Robyn's parents are actors, and she herself was involved in acting at the age of 9, with an extra role in Kronbruden at the Swedish theatre Dramaten. In 1991, at the age of 12, Robyn recorded the theme song named "Du kan alltid bli nummer ett" ("You can always be number one") for the Swedish television show Lilla Sportspegeln. In the same year she performed this song on television show Söndagsöppet. Robyn was rediscovered by Swedish pop singer Meja in the early 90s. Meja and her band Legacy of Sound visited Robyn's school and were involved with a musical workshop.
Following the completion of her middle school education, Robyn signed to Ricochet Records Sweden, a subsidiary of BMG. She collaborated with producers Max Martin and Denniz Pop. Writing duties were assisted by Ulf Lindstrom and Johan Ekhe, who also helped to produce the album, and they stayed on board with Robyn until 2003.
Robyn started her career in the pop music industry at the age of 16. She signed a record deal with RCA Records in 1994 to release her debut single "You've Got That Somethin'" in Sweden, followed by her breakthrough single "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)". In October 1996 she released her debut album Robyn Is Here. Robyn's US breakthrough came in 1997, when the dance-pop singles "Show Me Love" and "Do You Know (What It Takes)" reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Her second album My Truth was released in May 1999 in Sweden, with subsequent releases elsewhere in Europe. The single "Electric" was a hit across Europe, and propelled My Truth to second position in Sweden. Despite her success in the US market with her debut album, My Truth did not receive an international release.
In 1999, Robyn contributed to Christian Falk's debut solo album Quel Bordel, appearing on the tracks "Remember" and "Celebration". In 2000, she appeared on the track "Intro/Fristil" on Petter's self-titled album. In 2001, Robyn contributed the song "Say You'll Walk the Distance" to the soundtrack for the film On the Line.
In November 2002, Robyn swapped labels at BMG (from RCA to Jive Records) and released her third album Don't Stop The Music in Sweden. She issued the singles "Keep This Fire Burning" and "Don't Stop The Music" in Scandinavia and mainland Europe. The lead single "Keep This Fire Burning" was covered by British soul singer Beverley Knight.
The decade-long relationship between Robyn and BMG ceased in 2004. When they reacted negatively to "Who's That Girl", which showcased a new electropop sound, Robyn decided to release music on her own. In early 2005, she announced she would be leaving Jive Records to start her own record label, Konichiwa Records. In May 2004, Robyn's Best was released in America. It is essentially a condensed version of her debut album, containing no material from her later releases. In 2006, following her departure from BMG, the compilation Det Bästa Med Robyn (The Best of Robyn) was released in Sweden.
Robyn released the single "Be Mine!" in March 2005, followed a month later by her fourth studio album Robyn. This album became her first number one album upon its release in Sweden. Collaborators of this album include names like Klas Åhlund from Teddybears, the Swedish duo The Knife and former Cheiron producer Alexander Kronlund. Sampling influences from electronic, rap and R&B music, Robyn received rave reviews, and gained the singer three Swedish Grammy Awards in 2006 for "Årets Album" (Best Album), "Årets Kompositör" (Best Writer, alongside Klas Åhlund) and "Årets Pop Kvinnlig" (Best Pop Female). Robyn released three more singles from the eponymous album: "Who's That Girl", "Handle Me" and "Crash and Burn Girl".
In 2006 she featured on the Basement Jaxx track "Hey You", taken from their album Crazy Itch Radio. The year also marked the release of Christian Falk's second album People Say, on which Robyn contributed the tracks "Dream On" and "C.C.C.". In December 2006, she released The Rakamonie EP in the UK.
In March 2007, Robyn released the single "Konichiwa Bitches" in the UK, followed by the revised edition of the album Robyn in April 2007. This version contains slightly altered versions of two of the original songs and two new tracks: "With Every Heartbeat" (a collaboration with Kleerup) and "Cobrastyle" (a cover of a 2006 single by Swedish rockers Teddybears). The second single from this revised album was "With Every Heartbeat", issued in late July 2007 and reaching number one on the UK singles chart. Follow-up singles "Handle Me", "Be Mine!", "Who's That Girl" and "Dream On" were top thirty hits. Also in 2007, Robyn contributed vocals to Fleshquartet's single "This One's For You", from their album Voices of Eden.
The Rakamonie EP was released in January 2008 in the US under Cherrytree Records, a subsidiary of Interscope, and the US edition of her self-titled album was released in April 2008. "With Every Heartbeat (with Kleerup)", "Handle Me" and "Cobrastyle" were top ten club hits, and the former received airplay at US pop and dance radio stations. She was also featured on "Sexual Eruption (Fyre Department remix)" by Snoop Dogg.
Robyn completed a short US tour to promote the album Robyn, and was the supporting act for Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour at select European dates in 2008. In January 2009, Robyn won a Swedish Grammis Award for Best Live Act 2008. In 2009 she featured on the single "The Girl and the Robot" from the album Junior by Norwegian electronic band Röyksopp.
In 2010 Robyn announced she planned to release three albums in the same year. To promote the first part, she released the songs "Fembot", "Dancehall Queen" (produced by Diplo) and "None of Dem" (featuring Röyksopp) to digital outlets as promotional singles on 13 April 2010. Klas Åhlund was the main producer of all Body Talk albums.
Robyn released Body Talk Pt. 1, on 14 June 2010 in the Nordic countries through EMI and on 15 June 2010 in the US through Interscope. This mini-album was preceded on 1 June 2010 by the lead single "Dancing On My Own". The song became Robyn's first number one hit in Sweden, and her fourth top ten hit in both the UK and the US, peaking at #8 on the UK Singles Chart and at #3 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart. Later The Guardian and Slant Magazine rated "Dancing On My Own" as the best song of 2010, and Pitchfork Media ranked it 4th in their Top 100 Tracks of 2010. On 30 August 2010, Robyn performed at Polar Music Prize 2010 a cover of "Hyperballad", with Björk being in the audience.
On 6 September 2010, Body Talk Pt. 2 was released in the UK. It was preceded on 5 September 2010 by the single "Hang With Me", a dance version of an acoustic song from Body Talk Pt. 1. This album also contains a duet with Snoop Dogg on "You Should Know Better (feat. Snoop Dogg)". On 12 September 2010 Robyn performed a remixed version of "Dancing On My Own" with deadmau5 at MTV Video Music Awards 2010.
Robyn released on 22 November 2010 (US and Scandinavia) the third and final part of the Body Talk series, entitled Body Talk. The album includes five songs from each previous Body Talk parts, along with five new songs. The new tracks have been made available separately as Body Talk Pt. 3 in the United States and Germany. The album was promoted mainly by the release of the single "Indestructible" on 1 November 2010. Body Talk received extremely favorable reviews from most music critics and featured on many year-end lists.
On 1st April 2011, Robyn issued the single "Call Your Girlfriend".
Official site: http://www.robyn.com
Crash and Burn Girl
Robyn Lyrics
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And all the shit that you do
You don't even know what's up
But soon it all comes crashing down on you
Since we're on the subject
Tell me why your name is in the dictionary when I look up idiot
Check yourself it's very necessary
Supersonic spinning 'round
You don't mind the fall until your face hits the ground
Crash and burn girl
Going down down down down down
Crash and burn girl
You don't mind the fall until your face hits the ground
You should have a sticker on you
Saying warning keep out
You're the kinda girl that'll mess you up for
Life that's smashing up his car
Crying on his doorstep, waiting in the rain all night
And did you tell him you're the kind that never show your ugly side
Until you sticking like glue
Stop listen what's that sound
Supersonic spinning 'round
You don't mind the fall until your face hits the ground
Crash and burn girl
Going down down down down down
Crash and burn girl
You don't mind the fall until your face hits the ground
It's just that every time you mess it up like that I see myself in you
I've been there too
And there's so many times I stand beside and see what you're going through
Where you headed too
Stand by!
Crash and burn girl
Going down down down down down
Crash and burn girl
You don't mind the fall until your face hits the ground
Crash and burn girl
You keep on banging you head girl your shirt's all red
Crash and burn girl
You don't mind the fall until your face hits the ground
Crash and burn girl
You keep on banging you head girl your shirt's all red
Crash and burn girl
You don't mind the fall until your face hits the ground
Going down, going down, going down, oh no
You're going down, going down
You'll crash and burn girl
The song "Crash and Burn Girl" by Robyn is a blunt and honest critique of someone who keeps making mistakes in their relationships, causing themselves to crash and burn. The first verse sets the tone for the song, with Robyn singing that she should write a song about the person she's addressing in the lyrics, because they are constantly causing chaos with their behavior. They are unaware of the consequences of their actions until everything inevitably falls apart, and Robyn sees that they are headed for disaster.
In the chorus, Robyn urges the person to take a step back and recognize what they are doing to themselves. Despite the warnings and the evidence of their destructive tendencies, they keep repeating the same patterns over and over again. The imagery of falling and hitting the ground emphasizes the consequences of these actions in a painfully physical way. The second verse describes the person further, painting a picture of someone who is only interested in short-term pleasure and doesn't care about the long-term effects of their behavior.
Overall, "Crash and Burn Girl" is a warning to anyone who recognizes themselves in the lyrics. Robyn doesn't sugarcoat the situation, and she doesn't offer any easy solutions, but she does offer empathy and understanding for the person who keeps self-sabotaging.
Line by Line Meaning
I should write a song about you
I'm so fed up with you that I wanna write a song about how terrible you are
And all the shit that you do
All the messed-up things you do to me and others
You don't even know what's up
You're clueless about the consequences of your actions
But soon it all comes crashing down on you
Eventually, you'll have to face the music for all the damage you've caused
Since we're on the subject
Since we're already talking about your problems
Tell me why your name is in the dictionary when I look up idiot
You're such a fool that your name should be in the dictionary as a synonym for 'idiot'
Check yourself it's very necessary
You need to seriously reflect on your behavior and the impact it has on others
Stop listen what's that sound
Pay attention to what's happening around you
Supersonic spinning 'round
Your life is like a chaotic, uncontrollable whirlwind
You don't mind the fall until your face hits the ground
You don't realize the consequences of your actions until they smack you in the face
Crash and burn girl
You're headed for disaster
Going down down down down down
You're sinking lower and lower, with no end in sight
You should have a sticker on you
You're so terrible that people should be warned to stay away from you
Saying warning keep out
Communicating clearly and directly that you're dangerous
You're the kinda girl that'll mess you up for
You're the kind of person who will ruin someone else's life
Life that's smashing up his car
You'd even go so far as to destroy someone else's property
Crying on his doorstep, waiting in the rain all night
You're the kind of person who's so desperate and pathetic that you'll beg for someone's affection, even if it means suffering in the process
And did you tell him you're the kind that never show your ugly side
You're good at hiding your true self and manipulating people into thinking you're a good person
Until you sticking like glue
Until you've ensnared someone in your web of deceit and you have complete control over them
It's just that every time you mess it up like that I see myself in you
I'm starting to see that we have a lot in common, and it's making me question my own actions and behavior
I've been there too
I've made my own mistakes and bad decisions in the past
And there's so many times I stand beside and see what you're going through
I've watched you suffer the consequences of your own actions
Where you headed too
I'm curious to see where your self-destructive behavior will take you
Crash and burn girl
You're headed for disaster
You keep on banging you head girl your shirt's all red
You're so stubborn and self-destructive that you keep making the same mistakes, even though they're clearly hurting you
Going down, going down, going down, oh no
You're spiraling out of control and there's no stopping it
You're going down, going down
Your fate is sealed, and you'll eventually hit rock bottom
You'll crash and burn girl
Your downfall is inevitable and it'll be painful to watch
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ROBIN MIRIAM CARLSSON, KLAS FRANS AHLUND
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@bettyberova4131
This was a big hit in Europe mid 2000s. Such a great pop house music playing at lounges!
Miss European pop/house music. Too bad they weren’t all internationally popular- people are missing out. Hollywood Entertainment is only like fraction of what actually good content out there.
@xxxTIN0xxx
It should have been released internationally, favorite song off her self-titled album.
@ssjacob55
1 of my absolute faves.
@MrCheesecake1928
This needs to be at spotify asap
@yosmelaraujo3470
it is
@MrCheesecake1928
@Yosmel Araujo where? i´ve been looking for days and nothing :S
@leonardopena7105
@Ren Riv Same, I can't find the damn song. Maybe is blocked in our countries :(
@yosmelaraujo3470
pop perfection
@yourmotherheaux
facts
@almerinaalves382
Don't forget, God always watching Miss Blair.