album Dua Lipa - 'Radical Optimism'

[Mark Rih]

1 hour ago, BlackoutZone said:

But Lana really fit the Taylor rhetoric, Dua not so much.

I don't think she should give up on the era at all, if she believes in this album, she should stand by it and try a few more songs. If it ends up being a flop, it is what it is, she will try again for DL4

Yeah. I hope she flops with dignity, maybe a collab next year and then new era starting second half of 2025/2026. 
 

[ImpassiveThomas]

End of an Era and Happy For You are incredible, I hope we get an extended version of the whole album like she did with the singles

[Sergi91]

Did anyone got the vinyl at target? 

[tkoivan]

5 minutes ago, Sergi91 said:

Did anyone got the vinyl at target? 

I did :)! It's just a clear red, record store ones aren't see through 

Edited May 4 by tkoivan

[ANG3L]

I'm forcing myself to like the album

 

[MC54]

My "exclusive recycled red" from my local store is transparent, not opaque. (I'm the US)

[Yes, AND]

1 hour ago, TayDuaStan said:

And honestly change labels asap, to either Republic or Columbia. It's clear Warner doesn't care about her career when they payola random tracks by some of their unknown artists, fund expensive MV for flop artists (like how did Ava Max of all people get budget for a Joseph Khan MV) but do literally nothing with their biggest artist's music 

Please let us not be delusional and start to blame the label for eveything. Each song was straight to no 1 on TTH on release, even Illusion.

Before it dropped all talk was about the high profile video for Illusion, with massive budget. The revisionism is too much. 

[skwonderfactory]

Here are the full album credits for anybody interested:

Spoiler

end of an era

 

Written by Dua Lipa, Kevin Parker, Danny L Harle, Caroline Ailin and Tobias Jesso Jr. © 2024 Publishing by Radical22 Publishing Limited, Administered by Warner Chappell Music Limited; Sony Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing; Viking Jamz Publishing (BMI) (Administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC); Songs of Universal, Inc. Produced by Kevin Parker and Danny L Harle. Vocal production by Cameron Gower Poole and Carolina Ailin. Mixed by Josh Gudwin. Engineered by Cameron Gower Poole. Assistant engineers - Jan Brzezinski, Daniela Sicilia and Josh Kay. Vocals by Dua Lipa. Backing vocals by Caroline Ailin and Danny L Harle. Percussion, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards and Fx by Kevin Parker. Bass, synths, drum programming, percussion, and keyboards by Danny L Harte. Recorded at 5dB Studios, London and Woodshed Recording, Malibu. Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound. Assistant mastering engineer - Will Quinnell.

 

houdini

 

Written by Dua Lipa, Kevin Parker, Danny L Harle, Caroline Ailin and Tobias Jesso Jr. © 2024 Publishing by Radical22 Publishing Limited, Administered by Warner Chappell Music Limited; Sony Music Publishing; Sony Music Publishing; Viking Jamz Publishing (BMI) (Administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC); Songs of Universal, Inc. Produced by Kevin Parker and Danny L Harle. Vocal production by Cameron Gower Poole and Caroline Ailin. Mixed by Josh Gudwin. Engineered by Cameron Gower Poole and Kevin Parker. Assistant engineers - Jan Brzezinski, Daniela Sicilia, Josh Kay and Patrick Gardner. Vocals by Dua Lipa. Backing vocals by Kevin Parker, Danny L Harle, Tobias Jesso Jr. and Caroline Ailin. Arrangement, synths and drum programming by Danny L Harle. Programming, drums, percussion, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards and Fx by Kevin Parker. Recorded at 5dB Studios, London; Woodshed Recording, Malibu; Westlake, Los Angeles and Kevin Parker's Home Studio, Los Angeles. Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound. Assistant mastering engineer - Will Quinnell.

 

training season

 

Written by Dua Lipa, Kevin Parker, Danny L Harle, Caroline Ailin, Tobias Jesso Jr., Nick Gale, Martina Sorbara, Shaun Frank, Yaakov Gruzman and Steve Francis Richard Mastroianni. © 2024 Publishing by Radical22 Publishing Limited, Administered by Warner Chappell Music Limited; Sony Music Publishing; Viking Jamz Publishing (BMI) (Administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC); Songs of Universal, Inc.; Syco Music; Famous Virgins/EMI Music Publishing/Sony ATV; Regicide Entertainment Inc., Copyright Control, Copyright Control. Produced by Kevin Parker. Additional production by Danny L Harle. Vocal production by Cameron Gower Poole and Caroline Ailin. Mixed by Josh Gudwin Engineered by Cameron Gower Poole and Kevin Parker. Assistant engineers - Jan Brzezinski, Daniela Sicilia and Josh Kay. Vocals by Dua Lipa. Backing vocals by Caroline Ailin, Kevin Parker and Tobias Jesso Jr. Programming by Danny L Harle. Programming, drums, bass, keys, guitar, percussion and FX by Kevin Parker. Recorded at 5dB Studios, London; Woodshed Recording, Malibu and Kevin Parker's Home Studio, Los Angeles. Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound. Assistant mastering engineer - Will Quinnell.

 

these walls

 

Written by Dua Lipa, Andrew Wyatt, Danny L Harle, Billy Walsh and Caroline Ailin. © 2024 Publishing by Radical22 Publishing Limited, Administered by Warner Chappell Music Limited, Andrew Wyatt Blakemore (BMI), Administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing (BMI), Sony Music Publishing; WMMW (ASCAP) administered by Universal Music Corp., Viking Jamz Publishing (BMI) (Administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC). Produced by Andrew Wyatt and Danny L Harle. Vocal production by Cameron Gower Poole. Mixed by Josh Gudwin. Engineered by Cameron Gower Poole. Assistant engineers - Jan Brzezinski, Daniela Sicilia and Josh Kay. Vocals by Dua Lipa. Backing vocals by Caroline Ailin. Bass, drum programming, acoustic drums, synths, guitar, percussion and keys by Danny L Harle. Piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar and synths by Andrew Wyatt. Additional piano by Jan Brzezinski. Drums by Kevin Parker. Drum programming and thumb piano by Cameron Gower Poole. Recorded at 5dB Studios, London and Woodshed Recording, Malibu. Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound. Assistant mastering engineer - Will Quinnell. Explicit.

 

whatcha doing

 

Written by Dua Lipa, Kevin Parker, Danny L Harle, Caroline Ailin and All Tamposi. © 2024 Publishing by Radical22 Publishing Limited, Administered by Warner Chappell Music Limited; Sony Music Publishing; Sony Music Publishing; Viking Jamz Publishing (BMI) (Administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC); © Reservoir 416 (BMI) All Tamposi (BMI). All rights administered by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All rights reserved. Produced by Kevin Parker. Additional production by Danny L Harle. Vocal production by Cameron Gower Poole. Mixed by Josh Gudwin. Engineered by Cameron Gower Poole. Assistant engineers - Jan Brzezinski, Daniela Sicilia and Josh Kay. Vocals by Dua Lipa. Backing vocals by Dua Lipa. Drums, percussion, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards and Fx by Kevin Parker Clapping and synths by Danny L Harle. Tambourine by Cameron Gower Poole. Recorded at 5dB Studios, London and Woodshed Recording, Malibu. Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound. Assistant mastering engineer - Will Quinnell.

 

french exit

 

Written by Dua Lipa, Kevin Parker, Danny L Harle, Caroline Ailin and Tobias Jesso Jr. © 2024 Publishing by Radical22 Publishing Limited, Administered by Warner Chappell Music Limited; Sony Music Publishing; Sony Music Publishing; Viking Jamz Publishing (BMI) (Administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC); Songs of Universal, Inc. Produced by Kevin Parker and Danny L Harle. Vocal production by Cameron Gower Poole. Mixed by Josh Gudwin. Engineered by Cameron Gower Poole. Assistant engineers - Jan Brzezinski, Daniela Sicilia and Josh Kay. Vocals by Dua Lipa. Backing vocals by Caroline Ailin. Drums, percussion, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards and Fx by Kevin Parker. Synth, drum programming, bass, producer and clapping by Danny L Harle. Recorded at 5dB Studios, London and Woodshed Recording, Malibu. Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound. Assistant mastering engineer - Will Quinnell.

 

illusion

 

Written by Dua Lipa, Kevin Parker, Danny L Harle, Caroline Ailin and Tobias Jesso Jr. © 2024 Publishing by Radical22 Publishing Limited, Administered by Warner Chappell Music Limited; Sony Music Publishing; Sony Music Publishing; Viking Jamz Publishing (BMI) (Administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC); Songs of Universal, Inc. Produced by Kevin Parker and Danny L Harle. Vocal production by Cameron Gower Poole and Caroline Ailin. Mixed by Josh Gudwin. Engineered by Cameron Gower Poole. Assistant engineers - Jan Brzezinski, Daniela Sicilia and Josh Kay. Vocals by Dua Lipa. Backing vocals by Dua Lipa. Drums, percussion, bass guitar, guitar, Keyboards and Fx by Kevin Parker. Synth, drum programming, percussion, whistle and keyboards by Danny L Harle. Recorded at 5dB Studios, London and Woodshed Recording, Malibu. Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound. Assistant mastering engineer - Will Quinnell.

 

falling forever

 

Written by Dua Lipa, lan Kirkpatrick, Danny L Harle, Emily Warren, All Tamposi and Caroline Ailin. © 2024 Publishing by Radical22 Publishing Limited, Administered by Warner Chappell Music Limited; Buckley Tenenbaum Publishing (BMI) and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) All rights administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.; Sony Music Publishing; Havenwood House / Prescription Songs (ASCAP);Reservoir 416 (BMI) / All Tamposi (BMI). All rights administered by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. All rights reserved., Viking Jamz Publishing (BMI) (Administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC). Produced by lan Kirkpatrick. Additional production by Danny L Harle. Vocal production by Cameron Gower Poole. Mixed by Josh Gudwin. Engineered by Cameron Gower Poole and Patrick Kehner. Assistant engineers - Jan Brzezinski, Daniela Sicilia and Josh Kay. Vocals by Dua Lipa. Backing vocals by Caroline Ailin and Ali Tamposi. Drums by lan Kirkpatrick and Kevin Parker. Bass by Kevin Parker. Programming by lan Kirkpatrick. Bass, drum programming, synths and clapping by Danny L Harle. Recorded at 5dB Studios, London; Woodshed Recording, Malibu and NRG Recording Studios, Los Angeles. Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound. Assistant mastering engineer - Will Quinnell.

 

anything for love

 

Written by Dua Lipa, lan Kirkpatrick, Danny L Harle, Tobias Jesso Jr. Julia Michaels and Caroline Ailin. © 2024 Publishing by Radical22 Publishing Limited, Administered by Warner Chappell Music Limited, Buckley Tenenbaum Publishing (BMI) and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) All rights administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.; Sony Music Publishing; Songs of Universal, Inc.; Good Deal Publishing, administered by Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI); Viking Jamz Publishing (BMI) (Administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC). Produced by lan Kirkpatrick. Additional production by Danny L Harle. Vocal production by Cameron Gower Poole. Mixed by Josh Gudwin. Engineered by Cameron Gower Poole. Assistant engineers - Jan Brzezinski, Daniela Sicilia and Josh Kay. Vocals by Dua Lipa. Backing vocals by Caroline Ailin. Guitar and programming by lan Kirkpatrick. Synth, programming, bass guitar and piano by Danny L Harle. Piano by Jan Brzezinski. Recorded at 5dB Studios, London and Woodshed Recording, Malibu. Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound. Assistant mastering engineer - Will Quinnell.

maria

 

Written by Dua Lipa, Andrew Wyatt, Danny L Harle, Julia Michaels and Caroline Ailin. © 2024 Publishing by Radical22 Publishing Limited, Administered by Wamer Chappell Music Limited, Andrew Wyatt Blakemore (BMI), Administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing (BMI); Sony Music Publishing; Good Deal Publishing, administered by Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI); Viking Jamz Publishing (BMI) (Administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC). Produced by Andrew Wyatt and Danny L Harle. Vocal production by Cameron Gower Poole. Mixed by Josh Gudwin. Engineered by Cameron Gower Poole. Assistant engineers - Jan Brzezinski, Daniela Sicilia and Josh Kay. Vocals by Dua Lipa. Backing vocals by Andrew Wyatt, Danny L Harle and Caroline Ailin. Guitar and synths by Andrew Wyatt. Bass, drum programming, synths and clapping by Danny L Harle. Additional acoustic guitar by Adam James. Recorded at 5dB Studios, London and Woodshed Recording, Malibu. Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound. Assistant mastering engineer - Will Quinnell.

 

happy for you

 

Written by Dua Lipa, Kevin Parker, Danny L Harle, Caroline Ailin and Tobias Jesso Jr. © 2024 Publishing by Radical22 Publishing Limited, Administered by Warner Chappell Music Limited; Sony Music Publishing; Sony Music Publishing; Viking Jamz Publishing (BMI) (Administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC); Songs of Universal, Inc. Produced by Kevin Parker and Danny L Harle. Vocal production by Cameron Gower Poole. Mixed by Josh Gudwin. Engineered by Cameron Gower Poole. Assistant engineers - Jan Brzezinski, Daniela Sicilia and Josh Kay. Vocals by Dua Lipa. Backing vocals by Dua Lipa. Drums, percussion, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards and Fx by Kevin Parker. Electronic programming, drum programming and synths by Danny L Harle. Recorded at 5dB Studios, London and Woodshed Recording, Malibu. Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound. Assistant mastering engineer - Will Quinnell.

 

 

℗ & © 2024 Radical 22 under exclusive license to Warner Records UK, a division of Warner Music UK Limited. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance, distribution, broadcasting and making available or communication to the public prohibited. Made in Germany.  5054197943478.

 

Photography by Tyrone Lebon and production by DoBeDo Represents.

Branding & packaging design by Eni Pirani, Elena Totaj at Republika Communications.

Managed by Radical22 Limited - Dukagjin Lipa, Sofia Gold, Peter Abbott, Maisy Nicholson, Olivia Moss, Joel Quartey & Jess Spink.

 

And also the thank you note:

Spoiler

thank you

 

In 2021, a friend of mine told me about the term radical optimism and said that's what the world collectively needed. That term has stuck with me for these past three years and has become more and more relevant to the way I view the everyday. Nothing is ever linear, and sometimes you just gotta roll with the punches. These past years have taught me exactly that. I found my ground while relaxing in instability. I found happiness and joy in the unknown. I find optimism in the toughest days and look to them for growth. Embracing the power of words to be a catalyst for hope, I try to find beauty and meaning even in the midst of chaos.

 

My third album, Radical Optimism, has helped me grow beyond belief. I'm definitely not the same person I was when I started writing this album, and I'm grateful for every song that's helped me be the person I am today. It has shifted my perspective with every song and made me stronger. I couldn't have made this record without some very wonderful people who have guided me and held my hand through it all.

 

Thank you to "the band" Kevin, Danny, Caroline, and Tobias for spending countless hours in the studio with me, making the majority of this album with me, and listening to all my mad stories for days on end. I've loved sharing all the laughs and the tears with you. Thank you Wyatt, Ali, Billy, lan, Julia, and Emily, my longtime friends and collaborators. Everything is just so easy, light, and fun when we work together.

 

Thank you, Cam, for being the best engineer and vocal producer. I was almost about to put these songs out with the sm7 demo vocal because you made it sound so good in the room!!! Thank you Jan, Dani, and everyone at 5db studio, which was my home for the past two years when I wasn't on tour. The room saw me through every season and remained consistent as a safe space I could keep coming back to. (I kept trying to find a similar vibe in other studios around the world, so thank you Woodshed Malibu and Kevin's house for also giving me a safe haven to create).

 

To my dear friend Joe Kentish, my soundboard, the first person who gets to hear anything I make - ever and is always so brutally honest. I'm so grateful to you for pushing me to get the very best out of myself not just in music but in all areas of my life. Thank you to my label Warner Records for their continued support; Max, Tom, Aaron, Jane, Mike, Alex, Victor, Joel, Theresa, Jess and the global teams.

 

Thank you to my Dad, Dugi. My right hand, my best friend, my eyes, and ears. Taking on a manager role is no easy feat, and getting to do this with you for the past two years has been one of my life's greatest joys.

 

Thank you to my girl gang (and Lorenzo): Sofia, Kathy, Maisy, Olivia and Rae, who without my days wouldn't be as organized, adventurous, fun and run on time. Love being on the same brainwave as you. Thank you Peter, I love exchanging ideas with you and seeing how far we can push the boundaries. This is gonna be a fun creative radical ride together.

 

I want to express my sincere love & gratitude to my amazing fans. Your unwavering support has allowed me to be authentic at every turn. This album is no longer just mine; it now belongs to you. I hope you discover a sense of belonging within it. You guys gave me the confidence to dig a little deeper and I will forever be grateful to you for that courage.

 

Thank you to my family, my Mama, Rina, Gjin and my friends who keep me grounded through this rollercoaster. I wouldn't be me without you. I might not know what happens next, but as the years go by, somehow it just keeps getting better.

 

[Dua Lipa's signature]

 

[Just a Gay on ATRL]

These Walls has the most hit potential of anything left.

[EnoughSaid]

Future Nostalgia was just too good I fear, she was never gonna live up to it

[fulgadrum]

Umm. I dunno. I don't really get that this album is a body of work, it feels like DLC for FN. I like Dua, but there's just something missing with her.

It's ok that she's sorta impersonal, I'm not looking to strengthen a parasocial bond with her or her music, but I feel like I want to see her do something really different. It feels a little too early in her career to be sorta this formulaic already.

Maybe need some more time with it. It's good, but I'm just not excited to revisit it.

[Theluckyone]

I wanted to love the album, especially after loving Houdini so much. The album is sooo flat though omg  only liked these walls and falling forever besides the singles, the rest are so forgettable…. FN is so much stronger of an album. 

[Wonderland]

The way Anything For Love was about to be her magnum opus for me and then it just ended.

 

The track had so much potential and she just WASTED IT

 

[Dula Peep]

1 hour ago, Mark Rih said:

Good lord the numbers, a literal disaster. I didn't see it coming because all the singles debuted with good numbers. Sad because I really think the album deserves better 

I feel like Dua is not exactly an artist people run out to stream immediately but as long as we get some good playlisting we could be fine

[xluvxduffxmusicx]

It's a cute album. There are some replay-worthy bops.

[Dula Peep]

1 hour ago, Burqa said:

did she really delete the countdown on her site

it's at 17% now for me

[Sergi91]

I wonder what the announcement is about 

[Joyride]

okay I did my job with this one:

 

3 Alternative Cover Vinyl

3 Curaçao Vinyl

3 Deluxe Split-Color Vinyl

4 Cobalt Blue Vinyl

1 Eco-Mix Red Vinyl

2 Alt Cover Cassette

2 Zootrope Vinyl

2 Alt Cover CD from HMV

 

if that's not love then I don't know what it is

[pinkbowvintage]

Houdini just gets better and better 

[Tistotal]

Not this predicted to debut with less than 20M, isn't that like 2/3 of FN?

 

I'm not seeing enough praise for Maria  I know she got some inspiration from her multiples travel to Barcelona and "ibitha"

[Dr. Alexander]

You can tell she's been hanging around too many fashion houses, designers, and people from that industry.

 

This album is what you would hear playing while doing a photoshoot, a fitting, or having food and a cigarette on a luxury hotel's terrace in France with your friends after a long day meeting with editors of fashion magazines. 

[madonnafan18]

This album was very underwhelming. There are some highlights, but nothing truly memorable. And I am saying this as someone who adores Future Nostalgia.

[pinkbowvintage]

These Walls is a bop

[SayIt]

14 minutes ago, xluvxduffxmusicx said:

It's a cute album. There are some replay-worthy bops.

Yes I agree. The album has grown on me tremendously. I can't stop listening! 

[Ivan_brit]

Illusion is coming.... me thinks!