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Radical Optimism is the third studio album by English singer Dua Lipa. It was released on 3 May 2024 through Warner Records. Her first full-length album in four years since Future Nostalgia (2020), Radical Optimism was produced by Tame Impala founder Kevin Parker, Danny L Harle, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Andrew Wyatt. The album was preceded by three singles, "Houdini", "Training Season" and "Illusion", all of which peaked within the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and the top 15 of the Billboard Global 200. A new version of "These Walls" featuring Pierre de Maere was released as the fourth single in November 2024.
Upon release, Radical Optimism received generally positive reviews from critics. Some reviewers praised its neo-psychedelic production, while others found the album underwhelming and inferior to Future Nostalgia. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and scored the biggest opening week for a British female in three years. In the United States, it accumulated Lipa's highest first week sales and became her highest-charting album on the Billboard 200. Radical Optimism is currently being supported by the Radical Optimism Tour, which began in November 2024.
Dua Lipa's second album, Future Nostalgia, was released in March 2020 to widespread acclaim. Credited as a significant factor in the revival of disco and dance-pop music in this decade, the record yielded multiple singles including "Don't Start Now" and the RIAA Diamond-certified "Levitating". It won Best Pop Vocal Album and British Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammy Awards and Brit Awards ceremonies, respectively. Future Nostalgia was succeeded by a remix album and reissue. Lipa embarked on its namesake tour, which included 91 shows across the Americas, Europe, and Oceania, from February to November 2022.
In 2023, Lipa revealed her third album would be released sometime in 2024 with a new sound that sees her moving away from the disco soundscape of Future Nostalgia; instead embracing more of 1970s-era psychedelia. After having deleted all of her Instagram posts in October 2023, she revealed she had gotten her hair coloured red via a picture of herself captioned "miss me?". In anticipation of new music, Lipa posted pictures to her social media with cryptic captions and temporarily replaced the cover art of her previous albums with kaleidoscopic versions on streaming services. In the cover story for the February 2024 issue of Rolling Stone, Lipa described her forthcoming album as a "psychedelic-pop-infused tribute to UK rave culture".
Lipa announced her third album, titled Radical Optimism, and its release date, via an Instagram livestream on 13 March 2024.
Radical Optimism is a dance-pop, neo-psychedelia, electropop, and Europop record. It also contains elements of soft rock and eurodance. The album "taps into the pure joy and happiness" of having clarity in situations, including "hard goodbyes and vulnerable beginnings" that eventually turned out to be milestones as a result of choosing optimism and grace to navigate "through the chaos". The album is inspired by "the energy of [Lipa's hometown] London, and the rawness, honesty, confidence and freedom of 90s Britpop". In a press release, she expressed her desire to "capture the essence of youth and freedom and having fun" with the record. The concept of radical optimism was introduced to her by a friend a few years prior, which resonated with her and allowed it to "weave" into her life. Inspired by the term, Lipa found herself doing research on the history of "psychedelia, trip hop, and Britpop". The concept turned out to be a "confidently optimistic" feeling to the singer that she sought to incorporate in her recording sessions.
Radical Optimism was released through Warner Records on 3 May 2024, and was made available for streaming, digital download, cassette, CD, and vinyl LP variants. Pre-orders for the album began on 13 March 2024.
Lipa unveiled the album's cover, title and tracklist on 13 March 2024. According to Lipa, the title Radical Optimism was inspired by "the idea of going through chaos gracefully and feeling like you can weather any storm". The artwork of the album was unveiled along with its announcement. Shot by Tyrone Lebon, it depicts the singer floating in an ocean and the fin of a nearby shark seemingly approaching her.
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Radical Optimism
Radical Optimism is the third studio album by English singer Dua Lipa. It was released on 3 May 2024 through Warner Records. Her first full-length album in four years since Future Nostalgia (2020), Radical Optimism was produced by Tame Impala founder Kevin Parker, Danny L Harle, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Andrew Wyatt. The album was preceded by three singles, "Houdini", "Training Season" and "Illusion", all of which peaked within the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and the top 15 of the Billboard Global 200. A new version of "These Walls" featuring Pierre de Maere was released as the fourth single in November 2024.
Upon release, Radical Optimism received generally positive reviews from critics. Some reviewers praised its neo-psychedelic production, while others found the album underwhelming and inferior to Future Nostalgia. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and scored the biggest opening week for a British female in three years. In the United States, it accumulated Lipa's highest first week sales and became her highest-charting album on the Billboard 200. Radical Optimism is currently being supported by the Radical Optimism Tour, which began in November 2024.
Dua Lipa's second album, Future Nostalgia, was released in March 2020 to widespread acclaim. Credited as a significant factor in the revival of disco and dance-pop music in this decade, the record yielded multiple singles including "Don't Start Now" and the RIAA Diamond-certified "Levitating". It won Best Pop Vocal Album and British Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammy Awards and Brit Awards ceremonies, respectively. Future Nostalgia was succeeded by a remix album and reissue. Lipa embarked on its namesake tour, which included 91 shows across the Americas, Europe, and Oceania, from February to November 2022.
In 2023, Lipa revealed her third album would be released sometime in 2024 with a new sound that sees her moving away from the disco soundscape of Future Nostalgia; instead embracing more of 1970s-era psychedelia. After having deleted all of her Instagram posts in October 2023, she revealed she had gotten her hair coloured red via a picture of herself captioned "miss me?". In anticipation of new music, Lipa posted pictures to her social media with cryptic captions and temporarily replaced the cover art of her previous albums with kaleidoscopic versions on streaming services. In the cover story for the February 2024 issue of Rolling Stone, Lipa described her forthcoming album as a "psychedelic-pop-infused tribute to UK rave culture".
Lipa announced her third album, titled Radical Optimism, and its release date, via an Instagram livestream on 13 March 2024.
Radical Optimism is a dance-pop, neo-psychedelia, electropop, and Europop record. It also contains elements of soft rock and eurodance. The album "taps into the pure joy and happiness" of having clarity in situations, including "hard goodbyes and vulnerable beginnings" that eventually turned out to be milestones as a result of choosing optimism and grace to navigate "through the chaos". The album is inspired by "the energy of [Lipa's hometown] London, and the rawness, honesty, confidence and freedom of 90s Britpop". In a press release, she expressed her desire to "capture the essence of youth and freedom and having fun" with the record. The concept of radical optimism was introduced to her by a friend a few years prior, which resonated with her and allowed it to "weave" into her life. Inspired by the term, Lipa found herself doing research on the history of "psychedelia, trip hop, and Britpop". The concept turned out to be a "confidently optimistic" feeling to the singer that she sought to incorporate in her recording sessions.
Radical Optimism was released through Warner Records on 3 May 2024, and was made available for streaming, digital download, cassette, CD, and vinyl LP variants. Pre-orders for the album began on 13 March 2024.
Lipa unveiled the album's cover, title and tracklist on 13 March 2024. According to Lipa, the title Radical Optimism was inspired by "the idea of going through chaos gracefully and feeling like you can weather any storm". The artwork of the album was unveiled along with its announcement. Shot by Tyrone Lebon, it depicts the singer floating in an ocean and the fin of a nearby shark seemingly approaching her.