NOSTALGIA 27th March 2020, 03:20 AM
Cool and Love Again are becoming SO much better with every listen <3 cool is top 5 on the album for me now!
Posted by: lewistgreen 27th March 2020, 07:23 AM
Listening now
I don’t know if it has ever happened before but the album has been chosen as Radio 1’s Tune of the Weekend so different tracks will be heard
Best New Pop is now up on BBC Sounds and was a special with Dua talking about the album
Posted by: lewistgreen 27th March 2020, 08:35 AM
Interview on Radio 2 right now!
Posted by: PeaceMob 27th March 2020, 08:42 AM
Strong album, great pop music. "New Rules" was a game-changer for Dua Lipa as a music artist, this album has just taken it even further.
More artists should learn from Dua Lipa, it's quality not quantity when you make albums.
Posted by: Cqmerqn 27th March 2020, 09:24 AM
Love Again somehow sounds even better omfg
Posted by: JulianNial 27th March 2020, 10:31 AM
I could SO hear a Doja Cat feature on 'Levitate', ya know, if for whatever reason they want a big budget 4th/5th single.
Hallucinate and Cool should have priority if they consider other singles.
Pretty Please, Good In Bed, and Boys Will Be Boys scream filler to me, but they could grow.
Posted by: AV102 27th March 2020, 10:31 AM
Highlights are Cool, love Again
Posted by: Jordan Lee 27th March 2020, 10:35 AM
I really hope that with future singles from this she sticks to the no features route. The tracks are perfect and they don’t need it!
She’s had so many big hits with other artists before this is now her time to prove she can do it on her own too. I think she’s gonna have a similar story to Ariana now this is gonna just cusp her already big star power to be even bigger
Posted by: TR252 27th March 2020, 10:59 AM
This album is the best pop album I've heard in a long long time, every song could be a hit. Excellent work from Dua Lipa.
I couldn't miss out on seeing this live so I've booked 4 tickets for me and some friends to go and see her on her tour in January - very excited!
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 27th March 2020, 11:04 AM
Lovely little album! I'm gonna spend the whole day immersing myself in this.
The only one I can't bear is 'Good In Bed', just grating.
Posted by: dandy* 27th March 2020, 11:35 AM
I didn't realise this was out today - definitely going to take a listen as I fancy something poppy and uplifting today
Posted by: Jordan Lee 27th March 2020, 11:50 AM
Is the CD of this also out today does anyone know?
I pre ordered it a while ago and I’m desperate to go out for my one bit excercise of the day but don’t want to miss the post incase it comes
Posted by: dandy* 27th March 2020, 12:00 PM
Love Again!
I don't usually like samples of my favourite songs but this just works *.*
Posted by: Bjork 27th March 2020, 12:10 PM
7.5 review on Pitchfork https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia/
Posted by: Liam.k. 27th March 2020, 12:13 PM
I mean that's basically a 10 considering Pitchfork's disdain for pop music.
Posted by: dandy* 27th March 2020, 12:15 PM
Initial listen...
03 Future Nostalgia - This has me worried as an opener as I think this is a complete mess. She shouldn't do spoken parts on tracks as it just doesn't work for me at all. The chorus is okay but everything else is just a definite no. 09 Don't Start Now - I know this has been out for ages but it's only just really clicking with me after spending ages thinking it was merely okay. 07 Cool - could be a grower, I like the production but it hasn't totally grabbed me on first listen 10 Physical - Definitely one of the best pop singles this year 07 Levitating - Quite nice, a keeper but not totally standout. 03 Pretty Please - was kinda bored and didn't really feel the production, filler. 09 Hallucinate - Now this is instant love! Sort of reminds me of Kylie in a good way 09 Love Again - The sample is absolutely spot on, the strings in general are great. Really catchy too 09 Break My Heart - First time hearing this and it's pretty catchy, lol at the stay at home bit being so relevant *.* 01 What a way to ruin a great second half... cringe beyond belief. 08 Boys Will Be Boys - Really nice closer and it's nice to have something with a bit more meaning behind the lyrics too. It's over way too quickly though! Could have gone on for at least another minute
Summary - really pretty good, there's definitely way more keepers here than I was expecting
Posted by: Liam.k. 27th March 2020, 12:19 PM
I've seen quite a few comments saying 'Hallucinate' reminds people of Fever-era Kylie. I'm not really picking up on it but I'd die if Kylie came back with something like this. *.*
Posted by: Jordan Lee 27th March 2020, 12:55 PM
Idk if it’s just me but Hallucinate to me sounds like Flesh Tone era Kelis more than it does Kylie.
That’s my favourite non single on first listens though.
I’ll just say as well. None of her debut albums non singles sound like anything on this. I love that she’s went in a new direction.
I can’t wait for my “physical” copy of the album to arrive.
Posted by: StayatHaus 27th March 2020, 02:52 PM
08 Future Nostalgia 10 Don't Start Now 10 Cool 11 Physical 07 Levitating 05 Pretty Please 10 Hallucinate 08 Love Again 09 Break My Heart 04 Good In Bed 08 Boys Will Be Boys
Cool is my favourite new discovery
Can Ava listen to Boys Will Be Boys for how to deal with feminism in 2020 please ~
A album!
Posted by: LMLou 27th March 2020, 03:00 PM
OMG what a masterpiece! It's somehow even better than I expected, literally like 9 of the songs would've made great singles
I'll listen again before I do a ranking/rating but overall I am very impressed - one of the best sophomore albums in a long, long time
Posted by: RobBot 27th March 2020, 03:00 PM
I am actually like... trying to calm myself down to even rationalise thoughts on how I feel about this album? I honestly don't think I've felt like this since Teenage Dream and that is no lie.
I was just on such a high from Track 1 to Track 11, it barely even let me breathe, and I'm so not mad about it. Like, nearly every song could be a single?! I am not even one slight bit disappointed.
Posted by: LMLou 27th March 2020, 03:06 PM
I can't remember the last time I felt that type of real joy and happiness listening to an album. Partly because of how great it is and partly because of how proud I am of Dua. How she managed to make 11 such great songs and no skips at all is incredible Really hope the album gets the success and recognition it deserves
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 27th March 2020, 03:06 PM
Pretty decent, one of the best pop albums I've listened to lately.
It's a shame to see all the dislike for 'Good In Bed'! It's one of my favourites on it, reminds me of Lily Allen a bit.
Posted by: 365 27th March 2020, 03:07 PM
Good in Bed really does let the otherwise sublime album down a bit. The chorus sounds out of tune?
I can't stop listening to 'Cool' help.
Posted by: isolAddy! 27th March 2020, 03:09 PM
That's a good comparison Rob...I think the last album that I could listen from start to finish it was indeed Teenage Dreams!!!
The only dud for me so far is Good In Bed...I don't hate it but somehow I feel like it doesn't really belong to this album...it does have the sound of first album!!!
Posted by: LMLou 27th March 2020, 03:14 PM
I really like Good In Bed, not the best of the album but maybe top half? I like the cheekiness of it and think the kinda off chorus adds to the charm of the song
Posted by: Loucaes 27th March 2020, 05:17 PM
Apart from the singles I really enjoyed 'Cool', 'Hallucinate' and 'Love Again' - the sample is spot on! The weakest track is definitely 'Good in Bed' and I'm not keen on 'Levitating', 'Break My Heart' and 'Pretty Please' (which is actually great until the bridge which ruins the song for me ). Overall, it's a great album!
Posted by: Scene 27th March 2020, 07:41 PM
I can't cope with this album! Literally there's not a single dud or skippable track on it. They are all earworms with layers upon layers.
09 Future Nostalgia 10 Don't Start Now 07 Cool 10 Physical 11 Levitating 10 Pretty Please 10 Hallucinate 08 Love Again 10 Break My Heart 08 Good In Bed 07 Boys Will Be Boys
Rank:
1. Levitating 2. Break My Heart 3. Hallucinate 4. Don't Start Now 5. Pretty Please 6. Physical 7. Future Nostalgia 8. Love Again 9. Good In Bed 10. Cool 11. Boys Will Be Boys
I think my ranking of Cool may be unpopular but maybe it's a grower. This is already my favourite album since Starboy!
Posted by: Prettylittlebry 27th March 2020, 07:53 PM
Holy trinity:
Physical Hallucinate Levitating
Posted by: Scene 27th March 2020, 07:55 PM
I kinda wish Dua did a Lemonade-type video album for this record. The whole album screams for visual treatment.
Posted by: LMLou 27th March 2020, 08:19 PM
I think I would rank (for just now)
1) Physical 2) Break My Heart 3) Levitating 4) Don't Start Now 5) Love Again 6) Good In Bed 7) Hallucinate 8) Future Nostalgia 9) Cool 10) Boys Will Be Boys 11) Pretty Please
Posted by: jszmiles 27th March 2020, 08:20 PM
wow at Pitchfork giving it 7.5 score...
Posted by: LMLou 27th March 2020, 08:23 PM
It's a pure pop album entirely performed by a female artist so 7.5 is pretty much as good as it was gonna get there
Posted by: isolAddy! 27th March 2020, 08:35 PM
Album: Future Nostalgia
iTunes (27x #1): #1 United Kingdom (NE) #1 Azerbaijan(NE) #1 Costa Rica(NE) #1 Dominican Republic(NE) #1 Ecuador(NE) #1 France (NE) #1 Greece(NE) #1 Guatemala(NE) #1 Hong Kong (=) #1 Hungary(NE) #1 Indonesia (+1) #1 Kazakhstan(NE) #1 Macau(=) #1 Malaysia(=) #1 Mexico (NE) #1 Panama(NE) #1 Peru(NE) #1 Philippines(=) #1 Romania(NE) #1 Russia (NE) #1 Saudi Arabia(NE) #1 Sweden(NE) #1 Taiwan (=) #1 Turkey (NE) #1 Ukraine(NE) #1 United Arab Emirates(NE) #1 Vietnam(+2) #2 United States (NE) #2 Argentina(NE) #2 Austria (NE) #2 Belgium (NE) #2 Brazil (NE) #2 Canada (NE) #2 Chile(NE) #2 Colombia(NE) #2 Germany (NE) #2 India (NE) #2 Ireland (NE) #2 Israel(NE) #2 Italy (NE) #2 Luxembourg(NE) #2 Netherlands (NE) #2 Norway (NE) #2 Poland(NE) #2 Singapore (-1) #2 Slovakia(NE) #2 Spain (NE) #2 Switzerland (NE) #3 Australia (-1) #3 Czech Republic(NE) #3 Japan (=) #3 New Zealand (-2) #3 Portugal(NE) #3 Thailand (+2) #4 Finland(NE) #4 South Africa (NE) #5 Denmark (NE) #6 El Salvador(NE) #9 Cambodia(NE) #13 Malta(NE) #15 Qatar(NE) #17 Bulgaria(NE) #17 Paraguay(NE) #22 Bermuda(NE) #23 Egypt(NE) #33 Latvia(NE) #35 Ghana(NE) #42 Honduras(NE) #53 Cyprus(NE) #96 The Bahamas(NE) #154 Namibia(NE)
Apple Music (45x #1): #1 Argentina(+3) #1 Armenia(+7) #1 Australia (+6) #1 Austria (+4) #1 Azerbaijan(+2) #1 Brazil (+1) #1 Bulgaria(+2) #1 Cambodia(+3) #1 Chile(+3) #1 Costa Rica(+3) #1 Cyprus(+1) #1 Czech Republic(+12) #1 El Salvador(+3) #1 Finland(+4) #1 Germany (+14) #1 Greece(+2) #1 Hong Kong(+3) #1 Hungary(+2) #1 Indonesia (+10) #1 Ireland (+2) #1 Jordan(+9) #1 Kazakhstan(+6) #1 Kyrgyzstan(+37) #1 Lebanon(+3) #1 Lithuania(+7) #1 Luxembourg(+12) #1 Macau(+17) #1 Malaysia(+5) #1 Mexico (+3) #1 Netherlands (+4) #1 New Zealand (+6) #1 Norway (+11) #1 Paraguay(+3) #1 Peru(+2) #1 Philippines(=) #1 Poland(+3) #1 Romania(+5) #1 Saudi Arabia(+2) #1 Singapore(+4) #1 Slovenia(+14) #1 Switzerland (+12) #1 Taiwan(+6) #1 Thailand (+7) #1 Turkey (+4) #1 Vietnam(=) #2 Bahrain(+14) #2 Belarus(+38) #2 Belgium (+5) #2 Colombia(+3) #2 Denmark (+24) #2 Estonia(+20) #2 Israel(+5) #2 Italy (+2) #2 Malta(+9) #2 Mauritius(+31) #2 Nicaragua(+9) #2 Panama(+5) #2 Portugal(+2) #2 Russia (+8) #2 Slovakia(+6) #2 Spain (+1) #2 Ukraine(+9) #3 United Kingdom (+3) #3 Bolivia(+4) #3 Canada (+19) #3 China(+11) #3 Ecuador(+2) #3 Egypt(+11) #3 Guatemala(+2) #3 Honduras(+4) #3 Latvia(+13) #3 Moldova(+19) #3 Oman(+72) #3 Sweden(+6) #3 United Arab Emirates(+2) #4 Dominican Republic(+10) #4 India (+17) #4 Mongolia(+20) #4 Uzbekistan(+126) #5 Laos(+19) #5 Sri Lanka(+63) #6 South Africa (+30) #7 United States (+32) #7 Belize(+123) #7 Fiji(+86) #8 France (+16) #8 Tajikistan(NE) #10 Trinidad and Tobago(+60) #10 Venezuela(NE) #13 British Virgin Islands(NE) #14 Barbados(NE) #16 Antigua and Barbuda(+21) #16 South Korea(+86) #17 Japan (+93)
I think it's doing great, no?!
Posted by: jszmiles 27th March 2020, 09:32 PM
Hallucinate is something that Madonna could have released as a lead single from COADF, for real!
Posted by: jszmiles 27th March 2020, 09:59 PM
OK, I have listened most of tracks from this LP..... despite the fact it's marvelous record, nothing can top LA Live version of DSN - it's the most enjoyable moment in pop music since Taylor Swift performance of Style on Victoria's Secret Show
Posted by: Jordan Lee 27th March 2020, 10:03 PM
I really hope this goes to #1
Skepta is ahead on Apple Music albums and on singles too he has more tracks on top 40 than what Dua currently has.
Posted by: Scene 27th March 2020, 10:26 PM
I assumed Dua would easily get a #1 with this album but this forum is making me nervous. It would be a shame if she didn't considering the hype and reception - it may also deter other artists from releasing during this crisis. I might have to buy this on iTunes despite never using it anymore just to give her an extra sale. She deserves a #1 with this pop masterpiece.
Posted by: jszmiles 27th March 2020, 10:30 PM
QUOTE(Jordan Lee @ Mar 27 2020, 11:03 PM)
I really hope this goes to #1
Skepta is ahead on Apple Music albums and on singles too he has more tracks on top 40 than what Dua currently has.
I thought she has no competition
Posted by: isolAddy! 27th March 2020, 10:50 PM
We will find out on Monday I guess.
I am just hoping her pre-orders were enough to give her comfortable lead!!!
Posted by: RobBot 27th March 2020, 11:00 PM
I've pretty much done nothing but play this album all day to be honest, but at the moment I'm sitting with:
1 Physical (11) 2 Don't Start Now (10) 3 Hallucinate (10) 4 Cool (9.5) 5 Break My Heart (9) 6 Levitating (9) 7 Future Nostalgia (8) 8 Boys Will Be Boys (7.5) 9 Love Again (7) 10 Good In Bed (7) 11 Pretty Please (6)
Posted by: Jade 27th March 2020, 11:46 PM
08 Future Nostalgia - Found this really grating all of those months ago, Dua's talk-singing works so much better in small doses (e.g. on 'Physical') but I got used to all of that and quite enjoy this as a whole package now, especially the fabulous chorus. It works well as an opening track. 10 Don't Start Now - Starting to tire of this now as it's been hanging around in the chart FOREVER, but that aside, what a strong and smart start to the era this was 7.5 Cool - This is solid enough but definitely finding it a bit overrated already on the interwebs 11 Physical - Masterpiece, song of the year, wig has been missing for 2 months now etc. 09 Levitating - What kind of 1-2 punch is 'Physical' and this?! *.* continued funky euphoria and the lyrical imagery is gorgeous. Giving me strong Bruno Mars '24k Magic' era vibes! Also the middle 8 is really reminding me of the bridge of Cher Lloyd's 'Want U Back' lmao, sass queens 07 Pretty Please - This is sounding pretty fillery after that relentless back-to-back but it's cute 9.5 Hallucinate - Okay stan mode is activated once again - Dua is really out there living her 00s pop girl fantasy! Definitely getting the Kylie 'Fever' comparisons <3 8.5 Love Again - 'Your Woman' is one of my favourite songs of its respective year so I was dubious about it being sampled but this is done really tastefully! Those strings are beaut, she's really pulling me in with every sign of a synth or string here 10 Break My Heart - She has got it SO right with these single choices! Another tastefully done sample and the bridge is so lush. "I should have stayed at home" tho 04 Good In Bed - I'm... still processing this one! Right now the chorus is jarring and it feels super out of place on the album, hmm, I guess this is her quirky moment on the record but it falls a bit flat for me, what kind of basic chorus. Maybe I need more time to get it idk 05 Boys Will Be Boys - Alright, feels quite fillery despite such bold subject matter
Lemme replace the last two with 'One Kiss' and 'Electricity' and then I'll be majorly satisfied from beginning to end. A general triumph of an era!
Posted by: Jordan Lee 28th March 2020, 12:32 AM
After a few listens I’d probably rank the album as
1. Don’t Start Now 11/10 2. Physical 10/10 3. Hallucinate 10/10 4. Cool 9.5/10 5. Levitating 9/10 6. Break My Heart 8.5/10 7. Boys Will Be Boys 8.5/10 8. Good In Bed 8/10 9. Love Again 7/10 10. Pretty Please 6/10 11. Future Nostalgia 4/10
The top 3 order could change. Like Physical is growing so much and Hallucinate hit me really fast.
Don’t Start Now is still just ahead but I’m here for it to move out the charts now. It’s had its time and for a while it prevented Physicla from really taking off so I don’t want this to hinder Break Your Heart.
Break My Heart easily has the best video of the era but for me I think there were better choices to be the third single. BUT every track could be a single tbh. It is really strong. The title track is the only one I’d probably choose not to listen to on its own. If I heard anything else on shuffle though I wouldn’t skip.
Pretty Please I wouldn’t even call filler. I think she needed something on the album that was more chill / mellow but it’s not like a wow moment like most of the album is.
Posted by: Bré 28th March 2020, 12:59 AM
Quick album rank on first listen ~
1 Physical 9.5/10 (think this probably ranks as my 2nd fave song from her discog overall, 'Be The One' is untouched but this narrowly pips 'New Rules' methinks) 2 Don't Start Now 9/10 3 Levitating 8.5-9/10 (I need to listen to this a bit more to decide but I can see it overtaking DSN for me, it was my easy highlight of the album tracks on first listen <3 super funky ~) 4 Love Again 8/10 (great use of the 'Your Woman' sample) 5 Hallucinate 8/10 6 Break My Heart 8/10 (there's nothing in it between 4th and 6th here so this could defo jump to 4th as I hear it more what with it being a single - this album listen was actually my first time hearing it, I do need to check out the video as well x) 7 Future Nostalgia 7.5/10 (it's not by any means the best song on here but I think it's an absolutely perfect choice of opening track) 8 Pretty Please 7/10 (iss cute, not a standout but a nice album track) ~ 9 Boys Will Be Boys 5.5/10 (one of a couple of songs on here that is ruined by some, er, not very pleasant to listen to yelpy vocals - that aside it's a nice song, I like the production and the message, just not one that I find myself wanting to go back to) 10 Good In Bed 5/10 (cringeworthy F-bomb at the end drops it a whole point. the rest of the song is a bit silly and basic but generally inoffensive) 11 Cool 4/10 (and that score feels a bit generous and I oop! the song itself is... fine I guess, though still not one of the stronger ones, what puts me off is the vocals again which really get a bit unbearable and kind of uncomfortably close to Jessie J esque? I don't get where these yelps have come from as I don't think she's sounded like this on any of her previous songs or indeed on 9 out of 11 songs on this album lol)
Issa v good album (especially for a pop album, I don't really often find myself enticed to listen to pop albums in full but the 2 singles from this are both among the best pop songs of the last year and I liked the title track too so I had to this time). Nothing comes close to 'Physical' but I didn't expect it to, I'm happy there's at least one album track there that rivals the quality of 'Don't Start Now'.
Posted by: Jay ☆ 28th March 2020, 03:35 AM
QUOTE(Bré @ Mar 28 2020, 12:59 AM)
11 Cool 4/10 (and that score feels a bit generous and I oop! the song itself is... fine I guess, though still not one of the stronger ones, what puts me off is the vocals again which really get a bit unbearable and kind of uncomfortably close to Jessie J esque? I don't get where these yelps have come from as I don't think she's sounded like this on any of her previous songs or indeed on 9 out of 11 songs on this album lol)
I wish this score and comment hadn't loaded, just like Dua's live stream the other day xx
Posted by: isolAddy! 28th March 2020, 04:29 AM
Cool is such a guilty pleasure
Posted by: ...ready for it 28th March 2020, 07:08 AM
After first listen.
1. Levitating 2. Cool 3. Hallucinate 4. Don't Start Now 5. Physical 6. Break My Heart 7. Love Again 8. Pretty Please 9. Future Nostalgia 10. Good In Bed 11. Boys Will Be Boys
Posted by: 365 28th March 2020, 07:58 AM
QUOTE(isolAddy! @ Mar 28 2020, 04:29 AM)
Cool is such a guilty pleasure
Why feel guilt about loving one of the most sublime and euphoric songs on the album?
Posted by: blacksquare 28th March 2020, 10:30 AM
08 Future Nostalgia 10 Don't Start Now 09 Cool 10 Physical 09 Levitating 09 Pretty Please 08 Hallucinate 08 Love Again 09 Break My Heart 05 Good in Bed 05 Boys Will Be Boys
'Good in Bed' feels like an outlier sonically, and a disappointment. 'Boys Will Be Boys' is nice in theory, but too on the nose and feels at odds with the album. The other 9 tracks are all varying degrees of fantastic.
What I find most impressive — other than the incredible consistent visuals, the album rollout, and so on — is how she completely avoided a sophomore slump as well as separate herself the crowd. She clearly had a vision, a point-of-view, and didn't bother with low food-chain algorithm pop. All without a feature in sight? It would have been such an easy mistake to make — look at most female popstars in the UK right now.
It's genuinely heart-warming seeing her getting the hits and deserved acclaim. I want videos for most of these songs immediately.
Posted by: Scene 28th March 2020, 11:29 AM
QUOTE(blacksquare @ Mar 28 2020, 11:30 AM)
What I find most impressive — other than the incredible consistent visuals, the album rollout, and so on — is how she completely avoided a sophomore slump as well as separate herself the crowd. She clearly had a vision, a point-of-view, and didn't bother with low food-chain algorithm pop. All without a feature in sight? It would have been such an easy mistake to make — look at most female popstars in the UK right now.
It's genuinely heart-warming seeing her getting the hits and deserved acclaim. I want videos for most of these songs immediately.
All of this. The absence of features should be recognised and hopefully imitated by her peers. She's now achieved two massive global hits without a rent-a-rapper or feature. Dua's creativity has shone through every aspect of this campaign so far - the artwork, the music videos, the live performances, overall concept. I completely get the comparisons to Katy's Teenage Dream era - not in terms of music, but the sharp ascent from moderately successful debut with a couple of big hits to a second album where nearly every song could smash. Also, if she (and The Weeknd) manages to kick off an 80's revival - which seems to be the case - then I will forever be grateful.
Posted by: .MIKE. 28th March 2020, 12:07 PM
I’m so obsessed with this album! It’s incredible! If Future ‘Nostalgia’ and ‘Good In Bed’ weren't included on the tracklist, it would be a perfect album
That hot pink looks gorgeous! I love the album cover too. I'll definitely be purchasing, I was inclined to do it immediately after my first listen but I'm going to wait until we go back to normality given the predicted delivery date being listed as late April.
Posted by: LewisGT 28th March 2020, 12:54 PM
Finally got around to listening to this album and the first half wasn't doing anything for me but I think the album really found its rhythm with Levitating. After that I really enjoyed pretty much every track. Really good album overall!
Posted by: LMLou 28th March 2020, 01:33 PM
29.1 million on Spotify on its first day. For 11 tracks and no features that's really good
Posted by: Calum 28th March 2020, 01:33 PM
I listened for the first time at midnight on Friday and didn't really think much of it, but now I'm thinking I must have been super tired. Second listen and this is incredible
1. Cool 2. Physical 3. Don't Start Now 4. Hallucinate 5. Break My Heart 6. Love Again 7. Levitating 8. Boys Will Be Boys 9. Pretty Please 10. Future Nostalgia 11. Good in Bed
Posted by: Jonjo 28th March 2020, 01:53 PM
QUOTE(LMLou @ Mar 28 2020, 01:33 PM)
29.1 million on Spotify on its first day. For 11 tracks and no features that's really good
That's the 5th biggest Spotify debut for a Female artist.
Really good streaming numbers on Spotify in the UK and WW, all the songs top 50 apart from the last 2 on the album. 3 songs top 5 in the UK I'd imagine she'd have smaller drops than the other album bombs as well so the songs might hold up decently
Posted by: isolAddy! 28th March 2020, 03:41 PM
Awesome result tbh
I am stanning for Don't Start Now getting new peak in WW Spotify 5 months after release
Posted by: dj_tim_e 28th March 2020, 06:59 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA2gTFPTZDQ
Have a look at my reaction video. It includes some dodgy dancing at the 9-minute mark lol
Posted by: Juan Carlos 28th March 2020, 09:45 PM
I knew there was a reason why I love Sam's stuff. I'm in heaven right now.
This album is somehow even better after a second day of listening. Surely I can't enjoy anymore tomorrow than I do now
Posted by: Cqmerqn 28th March 2020, 11:50 PM
Pretty Please is a GROWER
Posted by: Bré 29th March 2020, 12:29 AM
QUOTE(isolAddy! @ Mar 28 2020, 04:29 AM)
Cool is such a guilty pleasure
Imagine saying this about a song that I have been bullied for 24 solid hours for not liking x
Posted by: Jαsє 29th March 2020, 01:10 AM
QUOTE(dj_tim_e @ Mar 28 2020, 07:59 PM)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA2gTFPTZDQ
Have a look at my reaction video. It includes some dodgy dancing at the 9-minute mark lol
You suddenly and unexpectedly coming out with "Now one of the reasons why I have to self isolate is because of how fat I am!" while dancing is SENDING me
Posted by: Cqmerqn 29th March 2020, 12:01 PM
Insane omg
Posted by: Jordan Lee 29th March 2020, 12:10 PM
Is that enough to topple the Weeknd? The posts I’m seeing where people expecting a #2 debut over there
Posted by: Juan Carlos 29th March 2020, 12:23 PM
FYI, the album isn't doing between 250-300k in the US. I also thought that, but the 'in activity to date' part is the key here.
HITS (or HDD) article says that "Don't Start Now" notched over 200m streams pre-release, so this means that part of these streams are going to be considered for the album, which seems to be around 50-100k actually. That said, HITS also revealed their first forecast and Dua isn't considered because she and PARTYNEXTDOOR don't have bundles, while 5SOS and Pearl Jam have and the estimates of them are around 80k.
Later today or tomorrow at the very least, it's expected to be an article from HITS with the estimate figures in the US.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 29th March 2020, 01:16 PM
5SOS are apparently #1 so far in the UK midweeks with Dua at #2.
Posted by: Scene 29th March 2020, 01:25 PM
I can accept Don't Start Now narrowly missing the #1 in the UK and US but not the album.
Posted by: Liam.k. 29th March 2020, 01:34 PM
It is possible for Dua to overtake 5SOS despite them starting with double her sales. Remember that Sunday mids will have barely any Saturday streaming data, a format that Dua will have a much bigger advantage on over 5SOS. They will very frontloaded, especially with it not being easy to purchase physicals throughout the week.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 29th March 2020, 01:36 PM
I’m shook at that midweek info.
I really thought Skepta was gonna be the competition.
Posted by: Mattluck 29th March 2020, 02:12 PM
have anybody bough on her websie with the signed card, are they shipped yet??
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 29th March 2020, 03:45 PM
QUOTE(Jordan Lee @ Mar 29 2020, 02:16 PM)
5SOS are apparently #1 so far in the UK midweeks with Dua at #2.
Did not see that coming, i was sure she would cruise in at number 1 but i would think 5 sec of summer would be more frontloaded than Dua Lip and she she may catch them during the week if they are not a huge amount ahead.
Posted by: isolAddy! 29th March 2020, 03:47 PM
WW Spotify Update (28.03.2020):
Future Nostalgia: +1,460,270
Don't Start Now: +5,759,517
Cool: +1,467,292
Physical: +3,540,170
Levitating: +1,667,230
Pretty Please: +1,438,516
Hallucinate: +1,594,983
Love Again: +1,371,795
Break My Heart: +3,809,416
Good In Bed: +1,194,980
Boys Will Be Boys: +1,067,773
TOTAL: +24,371,942
I expected bigger drop to be honest but this is amazing <3
Posted by: isolAddy! 29th March 2020, 03:48 PM
And yes please we need UK #1.
I didn't even know 5SOS were going to release this week. If tomorrow update shows her at 15k+ and 5SOS at 20k then I think she'll be able to catch them
Posted by: Scene 29th March 2020, 04:12 PM
If Dua has a fighting chance of overtaking 5SOS I will download the album and I don't even use iTunes anymore.
Posted by: RobBot 29th March 2020, 04:57 PM
QUOTE(Scene @ Mar 29 2020, 05:12 PM)
If Dua has a fighting chance of overtaking 5SOS I will download the album and I don't even use iTunes anymore.
Literally this, I don't know if I've bought an album off iTunes but I will make an exception for this.
Posted by: Liam.k. 29th March 2020, 05:12 PM
To be fair Dua is still #1 on iTunes album chart whilst 5SOS are about to drop out the Top 20. Tomorrow will show an even clearer picture but I do think Dua will manage to overtake.
Posted by: TR252 29th March 2020, 06:51 PM
I’ve been listening to this album all weekend and it keeps getting better. I find myself excited for each sing, even Good in Bed and Boys will be Boys have both grown on me a lot.
Posted by: blacksquare 29th March 2020, 08:48 PM
'Pretty Please' has really opened up with more listens — the way the production builds up throughout the song. One of my favourites now.
Posted by: isolAddy! 29th March 2020, 09:50 PM
I am actually loving it every song now.
Even Good In Bed which was doing nothing really when I first heard it, now I am like jamming to it.
The biggest grower for me has to Future Nostalgia...those lyrics are genius!!!
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 29th March 2020, 10:40 PM
Love 'Cool' so much.
Posted by: StupidLove 29th March 2020, 10:45 PM
Took a couple of listens but finally compiled a ranking:
Don't Start Now Love Again Levitating Boys Will Be Boys Pretty Please Physical Break My Heart Hallucinate Future Nostalgia Cool Good In Bed
Hope Levitating becomes a single at some point, seems to be doing to the best on Spotify out of the non-singles .
Posted by: Liam.k. 30th March 2020, 12:43 AM
I actually quite like 'Good in Bed', there's something quite Lily Allen about it, but it does feel like it's on the wrong album. There's no funk or synth or disco to be heard, nothing to link it with the other songs. It would work better on her first album.
I guess it does help to drop the pace for 'Boys Will Be Boys' though, going from 'Break My Heart' into that would be incredibly jarring. I'd probably swap 'Love Again' and 'Break My Heart' around and remove 'Good in Bed' so that the closing strings on 'Love Again' lead into the opening strings of 'Boys Will Be Boys'. That flows much better.
Posted by: Liam.k. 30th March 2020, 01:07 PM
The melody of "It's second nature to walk home before the sun goes down" on 'Boys Will Be Boys' reminds me so much of something else. I think it's a Britney song but I can't work out which one.
Posted by: Scene 30th March 2020, 01:09 PM
I love how she delivers those little "love again" belts in the final 40 seconds of the song. The whole song gets better with each listen.
Posted by: Liam.k. 30th March 2020, 01:21 PM
1 5 Seconds of Summer - CALM (19.2k) * 2 Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia (12.2k) *
Dua sold 2,969 yesterday and 5SOS sold 643. The #1 is hers.
Posted by: Jade 30th March 2020, 01:35 PM
QUOTE(Liam.k. @ Mar 30 2020, 02:07 PM)
The melody of "It's second nature to walk home before the sun goes down" on 'Boys Will Be Boys' reminds me so much of something else. I think it's a Britney song but I can't work out which one.
The verses were giving me slight 'Perfume' vibes, possibly that?
Posted by: Nick F1 30th March 2020, 01:40 PM
I'm trying to figure out, but can't hear anything Britney related
Posted by: Liam.k. 30th March 2020, 01:48 PM
I think I've worked it out and it's 'Amnesia' with the line "When I see you, I stutter / watch you slip away, like butterflies". The melody isn't quite the same as I had in my head but it's that descending tone with a slight inflection at the end. A total random observation but it was bugging me for ages!
Posted by: StupidLove 30th March 2020, 01:54 PM
QUOTE(Liam.k. @ Mar 30 2020, 01:43 AM)
I'd probably swap 'Love Again' and 'Break My Heart' around and remove 'Good in Bed' so that the closing strings on 'Love Again' lead into the opening strings of 'Boys Will Be Boys'. That flows much better.
I like this idea, it would make a lot more sense tbh. I still haven't heard the tracks that didn't make the album though, yet to judge them. Apparently there's a cute Normani track that everybody has been raving about?
Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 30th March 2020, 02:11 PM
Finally caved and got the £4.99 album And signed card from her website.
Posted by: Cremey 30th March 2020, 02:50 PM
'Cool' is the absolute one
Posted by: TR252 30th March 2020, 03:18 PM
QUOTE(Liam.k. @ Mar 30 2020, 02:21 PM)
1 5 Seconds of Summer - CALM (19.2k) * 2 Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia (12.2k) *
Dua sold 2,969 yesterday and 5SOS sold 643. The #1 is hers.
That still seems like quite a large gap though?
Posted by: Liam.k. 30th March 2020, 03:21 PM
QUOTE(TR252 @ Mar 30 2020, 04:18 PM)
That still seems like quite a large gap though?
If both sell at the same rate during the week, Dua will finish with over a 2k lead.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 30th March 2020, 03:58 PM
HMV sales still aren’t in the updates either.
I’m feeling like Dua might be #1 next week if she isn’t this week where as 5SOS will probably not even be top 10 next.
Posted by: isolAddy! 30th March 2020, 03:58 PM
QUOTE(Jordan Lee @ Mar 30 2020, 04:58 PM)
HMV sales still aren’t in the updates either.
I’m feeling like Dua might be #1 next week if she isn’t this week where as 5SOS will probably not even be top 10 next.
That would be great but 2 weeks #1 is even better
Posted by: isolAddy! 30th March 2020, 04:09 PM
She's doing Amazon Music Live
She just did Break My Heart and now she's doing Love Again <3 they both sound amazing in acoustic
Posted by: Scene 30th March 2020, 04:18 PM
Just ordered CD from her website for a fiver. Whatta bargain.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 30th March 2020, 05:06 PM
Posted by: Jordan Lee 30th March 2020, 05:07 PM
Original content as in new songs?!?!
The Weeknd just done this too
Posted by: 🍆 30th March 2020, 05:44 PM
So i just listened to the whole thing twice today. I definitely agree that the last 2 songs don't belong on this album. Good in Bed is definitely not something I would ever want to listen to again. It's just so tasteless. It's like she ran out of ideas for a song?? Also as much as I like the message of BWBB, it goes against the whole vibe and stands out. But the actual song isn't as strong to warrant that inclusion to me.
The 1-9 section is fabulous though. And most of you will probable be glad to hear that DSN FINALLY clicked with me. Talk about 5 months late to the party~
However, nothing will even come close to the perfection that is Physical.
Posted by: 🍆 30th March 2020, 05:49 PM
QUOTE(Cremey @ Mar 30 2020, 05:50 PM)
'Cool' is the absolute one
It sounds so Caroline Polachek and Christine and the Queens which can literally never be a bad thing.
Posted by: Jonjo 30th March 2020, 06:27 PM
Just ordered the CD with a signed picture for £4.99 on her website!
Hopefully helps her out towards gaining on 5SOS!
Posted by: isolAddy! 30th March 2020, 06:59 PM
I wanted to order as well but shipping to US comes more expensive than the whole CD itself lol.
I'll just stick to cassettes for now <3
Posted by: Juan Carlos 30th March 2020, 07:39 PM
QUOTE(Jordan Lee @ Mar 30 2020, 12:07 PM)
Original content as in new songs?!?!
Original content as vertical videos with some information about the tracks, I guess. I doubt she will do the same as The Weeknd, but who knows?
Posted by: dj_tim_e 30th March 2020, 08:01 PM
If you love Dua Lipa and Britney Spears, have a listen to my mashup of Hallucinate x Do You Wanna Come Over. https://youtu.be/hxkBrMSCALw thanks!
Posted by: Jordan Lee 30th March 2020, 08:03 PM
I’m thinking we will get new songs later in the year (like maybe October time or smth) to coincide with a full re release.
I’ve tried not to listen to this today as silly as it sounds I just really don’t wanna overplay this album
I’m a bit meh when I see comments praising 1-9 and disliking the last two tracks. I still don’t really like “Future Nostalgia” the song it’s definitely the weakest on this for me and Good in Bed has been the biggest grower.
Posted by: Jonjo 30th March 2020, 08:11 PM
Boys Will Be Boys is so good. I'm sad to see people cast it aside in the same manner as Good In Bed
Posted by: isolAddy! 30th March 2020, 09:20 PM
Live from Amazon Music this morning
Love Again
Pretty Please
Break My Heart
Posted by: Juan Carlos 31st March 2020, 12:14 AM
Expected to debut with upwards of 50k first week units in the US.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 31st March 2020, 12:41 AM
This will peak a lot higher than her debut did I imagine although I’m guessing The Weeknd will likely still be #1
Posted by: RobBot 31st March 2020, 01:31 AM
I mean, seeing that her debut album peaked at #27 in the US, she's DEFINITELY exceeding what many would do with a sophomore release.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 31st March 2020, 01:43 AM
That's correct. Her self-titled album debuted at #86 in the US with total sales around 15k, but it climbed and peaked at #27 in February of 2018.
Posted by: Jay ☆ 31st March 2020, 03:16 AM
Cool is everything
I don't hate the final 2 tracks, but I would say that they're the outliers of the album... I don't really see myself going back to either track often. The first 9 though Other clear highlights for me are Hallucinate and Levitating. Pretty Please is already proving to be a grower.
Posted by: Purple Kecleon 31st March 2020, 04:48 AM
This album may have some of the best instrumentals I've ever heard
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 31st March 2020, 10:38 AM
I hope she has closed the gap with 5sos when we get midweeks later.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 31st March 2020, 10:53 AM
my HMV order of this still hasn’t come has this happened to anyone else?
I only ordered the regular CD of it but it’s yet to appear.
Posted by: Scene 31st March 2020, 11:15 AM
Are you able to track the order?
Today's figures were posted in the chart forum. Dua is just under 3k behind 5SOS.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 31st March 2020, 11:49 AM
My order arrived literally 5 minutes after I posted that
So impatient!
If she’s 3K behind the number one looks like it’s hers! She’s went from 9K to 7K to 3K.
Guessing she was the biggest seller yesterday?
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 31st March 2020, 02:04 PM
Great to see her close the gap, let's hope it continues.
Posted by: LMLou 31st March 2020, 02:44 PM
Still got 8 songs in UK Spotify top 50
Posted by: isolAddy! 31st March 2020, 03:42 PM
I am so happy to see that the gap shrank to only 3k <3
Posted by: isolAddy! 31st March 2020, 03:43 PM
QUOTE(LMLou @ Mar 31 2020, 03:44 PM)
Still got 8 songs in UK Spotify top 50
Wow.
If charts would allow them she would have all her album chart in top 75
Posted by: Juan Carlos 31st March 2020, 05:13 PM
They are pushing everything they can during the first-week release.
Posted by: Jade 31st March 2020, 05:17 PM
I entered that contest - those prizes sound amazing *.* they're really going all out!
Posted by: Nick F1 31st March 2020, 05:31 PM
Tmrrw she maybe will overtake 5SOS
Posted by: isolAddy! 31st March 2020, 05:31 PM
wish it wasn't only UK exclusive
Posted by: Juan Carlos 31st March 2020, 05:40 PM
QUOTE(isolAddy! @ Mar 31 2020, 12:31 PM)
wish it wasn't only UK exclusive
THIS! I mean, I'm aware of the reasons why this contest is exclusively for the UK, but it would have been great if it was WW instead.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 31st March 2020, 05:41 PM
The album is doing great numbers on Spotify too.
Posted by: isolAddy! 31st March 2020, 05:49 PM
QUOTE(Juan Carlos @ Mar 31 2020, 06:40 PM)
THIS! I mean, I'm aware of the reasons why this contest is exclusively for the UK, but it would have been great if it was WW instead.
Agreed, especially the virtual Meet and Greet chat lol.
Anyhow I am loving it that she's fighting for that #1 UK album #shefights
Posted by: isolAddy! 31st March 2020, 05:50 PM
QUOTE(Juan Carlos @ Mar 31 2020, 06:41 PM)
The album is doing great numbers on Spotify too.
Amazing numbers and the overall album will hit 1 billion streams in couple days I believe!!!
Posted by: StupidLove 31st March 2020, 05:54 PM
Levitating and Love Again have been playing in my head since the release, I hope both become singles but given Hallucinate's performance, that will probably be the next single.
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 31st March 2020, 06:38 PM
QUOTE(Juan Carlos @ Mar 31 2020, 06:13 PM)
They are pushing everything they can during the first-week release.
Am I eligible if I bought the album from her store yesterday?
Posted by: LewisGT 31st March 2020, 07:14 PM
QUOTE(Tawdry Hepburn @ Mar 31 2020, 07:38 PM)
Am I eligible if I bought the album from her store yesterday?
Yes. It says anyone who previously purchased will be automatically entered in the https://www.wminewmedia.com/terms/view/?f=20200331-dualipa-d2ccompmarch2020v2-1585670457.pdf&ref=https%3A//earlyaccess.dualipa.com/register/.
Posted by: Spice Girls Net 31st March 2020, 07:16 PM
Downloaded the album this weekend and finally listened to it properly in full today. I’m not a massive fan of a couple: Pretty Please and Good In Bed, they’re ok but not stand out for me.
I can see Hallucinate potentially being the 4th single (if there is one)
Posted by: isolAddy! 31st March 2020, 07:30 PM
QUOTE(Spice Girls Net @ Mar 31 2020, 08:16 PM)
Downloaded the album this weekend and finally listened to it properly in full today. I’m not a massive fan of a couple: Pretty Please and Good In Bed, they’re ok but not stand out for me.
I can see Hallucinate potentially being the 4th single (if there is one)
This is Dua we're talking about...she'll milk this album with 7 singles at least
It's a tight race for #1. As of today, we're giving The Weeknd a slight edge. Can 5 Seconds of Summer unseat last week's champ? Stay tuned.
1. The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 85-90k, 9-12k 2. *5 Seconds of Summer (Interscope) 75-80k, 60-65k 3. Lil Uzi Vert (Generation Now/Atlantic) 75-80k, 1k 4. *Pearl Jam (Monkeywrench/Republic) 55-60k, 50-55k 5. *Dua Lipa (Warner) 55-60k, 15-18k 6. *PARTYNEXTDOOR (OVO/Warner) 50-55k, 3-4k 7. Lil Baby (Quality Control/Motown/Capitol) 50-55k, 1-2k 8. Bad Bunny (Rimas) 45-50k, <1k 9. Roddy Ricch (Bird Vision/Atlantic) 37-42k, <1k 10. Post Malone (Republic) 35-40k, 1k
Posted by: Juan Carlos 31st March 2020, 10:09 PM
It could debut between #4 and #7 in the US. Crossing fingers it can be inside the Top 5.
Posted by: Botchia 31st March 2020, 10:13 PM
Cool is such a 12/10 bop
Posted by: isolAddy! 31st March 2020, 10:15 PM
QUOTE(Juan Carlos @ Mar 31 2020, 11:09 PM)
It could debut between #4 and #7 in the US. Crossing fingers it can be inside the Top 5.
Yeah Top 5 would be really amazing...she deserves it for all of her hard work!!!
Posted by: Jαsє 31st March 2020, 10:17 PM
no words x
Posted by: isolAddy! 31st March 2020, 10:20 PM
LMAO
Posted by: Jade 31st March 2020, 10:21 PM
I haven't stopped thinking about this album since Friday
The new sponges in my bathroom are blue and pink and my first thought was the colours on the album cover
Send help
Posted by: Liam.k. 31st March 2020, 10:35 PM
That Jess Glynne video, christ.
Ah yes, Dua Lippa who sang that 80s song "Let's get physical... I wanna get physical"
Posted by: Klumzee 31st March 2020, 10:40 PM
That Jess Glynne video is almost like a wind-up to anyone interested in current pop music How is she so out of the bubble when she's one of the most generic/faceless/trend-chasing popstars there is??
Posted by: Liam.k. 31st March 2020, 10:46 PM
Time to get #WTFisfuturenostalgia trending.
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 31st March 2020, 11:46 PM
After listening to this non-stop since Friday, I think I've now carved out a solid top 8.
1. Don't Start Now 2. Physical 3. Cool 4. Hallucinate 5. Break My Heart 6. Levitating 7. Love Again 8. Pretty Please
Posted by: jszmiles 1st April 2020, 12:50 AM
Finally I've ordered my copy. The cheapest rate was GBP to zloty so my purchase will count in this week's chart I suppose.
Posted by: ...ready for it 1st April 2020, 02:49 AM
An outfit of hers would be a nice prize.
Posted by: StupidLove 1st April 2020, 04:09 AM
QUOTE(Klumzee @ Mar 31 2020, 11:40 PM)
That Jess Glynne video is almost like a wind-up to anyone interested in current pop music How is she so out of the bubble when she's one of the most generic/faceless/trend-chasing popstars there is??
Thank you, seems Dua is the new British pop princess. Jess seems lowkey annoyed. As if I needed more reason to have no liking for this woman lmao.
Posted by: Jay ☆ 1st April 2020, 04:27 AM
Mark knows this track is the one!
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 1st April 2020, 07:50 AM
'Cool' really is just.
It perfectly encapsulates that feeling of just surrendering yourself to someone.
Posted by: blacksquare 1st April 2020, 08:10 AM
I can't get over how good 'Pretty Please' is
Stop sleeping on it everyone~
Posted by: George.keh 1st April 2020, 01:31 PM
QUOTE(blacksquare @ Apr 1 2020, 09:10 AM)
I can't get over how good 'Pretty Please' is
Stop sleeping on it everyone~
THIS- the cowbells!
Posted by: isolAddy! 1st April 2020, 02:55 PM
Album has growers.
Cool has shown that the more you listen the more you'll fall for it.
Love Again still remains my favorite so far
Posted by: isolAddy! 1st April 2020, 02:56 PM
And in other news Dua has catched up with 5SOS in UK album chart
Only 200 copies in between them.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 1st April 2020, 05:53 PM
I finally figured out today what Levitating today reminded me of.
The rap section and the wha she delivers it really reminds me of the intro to Tinie Tempah “Pass Out”. I don’t know if anyone else will hear it but that’s what I can hear it’s been on my mind since Friday I knew it reminded me of something and it hit me today that was it.
Posted by: Jonjo 1st April 2020, 06:10 PM
I think 'Cool' would actually work really well as a Summer single. I can imagine a very, Summery 'New Rules'-esque video for it.
I'd probably say - push BMH until end of May/Early June and then
Mid-late June: Cool late August - Early Sept: Hallucinate
Posted by: isolAddy! 1st April 2020, 06:55 PM
^^ and for the end of the year she can push Love Again
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 1st April 2020, 07:13 PM
QUOTE(isolAddy! @ Apr 1 2020, 03:56 PM)
And in other news Dua has catched up with 5SOS in UK album chart
Only 200 copies in between them.
Surely she will get the number 1 now.
Posted by: Jαsє 1st April 2020, 07:37 PM
'Cool' being the next single/on the radio over the summer months sounds lush
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 1st April 2020, 07:48 PM
QUOTE(Jonjo @ Apr 1 2020, 07:10 PM)
I think 'Cool' would actually work really well as a Summer single. I can imagine a very, Summery 'New Rules'-esque video for it.
I'd probably say - push BMH until end of May/Early June and then
Mid-late June: Cool late August - Early Sept: Hallucinate
I'm good with that!
Posted by: Liam.k. 1st April 2020, 07:51 PM
The album campaign is aiming to be two or three years long! Presumably that includes the tour too and not just the run of singles, but hopefully this means all our favourites will get some sort of time in the spotlight.
Posted by: FUTURE NOSTALGIA 1st April 2020, 07:53 PM
I’m down for that as long as we get a deluxe with If It Ain’t Me as the lead COS I NEED THAT SONG OFFICIALLY SO BADLY! 😂😍
Posted by: isolAddy! 1st April 2020, 08:05 PM
I am expecting a re-release before tour starts with that Normani collab as a lead single!!!
Posted by: Jordan Lee 1st April 2020, 08:30 PM
I’m thinking the set up for this could be a bit like Teenage Dream tbh.
Like in terms of how the campaign will be set out.
I hope we get a long gap now until we get official single 4 though.
Please stick with the no features though Dua!
(The 3 years thing may be a bit of a Stretch do we count it as three year from album release or don’t start nows? I’m thinking we will get like a campaign up until around the end of next year maybes?)
Awards Season 2021 will be a big one for her in terms of performances.
Posted by: isolAddy! 2nd April 2020, 01:13 AM
And I contributed one copy to it just now
Here's hope that she'll do 60k first week in US
Posted by: Jay ☆ 2nd April 2020, 06:13 AM
I bought the vinyl on Amazon three days ago, and it initially said it wouldn't be sent until the end of April. However it was dispatched late last night... I can't wait to receive it
Posted by: Nick F1 2nd April 2020, 10:47 AM
from FCP thread
QUOTE
1 26,838 FUTURE NOSTALGIA
2 22,467 CALM
That's OVER! With missing streams she's well above 28K already so around 33K is a great result.
Nice, she'll be over 30k
Posted by: RobBot 2nd April 2020, 11:58 AM
THRILLED for her
Posted by: Social Hisstance 2nd April 2020, 01:01 PM
Posted by: Prettylittlebry 2nd April 2020, 02:04 PM
I really didn’t think I’d love her as much as I do. She was one of the artists I’d avoid due to being overplayed etc but so glad I gave her a shot! This album is honestly one of my favourite pop albums in recent years.
Posted by: isolAddy! 2nd April 2020, 02:38 PM
Talent wins
What a fight was this week for #1 album...I am actually surprised she managed not only oversell them but going 30k+ in the end!!!
Posted by: isolAddy! 2nd April 2020, 03:00 PM
I love her, she is so humble <3
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 2nd April 2020, 03:54 PM
Elated!
Posted by: isolAddy! 2nd April 2020, 04:47 PM
She added new prize with album purchase:
'Be an extra on Dua's music video when you purchase album'
Posted by: Juan Carlos 2nd April 2020, 06:13 PM
Dua played UNO with Ronam Kemp on Instagram Live and she said the following:
• There will be a deluxe version of the album. She got some songs that she's been holding back for quite a while that she wants people to hear. • Regarding the Miley collaboration, which is "LA Money", she's unsure if the song is the right one. To complement this, that track will be released by ALMA on her album, so they aren't going to release it though. • Before she had the idea of Future Nostalgia as the album title, she thought that the album could be called Glasshouse. However, she scrapped that idea when she found out that Jessie Ware has a song (and album) with that name, so she referenced that on the title track.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 2nd April 2020, 06:37 PM
I hope the deluxe is a Gaga style deluxe like the UK Fame Monster where we got 8 new tracks.
Hopefully there’ll be at least 5 when that time comes but I’m guessing it’s about 7 month away from happening right now it’s probably happening around November time.
Posted by: isolAddy! 2nd April 2020, 06:41 PM
QUOTE(Jordan Lee @ Apr 2 2020, 07:37 PM)
I hope the deluxe is a Gaga style deluxe like the UK Fame Monster where we got 8 new tracks.
Hopefully there’ll be at least 5 when that time comes but I’m guessing it’s about 7 month away from happening right now it’s probably happening around November time.
I would expect about that time as well the end of November...would be a good tactic to maximize and push for Xmas sales!!!
Posted by: Nick F1 2nd April 2020, 07:14 PM
Posted by: isolAddy! 2nd April 2020, 08:52 PM
EPIC lmao
Posted by: Botchia 2nd April 2020, 10:13 PM
QUOTE(Jade @ Mar 31 2020, 11:21 PM)
I haven't stopped thinking about this album since Friday
The new sponges in my bathroom are blue and pink and my first thought was the colours on the album cover
Send help
Mood
Posted by: Jonjo 2nd April 2020, 10:45 PM
Each day something new hits me. Today/right now it's Pretty Please and THAT BASSLINE. STUNNING.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 3rd April 2020, 12:47 AM
I hope Grow in Bed grows on you people.
Seems to be the majority of people’s least favourite but it’s the one what’s growing on me the most with repeated listens.
I can honestly say I genuinely love every single song on the album except the title track and even that’s actually grown on me but it’s definitely the weak link of the album for me.
Posted by: JosephStyles 3rd April 2020, 12:53 AM
A heads up before the chart, can we please not post any spoilers of any sort until they have aired on BBC Radio 1's chart show or the Official Charts website (at 5:45) please. Thanks!
Posted by: Juan Carlos 3rd April 2020, 04:42 AM
The Spotify special content is four behind the track videos of "Don't Start Now", "Physical", "Levitating" and "Break My Heart". Also, there are new animated canvasses for each song if you stream the album on mobile.
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 3rd April 2020, 10:17 AM
QUOTE(Nick F1 @ Apr 2 2020, 08:14 PM)
SCREAMING
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 3rd April 2020, 02:10 PM
Debuts at number 1 here in Ireland with 5sos making a number 4 debut.
Posted by: Jay ☆ 3rd April 2020, 02:14 PM
^ Great to see her at #1 in Ireland!
~~~
I thought some of you might be interested to know this information from yesterday. I would have posted it in the midweeks thread in the chart forum, but the topic is locked in order to avoid possible spoilers.
Thursday Midweeks
Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia 26,838 Overall 5,460 CD 3,393 Cassette 2,641 Vinyl 3,864 Download 11,480 Streaming
5 Seconds of Summer - CALM 22,467 Overall 8,957 CD 8,427 Cassette 1,359 Vinyl 879 Download 2,845 Streaming
Sales increase from Wednesday mids to Thursday mids:
Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia +6,513 Overall +516 Cassette +2,543 CD +773 Vinyl +470 Download +2,211 Streaming
5 Seconds of Summer - CALM +1,937 Overall +237 Cassette +927 CD +181 Vinyl +58 Download +534 Streaming
Some older info here: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=231800&view=findpost&p=6472637
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 3rd April 2020, 02:17 PM
Does that confirm she is uk number 1 today? Streaming worked well in her favour.
Posted by: Voodoo 3rd April 2020, 02:25 PM
To be honest the album isn't all that. The three singles are great, but the album as a whole is too samey & cohesive for my liking. It is definitely no Teenage Dream. The 80's vibe has already been overdone to death in the last decade by everyone and their mother, and there is no Be the One or New Rules on this album.
Her debut album had fantastic gems such as Genesis, Garden, No Goodbyes, Begging, Bad Together & Homesick which were not even singles. She didn't stick to one genre, they were just great pop songs and very eclectic in style.
Posted by: Jay ☆ 3rd April 2020, 02:32 PM
QUOTE(Feel_The_Fever @ Apr 3 2020, 03:17 PM)
Does that confirm she is uk number 1 today? Streaming worked well in her favour.
The 4k+ sales lead is encouraging, but I suppose anything could happen! 2 more hours to find out *.*
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 3rd April 2020, 03:56 PM
debuts at number 2
Posted by: Jordan Lee 3rd April 2020, 04:13 PM
On the positive side.
She’s out outpeaked her debut album and also I believe she’s had her highest ever weekly sales on the albums chart too.
Plus this album will have legs and stands a chance of climbing to #1.
She’s still had an incredible week.
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 3rd April 2020, 04:33 PM
Overall its all positive and i do think it will get number 1 at some point and possibly next week.
Posted by: isolAddy! 3rd April 2020, 04:46 PM
Of course #2 is nothing to be disappointed about.
Now let's hope her sales will stabilize for next week and manages to top the album charts!!
Posted by: LMLou 3rd April 2020, 05:27 PM
It is slightly disappointing considering our optimism about her getting the #1 was climbing all week and then for her to come SO close.
I'm not as confident as a lot seem to be that she will get the #1 next week. 34k was with her team pulling out all the stops to get big first week sales and the big streams for the first week, it's gonna drop quite a lot next week and idk if it'll be enough to beat All Time Low
Posted by: isolAddy! 3rd April 2020, 05:36 PM
QUOTE(LMLou @ Apr 3 2020, 06:27 PM)
It is slightly disappointing considering our optimism about her getting the #1 was climbing all week and then for her to come SO close.
I'm not as confident as a lot seem to be that she will get the #1 next week. 34k was with her team pulling out all the stops to get big first week sales and the big streams for the first week, it's gonna drop quite a lot next week and idk if it'll be enough to beat All Time Low
I guess we just have to wait and see.
I think she did about 15k streams this week, and I feel like she still might do around 10k streams next week based on how big her 3 singles currently are...total of 13k-15k seems like might be doable on second week!!!
On the other side I am not familiar with All Time Low so I don't know how much they did sell in the past!!!
Posted by: Scene 3rd April 2020, 05:48 PM
Okay so I tweeted official charts to investigate the album result but chickened out because I didn't want death threats from 5SOS fans. It's just so unlucky for her to be SO close having really fought for it. #2 is a great position but for the sheer quality of the album it deserves no less than #1 status lol. But on the positive side: - assuming orders from Amazon might be dispatched over the next couple weeks, maybe that will boost her chances of climbing to the top. - since she is planning a deluxe edition for later release, hopefully the stars will align then.
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 3rd April 2020, 05:53 PM
I still think she is in with a good chance of number 1 next week.
Posted by: Scene 3rd April 2020, 06:13 PM
QUOTE(Feel_The_Fever @ Apr 3 2020, 06:53 PM)
I still think she is in with a good chance of number 1 next week.
Everyone said that about this week though lol.
Posted by: LMLou 3rd April 2020, 06:25 PM
I think some people may have assumed she could beat 5SOS's week 1 sales with her week 2 sales before the first mids came out this week, so I'm not getting my hopes up until this time next week
Posted by: Jade 3rd April 2020, 06:43 PM
Gutted that she didn’t get to #1 fingers crossed that it can climb there in a future week!
Posted by: Juan Carlos 3rd April 2020, 07:00 PM
I'm a little pissed that Dua missed the #1 spot by 551 copies, but if it's considered that Future Nostalgia was brought forward a week, she and her team made a good work to handle this in my opinion. However, on the bright side, I expect the album to hold like her self-titled has done there and it might climb atop in the following weeks.
Posted by: AV102 3rd April 2020, 07:25 PM
Yes number 1 in Ireland and Physical has a new peak at 2 and Break My heart entered at number 3
Posted by: StupidLove 3rd April 2020, 07:35 PM
I think she's get that no.1 eventually, it's a shame though she was so close.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 3rd April 2020, 07:44 PM
Different circumstances but many successful albums didn’t enter at #1 (or their peak) but climbed there.
Rihanna’s had a few albums what didn’t enter at their peak (A Girl Like Me, Rated R, Loud)
Gaga didn’t get a #1 debut with The Fame.
Duas own debut album whats never left the chart since release didn’t debut at its peak either.
Posted by: LikeLeeIs 4th April 2020, 01:28 PM
#1 in mids 5sos are #7
Posted by: George.keh 4th April 2020, 02:07 PM
Boxset came today!
Posted by: Jordan Lee 4th April 2020, 03:38 PM
QUOTE(LikeLeeIs @ Apr 4 2020, 02:28 PM)
#1 in mids 5sos are #7
Amazing news
I hope she can get there and feel it’s easier to do so this week than last week unless we get a major music artists death or a huge surprise album drop from Rihanna or Beyoncé she’s safe.
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 4th April 2020, 03:46 PM
Ya I always kinda thought she could do it this week so fingers crossed. 5sos will prob be out of the top 10 or 15 come friday.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 4th April 2020, 04:06 PM
Lyric videos out Monday.
Posted by: Scene 4th April 2020, 04:39 PM
QUOTE(LikeLeeIs @ Apr 4 2020, 02:28 PM)
#1 in mids 5sos are #7
I will take these with a tiny pinch of salt but fingers crossed!
Posted by: isolAddy! 4th April 2020, 04:43 PM
Yes, I'll wait for Monday update for full update before I get too excited.
I wanna make sure she's ahead at least 3k-4k from #2.
Posted by: isolAddy! 4th April 2020, 04:44 PM
QUOTE(Juan Carlos @ Apr 4 2020, 05:06 PM)
Lyric videos out Monday.
That sounds cool.
It could add few hundreds of streaming sales for week 2!!!
Posted by: isolAddy! 4th April 2020, 05:39 PM
I don't know if I should post them here but here are some WW debuts for FN
New Zealand #1 Ireland #1 Lithuania #1 Australia #2 Belgium #2 Norway #2 Italy #3 Canada #3 Netherlands #3 Germany #4 Sweden #4
Top 5 everywhere
Posted by: Jordan Lee 4th April 2020, 06:57 PM
I’m guessing 5SOS got the Aussie #1 too?
Shocked at the NZ debut! I thought 5SOS May have beaten her there.
But 11 top 5 debuts is fantastic.
US and Canada will also be top ten debuts too won’t they?
Posted by: Nick F1 4th April 2020, 07:52 PM
QUOTE(Jordan Lee @ Apr 4 2020, 06:57 PM)
I’m guessing 5SOS got the Aussie #1 too?
Shocked at the NZ debut! I thought 5SOS May have beaten her there.
But 11 top 5 debuts is fantastic.
US and Canada will also be top ten debuts too won’t they?
Yep Aussies supported their band well
Top 10 is US and Canada is in lock. Probabbly top 5 in each country!
Posted by: StupidLove 5th April 2020, 02:25 AM
QUOTE(isolAddy! @ Apr 4 2020, 06:39 PM)
I don't know if I should post them here but here are some WW debuts for FN
New Zealand #1 Ireland #1 Lithuania #1 Australia #2 Belgium #2 Norway #2 Italy #3 Canada #3 Netherlands #3 Germany #4 Sweden #4
Top 5 everywhere
That's impressive! Hope she's top 5 in Canada and US too, but I guess we won't know until tomorrow when their full chart is released. She's done really well in Australia.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 5th April 2020, 03:59 AM
#4 on HITS Top 50 with total sales of 62,611 (17,439 sales, 3,654 TEA and 41,518 SEA).
Posted by: isolAddy! 5th April 2020, 04:03 AM
Awesome for Dua
original prediction was 55k iirc so she did more than that...and sometimes official Billboard numbers are higher or lower by couple thousands so hopefully in her case they will be higher
Amazing result!!!
Posted by: Jay ☆ 5th April 2020, 09:10 AM
#4 would be fantastic, I hope she does end up ahead of Pearl Jam in the final Billboard chart!
I bet 5SOS will be very annoyed if they miss #1 in the UK, if it's really that close between them and The Weeknd, considering 10,000 of their sales were wasted in the previous week due to a shipping error.
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 5th April 2020, 11:50 AM
That's great US sales.
Posted by: Jay ☆ 5th April 2020, 01:01 PM
Blue cassette is back in stock on her official store if anyone fancies it! https://musicstore.dualipa.com/uk/music/future-nostalgia-blue-cassette.html
Posted by: isolAddy! 5th April 2020, 04:57 PM
this post is from Friday Chart Prediction:
QUOTE(RobBot @ Apr 5 2020, 05:11 PM)
Twitter reported at 11:15 that apparently:
1. "Future Nostalgia" (+1) - 3.7k (+2.8k)
- The above data includes sales + streams for Friday and only pure sales for Saturday. Pre-orders for new releases are also yet to be reported.
It's looking good so far...hopefully 15k-17k for the whole week
Posted by: isolAddy! 5th April 2020, 05:02 PM
Another #1
New Zealand #1 Ireland #1 Lithuania #1 Finland #1 Australia #2 Belgium #2 Norway #2 Italy #3 Canada #3 Netherlands #3 Germany #4 Sweden #4 US #4
US & Canada are only projections for now!!!
Posted by: lewistgreen 5th April 2020, 09:15 PM
#4 now confirmed in the US with 66,000 sales
Posted by: LMLou 5th April 2020, 09:19 PM
Great result for Dua! She's come so far in less than 3 years
Posted by: ...ready for it 5th April 2020, 10:24 PM
QUOTE(Jay ☆ @ Apr 5 2020, 09:01 AM)
Blue cassette is back in stock on her official store if anyone fancies it! https://musicstore.dualipa.com/uk/music/future-nostalgia-blue-cassette.html
Out of stock again.
Posted by: Juan Carlos 6th April 2020, 02:20 AM
Glad to see that it debuted inside the Top 5 in the US and it even overperformed there.
Posted by: Scene 6th April 2020, 07:43 AM
Amazing result!
Posted by: Gerald 6th April 2020, 08:36 AM
Listened to the album this morning for the second time. Cool, Hallucinate and Good In Bed are the highlights for me. Cool should be the next single. It screams summer.
Posted by: Atonement 6th April 2020, 09:01 AM
Great album! It took me a couple of listens 'cause I was expecting something less throwback but in the end it's really addictive.
'Cool' and 'Love Again' have to be the next singles.
Why do I want to sing 'The Ketchup Song' every time 'Levitating' comes on nnnnn.
Posted by: 365 6th April 2020, 09:51 AM
'Cool' should be the next single. It sounds like such a smash.
Posted by: Scene 6th April 2020, 11:41 AM
Literally any of Cool, Levitating, Hallucinate and Love Again could be the next single and I wouldn't be disappointed. The only song I'm sometimes skipping is Good In Bed. I don't dislike it but when I play the album on shuffle it just doesn't fit.
I’m not seeing what everyone else sees in Cool. It’s easily my least favourite song on the album.
Levitating would be my choice for the next single.
Posted by: Jay ☆ 6th April 2020, 11:53 AM
QUOTE(LewisGT @ Apr 6 2020, 12:44 PM)
I’m not seeing what everyone else sees in Cool. It’s easily my least favourite song on the album.
~
Blue cassette is back in stock again - https://musicstore.dualipa.com/uk/music/future-nostalgia-blue-cassette.html, as is the yellow cassette: https://musicstore.dualipa.com/uk/music/future-nostalgia-yellow-cassette.html / I wish gold would come back in stock.
Posted by: Liam.k. 6th April 2020, 12:04 PM
I can see them going for 'Cool' next too. It changes things up a bit after three huge pop songs, this is more chill and breezy, perfect for the summer. I agree with Scene though that any one of 'Cool', 'Levitating', 'Hallucinate' or 'Love Again' could plausibly be singles. I hope she released them ALL.
*releases 'Good in Bed' then moves onto the re-releases*
Posted by: Liam.k. 6th April 2020, 12:06 PM
QUOTE(Atonement @ Apr 6 2020, 10:01 AM)
Why do I want to sing 'The Ketchup Song' every time 'Levitating' comes on nnnnn.
Omg YES! That's exactly what it reminded me of but I couldn't put my finger on it!
Posted by: Jay ☆ 6th April 2020, 12:39 PM
QUOTE(Liam.k. @ Apr 6 2020, 01:04 PM)
*releases 'Good in Bed' then moves onto the re-releases*
! Imagine
Apparently Love Again is set to the be the fourth single, which is a nice choice, but I totally agree with you that Cool would be a great choice in terms of showcasing a different vibe.
Posted by: StupidLove 6th April 2020, 12:59 PM
QUOTE(LewisGT @ Apr 6 2020, 12:44 PM)
I’m not seeing what everyone else sees in Cool. It’s easily my least favourite song on the album.
Levitating would be my choice for the next single.
Completely agree, best next choice and strongest non-single performance on Spotify.
Posted by: Liam.k. 6th April 2020, 01:30 PM
All of Dua's album made the Top 100 under old chart rules last week:
03. Physical 04. Don't Start Now 07. Break My Heart 43. Hallucinate 50. Levitating 55. Love Again 56. Cool 65. Pretty Please 67. Future Nostalgia 92. Good in Bed 100. Boys Will Be Boys
Posted by: Jay ☆ 6th April 2020, 01:34 PM
A slay *.*
Interesting that Future Nostalgia the song is one of the lowest considering it's track 1!
Posted by: LMLou 6th April 2020, 01:51 PM
Hallucinate and Levitating making the top 50! Deserved Great that all the songs were a success as well
Posted by: StupidLove 6th April 2020, 02:07 PM
QUOTE(Liam.k. @ Apr 6 2020, 02:30 PM)
All of Dua's album made the Top 100 under old chart rules last week:
03. Physical 04. Don't Start Now 07. Break My Heart 43. Hallucinate 50. Levitating 55. Love Again 56. Cool 65. Pretty Please 67. Future Nostalgia 92. Good in Bed 100. Boys Will Be Boys
Why didn't a few of the higher songs make the official chart this week? Something with chart rules or they needed more streaming?
Posted by: Liam.k. 6th April 2020, 02:08 PM
QUOTE(StupidLove @ Apr 6 2020, 03:07 PM)
Why didn't a few of the higher songs make the official chart this week? Something with chart rules or they needed more streaming?
Only three songs by an artist are allowed to chart at one time.
Anyway, she was spotted again with Caroline Ailin and Ian Kirkpatrick, as well as Julia Michaels.
my fave artwork in a long Long time!
- it's the most enjoyable moment in pop music since Taylor Swift performance of Style on Victoria's Secret Show
