Dua Lipa reveals why she named new album 'Radical Optimism'
The singer says the title of her new album "felt like something that really resonated" with her over the years...
Dua Lipa shares new details about her upcoming album, 'Radical Optimism'.
The 28-year-old's third studio album is due for release on May 3.
Speaking to Variety, the 'One Kiss' hitmaker says she resonates with the title.
"Radical optimism, in itself, felt like something that really resonated with me over the past few years," she said.
Dua added: "It felt like even through my last record and into the new one, it was just so much about learning from every experience, taking everything as a lesson or seeing it as a gift in some way, whether it was good or whether it was bad, and just appreciating that even from some bad situations, something great can come of it, or I can grow to be a better or stronger person from all of it."
She has already released two songs from the album. 'Houdini', which is currently #29 on the ECR Top 40 with Danny brought to you by CTM, was released in November.
'Training Season' dropped in February this year.
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Dua says stepping out of her comfort zone has helped her grow as an artist.
"That’s where you do the most growing, which is in the most uncomfortable situations and in the most unexpected situations..."
The British singer revealed in a previous interview that she wrote almost 100 songs for her new album,
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Speaking to Variety, she said she started writing in 2021, and spent a lot of time experimenting with different sounds.
"There’s always one song that’s that eureka moment that takes you into the next phase of the album," the 'Barbie' movie star said.
For Dua, that song was 'Illusion'.
"That was a song where I felt like lyrically, I got this radical optimism. I felt very strong in the moment when I was writing that song, because it was really seeing past someone’s bulls**t... But I felt in a stronger power of position, because I was like maybe before, I would have fallen for something like this and now I can dance with the illusion."
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