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
Dancing On My Own (Fred Falke Club M
Robyn Lyrics
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Does she love you better than I can?
It's a big black sky over my town;
I know where you at, I bet she's around...
Yeah, I know it's stupid, But I just gotta see it for myself...
I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her - Oh, oh...
I'm giving it my all, but I'm not the girl you're taking home - Ooh, ooh...
I keep dancing on my own... (I keep dancing on my own...)
I'm just gonna dance all night;
I'm all messed up, I'm so outta line...
Stilettos on broken bottles - I'm spinning around in circles...
I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her - Oh, oh...
I'm right over here, why can't you see me? Oh, oh...
I'm giving it my all, but I'm not the girl you're taking home - Ooh, ooh...
I keep dancing on my own... (I keep dancing on my own...)
So far away, but still so near, (The lights go on, the music dies...)
But you don't see me standing here... (I just came) to say goodbye...
I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her - Oh, oh...
I'm giving it my all, but I'm not the girl you're taking home - Ooh, ooh...
I keep dancing on my own... (I keep dancing on my own...) Oh, yeah...
I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her - Oh, oh...
I'm right over here, why can't you see me? Oh, oh...
I'm giving it my all, but I'm not the girl you're taking home - Ooh, ooh...
I keep dancing on my own... (I keep dancing on my own...)
I keep dancing on my own...
The song "Dancing On My Own" by Robyn is one of those rare songs that perfectly captures the emotions of unrequited love, broken-heartedness, and loneliness. The song's lyrics tell the story of a girl who sees her ex-boyfriend with a new girl and is struggling to accept the end of their relationship. She can’t help but watch from the sidelines as her ex-boyfriend is with someone else, and she is left feeling used and alone. Her longing for him is evident, as she keeps dancing on her own, all night long.
The opening lines of the song encapsulate the theme of the song perfectly. She hears from somebody that her ex-boyfriend has a new girlfriend and wonders if this new girl loves him better than she could. She looks up at the sky and knows where he is, certain that he’s with his new love. Despite the fact that she has moved on, she just can’t help herself and wants to see him with her own eyes.
In the chorus, she's justifying her behavior by saying that she knows it's stupid, but she just has to see it for herself. The lyrics evoke great emotion, as she is at the party watching him kiss the new girl, and it hurts her to see this. The song ends with her acceptance that she was just the girl dancing on her own, and that she's not the one he will be taking home with him.
Overall, "Dancing On My Own" is a song that conveys the feelings of emotional isolation and unrequited love. It’s bittersweet lyrics are brought to life by Robyn’s distinctive voice, which hits all the right notes in expressing the intense feelings of heartache and longing.
Line by Line Meaning
Somebody said you got a new friend;
I heard that you found someone new to fill my spot;
Does she love you better than I can?
I'm wondering if she can love you more than I ever could;
It's a big black sky over my town;
The world seems dark and gloomy since you left me;
I know where you at, I bet she's around...
I have a feeling that you're with her right now, even though I cannot see you;
Yeah, I know it's stupid, But I just gotta see it for myself...
I realize it's foolish, but I can't help but want to see you together with her to confirm it;
I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her - Oh, oh...
I'm standing alone in the corner, watching you passionately kiss her;
I'm right over here, why can't you see me? Oh, oh...
I'm standing so close to you; why can't you even notice me?
I'm giving it my all, but I'm not the girl you're taking home - Ooh, ooh...
I'm trying my hardest to capture your attention, but I'm just not the one you want to take home;
I keep dancing on my own...
I keep on dancing by myself, pretending that I'm dancing with you instead;
I'm just gonna dance all night;
I'll dance all night, hoping that it'll take my mind off you;
I'm all messed up, I'm so outta line...
I'm a mess, so scattered and confused because of you;
Stilettos on broken bottles - I'm spinning around in circles...
I'm spinning around in circles, dancing in my high heels and the broken bottles that represent my shattered heart;
So far away, but still so near, (The lights go on, the music dies...)
You're far away from me, but it feels like you're still so close, and as the night ends, so does the music that keeps me going;
But you don't see me standing here... (I just came) to say goodbye...
You can't see that I'm standing here alone, invisible to you, and all I wanted was to say goodbye.
I keep dancing on my own... (I keep dancing on my own...)
I keep on dancing alone, trying to forget, but I can't seem to stop;
Contributed by Ruby D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
George
How addictive is this remix, on repeat for days!
Azat
💯
Vitor almeida
Dude, I'm from Brazil, and in 2011 I was taking DJ classes and, when I heard this sound for the first time, I was learning how to "switch" from one song to another, aligning their rhythm. And the most challenging song that made me learn this was exactly this remix. It's been so long and that this music still awesome, thanks for that bro!
preston nguyen
12yrs later but you still need to be reminded how badass this track is bro!
Sergio Ortiz
Fred Falke gracias por llevar con tu sonido esta canción de Robyn a la estratósfera!!!!!!
DonRonter
This song would be a bigger hit with this version. so damn good!!
Marina
I will be forever in love with this remix! This is THE ONLY version of this song I can accept. the only. <3<3<3 The dj is the master.....
Matthew Cross
FULLY AGREED.
Pupino TV
COMPLETELY AGREED.
Jaseeka Rawr
THIRDED 😂