"Physical" was met with acclaim from music critics.
[77] Brendan Wetmore of Paper said the visual "nearly broke gay Twitter". [28] On 28 January 2020, Lipa shared a teaser video on social media, featuring a 19-second snippet of the track. [22], In 2013, Lipa signed a contract with Tap Management, directed by Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, while working as a waitress in a cocktail bar. [2][4] Koz later fine-tuned the production, filtering down the volume of the flute sample, which was nearly excluded according to Evigan. [41] Its sixth single, "New Rules", released in the following month, became Lipa's first number one in the UK,[30] and the first by a female solo artist to reach the top in the UK since Adele's "Hello" in 2015. Dua Lipa is an English singer-songwriter. [69], Following the release of its lead single "Don't Start Now", Lipa's second album Future Nostalgia and its accompanying tour were announced in December. The accompanying high concept music video was directed by Catalan production team Canada, and is based on a Venn diagram by Swiss artist duo Peter Fischli and David Weiss from their series of works, Order and Cleanliness (1981). "Physical" was further promoted with the release of a 1980s-inspired workout video, in which Lipa is an aerobics class instructor.
[77] Brendan Wetmore of Paper said the visual "nearly broke gay Twitter". [28] On 28 January 2020, Lipa shared a teaser video on social media, featuring a 19-second snippet of the track. [22], In 2013, Lipa signed a contract with Tap Management, directed by Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, while working as a waitress in a cocktail bar. [2][4] Koz later fine-tuned the production, filtering down the volume of the flute sample, which was nearly excluded according to Evigan. [41] Its sixth single, "New Rules", released in the following month, became Lipa's first number one in the UK,[30] and the first by a female solo artist to reach the top in the UK since Adele's "Hello" in 2015. Dua Lipa is an English singer-songwriter. [69], Following the release of its lead single "Don't Start Now", Lipa's second album Future Nostalgia and its accompanying tour were announced in December. The accompanying high concept music video was directed by Catalan production team Canada, and is based on a Venn diagram by Swiss artist duo Peter Fischli and David Weiss from their series of works, Order and Cleanliness (1981). "Physical" was further promoted with the release of a 1980s-inspired workout video, in which Lipa is an aerobics class instructor.
[13][14][15] She has stated that she was influenced by the discovery of Justin Bieber on YouTube which inspired her to achieve the same. They dance together in mixed and same-gender couples. [29] "Physical" was released for digital download and streaming as the album's second single on 30 January 2020 at 15:00 PT (22:00 UTC). [82] It serves as the lead single from Club Future Nostalgia, a remix collection of Future Nostalgia tracks by The Blessed Madonna and Mark Ronson, which was released on 28 August. [77], Lipa first teased the music video's release on 20 January 2020, sharing an image on social media of the sports car, with the caption, "Remember the signs..."[89] The music video was released to YouTube on 31 January 2020 at 05:00 PT (12:00 UTC). The song is certified Gold or higher in nine countries including Diamond in Brazil. [31] The song also topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart[32] and reached number 23 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart. "Physical" was met with acclaim from music critics.
[77] Brendan Wetmore of Paper said the visual "nearly broke gay Twitter". [28] On 28 January 2020, Lipa shared a teaser video on social media, featuring a 19-second snippet of the track. [22], In 2013, Lipa signed a contract with Tap Management, directed by Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, while working as a waitress in a cocktail bar. [2][4] Koz later fine-tuned the production, filtering down the volume of the flute sample, which was nearly excluded according to Evigan. [41] Its sixth single, "New Rules", released in the following month, became Lipa's first number one in the UK,[30] and the first by a female solo artist to reach the top in the UK since Adele's "Hello" in 2015. Dua Lipa is an English singer-songwriter. [69], Following the release of its lead single "Don't Start Now", Lipa's second album Future Nostalgia and its accompanying tour were announced in December. The accompanying high concept music video was directed by Catalan production team Canada, and is based on a Venn diagram by Swiss artist duo Peter Fischli and David Weiss from their series of works, Order and Cleanliness (1981). "Physical" was further promoted with the release of a 1980s-inspired workout video, in which Lipa is an aerobics class instructor.
Mainly a pop record, the album also contained EDM, synth-pop and tropical house songs. A budget of €500,000 was used for the production, which involved the hiring of about 80 staff and over 150 dancers, the majority of whom were Catalan professionals. [143], In June 2020, Lipa shared, and later deleted, a post addressing the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in the wake of the George Floyd protests. [98] Throughout the workout, she does several voice-overs of encouragement as they do routines such as the Hip Thruster, the Fonda, Step Back Step Touch, the Rump Shaker, and the Crybaby. This is lots of little bits of bts footage from #FutureNostalgia so far... ❤️", "Mamamoo's Hwa Sa and Dua Lipa Team Up For K-Pop Remix of 'Physical': Listen", "Dua Lipa Unleashes 'Physical' Remix With Mamamoo's Hwa Sa", "Dua Lipa - Physical (Official Lyrics Video)", "Em live com Dua Lipa, Alok divulga remix da música 'Physical, "Alok lança versão remix de 'Physical', de Dua Lipa", "Club Future Nostalgia (DJ Mix) by Dua Lipa & The Blessed Madonna", "Physical (feat. [64], In January 2019, Lipa released the single "Swan Song" as part of the soundtrack to the 2019 film Alita: Battle Angel. [65], In Ireland, "Physical" became Lipa's sixth single to reach the top 10 of the Irish Singles Chart and peaked at number two, being held off the top spot by Saint Jhn's track "Roses (Saint Jhn song)" (2016). For the climax, dancers from each colour set flood to the middle of the stage, forming a rainbow colour palette around Lipa. [88] She is also known for singing in a "distinct, husky, low register",[19] and her "sultry" tone. [97] In April 2016 she was again in an editorial of Elle. [131][132], Lipa has shown support for the Black Lives Matter movement.