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".
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Indestructible
Robyn Lyrics
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I'm yours, you're mine, two satellites
Not alone
No, we're not alone
A freeze-frame of your eye in the strobe light
Sweat dripping down from your brow, hold tight
Don't let go
And I never was smart with love
I let the bad ones in and the good ones go
But I'm gonna love you like I've never been hurt before
I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible
Your love is ultra magnetic and it's taking over
This is hardcore
And I'm indestructible
Hands up in the air like we don't care
We're shooting deep into space
And the lasers split the dark
Cut right through the dark
It's just us, we ignore the crowd dancing
Fall to the floor
Beats in my heart
Put your hands on my heart
And I never was smart with love
I let the bad ones in and the good ones go
But I'm gonna love you like I've never been hurt before
I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible
Your love is ultra magnetic and it's taking over
This is hardcore
Ooh and I'm gonna love you like
Like I've never been hurt before
I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible
Your love is ultra magnetic and it's taking over
This is hardcore
And I'm indestructible
And I never was smart with love
I let the bad ones in and the good ones go
But I'm gonna love you like I've never been hurt before
I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible
Your love is ultra magnetic and it's taking over
This is hardcore
Ooh and I'm gonna love you like
Like I've never been hurt before
I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible
Your love is ultra magnetic and it's taking over
This is hardcore
And I'm indestructible
The lyrics to Robyn's song Indestructible are a declaration of love and commitment through the metaphors of space and energy. The first verse describes the couple as two satellites orbiting and connected to each other, moving swiftly through time. The second verse intensifies the description, freezing a moment in time with flashing lights and sweat, as the two individuals resist separation. The chorus announces the singer's determination to love fearlessly, after experiences of letting go of the good ones and holding onto the bad ones. The singer declares that her love is indestructible, magnetic, and all-encompassing.
The third verse focuses on the couple's experience of dancing with their hands up in the air, transcending the crowd and space, and being united with each other's heartbeats. The chorus is repeated twice more, confirming the singer's boldness in loving without fear, being consistent in expressing her love, and being irresistibly drawn to it, with the term "hardcore" emphasizing how intense and powerful the love is.
The song, therefore, can be seen as a statement of defiance, resilience, and hope in love, defying past pain, and overcoming distance and obstacles. Furthermore, it celebrates the concept of belonging, shared experiences, and deep connection that persists beyond time and space.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm going backwards through time at the speed of light
I feel like I'm reversing time at an incredibly rapid pace
I'm yours, you're mine, two satellites
We're inseparable and share a strong, connected bond
Not alone
We have each other and don't have to face the world on our own
A freeze-frame of your eye in the strobe light
I'm captivated by your beauty and magnetism in this moment
Sweat dripping down from your brow, hold tight
I want to hold onto and cherish this intense moment with you
Don't let go
I want to stay in this moment with you forever
And I never was smart with love
I've made mistakes in the past and haven't always been wise in matters of the heart
I let the bad ones in and the good ones go
I've let toxic people into my life and pushed away good, kindhearted ones
But I'm gonna love you like I've never been hurt before
I'm going to love you with all my heart and let my guard down completely
I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible
My love for you is unstoppable and resilient
Your love is ultra magnetic and it's taking over
Your love is powerful and impossible to resist
This is hardcore
Our love is intense and passionate
Hands up in the air like we don't care
We're carefree and living in the moment together
We're shooting deep into space
We're soaring to new heights and exploring uncharted territory
And the lasers split the dark
We're breaking through obstacles together and lighting up the darkness
Cut right through the dark
We're cutting through the obstacles and barriers that try to keep us apart
It's just us, we ignore the crowd dancing
We're in our own world together, oblivious to the people around us
Fall to the floor
We let go of everything and fall into each other's arms
Beats in my heart
My heart is pounding with love and passion
Put your hands on my heart
I want you to feel the intensity of my love for you
Ooh and I'm gonna love you like
I'm going to love you with all my being
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Klas Frans Ahlund, Robin Miriam Carlsson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
XTIN0
She's super-talented and a very creative artist, I won't ever understand why she doesn't get the recognition she deserves.
мцяsas
Better than Kesha for instance and surely at least as good, if not more talented than Katy Perry, Gaga and many more!
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trollslandan agree definitely better & more talented than Katy perry & kesha but Gaga writes her songs and sings live very well ... so i don't know if she is more talented than Gaga
XTIN0
***** Robyn writes and co-writes lots of her songs and sings live very well. Lady Gaga CO-WRITES (keyword:co), Katy Perry and Ke$ha co-write their own songs too. Anyway, If we pay attention to their songs we'd notice that Robyn's are better written and way more original hence Robyn is more talented and way more creative than Lady Gaga.
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xxxTIN0xxx i agree she is more creative but still Gaga plays the piano almost in every live performance too and she sings different kinda genres like pop + Rock + R&B + Jazz recently... i don't know any artist that can do that to be honest
but at the end of the day they are both Talented that's what matters i guess
XTIN0
***** Lady Gaga plays piano in every concert but it doesn't change that Robyn is a better songwriter/lyricist. The music scene is full of female artists who play instruments. We were talking about song-writing and Lady Gaga isn't particularly brilliant at that.
I don't know WHY you don't know other artists that can sing and do different music genres because the pop music world is full of eclectic artists, artists who are much better than Gaga. Let's start with P!nk, the most talented and best singer of 00's generation, she has done R&B, pop, rock and recently folk. Madonna did pop, dance, country, Jazz (I'm Breathless), Rock, acoustic, R&B, musical theatre. Christina Aguilera did pop, R&B, Rock and Jazz, also there's Melanie C who is one of the most versatile ever and yet very underrated, she did rock, eurodance, R&B Urban, pop, musical theatre, Jazz and more. The list goes on but I can't spend an entire day to mention everybody.
Plus, as far as I'm concerned Lady Gaga never did R&B music at all. She did Rock (before becoming a pop star), Pop, Dance and Jazz.
DanteWuzHere
One of the most slept on artists EVER! I don't understand, she's absolutely SPECTACULAR. Vocals, melodies, innovative, dope look! AN ARTIST! ⚡💜⚡
Mighty Boy
This is one of those songs I will never get tired of. So deep and catchy. Very underrated! ❤
Jordi Torró
This is pop and dance perfection at its finest. How she infuses that classic disco vibe with the futuristic sound. It’s sheer ecstasy. Robyn has been the inspiration for so many girls it hurts she doesn’t get the recognition she deserves
aromith
"Love you like I've never been hurt before" is probably one of my favorite lines of pop ever