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
Psycho
Robyn Lyrics
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But it's not a dream
You're still and I'm freaking
Don't wanna know 'bout your plans
Don't know how this shit began
psycho
I bite my lip
But inside I am screaming
This is it I'm about to flip
You're staying But I wish you were leaving
You're P-S-why-see-H-O
I thought that you ought to know
Why can't you just let me be
You're turning psycho on me
You better rethink your life
I'll never be your wife
I feel just like deadly
You're turning psycho on me
Whoa baby
No baby
Don't wanna know baby
Leave baby
Me baby
You're turining psycho on me
You call my house
You ask my friends
You wanna know how I'm doing
Real cute stuff but I call the bluff
You bitter you don't think I know it
So whip the tears out of your eyes
The guilt trip thing isn't working
Get your tongue out of my mouth
It's more then just a little disturbing
You're P-S-why-see-H-O
I thought that you ought to know
Why can't you just let me be
You're turning psycho on me
You better rethink your life
I'll never be your wife
I feel just like deadly
You're turning psycho on me
Whoa baby
No baby
Don't wanna know baby
Leave baby
Me baby
You're turining psycho on me
psycho
Crazy
Psycho
psycho
You're P-S-why-see-H-O
I thought that you ought to know
Why can't you just let me be
You're turning psycho on me
You better rethink your life
I'll never be your wife
I feel just like deadly
You're turning psycho on me
Whoa baby
No baby
Don't wanna know baby
Leave baby
Me baby
You're turining psycho on me
you better rethink your life
Don't come back here no more
Knocking on my door
I don't want you around
Leave me alone
Whoa baby
No baby
Don't wanna know baby
Leave baby
Me baby
You're turining psycho on me
In the song "Psycho," Robyn sings about a person that has become obsessive and possessive towards her. The first verse suggests that the singer, Robyn, has woken up to the reality that the person she's involved with is not just passionate but also hostile towards her. She's overwhelmed by this discovery and wants to distance herself from this person. However, the person is deeply in love and despite Robyn's protestations, remains determined to cling to her, becoming more and more desperate and controlling.
The chorus brings out Robyn's frustration and resignation as she acknowledges the other's irrational behavior, calling them a psycho. She pleads with them to let her be and accuses them of turning this relationship into something toxic. The second verse reinforces the psycho behavior, as Robyn details how the person is constantly intruding into her life, asking her friends about her, and trying to manipulate her with guilt trips. The frustration and resentment escalate throughout the song until the final chorus, which is a direct and final plea for the person to leave Robyn alone.
Line by Line Meaning
Just woke up
The singer has just become aware of something
But it's not a dream
Whatever the singer has become aware of is real
You're still and I'm freaking
The person the singer is addressing is calm, while the singer is anxious
Don't wanna know 'bout your plans
The artist doesn't want to hear about what the other person is thinking of doing
Don't know how this shit began
The artist isn't sure how they got into the current situation with the other person
psycho
The other person is acting irrationally and worried for the well-being of the singer
You say you love me
The other person claims to love the singer
I bite my lip
The artist is trying to hold back their true feelings
But inside I am screaming
Despite trying to stay calm, the artist is really upset
This is it I'm about to flip
The artist is reaching their limit and is close to losing their temper
You're staying But I wish you were leaving
The other person is still around, but the singer would rather they weren't
You're P-S-why-see-H-O
The other person is a psycho, or acting irrationally and endangering the artist
I thought that you ought to know
The singer is addressing the other person directly
Why can't you just let me be
The singer would like the other person to leave them alone and stop bothering them
You're turning psycho on me
The other person's behavior is becoming more and more irrational and is negatively affecting the singer
You better rethink your life
The artist is warning the other person that they need to change their behavior
I'll never be your wife
The artist has no interest in having a long-term relationship with the other person
I feel just like deadly
The singer is experiencing intense negative emotions because of the other person's behavior
Whoa baby
The singer is expressing surprise or disbelief
No baby
The artist is indicating that they don't want something
Don't wanna know baby
The artist doesn't want to hear more about whatever the other person is talking about
Leave baby
The artist wants the other person to go away
Me baby
The singer is asserting their own needs and desires
You're turining psycho on me
The other person's behavior is making the artist feel like they are in danger
You call my house
The other person is trying to get in contact with the singer
You ask my friends
The other person is trying to find out information about the singer from their friends
You wanna know how I'm doing
The other person is curious about the singer's well-being
Real cute stuff but I call the bluff
The artist is dismissive of the other person's attempts to act cute or flirty
You bitter you don't think I know it
The artist knows that the other person is angry, even if they don't admit it
So whip the tears out of your eyes
The singer is telling the other person to stop crying and be rational
The guilt trip thing isn't working
The other person's attempts to make the singer feel guilty are not effective
Get your tongue out of my mouth
The other person is being too aggressive and is making the artist uncomfortable
It's more then just a little disturbing
The artist is extremely uncomfortable and disturbed by the other person's actions
psycho
The other person is acting irrationally and dangerously
Crazy
The singer is describing the other person's behavior as crazy or irrational
you better rethink your life
The artist is warning the other person that they need to change their behavior or suffer consequences
Don't come back here no more
The singer wants the other person to stay away from them in the future
Knocking on my door
The other person is trying to get in contact with the singer
I don't want you around
The singer doesn't want to see the other person again
Leave me alone
The artist wants to be left alone and not bothered by the other person
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOHAN OSKAR ANDREAS EKHE, MIKKEL REMEE SIGVARDT, ROBIN MIRIAM CARLSSON, ULF PETER LINDSTROM
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TheModes1969
I cannot believe record execs chose not release this in the US. I guess they didn't want the giant piles of money it would have made. What a gem of an album.
calisto338
Genial, me encanta
Star Man
Love this song! Love ya **Robyn**
Cesar Salazar
I love you Robyn