Sweettalk My Heart Explained

Sweettalk My Heart
Cover:Tove Lo - Sweettalk My Heart (official single cover).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Tove Lo
Album:Sunshine Kitty
Released:18 September 2019
Studio:MXM Studios

MXM Studios

House Mouse Studios

Jack & Coke Studios
Genre:Electropop
Length:3:00
Label:Universal Music AB
Chronology:Tove Lo
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"Sweettalk My Heart" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo. It was released as the fifth single off of her fourth studio album, Sunshine Kitty, on 18 September 2019 for digital download and streaming. It is an electropop composition with influences of dancehall music. Upon release, the song received positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its production and lyrics. It received a music video, as well as a lyric video.

Background

According to Lo, "Sweettalk My Heart" was "the first song [she] wrote where [she] felt, 'Am I making my fourth album right now? Is this where it’s going to go?'".[1] The track was recorded at MXM Studios in Los Angeles, USA, and Stockholm, Sweden, as well as Jack & Coke Studios and House Mouse Studios, both in Stockholm.[2]

Composition and lyrics

"Sweettalk My Heart" is a "softer-edged"[3] electropop[4] [5] track composed in the key of E♭ minor and a tempo of 95 beats per minute.[6] Michael Love Michael of PAPER described it as a "stylistic merge of dancehall-inflected breakbeats" and "synthesized '80s bombast".[7] Lyrically, it discusses "love's deceptive, darker multitudes"[7]

Critical reception

Upon release, "Sweettalk My Heart" received positive reviews from music critics. Writers for website Scandipop considered the song a highlight on its parent album and Lo's fifth best single in her discography.[8] [9]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the Sunshine Kitty CD booklet.[2]

Track listing

Digital download — Live at Vevo[10]

Digital download — Team Salut Remix[11]

Digital download — Aazar Remix[12]

Digital download — BloodPop® & BURNS Vitaclub Remix[13]

Digital download — Jeremy Olander Remix[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sunshine Kitty by Tove Lo on Apple Music . . 14 April 2020.
  2. Sunshine Kitty . Sunshine Kitty . . 2019 . 4 . booklet . Universal Music AB . 00602508064999.
  3. Web site: Fletcher . Harry . Tove Lo - Sunshine Kitty review: Obvious charisma lost in forgettable Scandi pop . . 30 April 2020 . 20 September 2019.
  4. Reed . Ryan . Tove Lo Plays Dramatic New Song 'Sweettalk My Heart' on 'Seth Meyers' . . 14 April 2020 . 19 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Wass . Mike . Another Electro-Pop Gem: Tove Lo Drops "Sweettalk My Heart" . . 14 April 2020 . 20 September 2019.
  6. Web site: MUSICHELP "Sweettalk My Heart" Sheet Music (Piano Solo) in Eb MInor - Download & Print - SKU: MN0202101 . Musicnotes.com . 14 April 2020.
  7. Web site: Michael Love Michael . Bops Only: 10 Songs You Need to Start Your Weekend Right . . 14 April 2020 . 20 September 2019.
  8. Web site: ALBUM: Tove Lo - 'Sunshine Kitty' . Scandipop . 30 April 2020 . 24 September 2019.
  9. Web site: Tove Lo's 20 Singles - Ranked! . Scandipop . 30 April 2020 . 7 April 2020.
  10. Web site: Sweettalk my Heart (Live At VEVO) - Single by Tove Lo. Apple Music. 19 December 2020.
  11. Web site: Sweettalk my Heart (Team Salut Remix) - Single by Tove Lo. Apple Music. 19 December 2020.
  12. Web site: Sweettalk my Heart (Aazar Remix) - Single by Tove Lo. Apple Music. 19 December 2020.
  13. Web site: Sweettalk my Heart (BloodPop® & BURNS Vitaclub Remix) - Single by Tove Lo. Apple Music. 19 December 2020.
  14. Web site: Sweettalk my Heart (Jeremy Olander Remix) - Single by Tove Lo. Apple Music. 19 December 2020.
  15. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 30 September 2019. 28 September 2019.

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