Changed My Mind

Tove Styrke wrote "Changed My Mind" with Elof Loelv, Michael and Kyle Trewartha of duo Grey, Kathryn Ostenberg, and Linnea Södahl, for her third studio album Sway (2018).{{cite press release|url=https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/sonybmg/pressreleases/p3-guld-vinnaren-tove-styrke-slaepper-singeln-changed-my-mind-och-releasedatum-foer-kommande-albumet-sway-2386820|title=P3 Guld-vinnaren Tove Styrke släpper singeln 'Changed My Mind' och releasedatum för kommande albumet 'Sway'|trans-title=P3 Guld winner Tove Styrke drops the single 'Changed My Mind' and release date for the upcoming album 'Sway'|publisher=Sony Music|date=2 February 2018|language=Swedish|access-date=13 February 2022|via=Mynewsdesk}} Styrke mainly collaborated with Loelv on Sway and said that the two spent "a lot of time" working on the songs.{{cite web|url=https://www.totallystockholm.se/tove-styrke-mistakes-album-sway/|title=Tove Styrke Makes No Mistakes On New Album Sway|work=Totally Stockholm|last=Maloney|first=Austin|date=18 May 2018|access-date=20 February 2022}} She stated, "Both of us have really high standards and need to get it exactly right, but when you do it's worth it." Loelv managed both production and programming, in addition to playing all the instruments on the song. Henrik Edenhed mixed the track and Randy Merrill handled mastering.{{cite AV media notes|title=Sway|title-link=Sway (Tove Styrke album)|others=Tove Styrke|year=2018|publisher=RCA, Sony Music}}

"Changed My Mind" was digitally released on 2 February 2018, through Sony Music.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/dk/album/changed-my-mind-single/1338702770|title=Changed My Mind – Single by Tove Styrke|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=13 February 2022}} It was the third single issued from Sway ahead of the album's release in May 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/song-of-the-day/tove-styrke-changed-my-mind|title='Changed My Mind' is another jewel in Tove Styrke's crown|work=The Line of Best Fit|last=Kent|first=Matthew|date=2 February 2018|access-date=20 February 2022}} The single's artwork, designed by Sepidar Hosseini, features an illustrated pair of dice.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/tove-styrke-swedish-musician-on-her-style-and-supporting-emerging-fashion-talents|title=Tove Styrke Is a Hit-Making Swedish Pop Star Who Supports Emerging Designers|last=Borrelli-Persson|first=Laird|date=4 February 2019|work=Vogue|access-date=15 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/tove-styrke-lorde-katy-perry-interview-2314413|title=Tove Styrke: Take a chance on Lorde and Katy Perry's favourite new pop purveyor|last=Smith|first=Thomas|work=NME|date=14 May 2018|access-date=16 February 2022}} In an interview for NME, Styrke was asked why dice were used and not a crystal ball, to which she answered, "We went for dice for that one as it's an immediate thing. The crystal ball is about your long-term future, and that's not really what this song is about. It's more 'Am I going to spend tonight with this person?' And... I'm kind of hoping for double sixes." The single release coincided with the announcement of Sway{{'s}} forthcoming release date.

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"Changed My Mind" is a three-minutes and five-second synth-pop and tropical house song.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sway-mw0003175912|title=Sway – Tove Styrke|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=19 February 2022}}{{cite magazine|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-songs-of-2018-764204/|title=50 Best Songs of 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=14 December 2018|accessdate=7 November 2022}} Music commentators identified dancehall elements;{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/09/tove-styrke-changed-my-mind|title=Tracks of the week reviewed: Tove Styrke, Pink and Chvrches|last=Virtue|first=Graeme|date=9 February 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=20 February 2022}} Margaret Farrell of Pitchfork described it as a "Tilt-a-Whirling dancehall" track.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tove-styrke-sway/|title=Tove Styrke: Sway|work=Pitchfork|first=Margaret|last=Farrell|date=2 May 2018|accessdate=13 February 2022}} Mike Wass, writing for Idolator, observed that the song's genre fits "between alt and mainstream-pop". Instrumentation is provided by a bass guitar, drums, handclaps, a guitar, keyboards, percussion, and a synthesizer. Time{{'s}} Raisa Bruner characterized the production as a "light, minimalist pop backdrop". Styrke's vocals are distorted on the bridge with vocoder, while her vocals on the pre-chorus change in octaves.

The lyrics of "Changed My Mind" describe an on-again, off-again relationship while in its "on" phase.{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7674423/tove-styrke-changed-my-mind-review|title=Tove Styrke's Winning Streak Continues With 'Changed My Mind'|last=Wass|first=Mike|work=Idolator|date=1 February 2018|access-date=20 February 2022}} Maura Johnston from Rolling Stone noted that its lyrics express ambivalence,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/10-new-albums-to-stream-now-liz-phair-rae-sremmurd-leon-bridges-and-more-editors-picks-629019/|title=10 New Albums to Stream Now: Liz Phair, Rae Sremmurd, Leon Bridges and More Editors' Picks|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Maura|last=Johnston|author-link=Maura Johnston |date=4 May 2018|accessdate=13 February 2022|url-access=limited}} and Bruner viewed the song as a "nod at the complexities of modern love". The chorus includes the lines "Ooh pull me closer and I changed my mind, ooh it ain't over and I changed my mind", and "I wasn't really sure about us, but now I'm pretty sure about us." The Line of Best Fit writer Matthew Kent defined its lyricism as tongue-in-cheek. Styrke stated that "Changed My Mind" conveys an "almost anti-romantic" and "unromantic" side of love.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/media/podcasts/pop-shop-podcast-tove-styrke-interview-8455165/|title=Pop Shop Podcast: Tove Styrke Talks Touring With Katy Perry & Lorde, Mixing 'Love Stories' With 'Anti-Romantic' Songs on 'Sway'|magazine=Billboard|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|date=8 May 2018|access-date=14 February 2022}} In an interview for Ones to Watch, she elaborated: "My idea for it was that I wanted it to be like, when you follow a person, sort of the stalking process. You have a history with this person but then you realize that this person is not good for you."{{cite web|url=https://www.onestowatch.com/blog/qa-rising-swedish-pop-star-tove-styrke-talks-new|title=Q&A: Rising Swedish Pop Star Tove Styrke Talks New Music, Lorde, and Inspirations|last=Charbit|first=Pamela|date=16 April 2018|work=Ones to Watch|access-date=13 February 2022}} In a separate article in V, Styrke explained that early on in the song, her vocals are "super crisp and clear" when she sings the line "I changed my mind" and as it progresses, the vocoder "comes in and goes nuts" on the lyric.{{cite web|url=https://vmagazine.com/article/tove-styrke-on-making-pop-that-bursts-with-feelings/|title=Tove Styrke on Making Pop That Bursts With Feelings|work=V|last=Gore|first=Sydney|date=9 April 2018|access-date=20 February 2022}} The singer said that "at that point I guess you're drunk and think it's the best decision ever". She told Billboard that the song has "that tipsiness vibe".

"Changed My Mind" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Upon its release, Bruner from Time included the song on a list of "5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week", writing that Styrke "is cleverly marking out her own pop territory".{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5128910/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-40/|title=5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week|last=Bruner|first=Raisa|date=2 February 2018|magazine=Time|access-date=13 February 2022}} Kish Lal of The Sydney Morning Herald praised the single, commenting that "it is on songs like 'Changed My Mind' where [Styrke] sings with bravado that she is most impressive".{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/music-reviews-missy-higgins-claudio-arrau-wes-montgomery-and-more-20180430-h0zffn.html|title=Music reviews: Missy Higgins, Claudio Arrau, Wes Montgomery and more|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=4 May 2018|access-date=14 February 2022}} Simon Österhof of Västerbottens-Kuriren called it "fantastic",{{cite web|url=https://www.vk.se/2018-05-04/vks-recensent-sa-bra-ar-styrkes-nya-album|title=VK:s recensent: Så bra är Styrkes nya album|trans-title=VK's reviewer: This is how good Styrke's new album is|work=Västerbottens-Kuriren|last=Österhof|first=Simon|date=4 May 2018|access-date=14 February 2022|language=Swedish|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}} and The Guardian{{'s}} Graeme Virtue regarded the song a "deceptively casual banger" and stated, "Playful keyboard chops, a light dusting of sci-fi dancehall blarps and an octave-sliding pre-chorus are folded into a chart-ready fondant." Similarly, Wass from Idolator labeled it a "brilliant banger", concluding: "With any luck this could be the song that lifts her profile to the next level." Kent, writing for The Line of Best Fit, commended the track's melodies and tongue-in-cheek lyrics. In a more critical review, Markus Larsson of Aftonbladet deemed the song the only filler track on Sway, writing that the mix of tropical house and pop is "on autopilot".{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/a/1k3glG/ett-stralande-och-kortfattat-popalbum|title=Ett strålande och kortfattat popalbum|trans-title=A brilliant and brief pop album|last=Larson|first=Markus|date=4 May 2018|work=Aftonbladet|language=Swedish|access-date=13 February 2022}}

Rolling Stone selected "Changed My Mind" as the 27th-best-song of 2018, writing: "The Swedish singer and candidate for Catchiest Artist Alive makes falling back into the arms of someone you swore off sound wickedly fun. It’s an expertly made synth-pop souffle — both light-as-air and satisfying." Commercially, the single did not match the performances of Sway{{'s}} previous singles "Say My Name" and "Mistakes". "Changed My Mind" debuted at number 90 on the Swedish Sverigetopplistan singles chart on 9 February 2018 and lasted on the chart for a week.

To promote the single, an accompanying lyric video for "Changed My Mind" was uploaded to Styrke's official YouTube channel on 2 February 2018. The video was created by Regnet Co.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrQ42cE_yFw|title=Tove Styrke – Changed My Mind (Lyric)|publisher=Vevo|via=YouTube|access-date=20 February 2022}} Styrke performed the song on Like a Version for Australian radio station Triple J on 13 April 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/like-a-version/tove-styrke---changed-my-mind/9652716|title=Tove Styrke - 'Changed My Mind'|publisher=Triple J|access-date=20 February 2022}} and also included the song on the set list while touring for Sway in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/inte-helt-otroligt-att-tove-styrke-kor-om-katy-perry/|title=Inte helt otroligt att Tove Styrke kör om Katy Perry|trans-title=Not at all unbelievable that Tove Styrke overtakes Katy Perry|work=Expressen|last=Nunstedt|first=Anders|date=10 June 2018|language=Swedish|access-date=20 February 2022}} Swedish singer Grant released a cover version of "Changed My Mind" on 23 November 2018, through Sony Music.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/se/album/changed-my-mind-single/1441642288|title=Changed My Mind – Single by Grant|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=20 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/grant-changed-my-mind|title=Grant reworks tour-mate Tove Styrke's 'Changed My Mind'|work=The Line of Best Fit|last=Maloney|first=Austin|date=23 November 2018|access-date=20 February 2022}} The cover was released on the same date as the beginning of the Nordic shows of the Sway Tour, for which Grant served as the opening act.{{cite web|url=https://www.svd.se/grant-tolkar-tove-styrke-pa-ny-singel|title=Grant tolkar Tove Styrke på ny singel|trans-title=Grant covers Tove Styrke on new single|work=Svenska Dagbladet|language=sv|date=23 November 2018|access-date=20 February 2022|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}} Grant chose to cover the song because of its "great melody and great lyrics with a mixed message". She said that she "stripped the song to its melody and started building it from scratch", which included using strings in the production. Styrke approved of the cover, calling it "really beautiful".

Credits are adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/83706867/credits|title=Credits / Changed My Mind / Tove Styrke|publisher=Tidal|access-date=20 February 2022}}

• Tove Styrke{{spaced ndash}}songwriting
• Elof Loelv{{spaced ndash}}songwriting, production, bass, clapping, drums, guitar, percussion, programming, synthesizer
• Michael Trewartha{{spaced ndash}}songwriting
• Kyle Trewartha{{spaced ndash}}songwriting
• Kathryn Ostenberg{{spaced ndash}}songwriting
• Linnea Södahl{{spaced ndash}}songwriting
• Henrik Edenhed{{spaced ndash}}mixing
• Randy Merrill{{spaced ndash}}mastering

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