Levitating (song)#Copyright lawsuits

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After figuring out the title of her second studio album, Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa began working backwards, figuring out the sound she desired.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/dua-lipa-interview-future-nostalgia-album-1203550889/|title=Dua Lipa on Why Fans Want 'Future Nostalgia' 'Especially Right Now'|work=Variety|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=1 April 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200801035354/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/dua-lipa-interview-future-nostalgia-album-1203550889/|archive-date=1 August 2020}} Shortly after, "Levitating" was written, which is the first track recorded that appears on the album's final track listing.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/dua-lipa-talks-new-album-future-nostalgia/|title=Dua Lipa Is the Future of Pop: The Singer Breaks Down the Making of Future Nostalgia|work=People|last=Nelson|first=Jeff|date=24 April 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200801035752/https://people.com/music/dua-lipa-talks-new-album-future-nostalgia/|archive-date=1 August 2020}} The song was written by Lipa with her longtime collaborators Clarence Coffee Jr. of The Monsters & Strangerz, Sarah Hudson and Stephen Kozmeniuk, the latter of which also handled the production. Before going into the studio, Kozmeniuk spent a few weeks coming up with ideas to play in the studio, eventually thinking it would be cool to create a "slinky disco track." Lipa sent him some notes and stuff that she was inspired by, which became the idea of blending old with new. Kozmeniuk thought the best way to create this idea was to use old instruments, one of which was a Roland VP-330 synthesizer, which he had been looking for, for seven to eight years. After shipping the synthesizer from Tokyo to Toronto, he immediately plugged it in and began playing. The first thing he played, which he described as a "synthetic choir sound", later turned into the synth line from the song. He looped the sound and began building a song around it, including creating an analog string sound, also using the Roland VP-330.{{cite web|url=https://songexploder.net/dua-lipa|title=Episode 194: Dua Lipa 'Levitating'|work=Song Exploder|date=7 October 2020|access-date=7 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007194807/https://songexploder.net/dua-lipa|archive-date=7 October 2020}}

"Levitating" was written and recorded in a one-day studio session at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London between the four writers on 28 August 2018. They started the session by Hudson doing a Tarot card reading in order for the writers to open up about what was happening in their lives. Lipa recalled it "changing the energy in the room." Kozmeniuk then began playing some tracks he had created with Lipa in mind. "Levitating" was one of the first tracks he played, which the collaborators all agreed that it would be the one to write onto. Lipa took out the voice memos app on her phone and began leading the song by singing a melody, making it up on the way with Coffee later elevating it. They had the visuals of being in an Austin Powers movie, with Mike Myers doing a random dance to the song, which helped give them a mood while writing the lyrics.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjltFS51oHI|title=Dua Lipa Talks Studio 2054, Miley Cyrus Collab, Levitating & Future Nostalgia|website=Zach Sang Show|via=YouTube|date=6 November 2020|access-date=8 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108185015/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjltFS51oHI|archive-date=8 November 2020}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-cover-story-1113124/|title=Dua Lipa: Dancing in the Dark|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Morris|first=Alex|date=14 January 2021|access-date=14 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114140842/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-cover-story-1113124/|archive-date=14 January 2021}} The session ended up with the collaborators ordering doughnuts and 'levitating' from the sugar rush.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/arts/music/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-coronavirus.html|title=Dua Lipa's Unplanned, Uncertain, Unprecedented Album Launch|work=The New York Times|last=Ganz|first=Caryn|date=7 April 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623233530/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/arts/music/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-coronavirus.html|archive-date=23 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-9HR4a5Jag|title=Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia Livestream PART 2 - #StayHome #WithMe|last=Lipa|first=Dua|author-link=Dua Lipa|via=YouTube|date=27 March 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623215507/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-9HR4a5Jag|archive-date=23 June 2020}} They immediately began writing after that, with a good feeling going into it. They decided to include the "sugarboo" lyric as an ode to their friendship as it was something they called one another as a joke. Lipa also decided to add a rap in order to get her British side across, because she often gets mistaken from where she is actually from.Citations regarding the digital release of "Levitating":

• {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/future-nostalgia/1495799403|title=Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa|publisher=Apple Music (AU)|access-date=9 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200809165631/https://music.apple.com/au/album/future-nostalgia/1495799403|archive-date=9 August 2020}}
• {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/br/album/future-nostalgia/1495799403|title=Future Nostalgia de Dua Lipa|publisher=Apple Music (BR)|language=pt|access-date=9 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200809165634/https://music.apple.com/br/album/future-nostalgia/1495799403|archive-date=9 August 2020}}
• {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/future-nostalgia/1495799403|title=Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa|publisher=Apple Music (GB)|access-date=9 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200801031111/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/future-nostalgia/1495799403|archive-date=1 August 2020}}
• {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/future-nostalgia/1495799403|title=Dua Lipaの「Future Nostalgia」|publisher=Apple Music (JP)|language=ja|access-date=9 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200809165651/https://music.apple.com/jp/album/future-nostalgia/1495799403|archive-date=9 August 2020}}
• {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/future-nostalgia/1495799403|title=Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa|publisher=Apple Music (US)|access-date=9 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623154254/https://music.apple.com/us/album/future-nostalgia/1495799403|archive-date=23 June 2020}}
• {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/za/album/future-nostalgia/1495799403|title=Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa|publisher=Apple Music (ZA)|access-date=9 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200809165701/https://music.apple.com/za/album/future-nostalgia/1495799403|archive-date=9 August 2020}}

Lipa began by recording the lead vocals, and later some backing vocals and vocals with all the collaborators. They would create different personas with different vocals every time they recorded them. Lipa recalled that she and her co-writers were dancing all through making the song, even if they were experiencing writer's block or working on the production. After finishing the song, Lipa enlisted the help of Stuart Price for some additional production. He brought more "bounce" to the song and helped with the bass groove. He also incorporated a high drone synth as a disco trope, and a string part in the pre-chorus. Koz later also enlisted the help of Bosko "Electrospit" Kante to play a talk box. "Levitating" helped dictate what the rest of Future Nostalgia would sound like and where Lipa thought everything made sense, where she had both the "future" and "nostalgia" elements. She called it the "starting point" of the album.

"Levitating" is an electro-disco, nu-disco and pop-funk song,{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/future-nostalgia-mw0003359848|title=Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa|publisher=AllMusic|last=Yeung|first=Neil Z.|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623171025/https://www.allmusic.com/album/future-nostalgia-mw0003359848|archive-date=23 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/articles/best-albums-2020-ranked|title=The Best Albums of 2020 Ranked|website=The Line of Best Fit|date=3 December 2020|access-date=5 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205143432/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/articles/best-albums-2020-ranked|archive-date=5 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/news/listen-dua-lipa-elevates-levitating-with-help-from-madonna-and-missy-elliott/|title=Listen: Dua Lipa Elevates 'Levitating' with Help from Madonna and Missy Elliott|work=Slant Magazine|last=Camp|first=Alexa|date=13 August 2020|access-date=8 September 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821143431/https://www.slantmagazine.com/news/listen-dua-lipa-elevates-levitating-with-help-from-madonna-and-missy-elliott/|archive-date=21 August 2020}} with dance-pop, power pop and space rock elements.{{cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review|title=Dua Lipa 'Future Nostalgia' Review: Dancing As the World Stills|work=Teen Vogue|last=Cardenas|first=Cat|date=27 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200624002842/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review|archive-date=24 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metroweekly.com/2020/04/music-review-dua-lipas-future-nostalgia/|title=Music Review: Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia'|work=Metro Weekly|last=Maunier|first=Sean|date=2 April 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200731125218/https://www.metroweekly.com/2020/04/music-review-dua-lipas-future-nostalgia/|archive-date=31 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/album-review-dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-22810209|title=Album Review: Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia|work=Hot Press|last=O'Toole|first=Lucy|date=27 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200731125205/https://www.hotpress.com/music/album-review-dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-22810209|archive-date=31 July 2020}} The song incorporates music styles from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s pop and R&B.{{cite web|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/dua-lipas-club-ready-remix-of-levitating-with-madonna-and-missy-elliott-is-here/|title=Dua Lipa's club-ready remix of Levitating with Madonna and Missy Elliott is here|website=Gay Times|last=Damshenas|first=Sam|date=13 August 2020|access-date=6 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105234220/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/dua-lipas-club-ready-remix-of-levitating-with-madonna-and-missy-elliott-is-here/|archive-date=5 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2020/04/01/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-warner/|title=Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia (Warner)|work=God Is in the TV|last=Wright|first=Jonathan|date=1 April 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623195446/http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2020/04/01/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-warner/|archive-date=23 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2020/03/31/album-review-dua-lipa-future-nostalgia/|title=Album Review: Dua Lipa // Future Nostalgia|work=Melodic|last=Sloman|first=Christine|date=31 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200725173849/https://www.melodicmag.com/2020/03/31/album-review-dua-lipa-future-nostalgia/|archive-date=25 July 2020}} Constructed in verse–chorus form, the song runs for 3 minutes and 23 seconds and is composed in Time signature and the key of B minor, with a tempo of 103 beats per minute and a chord progression of Bm⁷—F{{music|sharp}}m⁷—Em⁷.{{cite web|url=https://www.umusicpub.com/us/Digital-Music-Library/song/433411/dua-lipa-levitating|title=Song Details|publisher=Universal Music Publishing Group|access-date=19 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201019000014/https://www.umusicpub.com/us/Digital-Music-Library/song/433411/dua-lipa-levitating|archive-date=19 October 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0219642|title=Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby 'Levitating' sheet music in B Minor|date=15 October 2020|publisher=Musicnotes|access-date=19 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018235411/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0219642|archive-date=18 October 2020}} It is built around a wonky synth hook, with 1990s choruses and several campy disco tropes.{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review-dance-album-is-sublime/|title=Dua Lipa 'Future Nostalgia' Review: Dance Album Is 'Sublime'|work=Us Weekly|last=Hautman|first=Nicholas|date=26 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623193247/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review-dance-album-is-sublime/|archive-date=23 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/we-ranked-every-track-on-dua-lipas-excellent-new-album-future-nostalgia/|title=We ranked every track on Dua Lipa's excellent new album Future Nostalgia|work=Gay Times|last=Megarry|first=Daniel|date=26 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200726010309/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/we-ranked-every-track-on-dua-lipas-excellent-new-album-future-nostalgia/|archive-date=26 July 2020}} The rest of the production consists of funky synth disco beats,{{cite web|url=https://riotmag.co/album-review-dua-lipa-future-nostalgia|title=Album Review: Dua Lipa // Future Nostalgia|work=Riot Magazine|last=Edwards|first=Caroline|date=27 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623165258/https://riotmag.co/album-review-dua-lipa-future-nostalgia|archive-date=23 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/17/the-50-best-albums-of-2020-no-2-dua-lipa-future-nostalgia|title=The 50 best albums of 2020, No 2: Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia|website=The Guardian|last=Solomon|first=Kate|date=17 December 2020|access-date=4 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217130613/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/17/the-50-best-albums-of-2020-no-2-dua-lipa-future-nostalgia|archive-date=17 December 2020}} a "squelchy" bass, "rubbery" basslines, syncopated handclaps,{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-album-review-2633945|title=Dua Lipa – 'Future Nostalgia' review|work=NME|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=24 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200624003110/https://www.nme.com/reviews/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-album-review-2633945|archive-date=24 June 2020}} nu-disco rhythms,{{cite web|url=https://jenesaispop.com/2020/07/27/395426/dua-lipa-anuncia-remix-de-levitating-con-madonna-y-missy-elliott-producido-por-the-blessed-madonna/|title=Dua Lipa anuncia remix de 'Levitating' con Madonna y Missy Elliott|work=Jenesaispop|language=es|last=Bardají|first=Jordi|date=27 July 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200731143525/https://jenesaispop.com/2020/07/27/395426/dua-lipa-anuncia-remix-de-levitating-con-madonna-y-missy-elliott-producido-por-the-blessed-madonna/|archive-date=31 July 2020}} "wonky" and "bizarre" synths,{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-album-review-tracklist-dont-start-now-physical-a9428896.html|title=Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia review: Pure sonic spandex|work=The Independent|last=Brown|first=Helen|date=26 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200725170709/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-album-review-tracklist-dont-start-now-physical-a9428896.html|archive-date=25 July 2020}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9345029/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-album-songs-ranking|title=Ranking All 11 Songs on Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia': Critic's Take|magazine=Billboard|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|date=27 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623164657/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9345029/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-album-songs-ranking|archive-date=23 June 2020}} an EDM groove, funky guitars, talk box vocals,{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-album-review.html|title=Dua Lipa 'Future Nostalgia' Album Review|work=Vulture|last=Jenkins|first=Craig|date=27 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200725024050/https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-album-review.html|archive-date=25 July 2020}} a "hypnotic" synth line and disco strings.{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-2645576792.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1|title=Dua Lipa: Future Nostalgia|work=PopMatters|last=Malone|first=Nick|date=27 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200726002636/https://www.popmatters.com/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-2645576792.html|archive-date=26 July 2020}} The bass, guitars, and talk box give off a disco-funk feeling. Following the first chorus, the instruments are stripped back.{{cite web |date=8 December 2020 |title=The 50 Best Songs of 2020 |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/the-50-best-songs-of-2020/5/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208222359/https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/the-50-best-songs-of-2020/5/ |archive-date=8 December 2020 |access-date=8 December 2020 |website=Slant Magazine}} On his remix, DaBaby adds a new pop rap verse and intro, over the original's production, with him serving as an additional writer on the track.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/156009542/credits|title=Credits / Levitating (feat. DaBaby) / Dua Lipa|date=3 August 2020 |publisher=Tidal|access-date=1 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001222449/https://listen.tidal.com/album/156009542/credits|archive-date=1 October 2020}}

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Lipa's vocals range from F♯ (musical note) to B₄. The middle eight includes a Blondie-influenced rap, where Lipa exerts her British accent, before she performs an a cappella ahead of the final chorus. "Levitating" has many outer space references,{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review-first-listen-2020-3|title=Review: Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia' is an instant pop classic|work=Insider|last1=Larocca|first1=Courteney|last2=Ahlgrim|first2=Callie|date=27 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623192321/https://www.insider.com/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review-first-listen-2020-3|archive-date=23 June 2020}} using an exaggerated metaphor of love as a spaceship to transmit radiant euphoria and happiness.{{cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review|title=Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia' Is Her Try At Pop Futurism|work=Nylon|last=D'Souza|first=Shaad|date=26 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200726013252/https://www.nylon.com/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review|archive-date=26 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://jenesaispop.com/2020/03/30/387493/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia/|title=Dua Lipa / Future Nostalgia|work=Jenesaispop|language=es|last=Bardají|first=Jordi|date=30 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200731155519/https://jenesaispop.com/2020/03/30/387493/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia/|archive-date=31 July 2020}} Lyrically, the song sees Lipa exposing her feelings for a significant other and singing about moments with them in which she is her best self.{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7908573/album-review-dua-lipas-future-nostalgia-is-a-perfect-pop-escape?view-all&adblock=1&chrome=1|title=Album Review: Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia' Is A Perfect Pop Escape|publisher=Idolator|last=Nied|first=Mike|date=30 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623175227/https://www.idolator.com/7908573/album-review-dua-lipas-future-nostalgia-is-a-perfect-pop-escape?view-all&adblock=1&chrome=1|archive-date=23 June 2020}} For NME, Rhian Daly stated she sings about "a love 'written in the stars'", while 411Mania{{'}}s David Hayter, labelled it an "intergalactic ode to orgasms".{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/music/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review/|title=Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia Review|work=411Mania|last=Hayter|first=David|date=30 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200330145041/https://411mania.com/music/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review/|archive-date=30 March 2020}} The song received many comparisons to the works of Chic, Daft Punk, Debbie Harry,{{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/48960/1/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-quarantine-interview|title=Dua Lipa on being a pop star soundtracking self-isolation|work=Dazed|last=Cadogan|first=Dominic|date=23 April 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200801025317/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/48960/1/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-quarantine-interview|archive-date=1 August 2020}} the Jackson 5 ("Blame It on the Boogie", 1978),{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia|title=Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia|work=musicOMH|last=Smith|first=Nick|date=27 March 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623195133/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia|archive-date=23 June 2020}} Kylie Minogue, Moloko,{{cite web|url=https://junkee.com/future-nostalgia-review-dua-lipa/249286|title=Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Review: It's The Album 2020 Desperately Needs|publisher=Junkee|last=He|first=Richard S.|date=1 April 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200625011817/https://junkee.com/future-nostalgia-review-dua-lipa/249286|archive-date=25 June 2020}} Kate Nash,{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review-a-game-changer-for-pop-1.4211824|title=Dua Lipa: Future Nostalgia review – A game-changer for pop|newspaper=The Irish Times|last=Bruton|first=Louise|date=25 March 2020|access-date=31 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623190142/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review-a-game-changer-for-pop-1.4211824|archive-date=23 June 2020}} Outkast ("Rosa Parks", 1998), Katy Perry,{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/dua-lipas-future-nostalgia-party-purpose-69917594|title=Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia' is a party with a purpose|publisher=ABC News|last=Fekadu|first=Mesfin|date=1 April 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200725141220/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/dua-lipas-future-nostalgia-party-purpose-69917594|archive-date=25 July 2020}} the Spice Girls, Tinie Tempah ("Pass Out", 2010),{{cite web|url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-dua-lipa-future-nostalgia|title=Album: Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia - a musician finding their own voice|publisher=The Arts Desk|last=Muggs|first=Joe|date=28 March 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200328030152/https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-dua-lipa-future-nostalgia|archive-date=28 March 2020}} the Weeknd (Starboy, 2016), and Super Mario 64 (1996) sound effects.

{{Blockquote|quote=It had to be fun and bubbly but with lyrics that felt really smart. This is about me exploring happy songs and doing something that's not 'dance crying'. It's about having fun and meeting someone and falling in love and thinking, 'You've probably met me at the perfect time, let's just go for it.' It's the feeling when love makes you feel like you're levitating. It's otherworldly. Things get quite Daft Punk-y here, but it's playful.|source=Lipa on "Levitating".}}

"Levitating" was released on 27 March 2020 as the fifth track on Lipa's second studio album, Future Nostalgia. In August 2020, Lipa confirmed that the song would serve as the album's fifth official single. It was promoted to Italian and British contemporary hit radio formats on 13 August and 23 September 2020, as a promotional single. On 25 September 2020, DaBaby confirmed in an interview with Capital FM that he had a collaboration with Lipa coming out soon.{{Cite tweet|user=CapitalOfficial|author=Capital FM|number=1309462655988449281|title=SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY, @DaBabyDaBaby AND @DUALIPA!!!|date=25 September 2020 |access-date=26 September 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200926160403/https://twitter.com/CapitalOfficial/status/1309462655988449281|archive-date=26 September 2020}} Later that day, Lipa announced that a remix of "Levitating" featuring DaBaby would be released a week later.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9455602/dua-lipa-dababy-levitating-remix-announcement|title=Let's Go! See Which Rapper Will Take Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' to New Heights With a New Remix|magazine=Billboard|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=25 September 2020|access-date=30 September 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927012119/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9455602/dua-lipa-dababy-levitating-remix-announcement|archive-date=27 September 2020}} The remix's cover art was shot by Joseph Ford.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CFkcjk0jwIO/?igshid=7qdtlecb8mdv|title=Had the pleasure of meeting and shooting @dualipa & @dababy for their new song Levitating ft DaBaby dropping OCTOBER 2nd!|via=Instagram|author=@shotbygiftedmindset|publisher=Joseph Ford|date=25 September 2020|access-date=27 September 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200927165931/https://www.instagram.com/p/CFkcjk0jwIO/?igshid=7qdtlecb8mdv|archive-date=27 September 2020}} It premiered on 1 October 2020,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8WoWk4b3D0|title=Levitating (feat. DaBaby)|via=YouTube|last=Lipa|first=Dua|date=1 October 2020|access-date=2 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002143148/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8WoWk4b3D0|archive-date=2 October 2020}} being released for digital download and streaming. The remix was later added to the three editions of Future Nostalgia: the bonus edition which was released alongside the song,{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/future-nostalgia/1535489383|title=Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa|publisher=Apple Music (US)|access-date=5 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201030001243/https://music.apple.com/us/album/future-nostalgia/1535489383|archive-date=30 October 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://musicstore.dualipa.com/uk/future-nostalgia.html|title=Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia Bonus Edition 2CD|publisher=Dua Lipa Store|access-date=5 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029182758/https://musicstore.dualipa.com/uk/future-nostalgia.html|archive-date=29 October 2020}} the digital edition released on 29 October 2020,{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/future-nostalgia/1538003494|title=Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa|date=27 March 2020|publisher=Apple Music (GB)|access-date=5 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201030001025/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/future-nostalgia/1538003494|archive-date=30 October 2020}} and the 20 November 2020-released French CD edition.{{cite web|url=https://www.fnac.com/a15170737/Dua-Lipa-Future-Nostalgia-Edition-Francaise-CD-album|title=Future Nostalgia Edition Française|publisher=Fnac|access-date=5 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201030212846/https://www.fnac.com/a15170737/Dua-Lipa-Future-Nostalgia-Edition-Francaise-CD-album|archive-date=30 October 2020}}

The remix was serviced to contemporary hit radio formats in the United States on 6 October 2020, serving as the album's third single in the country. It was also serviced to contemporary hit radio formats in Italy and the United Kingdom on 2 and 9 October 2020, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3tqPdBWF9yMbTrfjWvfKV8t/radio-1-playlist|title=Radio 1 Playlist|publisher=BBC|date=9 October 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009122647/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3tqPdBWF9yMbTrfjWvfKV8t/radio-1-playlist|archive-date=9 October 2020|access-date=9 October 2020}} The original was serviced to adult contemporary radio formats in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2qNJsnjYFvbLrK9CZ0CfYfM/radio-2-new-music-playlist|title=Radio 2 New Music Playlist|publisher=BBC|date=17 October 2020|access-date=18 October 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017125001/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2qNJsnjYFvbLrK9CZ0CfYfM/radio-2-new-music-playlist|archive-date=17 October 2020}} The remix was also scheduled to be serviced to adult contemporary radio formats in the US on 19 October 2020, but was ultimately replaced with the original.{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases |title=Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929200033/https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases|archive-date=29 September 2020|publisher=All Access|access-date=29 September 2020}} Due to its music video partnership with TikTok, the app launched a worldwide advertising campaign with promotion on several digital and social media channels, as well as New York City's Times Square and prominent sites in cities across Europe. The app also launched the #Levitating challenge, where Lipa invited fans to use TikTok's slow-motion feature to show off their levitating skills.{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-gb/dua-lipa-lands-levitating-video-with-help-from-tiktok|title=Dua Lipa lands Levitating video with help from TikTok|publisher=TikTok|date=2 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007113045/https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-gb/dua-lipa-lands-levitating-video-with-help-from-tiktok|archive-date=7 October 2020}} The song was promoted with an Instagram filter on the app.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/ar/688164238757858/?ref=https%3A//l.instagram.com/%3Fu%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdualipa.co%252Flevitatingigfilter%26e%3DATNUQe3nrnWEghh-E900PBgALZt0eQwlS4lp4h6-DRTEQjp7Qez1tcZbUOuHB6mz-mfw6Ztniu2bzColNUYciQ%26s%3D1|title=Dua Lipa - Levitating Filter|publisher=Instagram|access-date=20 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201120141459/https://www.instagram.com/ar/688164238757858/?ref=https://l.instagram.com/%3Fu%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdualipa.co%252Flevitatingigfilter%26e%3DATNUQe3nrnWEghh-E900PBgALZt0eQwlS4lp4h6-DRTEQjp7Qez1tcZbUOuHB6mz-mfw6Ztniu2bzColNUYciQ%26s%3D1|archive-date=20 November 2020}} Lipa and Koz did an interview about the creation of the song on music podcast Song Exploder{{'}}s 194th episode, released on 7 October 2020. It was also included in Morrisons' 2020 Christmas TV Ad.{{cite web|url=https://www.prweek.com/article/1699538/morrisons-celebrates-care-free-christmas-amid-covid-19-concerns|title=Morrisons celebrates a care-free Christmas amid Covid-19 concerns|website=PRWeek|last=McGonagle|first=Emmet|date=9 November 2020|access-date=20 November 2020|url-status=live|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110081525/https://www.prweek.com/article/1699538/morrisons-celebrates-care-free-christmas-amid-covid-19-concerns|archive-date=10 November 2020}} The song was used during the 46th People's Choice Awards on 15 November 2020.{{cite episode|series=46th People's Choice Awards|network=E!|date=15 November 2020}} The song was included in a promotional video for the 2020–21 NBA season made by NBA on TNT.{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/dababy-dua-lipa-nba-tnt/|title=DaBaby And Dua Lipa Help TNT Kick Off The NBA Season With An Optimisic New Video|website=Uproxx|last=Rossignol|first=Derrick|date=22 December 2020|access-date=22 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222231102/https://uproxx.com/music/dababy-dua-lipa-nba-tnt/|archive-date=22 December 2020}} Joe Biden and Kamala Harris used it in a playlist supporting their inauguration.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/listen-to-joe-biden-and-kamala-harris-inauguration-playlist/|title=Listen to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' Inauguration playlist|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Aquilina|first=Tyler|date=16 January 2021|access-date=17 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116220627/https://ew.com/music/listen-to-joe-biden-and-kamala-harris-inauguration-playlist/|archive-date=16 January 2021}}

A remix of the track by KUU was released on 20 November 2020. It is a four on the floor-styled song with a simple and hypnotic sound design that makes use of tropical synths, Balearic beats, a rolling bassline, and funky piano chords, all layered with Lipa's vocals.{{cite web|url=https://edm.com/music-releases/dua-lipa-levitating-kuu-remix|title=KUU Delivers Euphoric Remix of Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' With DaBaby|publisher=EDM.com|last=Stone|first=Katie|date=21 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123225843/https://edm.com/music-releases/dua-lipa-levitating-kuu-remix|archive-date=23 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/KUU-Remixes-Dua-Lipa-Smash-Levitating-20201120|title=KUU Remixes Dua Lipa Smash 'Levitating'|website=BroadwayWorld|date=20 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120163926/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/KUU-Remixes-Dua-Lipa-Smash-Levitating-20201120|archive-date=20 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/kuu-releases-official-remix-of-dua-lipas-levitating/|title=KUU Releases Official Remix of Dua Lipa's 'Levitating'|website=The Nocturnal Times|last=Lee|first=Matthew|date=23 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123225752/http://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/kuu-releases-official-remix-of-dua-lipas-levitating/|archive-date=23 November 2020}}

A remix of the track by Amaal Mallik featuring guest vocals in Hindi by Prakriti Kakar and Sukriti Kakar was released on 26 March 2021.{{fact|date=October 2024}}

Over the 2020–21 Premier League season, a video clip of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola dancing, with part of the track overlaid on it, surfaced on Twitter. The clip was later posted by Manchester City's official Twitter account on 4 February 2021{{cite tweet|number=1357245006856081408|user=ManCity|title=Morning Mood! 🕺🔷 #ManCity ||accessdate=17 April 2021|language=en|date=4 February 2021}} and again on 7 February 2021 following Manchester City's 4–1 victory over Liverpool, which was their first victory at Anfield in 18 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11202126/manchester-city-have-not-beaten-liverpool-at-anfield-in-the-premier-league-since-2003|title = Manchester City have not beaten Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League since 2003|website=Skysports.com}}{{cite tweet|number=1358482146172809218|user=ManCity|title=The Anfield curse broken? Oh go on then - one last time 😉🔷 #ManCity ||date=7 February 2021}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55875683|title=Man City put four past Reds at Anfield|work=BBC Sport |accessdate=22 March 2022}}

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In September 2020, Callie Ahlgrim of Business Insider viewed "Levitating" as Future Nostalgia{{'}}s "most enchanting track" and one of Lipa's "best ever" songs. She went on to praise it for getting better with every listen and her use of pet names, as well as calling the song "sugary," "upbeat," and "unabashed."{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/best-songs-released-this-year-2020-9|title=The 16 best songs of 2020, so far|work=Business Insider|location=Australia|last=Ahlgrim|first=Callie|date=15 September 2020|access-date=14 September 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914205445/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/best-songs-released-this-year-2020-9|archive-date=14 September 2020}} Bailey Slater of Wonderland called it a "roller disco bop" and thought that it would go viral on TikTok.{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2020/03/25/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review/|title=Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia Album Review|work=Wonderland|last=Slater|first=Bailey|date=25 March 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200726004733/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2020/03/25/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review/|archive-date=26 July 2020}} Gabbie Nirenburg of No Ripcord praised the track's blend of disco and futuristic while also calling the lyrics "clever."{{cite web|url=http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/dua-lipa/future-nostalgia|title=Dua Lipa: Future Nostalgia - Music Review|work=No Ripcord|last=Nirenburg|first=Gabbie|date=11 May 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623195434/http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/dua-lipa/future-nostalgia|archive-date=23 June 2020}} In his review for God Is in the TV, Jonathan Wright commended the song for being a "classy piece of brilliantly-timed disco escapism." The Line of Best Fit{{'}}s Chris Taylor viewed it as "peak disco-revivalism" and thought it was meant for a roller disco.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-album-review|title=Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia Album Review|work=The Line of Best Fit|last=Taylor|first=Chris|date=25 March 2020|access-date=25 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200725135756/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-album-review|archive-date=25 July 2020}}

In The Guardian, Laura Snapes stated that "Levitating" "blooms like a row of tropical flowers."{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/27/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review|title=Dua Lipa: Future Nostalgia review – a true pop visionary|work=The Guardian|last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=27 March 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623182801/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/27/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review|archive-date=23 June 2020}} For Crack Magazine, Michael Cragg noted its French bloghouse hallmarks, previously explored on "Don't Start Now".{{cite web|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/album-reviews/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia/|title=Dua Lipa – 'Future Nostalgia' review|work=Crack Magazine|last=Cragg|first=Michael|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200624002626/https://crackmagazine.net/article/album-reviews/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia/|archive-date=24 June 2020}} DIY{{'}}s Elly Watson labelled the song "dancefloor-ready," while Mike Nied of Idolator named it multiple titles, including a "starry-eyed love song," a "straight up sugar rush," an "intergalactic adventure," and "breezy and feel-good."{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2020/03/26/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-album-review|title=Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia|work=DIY|last=Watson|first=Elly|date=27 March 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623194032/https://diymag.com/2020/03/26/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-album-review|archive-date=23 June 2020}} For Billboard, Bianca Gracie labelled it a "summery jam" and recommended playing it on a Miami road trip. Nick Smith of musicOMH stated that the song comes off as "a funky caffeine and sugar overdose." In Slant Magazine, Sal Cinquemani labelled it a "feel-good earworm."{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-is-a-euphoric-escape-hatch-to-pops-past/|title=Review: Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia Is a Euphoric Escape Hatch to Pop's Past|work=Slant Magazine|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|date=25 March 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623165833/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-is-a-euphoric-escape-hatch-to-pops-past/|archive-date=23 June 2020}} For Nylon, Shaad D'Souza criticized the song for its lack of longevity.

For Vinyl Chapters, Jamie Parmenter praised Lipa's rap in the middle eight, writing one has the "pleasure of hearing the singer's English accent" and it "shows the confidence she has in her own talent."{{cite web|url=https://www.vinylchapters.com/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review/|title=Dua Lipa: Future Nostalgia - Review|work=Vinyl Chapters|last=Parmenter|first=Jamie|date=26 March 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623172607/https://www.vinylchapters.com/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review/|archive-date=23 June 2020}} In The Daily Telegraph, Neil McCormick also complimented Lipa's accent in that rap, and praised the "transatlantic-friendly" sound of "Levitating".{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review-smashing-dancefloor-bangers/|title=Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia, review: smashing dancefloor bangers from Britain's brightest pop star|work=The Daily Telegraph|last=McCormick|first=Neil|date=27 March 2020|access-date=12 October 2020|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402004501/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-review-smashing-dancefloor-bangers/|archive-date=2 April 2020}} Conrad Duncan of Under the Radar criticised the rap, calling it a "bafflingly unnecessary misfire," while also noting its aim for Kurtis Blow.{{cite web|url=http://undertheradarmag.com/reviews/dua_lipa_future_nostalgia|title=Dua Lipa: Future Nostalgia (Warner) Review|work=Under the Radar|last=Duncan|first=Conrad|date=27 March 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623194538/http://undertheradarmag.com/reviews/dua_lipa_future_nostalgia|archive-date=23 June 2020}} The Arts Desk{{'}}s Joe Muggs also criticised the rap, writing it "falls short." Vulture{{'}}s Craig Jenkins praised Lipa's vocal delivery for merging elements of anxiety and sexual tension, while also naming the lyrics "flurries of pickup lines." For The Young Folks, Ryan Feyre called the song a high point on Future Nostalgia and wrote that it is "filled with raw adrenaline."{{cite web|url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/review/142458/album-review-dua-lipa-delivers-well-crafted-self-aware-pop-on-future-nostalgia/|title=Album Review: Dua Lipa delivers well-crafted, self-aware pop on 'Future Nostalgia'|work=The Young Folks|last=Feyre|first=Ryan|date=11 April 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200725172126/https://www.theyoungfolks.com/review/142458/album-review-dua-lipa-delivers-well-crafted-self-aware-pop-on-future-nostalgia/|archive-date=25 July 2020}}

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Critics also praised DaBaby parts in his respective remix. Heran Mamo of Billboard noted DaBaby asserting attitude and stated he brings the song to "new heights." For Idolator, Mike Wass stated the remix "works well enough" with the original's production, and viewed DaBaby's verse as "surprisingly sweet." Paper{{'}}s Shaad D'Souza thought that the remix presented DaBaby a chance to "shake up his flow", while also labelling it "inspired."{{cite news|url=https://www.papermag.com/sound-off-blackpink-cardi-b-mallrat-2647889508.html|title=New Songs by Blackpink, Cardi B, Mellrat and Dua Lipa|work=Paper|last=D'Souza|first=Shaad|date=2 October 2020|access-date=25 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201025033218/https://www.papermag.com/sound-off-blackpink-cardi-b-mallrat-2647889508.html|archive-date=25 October 2020}} Revolt's Regina Cho also commented on DaBaby's flow, stating it matches the song's "groovy bounce."{{cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2020/10/6/21504382/dababy-dua-lipa-levitating-remix|title=DaBaby hops on Dua Lipa's 'Levitating (Remix)'|publisher=Revolt|last=Cho|first=Regina|date=6 October 2020|access-date=25 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201025040926/https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2020/10/6/21504382/dababy-dua-lipa-levitating-remix|archive-date=25 October 2020}} Of HotNewHipHop, Alexander Cole praised DaBaby for fitting perfectly with the track's "undeniable groove," while also stating he is a "nice addition" to the song.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dua-lipa-enlists-dababy-for-the-remix-to-levitating-new-song.1988831.html|title=Dua Lipa Enlists DaBaby For The Remix To 'Levitating'|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Cole|first=Alexander|date=2 October 2020|access-date=25 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201025035151/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dua-lipa-enlists-dababy-for-the-remix-to-levitating-new-song.1988831.html|archive-date=25 October 2020}} In Consequence of Sound, Ben Kaye challenged that it is not a remix due to its use of the original's production.

Following the release of Future Nostalgia, "Levitating" found success as an album track throughout Europe, debuting at number 97 in Greece,{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|title=IFPI Charts|publisher=IFPI Greece|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407034023/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|archive-date=7 April 2020}} 29 in Hungary, 41 in Lithuania,{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-2020w14/|title=2020 14-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)|language=lt|publisher=AGATA|date=3 April 2020|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-date=6 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406093211/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-2020w14/|url-status=dead}} 83 in Portugal,{{cite web |title=portuguesecharts.com - Portuguese charts portal |url=https://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Dua+Lipa+feat.+Madonna+%26+Missy+Elliott&titel=Levitating+(The+Blessed+Madonna+Remix)&cat=s |website=portuguesecharts.com |access-date=26 March 2021}} 62 in Slovakia, and 71 in Spain.

In France, the song debuted at number 127 before peaking at top 30 several months later, at number 24, becoming Lipa's fifth top thirty in the country.{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=33&annee=2021&categorie=Top%20Singles|title=Top Singles (Week 33, 2021)|publisher=SNEP|access-date=23 August 2021}} It is also the singer's longest-running charting song, staying 109 weeks in the French Singles Chart, before being surpassed by "Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)" with Elton John, who stayed 140 weeks and peaked at number 9.

In the United Kingdom, the song was the most streamed album track on video services.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/what-should-be-dua-lipas-next-single-from-future-nostalgia__29583/|title=What should be Dua Lipa's next single from Future Nostalgia?|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=27 April 2020|access-date=7 November 2020|last=White|first=Jack|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200809172953/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/what-should-be-dua-lipas-next-single-from-future-nostalgia__29583/|archive-date=9 August 2020}} It debuted at number 51 on the UK Official Audio Streaming Chart dated 3 April 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/audio-streaming-chart/20200403/7507/|title=Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=3 April 2020|access-date=7 November 2020}} Following the release of the Blessed Madonna's remix, the original version debuted at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart dated 21 August 2020. It lasted five weeks on the chart, before re-entering at number 30 on the chart dated 9 October 2020, following the release of the DaBaby remix. The song peaked at number five on the chart, becoming Lipa's tenth UK Top 10 single.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48638/dua-lipa/|title=Dua Lipa {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=7 November 2020}} In November 2020, the song reached the summit of the UK Radio Airplay Chart.{{cite web|url=http://ukairplaychart.com/|title=The UK Radio Airplay Chart|publisher=UK Airplay Chart|access-date=7 November 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106170803/http://ukairplaychart.com/|archive-date=6 November 2020}} In January 2021, it was awarded a Platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for track-equivalent sales of 600,000 units. In July 2024, it was certified four-times Platinum. It has also reached number four and 13 respectively on the Irish Singles Chart and Scottish Singles Chart respectively.

"Levitating" reached the summit of the chart in Bulgaria. On Australia's ARIA Singles Chart dated 26 October 2020, the original began being credited as the Blessed Madonna's remix was credited before then,{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/singles-chart|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=26 October 2020|access-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024100352/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart|archive-date=24 October 2020}} and peaked at number four. In New Zealand, the original version debuted at number six on the NZ Hot Singles Chart dated 6 April 2020,{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2020-04-03|title=Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=6 April 2020|access-date=7 November 2020}} and the 12 October 2020 chart saw DaBaby's remix debuting at number 14.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2020-10-09|title=Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=12 October 2020|access-date=7 October 2020}} On the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart dated 19 October 2020, the original version debuted at number 36,{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2020-10-16|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=19 October 2020|access-date=7 November 2020}} and the DaBaby Remix was later credited, reaching a peak of number five. The song was awarded 8× platinum certification in the country by Recorded Music NZ for track-equivalent sales of 240,000 units.

DaBaby's remix of "Levitating" debuted at number 51 on the Billboard Global 200 chart dated 17 October 2020,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2020-10-17|title=Billboard Global 200 Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=17 October 2020|access-date=7 November 2020|url-access=subscription}} and has peaked at number 2 on the chart. It has reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100, becoming Lipa's first and DaBaby's second number-one single in Canada. It topped the chart for three nonconsecutive weeks.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dababy/chart-history/can/|title=DaBaby Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|access-date=23 March 2021}} "Levitating" became Lipa's biggest US chart hit. It debuted at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated 17 October 2020.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2020-10-17|title=The Hot 100 Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=17 October 2020|access-date=7 November 2020}} On the chart dated 9 January 2021, it reached the chart's tenth position, becoming Lipa's third top 10 single following "Don't Start Now" and "New Rules" (2017).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9506550/24kgoldn-mood-number-one-hot-100-seventh-week/|title=24kGoldn's 'Mood' Returns to No. 1 on Hot 100, Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Lifts to Top 10|magazine=Billboard|date=4 January 2021|access-date=4 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104182827/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9506550/24kgoldn-mood-number-one-hot-100-seventh-week/|archive-date=4 January 2021}} It peaked at number 2 on the chart (behind Silk Sonic's "Leave the Door Open"), tying "Don't Start Now" as Lipa's highest-charting US song, and it is Lipa's longest-running top-10 hit. On the issue dated 4 September 2021, in its 34th week in the top 10, "Levitating" surpassed "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B to become the longest-running top 10 single by a female artist.{{Cite magazine|title=The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Leads Hot 100 for Third Week, Lizzo & Cardi B's 'Rumors' Bows in Top Five|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9618390/kid-laroi-justin-bieber-stay-number-one-third-week-hot-100/|access-date=23 August 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}{{Cite magazine|title=Extended 'Stay': The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber Top Billboard Hot 100 For Fourth Week|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9622050/kid-laroi-justin-bieber-stay-number-one-fourth-week-hot-100/|access-date=30 August 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en}} It has since become the second song to spend a total of 40 weeks in the top ten, as of the week ending 30 October 2021, after "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd.{{Cite magazine|title=Adele's 'Easy on Me' Blasts to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9650488/hot-100-dated-10-30-top-10-story/|access-date=25 October 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en}} On the issue dated 19 March 2022, in its 70th week on the chart, "Levitating" surpassed "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes as the longest-charting hit on the Hot 100 by a female artist.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=14 March 2022 |title=Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Makes History as the Longest-Charting Billboard Hot 100 Hit Ever Among Women |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/dua-lipa-levitating-history-longest-charting-hot-100-1235043660/ |access-date=14 March 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} The DaBaby remix of "Levitating" topped both the US Mainstream Top 40 chart, which monitors pop radio stations, and the US Adult Top 40, which monitors hot adult contemporary radio formats. It also reached number one on the Radio Songs chart after a 37-week climb, the longest climb to the top spot in the chart's 30-year history, surpassing the 35-week climb set by "I Hope" by Gabby Barrett in October 2020.{{Cite magazine|title=BTS' 'Butter' Leads Hot 100 for Fifth Week, Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Becomes Most-Heard Radio Hit|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9593954/bts-butter-number-one-fifth-week-hot-100/|access-date=28 June 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en}} In December 2021, the solo version of "Levitating" was named the best-performing single of the year on the Hot 100, becoming only the fourth single to achieve this without topping the weekly chart (after "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs in 1965, "Breathe" by Faith Hill in 2000, and "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse in 2001) and the first single by a female solo artist to top the year-end chart since 2011.{{Cite magazine|date=2 December 2021|title=Year-End Charts, Billboard Hot 100 Songs|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/hot-100-songs/|access-date=2 December 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|last2=Caulfield|first2=Keith|date=2 December 2021|title=The Year In Charts 2021: Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Is the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 Song of the Year|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/dua-lipa-levitating-2021-hot-100-top-song-year-in-charts-1235004941/|access-date=2 December 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}

From 25 August 2020 to 31 August 2020, Lipa held a contest on social media platform TikTok for fans to create visualisers for "Levitating", including dance, animation, and makeup, for a chance to be featured in the video, later revealed to be the video for the remix featuring DaBaby.{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-gb/dua-lipa-kicks-off-music-video-competition-with-levitatingvideo-on-tiktok|title=Dua Lipa kicks off music video competition with #DuaVideo on TikTok|publisher=TikTok|date=25 August 2020|access-date=25 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200825202708/https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-gb/dua-lipa-kicks-off-music-video-competition-with-levitatingvideo-on-tiktok|archive-date=25 August 2020}} The challenge garnered 300,000,000 views and 150,000 video submissions, of which 16 creators were invited to be a part of the video.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/digital/read/dua-lipa-launches-levitating-video-with-tiktok-creators/081385|title=Dua Lipa launches Levitating video with TikTok creators|work=Music Week|last=Paine|first=Andre|date=2 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005075112/https://www.musicweek.com/digital/read/dua-lipa-launches-levitating-video-with-tiktok-creators/081385|archive-date=5 October 2020}} Three creators, Andrew Wilson, Ramana Borba, and Rikki Sandhu, helped as part of the crew. They animated Lipa's cosmic dance floor, helped with some of the dance routines, and designed the cosmic makeup on Lipa's dancers, respectively. For the video, Lipa had a mood board consisting of Austin Powers, 1960s futurism and surrealism, Studio 54 and disco, thinking that "Levitating" was the perfect song to encapsulate these ideas.{{cite web |last=Cary |first=Alice |date=9 October 2020 |title=Dua Lipa Shares The Story Behind The 'Disco Dream' That Is Her Fashion-Packed New Video |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/miss-vogue/article/dua-lipa-tiktok-levitating-music-video |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011031216/https://www.vogue.co.uk/miss-vogue/article/dua-lipa-tiktok-levitating-music-video |archive-date=11 October 2020 |access-date=11 October 2020 |work=Vogue |publisher=Condé Nast Publications |location=United Kingdom}}

The music video was directed by American director Warren Fu,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUVcZfQe-Kw|title=Dua Lipa - Levitating Featuring DaBaby (Official Music Video)|via=YouTube|last=Lipa|first=Dua|date=2 October 2020|access-date=2 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002215940/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUVcZfQe-Kw|archive-date=2 October 2020}} and took over {{frac|16|1|2}} hours to shoot,{{cite web|url=https://www.tiktok.com/@dualipaofficial/video/6880936010860039425|title=Taking you behind the scenes of Levitating featuring @dababy|via=TikTok|last=Lipa|first=Dua|date=8 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011031239/https://www.tiktok.com/@dualipaofficial/video/6880936010860039425|archive-date=11 October 2020}} with stylist Lorenzo Posocco being on Zoom for over 17 hours during it.{{Cite tweet|user=DUALIPA|author=Dua Lipa|number=1313104695557263361|title=Shoutout to my bff/ confidant / fashion icon Lorenzo Posocco who stayed on zoom for 17hrs during this shoot to make sure every thing was perfect (with support from Abi & Seb who were on the ground being total angels)|date=5 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006111908/https://twitter.com/DUALIPA/status/1313104695557263361|archive-date=6 October 2020}} While filming, Lipa quickly decided that she did not like her look moments before going on camera, and within five minutes hairstylist Chris Appleton flipped her wig and gave her a whole new look. TikTok users Dexter Mayfield and Olivia Wong prepared for being on camera by vibing off everyone's energy and staying calm, respectively. DaBaby was originally supposed to be dressed as an astronaut for his shots, but ultimately did not due to the video's "flow", so he could just party.{{Cite tweet |user=essigpeppardart|author=Brian Essig-Peppard|number=1312069397628899328 |title=As a sneak peek, here's a little random production thing that ended up not happening... @DaBabyDaBaby's arrival was originally in a space suit. Space suits are awesome and all, but I think it flowed better having him arrive to the elevator party just as he was in the video. |date=2 October 2020 |access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002231522/https://twitter.com/essigpeppardart/status/1312069397628899328|archive-date=2 October 2020}} The visual premiered on YouTube at 13:00 BST (12:00 UTC) on 2 October 2020.{{Cite tweet|number=1311640940155670530|user=DUALIPA|title=GET READY 4 BLAST OFF - LEVITATING|author=Dua Lipa|author-link=Dua Lipa|date=1 October 2020|access-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001195758/https://twitter.com/DUALIPA/status/1311640940155670530|archive-date=1 October 2020|url-status=live}} It was proceeded by the release of two teasers on TikTok, in which Lipa invites users to "The Levitating Experience" that takes one to an "intergalactic dance floor;" she also warns viewers not to mess with the system and informs them about how to get there, among other items.{{cite web |last=Lipa |first=Dua |author-link=Dua Lipa |date=28 September 2020 |title=Let the countdown to October 2nd begin! |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@dualipaofficial/video/6877561752918281474 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010131944/https://www.tiktok.com/@dualipaofficial/video/6877561752918281474 |archive-date=10 October 2020 |access-date=11 October 2020 |via=TikTok}}{{cite web |last=Lipa |first=Dua |author-link=Dua Lipa |date=30 September 2020 |title=Almost time! Levitating featuring @dababy video out 2nd October |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@dualipaofficial/video/6878320388896591105 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011140516/https://www.tiktok.com/@dualipaofficial/video/6878320388896591105 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |access-date=11 October 2020 |via=TikTok}}

An alternate animated music video was released on 13 September 2021, using the original version of the song without DaBaby. The music video was produced by Japanese animation group NOSTALOOK, in retro 1980s-1990s Japanese anime style, similar to Sailor Moon and Creamy Mami.{{cite web|url= https://craffic.co.in/dua-lipas-hit-levitating-animated-music-video/|title= Dua Lipa's worldwide hit "Levitating" bags Japanese Animated Music Video|work=Craffic|date=14 September 2021}}{{cite web|url= https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2021/09/13/singer-dua-lipa-goes-full-sailor-moon-in-animated-music-video-for-levitating|title= Singer Dua Lipa Goes Full Sailor Moon in Animated Music Video for 'Levitating'|date= 13 September 2021|work= Crunchyroll|access-date= 15 September 2021|archive-date= 15 September 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210915152706/https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2021/09/13/singer-dua-lipa-goes-full-sailor-moon-in-animated-music-video-for-levitating|url-status= dead}}{{cite web |last=Graham-Lowery |first=Nathan |date=15 September 2021 |title=Sailor Moon Style Anime Used Phenomenally To Recreate Dua Lipa Music Video |url=https://screenrant.com/sailor-moon-dua-lipa-anime-levitating-music-video/ |work=Screen Rant |publisher=Valnet Inc.}}

File:Dua Lipa - Levitating (featuring DaBaby) music video screenshot.png-styled elevator in the music video]]

The music video opens with Lipa lying on the hood of a Plymouth Barracuda,{{Cite web |title=IMCDb.org: "Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby: Levitating, 2020": cars, bikes, trucks and other vehicles |url=https://www.imcdb.org/movie_13204310-Dua-Lipa-feat-DaBaby--Levitating.html |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=www.imcdb.org}} watching the stars in the night sky. She sports blonde hair and glittering eye makeup, and wears a Misbhv sheer top, cargo trousers, and Puma trainers as well as a "sugarboo" necklace which Hudson and Coffee gave her for her birthday.{{cite web|url=https://iwantmypopculture.com/2020/10/05/video-review-dua-lipa-dababy-levitating/|title=Video Review: Dua Lipa & DaBaby 'Levitating'|work=I Want My Pop Culture|last=Avoledo|first=Pam|date=5 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011180403/https://iwantmypopculture.com/2020/10/05/video-review-dua-lipa-dababy-levitating/|archive-date=11 October 2020}}{{Cite tweet|user=DUALIPA|author=Dua Lipa|number=1312125294635958273 |title=got given this 'sugaboo' necklace from my OG's Sarah Hudson and Clarence Coffee Jr. on my birthday... meant 2 be!!! love making music with my fwens @the_koz |date=2 October 2020 |access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004135325/https://twitter.com/DUALIPA/status/1312125294635958273|archive-date=4 October 2020}} A portal of white light then appears out of nowhere,{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-10-02-dua-lipa-dababy-are-the-life-of-the-party-in-levitating-music-video/|title=Dua Lipa & DaBaby Are The Life Of The Party In 'Levitating' Music Video|publisher=iHeartRadio|last=Close|first=Paris|date=2 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008080457/https://www.iheart.com/alternate/amp/2020-10-02-dua-lipa-dababy-are-the-life-of-the-party-in-levitating-music-video/|archive-date=8 October 2020}} and Lipa's clothes change into a custom Atelier Versace mini dress made out of Swarovski crystal mesh; she worked closely with the Versace to create a "disco dream" dress.{{Cite tweet|user=Versace|author=Versace|author-link=Versace|number=1315018258580492291 |title=#DuaLipa wears a custom-made #AtelierVersace mini dress in Swarovski crystal mesh in the music video for her song Levitating. #VersaceCelebrities |date=10 October 2020 |access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011182250/https://twitter.com/Versace/status/1315018258580492291|archive-date=11 October 2020}} Lipa's "sugarboo" necklace then levitates off her neck, and she goes up materializing stairs into the portal.{{cite web|url=https://www.culledculture.com/dua-lipa-dababy-levitating/|title=Dua Lipa Offers Yet Another Rendition of 'Levitating' featuring DaBaby|work=Culled Culture|last=Rivieccio|first=Genna|date=5 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011190133/https://www.culledculture.com/dua-lipa-dababy-levitating/|archive-date=11 October 2020}} The portal closes and shoots up into the night sky, transporting Lipa to a futuristic,{{cite web|url=https://leosigh.com/dua-lipas-levitating-remix-video-has-dababy-and-a-cast-of-tik-tok-dancers-and-its-damn-cool/|title=Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' remix video has DaBaby and a cast of TikTok dancers – and it's damn cool|work=Leo Sigh|last=Topham|first=Michelle|date=2 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011190616/https://leosigh.com/dua-lipas-levitating-remix-video-has-dababy-and-a-cast-of-tik-tok-dancers-and-its-damn-cool/|archive-date=11 October 2020}} art deco,{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/10/dababy-dua-lipa-levitating-stream/|title=Stream Dua Lipa's New Version of 'Levitating' Featuring DaBaby|work=Consequence of Sound|last=Kaye|first=Ben|date=2 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011191011/https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/10/dababy-dua-lipa-levitating-stream/|archive-date=11 October 2020}} disco and The Great Gatsby-themed elevator,{{cite web|url=http://www.somewhere-magazine.com/dua-lipa-takes-you-to-a-space-party-in-an-art-deco-elevator-with-dababy-in-new-levitating-music-video/|title=Dua Lipa takes you to a space party in an art deco elevator with DaBaby in new 'Levitating' music video|work=Somewhere Magazine|date=5 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011191137/http://www.somewhere-magazine.com/dua-lipa-takes-you-to-a-space-party-in-an-art-deco-elevator-with-dababy-in-new-levitating-music-video/|archive-date=11 October 2020}} which has gold trimming and the TikTok logo as its arrow indicating what floor they are on. She dances in the elevator, accompanied by two girls dressed as bellhops.

Shortly after, the elevator reads "Approaching KRK-91", a reference to DaBaby's real name, Kirk, and his birth year, 1991. One of the bellhop girls then goes to the door, and swipes up on a screen next to it to an outline of DaBaby; she presses a button under it. The door opens and DaBaby enters the elevator, wearing a knitted multicolour monogram flower crewneck outfit from Louis Vuitton's FW20 collection, alongside iced jewels and a chain that says "Kirk".{{cite web|url=https://www.voirfashion.co.uk/post/dua-lipa-rich-the-stars-with-her-new-levitating-remix|title=Dua Lipa Reach the Stars with Her New 'Levitating' Remix Featuring DaBaby|work=Voir Fashion Magazine|date=5 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011193345/https://www.voirfashion.co.uk/post/dua-lipa-rich-the-stars-with-her-new-levitating-remix|archive-date=11 October 2020}} DaBaby raps to the camera as Lipa casually dances behind him, where she blows a kiss and puts her arm around DaBaby. The elevator then reaches "Roller World", where girls on roller skates enter the elevator, in 1970s-inspired attire. They all dance together with large moves, and the elevator shines cherry red lights ever so often. The elevator reaches its final stop, and one of the bellhop girls swipes the screen to release. One of the passengers is launched into space before the dancers begin to appear dancing on a Milky Way-like illuminated circular belt. Lipa is seen dancing on a platform in the middle of the belt, sporting bangs, and wearing a Mugler dress with elbow-length gloves from Casey Cadwallader's autumn/winter 2020 show.

The staff of DIY labelled the "Levitating" music video "glitzy and glam", and noted its Studio 54 aesthetic.{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2020/10/02/watch-dua-lipa-levitating-featuring-dababy-video|title=Dua Lipa releases new single 'Levitating' featuring DaBaby|work=DIY|date=2 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011032843/https://diymag.com/2020/10/02/watch-dua-lipa-levitating-featuring-dababy-video|archive-date=11 October 2020}} For the Gay Times, Sam Damshenas praised Lipa's "intergalactic disco diva" role.{{cite web|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/dua-lipa-is-an-intergalactic-disco-diva-in-levitating-music-video/|title=Dua Lipa is an intergalactic disco diva in Levitating music video|work=Gay Times|last=Damshenas|first=Sam|date=2 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011033429/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/dua-lipa-is-an-intergalactic-disco-diva-in-levitating-music-video/|archive-date=11 October 2020}} Katrina Rees of CelebMix named the video "futuristic,"{{cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/dua-lipa-releases-new-version-of-levitating-featuring-dababy/|title=Dua Lipa releases new version of 'Levitating' featuring DaBaby|work=CelebMix|last=Rees|first=Katrina|date=4 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011145728/https://celebmix.com/dua-lipa-releases-new-version-of-levitating-featuring-dababy/|archive-date=11 October 2020}} while Idolator{{'}}s Mike Wass pointed out its blockbuster production.{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7915016/dua-lipa-links-with-dababy-for-epic-levitating-remix?view-all&chrome=1|title=Dua Lipa Links With DaBaby For Epic 'Levitating' Remix|work=Idolator|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=2 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201011035745/https://www.idolator.com/7915016/dua-lipa-links-with-dababy-for-epic-levitating-remix?view-all&chrome=1|archive-date=11 October 2020}} In Vogue, Susan Devaney compared Lipa's custom Versace dress to that of previous outfits worn by Paris Hilton and Kendall Jenner.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/dua-lipa-versace-dress-paris-hilton-21-birthday|title=Just Like Kendall Jenner, Dua Lipa Is Giving Us Paris Hilton In Birthday Versace Vibes|work=Vogue|location=United Kingdom|last=Devaney|first=Susan|date=3 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004012053/https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/dua-lipa-versace-dress-paris-hilton-21-birthday|archive-date=4 October 2020}} The magazine later placed the video among the "Most-Stylish Music Videos of 2020" list.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/best-music-video-fashion-of-2020|title=This Year, Music Videos Had a High-Fashion Revival|website=Vogue|last=Allaire|first=Christian|date=21 December 2020|access-date=21 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221170642/https://www.vogue.com/article/best-music-video-fashion-of-2020|archive-date=21 December 2020}} Writing for Billboard, Heran Mamo called the video "luxe,"{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9455602/dababy-dua-lipa-levitating-remix-video/|title=Let's Go! DaBaby Takes Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' to New Heights With Remix: Watch the Video|magazine=Billboard|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=2 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011152855/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9455602/dababy-dua-lipa-levitating-remix-video/|archive-date=11 October 2020}} while Hypebeast{{'}}s Clara Malley viewed it as "a Great Gatsby-meets-disco twist."{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/10/dua-lipa-dababy-levitating-music-video|title=DaBaby Joins Dua Lipa For Levitating Music Video|work=Hypebeast|last=Malley|first=Clara|date=2 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009020952/https://hypebeast.com/2020/10/dua-lipa-dababy-levitating-music-video|archive-date=9 October 2020}} In Rolling Stone, Claire Shaffer noted the visual's Milky Way themes and imagery.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dua-lipa-dababy-levitating-video-1070059/|title=Dua Lipa, DaBaby Dance in a Disco Elevator in 'Levitating' Video|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=2 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011184523/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dua-lipa-dababy-levitating-video-1070059/|archive-date=11 October 2020}}

On 5 April 2022, the music video garnered 500 million views on YouTube.

On 25 July 2021, DaBaby performed at Rolling Loud, in which he made controversial comments, saying, "If you didn't show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that'll make you die in two to three weeks, then put your cellphone lighter up."{{cite web|last=Halaly|first=Alan|title=DaBaby's Set at Rolling Loud Was Indicative of Rap's Problem with Women and Queer People|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/dababys-homophobic-and-misogynistic-comments-at-rolling-loud-2021-12616005|access-date=26 July 2021|website=Miami New Times|language=en}}{{cite web|title=DaBaby Receives Backlash for Homophobic Comments While Performing at Rolling Loud Miami (UPDATE)|url=https://www.complex.com/music/dababy-homophobic-rolling-loud-comments/|access-date=26 July 2021|website=Complex|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Rapper T.I defends DaBaby's homophobic rant at Rolling Loud festival amidst backlash|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/rapper-t-defends-dababy-homophobic-175354015.html|access-date=26 July 2021|website=www.yahoo.com|date=26 July 2021 |language=en-US}} His remarks drew condemnation, and DaBaby responded to the allegations with "What me and my fans do at the live show, it don't concern you niggas on the internet, or you bitter bitches on the internet." This caused Lipa's fans to ask that DaBaby be removed from the remix of "Levitating".{{Cite magazine|title=Dua Lipa Fans Want DaBaby Removed From 'Levitating' Remix After His Homophobic Rant|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dua-lipa-fans-dababy-replace-levitating-remix-9606767|access-date=27 July 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en |first=Gil |last=Kaufman}} Many wanted him replaced with Megan Thee Stallion; subsequently a mashup of "Levitating" and Megan's verse from "Fkn Around" (2020) went viral.{{cite web |url=https://uproxx.com/music/fans-removed-dababy-dua-lipa-levitating-remix-megan-thee-stallion/ |title=Irritated Fans Removed DaBaby From Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Remix And Added Megan Thee Stallion Instead |first=Caitlin |last=White |website=Uproxx |accessdate=18 March 2024 |date=26 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/megan-thee-stallion-collaborate-dua-lipa/ |title=Megan Thee Stallion Said She Thinks Dua Lipa Is 'Fire' And She Wants To Do A Song With Her |website=Uproxx |date=11 June 2021 |accessdate=18 March 2024 |first=Caitlin |last=White}} On 27 July 2021, Lipa took to her Instagram story to denounce DaBaby's remarks.{{cite web|title=Dua Lipa Fans Want DaBaby Removed From "Levitating," Victoria Monét Wants In|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dua-lipa-fans-want-dababy-removed-from-levitating-victoria-mon-t-wants-in-news.136471.html?_amp|access-date=27 July 2021|website=HotNewHipHop|date=27 July 2021 |language=en}} Other celebrities such as Elton John would also express their condemnations towards DaBaby.{{Cite magazine |last=Chan |first=Anna |date=2 March 2022 |title=A Timeline of DaBaby's Homophobic Comments Controversy |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/dababy-rolling-loud-homophobic-comments-controversy-timeline-9608086/ |access-date=12 January 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

The controversy later prompted the removal of the "Levitating" remix across multiple radio stations and Apple Music playlists in various countries. It was simultaneously replaced with the original solo version of the song, which was initially released in March 2020 as part of the album.{{cite web|title= The DaBaby Remix Of Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Is Starting To Get Phased Out Of Playlists And Radio|url=https://uproxx.com/pop/dua-lipa-dababy-levitating-playlists-radio/|access-date=29 July 2021|website=UpRoxx|date=29 July 2021|language=en}}{{cite news|title= DaBaby's fallout continues as music fest scrubs him from lineup after homophobic rant|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-07-29/dababy-parklife-music-festival-lineup-megan-thee-stallion|newspaper=LA Times|language=en}} Billboard later reported that while US radio audience impressions for all versions of the song combined was only down 1% for the tracking week of 23 to 29 July 2021, the percentage of the song's radio plays being the DaBaby remix declined following his remarks (dropping from 71% of all radio plays on 25 July to 59% on 29 July, the last day of the tracking week).{{cite magazine |last1=Trust |first1=Gary |title=BTS' 'Butter' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for 9th Week, Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow's 'Industry Baby' Debuts at No. 2 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9609037/bts-butter-number-one-hot-100-ninth-week/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2 August 2021 |language=en |date=2 August 2021 |quote=Following DaBaby's controversial comments July 25 at the Rolling Loud festival in Miami, radio airplay for the song's DaBaby version has declined. On July 25, 71% of its plays were via the remix; on July 29, the last day of the tracking week, the share dropped to 59%. Lipa has denounced DaBaby's statements.}} On the week ending 28 August 2021, DaBaby's credit was removed on the Billboard Hot 100 as the chart's rules state that the version of the song that contributes to the greatest share of a song's performance on the chart is the one that is credited on the chart, indicating that the original solo version of the song had overtaken the DaBaby remix to have the greatest share of the song's overall performance that week.{{cite web|last=Kyles|first=Yohanca|date=24 August 2021|title=Hot 100 Chart Removes DaBaby As Credited Artist On Dua Lipa's "Levitating"|url=https://allhiphop.com/news/hot-100-chart-removes-dababy-as-credited-artist-on-dua-lipas-levitating/|access-date=30 August 2021|website=AllHipHop|language=en-US}}

On 1 March 2022, reggae band Artikal Sound System filed a suit against Lipa and her label Warner Records alleging copyright infringement, asserting similarities between "Levitating" and their 2017 song "Live Your Life" (and alleging that the producers knew the song before "Levitating" was in production).{{Cite magazine|last=Donahue|first=Bill|date=1 March 2022|title=Dua Lipa Accused of Stealing 'Levitating' in New Lawsuit|url=https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/dua-lipa-accused-stealing-levitating-artikal-sound-system-lawsuit-1235037859/|access-date=2 March 2022|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}} Less than a week later, a second suit by songwriters L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer claimed that "Levitating" infringed on the 1979 disco song "Wiggle and Giggle All Night" by the band Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band.{{cite magazine | last=Kreps | first=Daniel | title=Dua Lipa Hit With Second Copyright Lawsuit Over 'Levitating' | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=6 March 2022 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dua-lipa-second-levitating-lawsuit-1317471/ | access-date=12 March 2022}} In August 2022, Dua Lipa's attorneys moved to dismiss the second suit, arguing that the singer was unaware of the Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band song. In June 2023, Artikal Sound System moved to drop the first suit, after a judge ruled there was no evidence to suggest that Lipa or her co-writers had heard "Live Your Life" prior to the creation of "Levitating".{{Cite magazine|last=Donahue|first=Bill|date=7 June 2023|title=Dua Lipa's Copyright Accusers Drop 'Levitating' Infringement Lawsuit|url=https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/dua-lipa-levitating-copyright-lawsuit-dropped-1235348897/|access-date=21 June 2023|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Levitating

| version = The Blessed Madonna remix

| cover = Dua Lipa - Levitating (The Blessed Madonna Remix).png

| type = single

| artist = Dua Lipa featuring Madonna and Missy Elliott

| album = Club Future Nostalgia

| alt = Dua Lipa wearing a white crop top, with pants, heels, a jeweled belt, and green eyeshadow. She poses with her leg up and her arms over her head over a multi-coloured, sky-like, blue, green and white background. Her name appears vertically in pink on the left, while the title "Levitating remix" appears in the same colour on the bottom right.

| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|8|13}}

| recorded =

| studio = * Sarm (London, United Kingdom)

• The Bunker at 13
• Sarm Music Village (London, United Kingdom)
• Modulator Music (Toronto, Canada)
• Gold Mind

| genre = * EDM

• electro-disco
• electro house
• future bass
• techno

| length = 4:10{{efn|The Blessed Madonna's remix of "Levitating" has a length of 4:10 on the single and standard edition of Club Future Nostalgia, but runs for 3:55 on the DJ Mix edition of the album.Citations regarding the editions of Club Future Nostalgia:

• {{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/dua-lipa-and-the-blessed-madonna-release-new-album-club-future-nostalgia-listen/|title=Dua Lipa and the Blessed Madonna Release New Album Club Future Nostalgia: Listen|work=Pitchfork|last=Hussey|first=Allison|date=28 August 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200829001710/https://pitchfork.com/news/dua-lipa-and-the-blessed-madonna-release-new-album-club-future-nostalgia-listen/|archive-date=29 August 2020}}
• {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/club-future-nostalgia/1530404355|title=Club Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa|date=11 September 2020|publisher=Apple Music (GB)|access-date=23 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913155640/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/club-future-nostalgia/1530404355|archive-date=13 September 2020}}}}

| label = * Warner

• We Still Believe

| writer = * Dua Lipa

• Clarence Coffee Jr.
• Sarah Hudson
• Stephen Kozmeniuk
• Madonna
• Melissa A. Elliott

| producer = * Koz

• Stuart Price

| chronology = Dua Lipa

| prev_title = Un Día (One Day)

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Levitating

| next_year = 2020

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Madonna

| type = single

| prev_title = I Don't Search I Find

| prev_year = 2020

| title = Levitating

| version = The Blessed Madonna remix

| year = 2020

| next_title = Frozen

| next_version = remix

| next_year = 2021

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Missy Elliott

| type = single

| prev_title = Do It

| prev_year = 2020

| title = Levitating

| version = The Blessed Madonna remix

| year = 2020

| next_title = ATM

| next_year = 2020

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|E3tCHMagPOY|"Levitating" (The Blessed Madonna remix)}}}}

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Following the release of Future Nostalgia, Lipa enlisted the help of the Blessed Madonna to create a remix album that would later become Club Future Nostalgia.{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7914076/interview-the-blessed-madonna-talks-club-future-nostalgia?ios=1&safari=1&chrome=1|title=Interview: The Blessed Madonna Talks 'Club Future Nostalgia'|work=Idolator|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=2 September 2020|access-date=9 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200913194441/https://www.idolator.com/7914076/interview-the-blessed-madonna-talks-club-future-nostalgia?ios=1&safari=1&chrome=1|archive-date=13 September 2020}} The Blessed Madonna remixed two tracks on the record, "Levitating" and the previously unreleased "Love Is Religion". For "Levitating", which had multiple versions, both Lipa and the Blessed Madonna had the vision of a "fun" club remix. The Blessed Madonna originally created it as if Lipa was the only person singing on it. After finishing the remix, Lipa thought that Madonna and Missy Elliott would sound amazing on it, so she reached out to both of them via email, with both responding saying they would be up for it. Madonna recorded her vocals in a separate studio, with her engineer Mike Dean sending them to the Blessed Madonna. Madonna did several variations, including breaking out into her 1983 single "Lucky Star" for a second. Elliott then sent her verse, which included an air horn. The Blessed Madonna then "frankensteined" the three parts together, before Madonna requested that Dean mix down the song. Dean ended up handing both the mastering and mix down.{{cite web|url=https://www.hit.com.au/shows/ash-london-live/catch-up/35a323ce-877e-413e-853f-ac0c0033a282|title=Bonus: The full Un-Cut Chat with Dua Lipa!|publisher=Hit Network|date=3 August 2020|access-date=3 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200803152116/https://www.hit.com.au/shows/ash-london-live/catch-up/35a323ce-877e-413e-853f-ac0c0033a282|archive-date=3 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/club-future-nostalgia-dua-lipa-blessed-madonna-interview|title=The Blessed Madonna On Creating The Dua-Verse In 'Club Future Nostalgia'|work=Nylon|last=Wang|first=Steffanee|date=3 September 2020|access-date=9 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904033437/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/club-future-nostalgia-dua-lipa-blessed-madonna-interview|archive-date=4 September 2020}} Both Madonna and Elliott are added as songwriters, while the Blessed Madonna is credited as the remixer and an additional producer.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/151571942/credits|title=Credits / Levitating (feat Madonna and Missy Elliott) [The Blessed Madonna Remix] / Dua Lipa|date=13 August 2020 |publisher=Tidal|access-date=13 August 2020}}

On 30 June 2020, Lipa's manager Ben Mawson revealed in an interview with Music Week that Lipa's team was attempting to organise a collaboration between her and Madonna.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/dua-lipa-s-management-teases-potential-madonna-collaboration/080244|title=Dua Lipa's management teases potential Madonna collaboration|work=Music Week|last=Sutherland|first=Mark|date=30 June 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200801032219/https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/dua-lipa-s-management-teases-potential-madonna-collaboration/080244|archive-date=1 August 2020}} Future Nostalgia was heavily influenced by Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor, both of which feature songs co-produced by Stuart Price, including "Levitating".{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/dua-lipa-to-try-and-get-madonna-on-a-record-says-her-manager-ben-mawson__30111/|title=Dua Lipa "to try and get Madonna on a record" says her manager Ben Mawson|first=Jack|last=White|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=30 June 2020|access-date=14 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/135236240/credits|title=Dua Lipa / Future Nostalgia / Credits|publisher=Tidal|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-date=24 June 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200624015935/https://listen.tidal.com/album/135236240/credits|url-status=live}} On 27 July 2020, Lipa announced the single release of a remix of "Levitating" by the Blessed Madonna featuring Madonna and Missy Elliott.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/dua-lipa-announces-levitating-remix-featuring-madonna-and-missy-elliott__30336|title=Dua Lipa announces new single ft. Madonna and Missy Elliott|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=White|first=Jack|date=27 July 2020|access-date=1 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200801032934/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/dua-lipa-announces-levitating-remix-featuring-madonna-and-missy-elliott__30336/|archive-date=1 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://warnermusic.com.au/news/dua-lipa-collaborations-list-on-club-future-nostalgia|title=Dua Lipa Announces Next Level Collabs List On Club Future Nostalgia|date=24 August 2020|publisher=Warner Music Australasia|access-date=26 August 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200826035918/https://warnermusic.com.au/news/dua-lipa-collaborations-list-on-club-future-nostalgia|archive-date=26 August 2020|url-status=live}} The song was later confirmed to be the lead single of Club Future Nostalgia.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9430758/verzuz-best-music-moments-august-7|title=The 13 Best Things That Happened in Music This Week (August 7)|magazine=Billboard|last=Ginsberg|first=Gab|date=7 August 2020|access-date=30 September 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200809024733/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9430758/verzuz-best-music-moments-august-7|archive-date=9 August 2020}} The song premiered at 09:00 PT (16:00 UTC) on 13 August 2020, being released for digital download and streaming.{{Cite tweet|user=DUALIPA|author=Dua Lipa|author-link=Dua Lipa|number=1293599020070428677 |title=13th Aug. Levitating Remix |date=12 August 2020 |access-date=12 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814020437/https://twitter.com/DUALIPA/status/1293599020070428677|archive-date=14 August 2020}} The remix was serviced to contemporary hit radio formats in Italy the same day, and was also released on 12-inch vinyl on 21 August 2020 by We Still Believe, an independent label owned by the Blessed Madonna.

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The Blessed Madonna's remix of "Levitating" is an EDM,{{cite web|url=https://www.radio.com/music/pop/dua-lipa-madonna-and-missy-elliott-levitating-remix-video|title=Dua Lipa, Madonna, and Missy Elliott 'Levitating' Remix Video|publisher=Radio.com|last=Kedem|first=Maia|date=14 August 2020|access-date=9 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824223504/https://www.radio.com/music/pop/dua-lipa-madonna-and-missy-elliott-levitating-remix-video|archive-date=24 August 2020}} electro-disco, electro house,{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2020/08/13/dua-lipa-missy-elliott-madonna-levitating-remix/|title=Dua Lipa Enlists Missy Elliott and Madonna for 'Levitating (Remix)'|work=Rap-Up|date=13 August 2020|access-date=13 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813221911/https://www.rap-up.com/2020/08/13/dua-lipa-missy-elliott-madonna-levitating-remix/|archive-date=13 August 2020}} future bass{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/9433818/blessed-madonna-dua-lipa-zane-lowe-interview|title=The Blessed Madonna On Remixing Dua Lipa's 'Levitating': 'I Was Like, 'Don't Let Anyone Else Have It'|magazine=Billboard|last=Bain|first=Katie|date=13 August 2020|access-date=13 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200813222038/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/9433818/blessed-madonna-dua-lipa-zane-lowe-interview|archive-date=13 August 2020}} and techno track.{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2020/08/14/wonderlist-weekly-playlist-dua-lipa-miley-cyrus/|title=Miley, Drake and Dua Lipa bring it in this week's Wonderlist|work=Wonderland|last=Slater|first=Bailey|date=14 August 2020|access-date=8 September 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908152446/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2020/08/14/wonderlist-weekly-playlist-dua-lipa-miley-cyrus/|archive-date=8 September 2020}} It runs for 4 minutes and 10 seconds, and has a throwback disco and trance vibe.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/08/dua-lipa-missy-elliott-madonna-the-blessed-madonna-levitating-remix|title=Dua Lipa Shares 'Levitating' Remix f/ Missy Elliott and Madonna|work=Complex|last=Price|first=Joe|date=13 August 2020|access-date=13 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813221922/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/08/dua-lipa-missy-elliott-madonna-the-blessed-madonna-levitating-remix|archive-date=13 August 2020}} It increases the tempo of the original, with Lipa, Madonna and Elliott each contributing a verse.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dua-lipa-madonna-missy-elliott-levitating-remix-1043768/|title=Dua Lipa Recruits Madonna, Missy Elliott for 'Levitating' remix|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Spanos|first=Brittany|date=13 August 2020|access-date=13 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813223705/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dua-lipa-madonna-missy-elliott-levitating-remix-1043768/|archive-date=13 August 2020}} Lipa and Madonna harmonise with one and other, while trading verses and Elliott half-sings and half-raps. The remix has a dance-orientated house production,{{cite web|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/08/dua-lipa-and-the-blessed-madonna-team-up-to-deliver-levitating-remix-featuring-madonna-and-missy-elliott/|title=Dua Lipa and The Blessed Madonna team up to deliver 'Levitating' remix featuring Madonna and Missy Elliott|publisher=Dancing Astronaut|last=Sweeney|first=Farrell|date=13 August 2020|access-date=17 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819001910/https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/08/dua-lipa-and-the-blessed-madonna-team-up-to-deliver-levitating-remix-featuring-madonna-and-missy-elliott/|archive-date=19 August 2020}} consisting of Daft Punk vocoder backing vocals, a pounding bass,{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/pop/dua-lipa-levitating-remix-madonna-missy-elliot/|title=Dua Lipa Scores Features From Madonna And Missy Elliott On Her Club-Ready 'Levitating' Remix|publisher=Uproxx|last=Droke|first=Carolyn|date=13 August 2020|access-date=13 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813214754/https://uproxx.com/pop/dua-lipa-levitating-remix-madonna-missy-elliot/|archive-date=13 August 2020}} nostalgic and futuristic synths, and house beats.{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-dua-lipa-club-future-nostalgia-offers-a-trip-to-a-virtual-dance-floor/|title=Dua Lipa 'Club Future Nostalgia' Review: A Trip to a Virtual Dance Floor|work=Slant Magazine|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|date=27 August 2020|access-date=17 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828022452/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-dua-lipa-club-future-nostalgia-offers-a-trip-to-a-virtual-dance-floor/|archive-date=28 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://thomasbleach.com/2020/08/15/single-review-dua-lipa-feat-madonna-missy-elliott-levitating-the-blessed-madonna-remix/|title=Single Review: Dua Lipa feat. Madonna & Missy Elliott – Levitating (The Blessed Madonna Remix)|publisher=Thomas Bleach|date=15 August 2020|access-date=17 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201017150652/https://thomasbleach.com/2020/08/15/single-review-dua-lipa-feat-madonna-missy-elliott-levitating-the-blessed-madonna-remix/|archive-date=17 October 2020}}

File:The Black Madonna at All Points East Festival 2018 (cropped).jpg's (pictured) remix of "Levitating" was met with mixed reviews.]]

The Blessed Madonna's remix of "Levitating" was met with mixed reviews from music critics.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/9441288/blessed-madonna-club-future-nostalgia-remix-interview|title=The Blessed Madonna on the 'Extraordinary Experience' of 'Club Future Nostalgia' & What Missy Said About Her 'Levitating' Remix|magazine=Billboard|last=Bain|first=Katie|date=28 August 2020|access-date=21 September 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829054648/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/9441288/blessed-madonna-club-future-nostalgia-remix-interview|archive-date=29 August 2020}} In Rolling Stone, Brittany Spanos viewed the Blessed Madonna "Levitating" remix as "tongue-twistingly," a "fast-paced romp," and "clubbier" than the original, while also labelling Elliott's verse "flirty" and "freaky." The staff of Rap-Up called it a "pulsing dance-floor bop," while Maia Kedem of Radio.com viewed Elliott's verse as "tastefully naughty." Billboard{{'}}s Katie Bain noted the remix for being "darkly funky" and stated it brings the original to "new heights" while Heran Mamo of the same magazine stated it shows Lipa's "star power."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9433072/dua-lipa-levitating-remix-missy-elliott-madonna|title=Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Remix With Missy Elliott, Madonna & The Blessed Madonna Has Arrived: Listen|magazine=Billboard|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=13 August 2020|access-date=13 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813225919/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9433072/dua-lipa-levitating-remix-missy-elliott-madonna|archive-date=13 August 2020}} Nick Romano of Entertainment Weekly said the remix is "what you need to turn any isolated apartment into the hottest club."{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/dua-lipa-levitating-remix-madonna-missy-elliott/|title=Dua Lipa drops 'Levitating' remix with Madonna and Missy Elliott|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Romano|first=Nick|date=13 August 2020|access-date=13 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200813224727/https://ew.com/music/madonna-diablo-cody-script/|archive-date=13 August 2020}}

For Slant Magazine, Alexa Camp praised Elliott's "versatility," and stated the Blessed Madonna's "Levitating" remix is worthy of Giorgio Moroder or Cerrone, while Madonna's vocal delivery to Jody Watley. Joe Price of Complex praised Elliott and Madonna's vocals complimenting Lipa's, and noted its further cementation of Lipa's crossover appeal. In a negative review from Clash, Robin Murray stated it has a "truncated nature" feeling that does not "click into place," while also commenting that it "doesn't get the space to breathe properly."{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/dua-lipas-levitating-remix-doesnt-quite-exceed-the-sum-of-its-parts|title=Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Remix Doesn't Quite Exceed The Sum Of Its Parts|work=Clash|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=14 August 2020|access-date=17 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017144534/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/dua-lipas-levitating-remix-doesnt-quite-exceed-the-sum-of-its-parts|archive-date=17 October 2020}} AllMusic's Neil Z. Yeung agreed, writing it fails to hit "the highs that the crew targeted."{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/club-future-nostalgia-the-remix-album-mw0003413153|title=Club Future Nostalgia: The Remix Album - Dua Lipa|publisher=AllMusic|last=Yeung|first=Neil Z.|access-date=17 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829222600/https://www.allmusic.com/album/club-future-nostalgia-the-remix-album-mw0003413153|archive-date=29 August 2020}} For The Line of Best Fit, Udit Mahalingam thought that it failed to live up to the original.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/dua-lipa-club-future-nostalgia-album-review|title=Dua Lipa & The Blessed Madonna - Club Future Nostalgia {{!}} Album Review|work=The Line of Best Fit|last=Mahalingam|first=Udit|date=2 September 2020|access-date=17 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905041451/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/dua-lipa-club-future-nostalgia-album-review|archive-date=5 September 2020}} Pitchfork{{'}}s Owen Myers viewed the Elliott and Madonna features as deflating the remix.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dua-lipa-the-blessed-madonna-club-future-nostalgia/|title=Dua Lipa / The Blessed Madonna: Club Future Nostalgia Album Review|work=Pitchfork|last=Myers|first=Owen|date=2 September 2020|access-date=17 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902051031/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dua-lipa-the-blessed-madonna-club-future-nostalgia/|archive-date=2 September 2020}} In The Guardian, Michael Cragg rated the remix a 6 out of 10, and stated it is "another example of 2020's endless disappointments."{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/aug/28/miley-cyrus-track-of-week|title=Tracks of the week reviewed: Miley Cyrus, Lupin, Peaches|website=The Guardian|last=Cragg|first=Michael|date=28 August 2020|access-date=8 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828101213/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/aug/28/miley-cyrus-track-of-week|archive-date=28 August 2020}}

In Canada, the Blessed Madonna's remix reached number 16 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales, In the United States, the Blessed Madonna's remix debuted and peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart, while also reaching number 6 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, lasting one and seven weeks on each chart respectively. The Blessed Madonna's remix debuted at number nine on the NZ Hot Singles chart dated 22 August 2020, It also reached number 47 in Italy and number 10 on the Euro Digital Song Sales chart. Following the release of the DaBaby remix, the Blessed Madonna's remix debuted at number 35 on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart dated 19 October 2020.

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The music video for the Blessed Madonna's remix of "Levitating" was directed by Will Hooper and produced by production company Blink, led by producer Corin Taylor and executive producer Laura Northover. Due to lockdown restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the video concept was developed virtually, with many video calls with Lipa and her management team TAP. The crew ran into difficulties during the production due to several film industry services being closed or running at a reduced service. They made sure to run a safe set and follow the government's guidance toward the virus.{{cite web|url=https://www.shots.net/news/view/blinks-will-hooper-directs-new-dua-lipa-promo|title=Blink's Will Hooper directs new Dua Lipa promo|website=Shots|date=20 August 2020|access-date=22 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201022005227/https://www.shots.net/news/view/blinks-will-hooper-directs-new-dua-lipa-promo|archive-date=22 October 2020}} The video includes appearances from Lipa, Elliott, and Lipa's then-boyfriend, Anwar Hadid, with both the Blessed Madonna and Madonna being absent. It draws inspiration from extraterrestrial life and science fiction. Rina Yang serves as the video's director of photography, and she creates a contemporary and inspired vision, somewhere in between fashion editorial and home video, with many blue and red hues.{{cite web|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/08/dua-lipa-releases-missy-elliott-featuring-music-video-to-accompany-the-blessed-madonnas-levitating-remix/|title=Dua Lipa releases Missy Elliott-featuring music video to accompany The Blessed Madonna's 'Levitating' remix|publisher=Dancing Astronaut|last=Sweeney|first=Farrell|date=14 August 2020|access-date=9 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914194439/https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/08/dua-lipa-releases-missy-elliott-featuring-music-video-to-accompany-the-blessed-madonnas-levitating-remix/|archive-date=14 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/08/20/dua-lipa-ft-madonna-missy-elliot-levitating-remix-will-hooper/66208|title=Dua Lipa ft Madonna & Missy Elliot 'Levitating (Remix)' by Will Hooper|work=Promonews|last=Ulitski|first=Rob|date=20 August 2020|access-date=9 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009201234/https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/08/20/dua-lipa-ft-madonna-missy-elliot-levitating-remix-will-hooper/66208|archive-date=9 October 2020}}

The music video was filmed in June 2020 in London over the course of 4 days, while Elliott filmed her parts with her respective team in Atlanta, in conjunction with Lipa's UK team. It was one of the first large productions to shoot to APA guidelines after the lockdown restrictions. Due to social distancing protocols associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the production team decided to cast real couples, which led to Hadid's casting. The video's filming, which song was then unknown, was reported on 18 June 2020, along with Hadid's casting.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/674814-dua-lipa-and-her-model-boyfriend-anwar-hadid-to-team-up-for-new-music-video|title=Dua Lipa and her model boyfriend Anwar Hadid to team up for new music video|website=The News International|date=19 June 2020|access-date=13 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622080131/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/674814-dua-lipa-and-her-model-boyfriend-anwar-hadid-to-team-up-for-new-music-video|archive-date=22 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://anglenews.com/dua-lipa-and-anwar-hadid-make-a-low-key-arrival-at-london-studio/|title=Dua Lipa and Anwar Hadid make a low-key arrival at London studio|work=Angle News|date=19 June 2020|access-date=13 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813162630/https://anglenews.com/dua-lipa-and-anwar-hadid-make-a-low-key-arrival-at-london-studio/|archive-date=13 August 2020}} The visual premiered at 05:00 PT (12:00 UTC) on 14 August 2020.{{Cite tweet|user=DUALIPA|author=Dua Lipa|number=1293941933253984261|title=Levitating Remix W @Blessed_Madonna @MissyElliott @Madonna Out Now On All Streaming Services!! Video Out Tomorrow!! Set Ur Alarms 5am Los Angeles / 8am New York / 1pm London https://dualipa.co/levitatingremix |date=13 August 2020 |access-date=13 August 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813162334/https://twitter.com/DUALIPA/status/1293941933253984261|archive-date=13 August 2020}} Rania Aniftos of Billboard labelled the Blessed Madonna's "Levitating" remix video "colourful" and "dreamy."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9434292/dua-lipa-levitating-remix-video-missy-elliott-madonna-the-blessed-madonna|title=Dua Lipa Drops Colorful Visual for 'Levitating' Remix With Missy Elliott, Madonna & The Blessed Madonna|magazine=Billboard|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=14 August 2020|access-date=9 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814184317/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9434292/dua-lipa-levitating-remix-video-missy-elliott-madonna-the-blessed-madonna|archive-date=14 August 2020}} For Consequence of Sound, Lake Schatz noted its "candy-coated, Miami glaze" lenses and praised its "mythical and celestial imagery." He concluded by stating the video is "snazzy" and like "a four-minute Ring Pop."{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/08/stream-dua-lipa-levitating-remix-missy-elliott-madonna/|title=Watch Music Video for Dua Lipa's new 'Levitating' Remix Featuring Missy Elliott and Madonna|work=Consequence of Sound|last=Schatz|first=Lake|date=14 August 2020|access-date=9 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914194200/https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/08/stream-dua-lipa-levitating-remix-missy-elliott-madonna/|archive-date=14 September 2020}} Radio.com's Maia Kedem viewed the video as a mix of Sailor Moon, Euphoria, and Twilight. In her review for Vogue, Janelle Okwodu complimented its "trippy visuals, bright colors" and wardrobe that visualise Future Nostalgia{{'}}s "retro rave theme."{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/dua-lipa-missy-elliott-levitating-video-retro-runway|title=Dua Lipa and Missy Elliott Serve Up Runway Looks In 'Levitating'|work=Vogue|last=Okwodu|first=Janelle|date=14 August 2020|access-date=10 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815204358/https://www.vogue.com/article/dua-lipa-missy-elliott-levitating-video-retro-runway|archive-date=15 August 2020}}

The music video has a theme of "love conquers all," and consists of many scenes synthesising to depict many romantic moments, with each scene being woven in and out of the storyline. The storyline features numerous people getting obsessed with a maze-like symbol while under the influence of a mysterious glowing planet.{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2020/08/14/Dua-Lipa-shares-video-for-Levitating-remix-with-Madonna-Missy-Elliott/9091597412584/|title=Dua Lipa shares video for 'Levitating' remix with Madonna, Missy Elliott|publisher=United Press International|last=Martin|first=Annie|date=14 August 2020|access-date=10 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815112558/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2020/08/14/Dua-Lipa-shares-video-for-Levitating-remix-with-Madonna-Missy-Elliott/9091597412584/|archive-date=15 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://hypebae.com/2020/8/dua-lipa-levitating-remix-madonna-missy-elliott-music-video-song-watch-listen-stream-release|title=Watch Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Remix Music Video|work=Hypebae|last=Pauly|first=Alexandra|date=14 August 2020|access-date=10 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002025126/https://hypebae.com/2020/8/dua-lipa-levitating-remix-madonna-missy-elliott-music-video-song-watch-listen-stream-release|archive-date=2 October 2020}} Throughout the video, psychedelic shots of ghostly fields and gem-studded cars are shown.{{cite web|url=https://www.indigomusic.com/whats-up/dua-lipa-sees-worlds-collide-in-levitating|title=Dua Lipa Sees Worlds Collide in 'Levitating'|work=Indigo Music|last=Karun|first=Nina|date=17 August 2020|access-date=9 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010025535/https://www.indigomusic.com/whats-up/dua-lipa-sees-worlds-collide-in-levitating|archive-date=10 October 2020}} The video begins with a montage of some of the video's events before Lipa is seen looking at the planet out of a window from an apartment.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3tCHMagPOY|title=Dua Lipa - Levitating (feat. Madonna and Missy Elliott) [The Blessed Madonna Remix] (Official Video)|via=YouTube|date=14 August 2020|access-date=30 September 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200814151844/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3tCHMagPOY|archive-date=14 August 2020}} Her hair is dyed hot pink and she wears Martine Rose logo print PJ pants and an e-girl python bodysuit. She begins to dance around the apartment where a vinyl is playing and is filled with analog recorders and buzzing televisions.

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The next scene sees a blonde woman in a bedroom looking at herself in a mirror and holding a small item with the maze-like symbol that she hides under her pillow but later breaks it in half. She then looks through a telescope at a brunette girl reading a book. The brunette girl looks straight at the telescope, slightly scaring the blonde girl before the brunette eats the same item that the blonde girl put under her pillow. In the following scene, a bunch of people hang out in a skating park, drawing the maze-like symbol with chalk and skating, as well as a couple kissing. Next, two people are seen walking under a highway-like structure, which has graffiti of the maze-like symbol, with one holding a briefcase. They eventually get to a spot where they open a green-like crystal. Following, a man is seen in the middle of a field, spray-painting the symbol on a white sheet. Another man is seen driving his car to a point near the highway-like structure. He pulls a net out of his car and looks up into the sky. This scene ends with a moon appearing in his car before a woman takes its place.

Towards the end, Elliott makes her appearance for her verse. She wears a Versace palm print, with a lime green jacket and baseball cap alongside outsized hoop earrings and lengthy box braids. A woman in a shimmery disco ball dress is seen dancing in a field, appearing there from a shooting star. Lipa and Hadid are then seen lying in a field of flowers and driving a car into the planet, in which the two kiss. Lipa wears a white-striped navy sailor-inspired Miu Miu knit bodysuit with a Peter Pan collar, while Hadid sports a low-key t-shirt and jeans.{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7913470/dua-lipa-madonnas-levitating-remix-is-top-10-on-itunes?chrome=1&Exc_D_LessThanPoint002_p1=1|title=Dua Lipa & Madonna's 'Levitating' Remix Is Top 10 On iTunes|work=Idolator|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=14 August 2020|access-date=10 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201010031124/https://www.idolator.com/7913470/dua-lipa-madonnas-levitating-remix-is-top-10-on-itunes?chrome=1&Exc_D_LessThanPoint002_p1=1|archive-date=10 October 2020}} The visual ends with Lipa and Hadid starring off at the planet.

"Levitating" appeared on the 2020 year-end lists by numerous publications, including being placed as the best song of the year by Cosmopolitan and the Herald Sun. In Billboard, the song placed on their "30 Best Pop Songs of 2020" list.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9497730/best-pop-songs-2020|title=The 30 Best Pop Songs of 2020: Staff Picks|magazine=Billboard|date=11 December 2020|access-date=11 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211173043/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9497730/best-pop-songs-2020/|archive-date=11 December 2020}} The Guardian writers Laura Snapes, Lanre Bakare, and Hannah J Davies all included the song among their favourite songs of 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/18/guardian-albums-and-tracks-of-2020-how-our-writers-voted|title=Guardian albums and tracks of 2020: how our writers voted|website=The Guardian|date=18 December 2020|access-date=18 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201218150821/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/18/guardian-albums-and-tracks-of-2020-how-our-writers-voted|archive-date=18 December 2020}} Steven Pearl of Rolling Stone ranked the DaBaby remix at number six on his year-end list{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/best-music-2020-rolling-stone-staff-albums-1100193/|title=Best Music of 2020: Rolling Stone Staff Picks|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=21 December 2020|access-date=22 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222022637/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/best-music-2020-rolling-stone-staff-albums-1100193/|archive-date=22 December 2020}} Atwood Magazine{{'}}s Anthony Kozlowski ranked the original version as 2020's second best song, while Official Charts Company operations executive Cat Smyth named it her favourite song of 2020.{{cite web|url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/bs2020-the-best-songs-of-2020-according-to-anthony/|title=The Best Songs of 2020 (According to Anthony)|website=Atwood Magazine|last=Kozlowski|first=Anthony|date=31 December 2020|access-date=4 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210104215144/https://atwoodmagazine.com/bs2020-the-best-songs-of-2020-according-to-anthony/|archive-date=4 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-staff-pick-their-favourite-songs-and-albums-of-2020__31909/|title=Official Charts staff pick their favourite songs and albums of 2020|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=22 December 2020|access-date=4 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223112035/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-staff-pick-their-favourite-songs-and-albums-of-2020__31909/|archive-date=23 December 2020}} Former American president Barack Obama included the DaBaby Remix on his "Favorite Songs of 2020" list.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/barack-obama-favorite-songs-2020-springsteen-bad-bunny-phoebe-bridgers-dua-lipa-1106249/|title=Barack Obama's Favorite Songs of 2020: Springsteen, Bad Bunny, Dua Lipa|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=19 December 2020|access-date=19 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219204900/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/barack-obama-favorite-songs-2020-springsteen-bad-bunny-phoebe-bridgers-dua-lipa-1106249/|archive-date=19 December 2020}} Time Out ranked the solo version of "Levitating" as the thirty-fifth best song of all time.{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/best-pop-songs-of-all-time|title=40 Best Pop Songs of All Time|website=Time Out|last=Kryza|first=Andy|date=20 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826024936/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/best-pop-songs-of-all-time|archive-date=26 August 2021}}

Lipa performed "Levitating" for the first time on The Graham Norton Show on 20 November 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a34550295/the-graham-norton-show-amy-adams-jamie-foxx/|title=Graham Norton Show announces Amy Adams and more as guests|website=Digital Spy|last=West|first=Amy|date=2 November 2020|access-date=2 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102232929/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a34550295/the-graham-norton-show-amy-adams-jamie-foxx/|archive-date=2 November 2020}} Two days later she performed it at the American Music Awards of 2020.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-dua-lipa-perform-levitating-and-levitate-at-amas-2020/|title=Watch Dua Lipa Perform 'Levitating' (and Levitate) at AMAs 2020|website=Pitchfork|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|date=23 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123162036/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-dua-lipa-perform-levitating-and-levitate-at-amas-2020/|archive-date=23 November 2020}} The ceremony took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, however Lipa's performance was filmed at London's Royal Albert Hall in a custom built set.{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/716597/dua-lipa-flies-during-performance-of-levitating-at-amas/|title=Dua Lipa Flies During Performance Of 'Levitating' At AMAs|website=Entertainment Tonight|location=Canada|last=Curran|first=Sarah|date=22 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123213747/https://etcanada.com/news/716597/dua-lipa-flies-during-performance-of-levitating-at-amas/|archive-date=23 November 2020}}{{Cite tweet|user=DUALIPA|author=Dua Lipa|number=1330779470245093376|title=while I wait for the official performance to be uploaded... here are some bts pics of rehearsals and building the set at The Royal Albert Hall for the @AMAs!!!|date=23 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201123213740/https://twitter.com/DUALIPA/status/1330779470245093376?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet|archive-date=23 November 2020}} At the end of the performance, she levitated towards the sky with the help of wires through a pulley system,{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-dua-lipa-perform-levitating-royal-albert-hall-amas-2020-2822740|title=Dua Lipa goes 'Levitating' at Royal Albert Hall for AMAs 2020|website=NME|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=23 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201123221109/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-dua-lipa-perform-levitating-royal-albert-hall-amas-2020-2822740|archive-date=23 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-11-23/american-music-awards-2020-best-moments|title=2020 American Music Awards: 5 must-see moments, including BTS and Taylor Swift|website=Los Angeles Times|last=Carras|first=Christi|date=23 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123221008/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-11-23/american-music-awards-2020-best-moments|archive-date=23 November 2020}} which gained praise from Olivia Horn of The New York Times and Vulture{{'}}s Justin Curto, who both viewed the performance as one of the ceremony's best moments. Horn also praised Lipa's dancing abilities.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/arts/music/amas-performances.html|title=5 Moments From the American Music Awards|website=The New York Times|last=Horn|first=Olivia|date=23 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123171738/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/arts/music/amas-performances.html|archive-date=23 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/11/amas-2020-best-and-worst-moments.html|title=AMAs 2020: Best and Worst Moments Event Recap|website=Vulture|last=Curto|first=Justin|date=23 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123183037/https://www.vulture.com/2020/11/amas-2020-best-and-worst-moments.html|archive-date=23 November 2020}} For Radio.com, Marty Rosenbaum ranked it as the night's eighth best moment and also praised the levitating bit.{{cite web|url=https://www.radio.com/music/pop/gallery/our-13-favorite-moments-from-the-2020-american-music-awards|title=Our 13 favorite moments from the 2020 American Music Awards|publisher=Radio.com|last=Rosenbaum|first=Marty|date=22 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123222351/https://www.radio.com/music/pop/gallery/our-13-favorite-moments-from-the-2020-american-music-awards|archive-date=23 November 2020}}

Lipa performed "Levitating" as the second track on the setlist for her Studio 2054 live stream concert on 27 November 2020.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/dua-lipas-studio-2054-livestream-heres-what-happened/|title=Dua Lipa's Studio 2054 Livestream: Here's What Happened|website=Pitchfork|last=Hussey|first=Allison|date=28 November 2020|access-date=28 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128034103/https://pitchfork.com/news/dua-lipas-studio-2054-livestream-heres-what-happened/|archive-date=28 November 2020}} She performed it during her NPR Tiny Desk Concert, released 4 December 2020.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-dua-lipa-npr-tiny-desk-home-concert/|title=Watch Dua Lipa's NPR 'Tiny Desk (Home) Concert'|website=Pitchfork|last=Hussey|first=Allison|date=4 December 2020|access-date=4 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204220152/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-dua-lipa-npr-tiny-desk-home-concert/|archive-date=4 December 2020}} The following day, Lipa performed it as a medley with her single "Physical" (2020) at both the LOS40 Music Awards 2020 and the 2020 NRJ Music Awards;{{cite web|url=https://los40.com/los40/2020/12/05/videos/1607194466_581156.html|title= Los emotivos recuerdos de Dua Lipa tras conquistar 2 LOS40 Music Awards 2020|publisher=Los 40|language=es|last=Vicente|first=Juan|date=5 December 2020|access-date=6 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206141731/https://los40.com/los40/2020/12/05/videos/1607194466_581156.html|archive-date=6 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nrj.fr/music-awards/videos/dua-lipa-chante-levitating-en-live-71348409|title=Vidéo Dua Lipa chante 'Levitating' en live!|publisher=NRJ|language=fr|date=5 December 2020|access-date=6 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201206142641/https://www.nrj.fr/music-awards/videos/dua-lipa-chante-levitating-en-live-71348409|archive-date=6 December 2020}} she also performed "Fever" (2020) with Angèle at the latter ceremony.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrj.fr/music-awards/videos/dua-lipa-et-angele-reunies-pour-chanter-fever-en-live-71348410|title=Vidéo Dua Lipa et Angèle réunies pour chanter 'Fever' en live|publisher=NRJ|language=fr|date=5 December 2020|access-date=6 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201206142649/https://www.nrj.fr/music-awards/videos/dua-lipa-et-angele-reunies-pour-chanter-fever-en-live-71348410|archive-date=6 December 2020}} On 10 December 2020, Lipa performed an acoustic set at the 2020 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball which included "Levitating" as well as "Don't Start Now" and a cover of "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", the latter of which was a virtual performance with a few of her fans for Capital One's Holiday Jam.{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2110583/dua-lipa-john-lennon-happy-xmas-jingle-ball-cover-bernie-sanders-award/news/|title=Dua Lipa Covers John Lennon's 'Happy Xmas,' Receives Award From Bernie Sanders|website=Stereogum|last=Helman|first=Peter|date=11 December 2020|access-date=12 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212042604/https://www.stereogum.com/2110583/dua-lipa-john-lennon-happy-xmas-jingle-ball-cover-bernie-sanders-award/news/|archive-date=12 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7916524/billie-eilish-harry-styles-more-slay-2020-jingle-ball?chrome=1|title=Billie Eilish, Harry Styles & More Slay 2020 Jingle Ball|website=Idolator|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=11 December 2020|access-date=12 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201212042543/https://www.idolator.com/7916524/billie-eilish-harry-styles-more-slay-2020-jingle-ball?chrome=1&edg-c=1|archive-date=12 December 2020}} During her 19 December 2020 Saturday Night Live appearance, she performed "Levitating", "Don't Start Now", and acted in a World War II-themed skit.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/https-ew-com-tv-recaps-saturday-night-live-season-46-episode-9/|title=Saturday Night Live recap: Kristen Wiig hosts last SNL of 2020|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Hoglund|first=Andy|date=19 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220155846/https://ew.com/tv/recaps/https-ew-com-tv-recaps-saturday-night-live-season-46-episode-9/|archive-date=20 December 2020}} Lipa performed the song as part of her 22 December 2020 Pandora livestream concert.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9503282/livestreams-virtual-concerts-week-of-december-21/|title=Here Are All the Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch: Week of December 21|magazine=Billboard|last=Chan|first=Anna|date=20 December 2020|access-date=30 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227193939/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9503282/livestreams-virtual-concerts-week-of-december-21/|archive-date=27 December 2020}} On New Year's Eve 2020, she performed it during YouTube's Hello 2021 virtual countdown special for the Indian, British and American shows.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/matthew-mcconaughey-rupaul-storm-reid-new-year-youtube-hello-2021-1234653416/|title= YouTube To Ring In New Year With 'Hello 2021' Global Celebration Video|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Del Rosario|first=Alexandra|date=10 December 2020|access-date=2 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215210502/https://deadline.com/2020/12/matthew-mcconaughey-rupaul-storm-reid-new-year-youtube-hello-2021-1234653416/|archive-date=15 December 2020}}

On 14 March 2021, Lipa performed the remixed version with DaBaby for the first time at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, alongside a performance of "Don't Start Now".{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFWv44Z4Jhk|title= Dua Lipa - Levitating ft. DaBaby / Don't Start Now (Live at the GRAMMYs 2021)|website=YouTube|date= 14 March 2021|access-date= 15 March 2021}}

On 17 October 2024, as part of An Evening with Dua Lipa TV special, Lipa performed the song at the Royal Albert Hall with the accompaniment of the Heritage Orchestra and fourteen choristers.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=9_sl-pxtVYP_gGgj&v=mJzFj9wJtDM&feature=youtu.be |title=Dua Lipa - Levitating (Live from the Royal Albert Hall) |date=5 December 2024 |last=Dua Lipa |access-date=12 December 2024 |via=YouTube}}

On 30 November 2024, Lipa performed a version of Levitating during a set of her Radical Optimism Tour in Mumbai, remixed with "Woh Ladki Jo", a popular song from the 90s Bollywood movie Baadshah, which features Bollywood veteran Shahrukh Khan in the acting lead. The original version of the song was performed by playback singer, Abhijeet.

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Future Nostalgia: The Moonlight Edition.{{cite AV media notes|title=Future Nostalgia: The Moonlight Edition|others=Dua Lipa|year=2021|type=liner notes|publisher=Warner Records|id=0190295076108}}

Recording and management

• Vocals recorded at Sarm Studios (London, United Kingdom)
• Recorded at the Bunker at 13, Sarm Music Village (London, United Kingdom) and Modulator Music (Toronto, Canada)
• Mixed at Henson Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Mastered at Sterling Sound (Edgewater, New Jersey)

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Category:Warner Records singles

Category:Music videos directed by Warren Fu

Category:Songs involved in plagiarism controversies

Category:Animated music videos

Category:Anime-influenced animation

Category:Remix singles