Dua Lipa began to write her name in the music industry. Lipa gained attention from the specialized media as an artist after the release of her debut album in 2017, "Dua Lipa" (self-titled). It won the third position on the UK Albums Chart and featured eight singles. "New Rules" and "IDGAF" have become global hits, reaching the number 1 position in countries such as Australia, Belgium, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, as well as reaching the top ten positions in more than 30 countries, including the USA for "New Rules" . The album featured the hits "One Kiss" with Calvin Harris, "Be The One", "Scared To Be Lonely" with Martin Garrix, "No Lie" with Sean Paul and many others. It later received 5 nominations at the BRITs Awards, the most important British awards ceremony in music. She also won with her debut album two Grammys, "Best Dance Recording" for her song "Electricity" with Silk City, and moreover the "Best New Artist" award. "Dua Lipa" (self-titled) is the most streamed female album of all-time on Spotify.
But Lipa's great success would even come in her second album "Future Nostalgia", which made the promising young woman a true pillar of world pop music. Having hits such as "Don't Start Now", "Break My Heart" and "Levitating" , the album is currently the most played female album of the 2020's decade on Spotify and secured a Grammy at the 2021 ceremony for "Best Pop Vocal Album" and was present among the nominations for "Album of the Year". It also won the Brit Award for "Album of the Year". "Future Nostalgia" is the 2nd most streamed female album of all-time on Spotify. "Don't Start Now" became her most streamed hit on Spotify, nominated for "Record of the Year" at the Grammys. It was the biggest female song of the year 2020.
The British phenomenon has captured an all-time record on the Billboard Hot 100, all thanks to the success of "Levitating". The track became the longest-charting female song on the chart, with 77 weeks, being the 4th song overall to reach this astonishing feat. The same track became the biggest hit of 2021 in the United States and globally without ever reaching #1, proving once and for all that the disputed #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100, that she still doesn't have reached, doesn't define the success of an artist. For Lipa, it seems that longevity is more important than an instant success.
Her newest hit with Elton John and PNAU, "Cold Heart" is one of the biggest hits of 2022. She had during that year a sold-out global stadium and arena tour with "The Future Nostalgia Tour", marking her as a definitive icon of the beginning of the 2020's decade, especially in the European continent, her main music market.
She is set to begin her third album cycle in 2023, while also making her expected acting debut that year with "Barbie" and "Argylle" in 2024.
Thinking
Dua Lipa Lyrics
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Music blasting, shaking these walls
This time Mary Jane won't save me
I've been working later, I've been drinking stronger
I've been smoking deeper but the memories won't stop
I can't stop thinking 'bout you
I can't stop thinking 'bout you
I can't stop thinking 'bout you
Like poison coursing through me
So clear my vision is blurred
The haze won't put my mind at ease
I've been sleeping later, I've been breathing stronger
I've been digging deeper but the memories won't stop
I can't stop thinking 'bout you
I can't stop thinking 'bout you
I can't get high, I can't get by, I can't get through
I can't stop thinking 'bout you
I want you all
Say it before you run out of time
I want you all
Say it before it's too late
I want you all
Say what I am feeling now
I want you all
Waiting is insane
I can't stop thinking 'bout you
I can't stop thinking 'bout you
I can't get high, I can't get by, I can't get through
I can't stop thinking 'bout you
I can't stop thinking 'bout you
I can't get high, I can't get by, I can't get through
I can't stop thinking 'bout you
The lyrics of Dua Lipa's "Thinking 'Bout You" talks about the pain and struggle of moving on from a past relationship. The song describes the singer's struggle to stop thinking about an ex-partner who left her with painful memories. The lyrics suggest that the singer is trying different methods such as drinking, smoking, and loud music to distract herself, but nothing works as the memories persist. The pain experienced is compared to poison that courses through the singer, making her vision blurry and her mind restless. The chorus emphasizes that the singer's obsession with her ex-partner is so strong that she can't function properly and get through life without continuously thinking about them.
The second verse reveals that the singer has been trying to cope by sleeping and breathing more deeply, hoping it will help calm her mind. However, the singer remains stuck in the past, with the memories still plaguing her thoughts. The final verse of the song is a plea to her ex-partner to let them know how she feels before it's too late. The singer acknowledges that waiting around for something to happen is driving her insane, and she needs closure in order to move on.
Overall, the song seems to be about the process of healing from a past relationship, and the difficulties that come with letting go of someone who once meant everything to you.
Line by Line Meaning
3 A.M. and my neighbors hate me
It's 3 a.m. and my neighbors don't like me because the music is too loud and it's shaking the walls.
This time Mary Jane won't save me
I can't rely on smoking marijuana to help me cope with my thoughts this time.
I've been working later, I've been drinking stronger, I've been smoking deeper but the memories won't stop
I've been overworking, drinking heavily and smoking more just to forget the memories of you but they keep haunting me.
I can't stop thinking 'bout you
I can't seem to get you out of my mind.
Like poison coursing through me
Thinking about you feels like poison coursing through my veins.
So clear my vision is blurred, the haze won't put my mind at ease
My mind is so troubled with thoughts of you that even when I try to numb myself with drugs, it doesn't help clear my vision or put my mind at ease.
I want you all, Say it before you run out of time
I want to express all my feelings for you, but I don't want to regret not having said them before it's too late.
Waiting is insane
Waiting for the right moment to express my feelings is driving me crazy.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Dua Lipa, Adam Stuart Argyle
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@melaniecrevier1847
She’s so talented ! She should do more acoustic kind of music!
@fangirl8463
I agree
@lailaelgouille4843
I agree
@AthleticTraynorServices
This made me love 4 an Alicia Keys and Dua Lipa mixup 😍
@thegoatriderfromthesands2646
Even country would be great
@thegoatriderfromthesands2646
I mean it, nothing more empowering than overloaded strings on some raw amping. It distorts itself! Please, country, Dua, please! You can keep the cello in it too as usual, dang, you love that thing, I've heard country with cello, bluegrass, Cajun and Gospel, with bowed cello
@sophielamarche7277
I just discovered this song and I think it's one of my favorite from Dua! It's so hearfelt and the melody really highlights her beautiful voice <3
@sardashtfauzi7407
Yessss❤❤❤
@jhennyduarte5106
Estamos em 2019 e continua sendo minha música preferida dela
Dua Lipa, Rainha💜
@konatat1636
Em 2023 e não consigo parar de ouvi-la