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
Here We Go
Robyn Lyrics
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I couldn´t wait no longer
Cause baby it´s been more than minutes since we were more than friends
All of this time I thought, I thought that nothing had changed
But it´s all the same
Here we go
Once again you and I are more than friends
Here we go
Here we go
Even though we both know this is not right
Here we go
Makin´ love another night
Makin´ love to you is easy It´s something that I´ve
missed so long
Baby the way that you please me it feels so right
It can´t be wrong
All of this time I thought, I thought that nothing had changed
But it´s all the same
The lyrics to Robyn's song "Here We Go" describe a familiar scenario of two people who were once more than friends but are now separated. The singer reveals that she couldn't wait to see her former lover again, even though she knew that what they were doing was not right. She confesses that making love to her ex-partner is easy, and that it's something she has missed for a long time. She acknowledges that she thought nothing had changed between them during the time they were apart, but now, here they are again, doing the same thing they used to do.
The song is essentially about a relationship that is rekindled despite the knowledge that it's not meant to be. The singer continues to give in to her desires, even though she knows she shouldn't. The song's lyrics portray the emotional turmoil that people experience when they give in to their desires, knowing that it's not necessarily the best thing for them. Robyn's vocals powerfully convey the longing and mixed emotions that come with being in this kind of relationship.
Overall, the song's lyrics are thought-provoking, and its message is relatable to anyone who has ever experienced a complicated relationship. It's about the struggle to resist temptation and the emotional rollercoaster that comes with it.
Line by Line Meaning
I couldn't wait another minute when I had you here again
I was eager to be with you again, so I didn't wait any longer for the opportunity.
I couldn't wait no longer
I was impatient to be with you again, so waiting wasn't an option.
Cause baby it's been more than minutes since we were more than friends
It's been a while since we've been intimate, so I couldn't help myself from wanting to be with you again.
All of this time I thought, I thought that nothing had changed
I believed that our friendship hadn't evolved, but now I see that things are different.
But it's all the same
Despite my previous belief, our relationship has not remained unchanged.
Here we go
We are embarking on another instance of intimacy.
Once again you and I are more than friends
We have transitioned into a more intimate relationship again.
Makin' love again
We are being intimate with each other again.
Even though we both know this is not right
We are aware that our current situation may not be moral or ethical.
Makin' love another night
We are spending another evening being intimate with each other.
Makin' love to you is easy, it's something that I've missed so long
Being intimate with you is effortless, and I have yearned for this for quite some time.
Baby the way that you please me, it feels so right, it can't be wrong
You satisfy me so well, that it seems like the right thing to be with you, regardless of the potential consequences.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BAGGE, CARLSSON, SOMMERDAHL
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mybelle81
Loved this album. Underrated artist
Sector 78
I still have this on cassette. Love it!!!!
Sapheria Artwell
I had both cassette and cd
Papa Smurf
can''t remember where i put the cassette
Papa Smurf
use to hear this during night shift....
Anne McMath
I love this album...:o)
Cynthia Harris
This gem was a definite fave within my Jams-List back in '97...
CLASSIC!!!
Ray C
One of my top 3 faves on this album 👌
Sallie Fouts
Always been one of my favorites 💖
Gods and Monsters
good memories. :D this album was great and even carried a lot of wisdom for someone so young.