New Woman (song) explained

New Woman
Cover:Lisa - New Woman.png
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Type:single
Artist:Lisa featuring Rosalía
Album:Alter Ego
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Length:3:00
Label:
  • Lloud
  • RCA
Chronology:Lisa
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"New Woman" is a song by Thai rapper and singer Lisa featuring Spanish singer Rosalía. It was released through Lloud and RCA Records on August 16, 2024, as the second single from Lisa's upcoming debut studio album, Alter Ego (2025). It is primarily a pop and electronic track with trap sonorities containing lyrics about Lisa transforming herself and rediscovering her identity. The song was produced by Ilya and Max Martin and written by them alongside Lisa, Rosalía, Tove Burman, and Tove Lo.

"New Woman" peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Global 200 and number six on the Global Excl. U.S., becoming Lisa's fourth and Rosalía's fifth top-ten hit on the latter chart respectively. It reached the top ten of charts in Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan, and peaked at number 12 in Spain. In the United States, the song became Lisa's fourth entry on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 97.

An accompanying music video was directed by Dave Meyers and released on Lloud's YouTube channel simultaneously with the single's release. To promote the song, Lisa performed at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards and the Global Citizen Festival. "New Woman" won Best Collaboration and received a nomination for Best Video at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards.

Background and release

After departing from her label YG Entertainment for solo activities, Lisa established her own artist management company called Lloud in February 2024 and signed with RCA Records to release solo music in partnership with Lloud in April.[1] [2] She released her first single under Lloud and RCA Records, "Rockstar", on June 28.[3] On August 2, Lisa began teasing a follow-up release to "Rockstar" by posting a snippet that featured her in pink hair with a star-shaped pendant around her neck. Three days later, Lloud posted a second teaser with the same audio showing a titled silver star in front of a pink cloudy sky with the words "coming soon" followed by a rotating silvery rose and the text "LALISA ______." The blank space as well as the rose led fans to speculate that the song would be a collaboration with Spanish singer Rosalía.[4]

The two artists had previously expressed their admiration for one another in interviews, with Rosalía calling herself a fan and praising Lisa's dancing, and Lisa praising Rosalía's Spanish cultural influences in her music.[5] They officially announced the collaboration on August 6, revealing its title "New Woman" and its release date of August 15 at 8 p.m. ET, or August 16 at 7 a.m. ICT. The announcement was accompanied by the single's cover art, which depicts Lisa and Rosalía staring sensually at the camera in their sunglasses, the former in a leather corset and jacket and the latter in a furry pink coat.[6] "New Woman" serves as Lisa's second single from her upcoming solo album after "Rockstar", and Rosalía's first single of the year following her collaborations with Rauw Alejandro on the EP RR and Björk on the single "Oral", both released in 2023.[5] [7]

Composition

Lisa, Rosalía Vila Tobella, Tove Burman, Tove Lo, Ilya, and Max Martin wrote "New Woman", and the latter two produced the track. Tove Lo is also credited as a background vocalist.[8] "New Woman" is a "Y2K-inspired" pop and electronic song with trap sonorities[9] that runs for 3 minutes.[10] [11] [12] It starts with Lisa singing about "walking through fire to rediscover shes is a 'New Woman' with a 'revved up aura'". The singer also "talks of blooming like a flower, walking through the fire, taking her time and rediscovering herself". After the first chorus, the rhythm of "New Woman" "slows down" and is followed by Rosalía's Spanish verse with "whispered" lyrics.[13]

Robin Murray of Clash described the track as a "a real statement of feminine pop energy".[8] Stereogum Danielle Chelosky called it a "summery banger" that features "a killer beat change". Janice Sim from Singapore Vogue described it as a "sinuous, groovy track" that features "Lisa's unravelling of a new self".[14]

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "New Woman"
OrganizationYearAwardResult
Asian Pop Music Awards2024Best Collaboration (Overseas)[15]
MTV Europe Music Awards2024Best Collaboration[16]
Best Video[17]

Commercial performance

"New Woman" peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Global 200 dated August 31, 2024. On the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., it debuted at number six with 54.5 million streams and 10,000 sold outside the U.S. between August 16 to 22. The song marked Lisa's fourth and Rosalía's fifth top-ten hit on the chart respectively. Lisa also became the Blackpink member with the most top-tens, followed by Jennie with three and Rosé and Jisoo with one each, and matched the four top-tens that Blackpink achieved as a group.[18] In the United States, the song debuted at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lisa's fourth entry on the chart as a soloist. She became the first female K-pop soloist in history to have four songs enter the chart, and tied J-Hope, Suga, and V as the K-pop artists with the seventh-most chart entries, only behind BTS, her group Blackpink, Jungkook, Jimin, Psy, and NewJeans.[19]

Music video

An accompanying music video for "New Woman" was uploaded to Lloud's YouTube channel simultaneously with the single's release. The video was directed by Dave Meyers and filmed in Los Angeles.[20] It garnered over 24 million views within the first 24 hours of release,[21] surpassing Charli XCX and Billie Eilish's "Guess", which received 3.7 million views in 24 hours, as the biggest female collaboration debut on YouTube for 2024.[22]

The video features a 2000s style and fashion, with each outfit reflecting the song's themes of empowerment and transformation. It begins with the track's title written across silver flip phones, after which Lisa comes into focus, sporting waist-length platinum hair. She struts in a sweeping black fuzzy coat worn over a blinged-out bra and matching micro-shorts, paired with a metallic heart choker and knee-high leather boots. She then changes into a golden chainmail outfit, featuring a metallic backless top and mini skirt ensemble with knee-high boots and wet look hair. In between solo shots of Lisa are interspersed glimpses of Rosalía, who blows pink bubblegum while wearing a fur coat. In the next scene, Lisa scans images of her face on a printer while wearing an outfit "capturing the essence of Y2K nostalgia" composed of a pink corset top, low-rise cargo pants, a white studded belt, and a faux fur coat on top. She then dons a black feather top reminiscent of a raven, which is paired with dark eye makeup and sleek hair. The video shifts to Rosalía for her verse, who enters wearing a red ruffled dress inspired by traditional flamenco attire yet adding a modern twist with asymmetrical cuts and a plunging neckline. She then changes into another cherry red look, a body-con mini dress with patterned leggings. Lisa and Rosalía join forces for the following scene, in which the duo lie down together in contrasting white and black gowns that recall the duality of yin and yang. Lisa wears a draped, hooded halter-neck top paired with a flowing skirt, reminiscent of a mythological goddess. For the outro, the pair lounge in foldable chairs, with Lisa in an edgy 'motomami'-inspired outfit of a biker jacket, zipped corset, and a leather mini skirt, and Rosalía embodying a more "playful chic" vibe with a bubblegum pink, textured coat matched with blue sunglasses.[23] [24]

Promotion and live performances

The day of the song's release, Lisa appeared as the first guest on the third season of Lee Young-ji's talk show Not Much Prepared on YouTube.[25] On September 11, Lisa made her debut live performance of "New Woman" at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards held at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.[26] She also performed the song as a headliner for the Global Citizen Festival, which took place on September 28 at Central Park in New York City.[27]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[28]

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Argentina Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[29] 7
Australia (ARIA)[30] 99
Colombia Top Anglo (National Report)[31] 3
Hong Kong (Billboard)[32] 17
Japan Heatseekers (Billboard Japan)[33] 16
Lithuania (AGATA)[34] 78
Malaysia (Billboard)[35] 6
Malaysia International (RIM)[36] 4
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[37] 6
Panama (Monitor Latino)[38] 15
Philippines (Philippines Hot 100)[39] 43
Singapore (RIAS)[40] 8
South Korea (Circle)[41] 147
Taiwan (Billboard)[42] 5

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
VariousAugust 16, 2024[43]
ItalyAugust 23, 2024Radio airplaySony Italy[44]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Aswad . Jem . April 10, 2024 . Blackpink's Lisa and Her Company Lloud Co. Partner With RCA Records . https://web.archive.org/web/20240410171552/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/blackpink-lisa-lloud-partner-with-rca-1235965867/ . April 10, 2024 . April 10, 2024 . . en-US.
  3. Atkinson. Katie. LISA Is an Undeniable 'Rockstar' in New Single & Video. Billboard. June 27, 2024. June 27, 2024. June 28, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240628014601/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lisa-rockstar-video-single-blackpink-1235719860/. live. en-US.
  4. LISA of BLACKPINK Shares Snippet of New Music: Here's Why Fans Think It's a Collab With Rosalía. Dailey. Hannah. Billboard. August 5, 2024. August 5, 2024. August 5, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240805173741/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blackpink-lisa-new-music-clip-rosalia-collab-fans-think-1235746663/. live.
  5. Lisa and Rosalía Rev Up Their Aura on New Single 'New Woman'. Spanos. Brittany. Rolling Stone. August 15, 2024. August 16, 2024. August 16, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240816005138/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lisa-rosalia-new-woman-video-1235081297/. live.
  6. Lisa and Rosalía Will Link Up on Single 'New Woman'. Mier. Tomás. Rolling Stone. August 6, 2024. August 6, 2024. August 6, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240806221652/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lisa-rosalia-announce-new-woman-single-1235074803/. live.
  7. Web site: LISA Breaks Down The Meaning of "New Woman". live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240919192325/https://genius.com/a/lisa-breaks-down-the-meaning-of-new-woman. September 19, 2024. September 19, 2024. September 19, 2024. Genius.
  8. Web site: Lisa Grabs Rosalía For Epic Pop Moment 'New Woman'. Murray. Robin. Clash. August 15, 2024. August 21, 2024.
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  10. Web site: Lisa Enlists Rosalía For Powerful Bilingual Anthem "New Woman". Caraan. Sophie. Hypebeast. August 15, 2024. August 21, 2024.
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  12. Web site: LISA and Rosalía Team Up for Fierce New Single "New Woman" – Listen. Saulog. Gabriel. Billboard Philipinnes. August 15, 2024. August 21, 2024.
  13. Web site: Lisa and Rosalía Flex Their Starpower in Stylish Video for 'New Woman' Single. Garcia. Thania. Variety. August 15, 2024. August 21, 2024.
  14. Web site: The most explosive beauty moments from Lisa's 'New Woman' MV, featuring Rosalía. Sim. Janice. Vogue Singapore. August 16, 2024. August 21, 2024.
  15. Web site: zh:【APMA 2024】亚洲流行音乐大奖2024年度入围名单. [APMA 2024] Asian Pop Music Awards 2024 Nominees. https://weibo.com/7305169762/5107105375715865. December 2, 2024. December 2, 2024. Weibo. zh. December 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241202134728/https://weibo.com/7305169762/5107105375715865. live.
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  17. Web site: Bourne. Dianne. October 8, 2024. MTV EMA nominations announced for Manchester with Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter leading the way. October 8, 2024. Manchester Evening News. en-GB. October 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241008140325/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/mtv-ema-nominations-announced-manchester-30094290. live.
  18. Billie Eilish's 'Birds of a Feather' Flies High Atop Global Charts for Third Week. Trust. Gary. Billboard. August 26, 2024. August 26, 2024. August 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240826221049/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billie-eilish-birds-of-a-feather-number-one-global-charts-third-week-1235761001/. live.
  19. BLACKPINK's Lisa lands 4th entry on Billboard Hot 100 with New Woman; joins BTS' Jungkook and more K-pop acts in top 10 list. Banerjee. Moupriya. Pinkvilla. August 27, 2024. August 27, 2024. August 27, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240827153414/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/blackpinks-lisa-lands-4th-entry-on-billboard-hot-100-with-new-woman-joins-bts-jungkook-and-more-k-pop-acts-in-top-10-list-1343251. live.
  20. Web site: Chelosky. Danielle. LISA & Rosalía Share New Song "New Woman": Listen. August 16, 2024. Stereogum. August 16, 2024. August 16, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240816011824/https://www.stereogum.com/2276377/lisa-new-woman-feat-rosalia/music/. live.
  21. News: Mukherjee. Shreshta. Blackpink member Lisa's New Woman garners 24 million views on YouTube in 24 hours. August 17, 2024. The Telegraph. August 17, 2024. October 4, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241004193155/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/blackpink-member-lisas-new-woman-garners-24-million-views-on-youtube-in-24-hours/cid/2041603. live.
  22. Web site: Saxena. Saumya. BLACKPINK's Lisa and Rosalia surpass Charli XCX-Billie Eilish as biggest female collaboration debut on YouTube with New Woman. August 17, 2024. Pinkvilla. August 17, 2024. August 17, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240817104930/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/blackpinks-lisa-and-rosalia-surpass-charli-xcx-billie-eilish-as-biggest-female-collaboration-debut-on-youtube-with-new-woman-1339995. live.
  23. Velasco. Michael. Lisa and Rosalía Maximize Their Joint Style For "New Woman" Video. August 16, 2024. W. August 16, 2024. August 16, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240816151555/https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/lisa-rosalia-new-woman-music-video-fashion-style. live.
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