Sadder Badder Cooler Explained

Sadder Badder Cooler
Type:	single
Cover:	File:EYT3kfuXQAIZNaF.jpg
Artist:	Tove Lo
Album:	Sunshine Kitty (Paw Prints Edition)
Genre:	Electropop^[1]
Label:	Republic
Producer:	Elvira Anderfjärd
Prev Title:	I'm Coming
Prev Year:	2020
Next Title:	Don't Say Goodbye
Next Year:	2020

"Sadder Badder Cooler" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by Swedish recording artist Tove Lo from the expanded edition of her fourth studio album Sunshine Kitty. The re-issue, dubbed the "Paw Prints Edition" was released on 22 May 2020. On the same day "Sadder Badder Cooler", the re-issue's opening track, was released as a single with two official remixes by The Presets and King Arthur. Remixes by Banx & Ranx, MUTO, Y2K, and Liu followed on 17 July, 31 July, 7 August, and 4 September 2020 respectively. The song's music video, animated by Venturia Animation Studios and Dreambear Productions, depicts a cartoon Lo and her animal sidekick Sunshine Kitty "on a Kill Bill-style mission to take down several Disney princes.^[2]

Lo performed the song live at Billboard and The Hollywood Reporters "Pride Prom" on 13 June 2020 and on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on 27 June 2020.^{[3] [4]}

Track listing

Sadder Badder Cooler – The Presets Remix^[5]

1. "Sadder Badder Cooler" (The Presets Sunshine Remix) – 3:44
2. "Sadder Badder Cooler" (The Presets Midnight Remix) – 5:40

Sadder Badder Cooler – King Arthur Remix^[6]

1. "Sadder Badder Cooler" (King Arthur Remix) – 2:55

Sadder Badder Cooler – Banx & Ranx Remix^[7]

1. "Sadder Badder Cooler" (Banx & Ranx Remix) – 2:29

Sadder Badder Cooler – MUTO Remix^[8]

1. "Sadder Badder Cooler" (MUTO Remix) – 3:15

Sadder Badder Cooler – Y2K Remix^[9]

1. "Sadder Badder Cooler" (Y2K Remix) – 3:04

Sadder Badder Cooler – Liu Remix^[10]

1. "Sadder Badder Cooler" (Liu Remix) – 2:17

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[11]

• Tove Lo – songwriting, vocals
• Elvira Anderfjärd – songwriting, production, background vocals, drums, electric bass, synthesizer, programming, vocal programming
• Max Martin – songwriting
• Michael Ilbert – mixing
• Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer

Release history

Release formats for "Sadder Badder Cooler"

Country	Date	Format	Version	Label
Various	22 May 2020		Album version	Republic
			The Presets Remix
			King Arthur Remix
	17 July 2020		Banx & Ranx Remix
	31 July 2020		MUTO Remix
	7 August 2020		Y2K Remix
	4 September 2020		Liu Remix

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tove Lo Releases Expanded Edition of Sunshine Kitty, Shares New Song "sadder badder cooler": Stream. Kaye. Ben. Consequence of Sound. 22 May 2020. 1 September 2020.
2. Tove Lo Releases Deluxe 'Sunshine Kitty' Edition, 'Sadder Badder Cooler' Video. Shaffer. Clare. Rolling Stone. 22 May 2020. 1 September 2020.
3. Tove Lo Is Feeling 'Sadder, Badder, Cooler' With Her Billboard Pride Prom Performance. Daw. Stephen. Billboard. 13 June 2020. 1 September 2020.
4. Web site: Tove Lo Performs "sadder badder cooler" on Colbert: Watch. Enis. Eli. Consequence of Sound. 27 June 2020. 1 September 2020.
5. Web site: sadder badder cooler (The Presets Remix). Tidal. 1 September 2020. }
6. Web site: sadder badder cooler (King Arthur Remix). Tidal. 1 September 2020.
7. Web site: sadder badder cooler (Banx & Ranx Remix). Tidal. 1 September 2020.
8. Web site: sadder badder cooler (MUTO Remix). Tidal. 1 September 2020.
9. Web site: sadder badder cooler (Y2K Remix). Tidal. 1 September 2020.
10. Web site: sadder badder cooler (Liu Remix). Apple Music. 4 September 2020.
11. Web site: Credits / Sunshine Kitty (Paw Prints Edition). Tidal. 1 September 2020.
12. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 22. Sverigetopplistan. 1 September 2020.