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"Bikini Porn"
A woman with green hair is sitting on the grass by the poolside staring at the camera, wearing a dark top and white shorts. The single's title and the singer's name are written in white font.
SinglebyTove Lo
from the albumSunshine Kitty(Paw Prints Edition)
B-side"Passion and Pain Taste the Same When I'm Weak"
Released15 January 2020(2020-01-15)
GenrePop
Length2:42
LabelUniversal Music AB
Songwriter(s)
  • Tove Lo
  • Finneas
  • Jakob Hazell
  • Ludvig Söderberg
  • Svante Halldin
Producer(s)
Tove Losingles chronology
"Sweettalk My Heart"
(2019) 		"Bikini Porn"
(2020) 		"Calling on Me"
(2020)

"Bikini Porn"is a song recorded by Swedish singerTove Lo,who co-wrote it withFinneas,Jakob Hazell, Ludvig Söderberg and Svante Halldin. It was produced by Finneas,Jack & Cokeand A Strut, who also handled theprogramming.Universal Music ABreleased "Bikini Porn" as asingleon 15 January 2020 fordownloadand onstreamingservices, and later included it on Lo'sreissuealbumSunshine Kitty: Paw Prints Edition,in May 2020. The single also featured theballad"Passion and Pain Taste the Same When I'm Weak", written by Lo and Finneas.

"Bikini Porn" is apopsong that is orchestrated bytropicalinstruments. According to Lo, the track's title refers to tan lines and its lyrics are about letting go of one's worries. It received positive reviews from musiccritics,who complimented its sexual lyrics and upbeat composition. "Bikini Porn" peaked at number 79 in Sweden and number 35 on theHot 40 Singles Chartin New Zealand.

Moni Haworth directed the music video for "Bikini Porn" inHesperiaandVictorville, California,which was released on 17 January 2020. Edited in alo-fiandVHSstyle, it depicts Lo wearing different bikinis while dancing in several locations, such as a desert, a gym and the back of a trailer. Some critics praised the plot of the clip for matching with the lyrics of the song, and others deemed Finneas' cameo as anUberdriver to be a highlight. Lo performed "Bikini Porn" during her Sunshine Kitty Tour in 2020.

Background

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A red-haired man wearing glasses, white shirt, gray suit and purple tie while staring at the camera.
Finneascontributed to "Bikini Porn" as a co-writer and producer

Tove Lowrote "Bikini Porn" while drinking champagne and being in what she described as a "happy place".[1]The composition was initially poorly received by Lo's team, who told her "I think you're kind of imagining that it's something [better than it is]." She then contacted American musicianFinneasthrough a songwriting collective the two were members of and asked him to produce the track. He agreed, saying "This is awesome, let me do my thing".[2]Lo believed Finneas added the necessary quality and "grit and weirdness" to the song.[3]She also commented on the experience of working with different people than her usual team of producers, saying, "it challenges you and brings out new sides of you, writing-wise."[4]

On anInstagrampost, Finneas said he became a fan of Lo after hearing her song "Habits (Stay High)"in 2014 and that" Bikini Porn "was" exactly "the track he dreamed about producing for her.[5] In a June 2019 interview withBillboard,Lo stated she had written songs with Finneas, praising his ability as a producer and writer.[6]She toldNMEin October of that year, "We're fans of each others' music and he's a really good lyricist so it felt like a fresher, freer session".[7]

"Bikini Porn" was written by Lo, Finneas, Ludvig Söderberg, Jakob Hazell and Svante Halldin. Its production andprogrammingwas done by Finneas,Jack & Cokeand A Strut.Serban Gheneamixed it with the assistance of John Hanes whileChris Gehringermasteredit. Finneas produced the vocals, and played the synthesizer and percussion instruments.[8]

Music and lyrics

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"Bikini Porn" is anuptempopopsong that is two minutes and forty-two seconds long.[9][10][11]Its instrumentation incorporates a highly processedtropicalbeatand backing vocals that were modulated with avocoder.[10][12]Lo said the song's title is a reference to "tan lines", adding that it is about "living in the sun" and the "weird" lifestyle inLos Angelesthat she considers to be "so dark and so fun".[3]She also described "Bikini Porn" as "a sexy and weird song about letting go of your worries" in which she also makes fun of herself.[3]

Derrick Rossignol ofUproxxsaid Lo was singing about "her success and enjoying a warm day", as demonstrated in the lyrics "All I do is drink champagne all day, all day, all day/ And I dance around my room naked, oh yeah, naked".[13]Regarding the same verse,Billboard's Stephen Daw said that Lo is "feeling herself" both literally and figuratively, and encourages her lover to follow her.[12]

Release and live performances

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Finneas toldRadio.comin November 2019 his collaboration with Lo would be released in early 2020.[14]On 24 December, Lo posted the lyrics of an unreleased song to her Instagram account using thehashtag"bikiniporn". Cerys Kenneally ofThe Line of Best Fitspeculated the hashtag was the title of the newsingle.[15]On 15 January 2020, four months after releasing her fourth studio albumSunshine Kitty,[16]Lo premiered the single "Bikini Porn".[9]It became available fordownloadand onstreamingservices,[10]viaUniversal Music AB.[17]Lo performed "Bikini Porn" for the first time during the opening show of the Sunshine Kitty Tour inNashville, Tennessee,on 3 February 2020, as the last song of the set list.[18]She sang the track alongside "Habits (Stay High)" and "Sweettalk My Heart" (2019) during the encore on subsequent shows.[19]

"Passion and Pain Taste the Same When I'm Weak"

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The single features an additional song, "Passion and Pain Taste the Same When I'm Weak", written by Lo and Finneas.[9]He also programmed, engineered and produced the track.[8]It is anambientballadthat is four minutes long, with a melody composed of background noise and percussions.[9][11]Lo described it as a "beautiful, kind of" and "more poetic ballad" than "Bikini Porn".[1]She toldNylonthat she observed a "really close" connection between passion and hate within a fervent relationship, explaining, "Sometimes when you're in something very passionate, you kind of lose sight of– it usually comes with a lot of drama and fighting... all of a sudden, [that] turns into more pain than it does love".[2]She stated she liked writing with Finneas because he encouraged her to be more vulnerable.[1]In the verse "If you break my bones, I'mma hurt my soul, gonna fuck it out again and again", Lo describes a dark phase in her relationship, according toBillboard's Stephen Daw and Rose Riddell ofCoup de Main Magazine.[12][20]

According to Lo, "Bikini Porn" and "Passion and Pain Taste the Same When I'm Weak" were released together to represent two sides of "the extreme emotions of life".[2]She stated the tracks show she can be sexual and confident but also smart and poetic in her music.[4]Some authors, such as Stephen Daw ofBillboardandCoup de Main Magazine's Rose Riddell noted the difference in composition between "Bikini Porn" and "Passion and Pain Taste the Same When I'm Weak".[12][20][21]Patrick Clarke ofNMEsaid the tracks present two different sides of Lo's music, noting "Bikini Porn" was "upbeat and joyous" while "Passion and Pain Taste the Same When I'm Weak" had a darker theme.[22]Similarly, Rossignol considered "Passion And Pain Taste The Same When I'm Weak" to be "slower and more somber in tone" than "Bikini Porn".[13]Mike Wass ofIdolatorsaid the tracks reflect Finneas' minimal andalternativesound.[23]Both songs were later included on Lo's reissue albumSunshine Kitty: Paw Prints Edition,released on 22 May 2020.[24]

Reception

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Somecriticspraised "Bikini Porn" 's sexual lyrics and its upbeat composition.[23][16]Deeming its title as charismatic, Jordi Bardají of Jenesaispop called "Bikini Porn" a "dancey, fun track".[25]Writing for the same website, Raúl Guillén commended its uptempo melody and said the song could have been part ofSunshine Kitty,adding that Finneas' contribution is stylistically similar to his previous work.[9]Idolator's Mike Wass found the chorus of the song quirky as well as "short and sweet and very, very catchy". He also said the track, despite being a departure from the singer'ssynth-popstyle, still featured the sexual themes that are common in her music.[23]Wass later named it the best song of the first quarter of 2020.[26]Jem Aswad ofVarietydeemed "Bikini Porn" a "bouncy", "driving dancefloor track" and said it was not similar to Finneas' previous works.[16]Salvatore Maicki ofThe Faderstated the lyrics feel "fit for an unseasonably warm January, a tousled paean to living skimpier".[27]

Some reviewers considered "Bikini Porn" a candidate to be the song of the summer of 2020, such as Madeline Roth ofMTV News,who also praised the track's upbeat composition.[28]Echoing this thought, Claire Shaffer ofRolling Stonesaid "Bikini Porn" was a "veryearly contender for song of the Summer "and commended its hedonist theme.[29]Other reviewers stated the song had an empowering message.[20][30]Michael Love Michael ofPapersaid "Bikini Porn" is a "sexy, empowered track" with tongue-in-cheek lyrics about Lo herself.[30]Similarly, Rose Riddel ofCoup de Main Magazinedescribed it as an empowering song with an upbeat melody.[20]

In Sweden, "Bikini Porn" debuted at number 76 on theVeckolista Singlarchart for the week of 24 January 2020.[31][32]In New Zealand, "Bikini Porn" debuted at number 35 on theHot 40 Singles Chart,an extension of the main Top 40 Singles chart, during the week of 27 January 2020.[33]

Music video

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A woman wearing a pink bikini in a hotel.
The music video for "Bikini Porn", which was edited in alo-fiandVHSstyle, depicts Lo wearing different bikinis while dancing in different locations

The music video for "Bikini Porn" was directed by Moni Haworth and filmed inHesperiaandVictorville, Californiawith a crew of seven people.[34][35]Lo said the video was fun and bizarre to shoot, describing the clip as sexual and funny although not every scene is "meant to be flattering". Finneas makes a cameo appearance as anUberdriver.[35]On 17 January 2020, Lo released the clip on digital platforms and wrote a post on Instagram saying, "Anyone shocked it's basically me running around in a bikini? Didn't think so."[34]

The music video, which was captured in alo-fiandVHSstyle,[25][35]depicts Lo wearing different bikinis while dancing in locations such as a desert, a gym and the back of a trailer.[34][35]In one scene, she takes off her top and enters a pool, paralleling the lyric "Skinny dippin' in the pool with me".[28]She then starts dancing in a record shop while the employees watch and eventually eject her.[25][28][34]In the video's last scene, she dances in the back seat of an Uber car that is being driven by Finneas, who seems uncomfortable with her presence.[28]Lo said about the video, "[It's] me in my own world, just living my life without caring what people think".[2]

According to Carolyn Droke of Uproxx, the clip "complements the track's upbeat energy" and looks "like a home video".[36]Rolling Stone's Claire Shaffer considered its concept "bizarre"[35]and Jordi Bardají of Jenesaispop noted the singer was "completely unleashed" while showing her sensuality everywhere she visits in the video.[25]Madeline Roth of MTV News wrote the music video's highlight is the scene in which Lo dances in the back seat of a car Finneas is driving.[28]Deepa Lakshmin ofNylonsaid the clip is a "sharp contrast" to the one for "Glad He's Gone",the lead single from Lo's albumSunshine Kitty,which was more expensive to produce. Lakshmin also complimented Finneas' cameo, saying it is a "fantastic bonus".[2]

Track listing

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Digital download[11]

  1. "Bikini Porn" – 2:42
  2. "Passion and Pain Taste the Same When I'm Weak" – 4:00

Record Store Day10 "vinyl[37]

  1. "Bikini Porn" – 2:42
  2. "Passion and Pain Taste the Same When I'm Weak" – 4:00

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted fromTidal.[8]

Charts

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Chart (2020) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[33] 35
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 76

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
Sweden 15 January 2020
Universal Music AB [11]
United States [38]
Italy 31 January 2020 Contemporary hit radio [39]
United States 26 September 2020 10 "picture vinyl Island Records [37]

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