New Love
{{short description|2015 single by Dua Lipa}}
{{about|the Dua Lipa song}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = New Love
| cover = Dua Lipa - New Love.png
| alt = Dua Lipa in a black jacket posing in front of a floral background.
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Dua Lipa
| album = Dua Lipa (Deluxe)
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2015|8|21}}
| recorded =
| studio = TaP / Strongroom 7 (London)
| genre = Synth-pop
| length = 4:31
| label = Dua Lipa Limited
| writer = * Dua Lipa
| producer = * Emile Haynie
- Andrew Wyatt
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Be the One
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Nz-dPOjK1gQ|"New Love"}}}}
}}
"New Love" is the debut single by English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa from her eponymous debut studio album (2017). It was written by Lipa and its producers Emile Haynie and Andrew Wyatt about the singer's struggle to find her place in the music industry. The song is a synth-pop ballad with neo soul and R&B elements as well as a stomping, tribal drum beat throughout. Several music critics complimented the song's showcase of Lipa's vocals.
Despite receiving limited attention upon its independent release on 21{{nbsp}}August 2015, "New Love" became popular among music tastemakers and helped Lipa receive a longlisting in the BBC's Sound of... critics poll for 2016. Photographer Nicole Nodland directed the music video which is a montage of filtered footage of Lipa in Los Angeles doing activities she enjoys. The song was performed during three of the singer's concert tours, the most recent being the Self-Titled Tour in 2017 and 2018.
Background and composition
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Dua Lipa co-wrote "New Love" with Emile Haynie and Andrew Wyatt.{{cite AV media notes |title=Dua Lipa |type=deluxe edition liner notes |others=Dua Lipa |publisher=Warner Records |year=2017 |id=0190295938482}} At the time, Lipa went into many failed writing sessions trying to recreate her track "Hotter than Hell" and it was only after this transpired that she wrote "New Love".{{cite web|url=https://www.popjustice.com/articles/dua-lipa-interview-i-feel-like-theres-magic-in-everything/|title=Dua Lipa interview: 'I feel like there's magic in everything'|website=Popjustice|date=16 February 2016|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200625170209/https://www.popjustice.com/articles/dua-lipa-interview-i-feel-like-theres-magic-in-everything/|url-status=live}} She wrote the song about being undecided on her sound and message in a music industry that "often seems to neither want nor need you."{{cite web|url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/dua-lipa/14587|title=Interview: Dua Lipa, the art of not giving a f*ck.|last=Riddell|first=Rose|website=Coup De Main Magazine|date=25 June 2018|access-date=5 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109005517/https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/dua-lipa/14587|archive-date=9 November 2020}} According to Lipa, the track is about "facing the fear of losing the only thing that matters to you."{{cite web|url=http://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/stream-dua-lipa-s-debut-single-new-love-144|title=Stream Dua Lipa's debut single 'New Love' [Track of the Day]|last=Buck|first=Courtney|website=The 405|date=26 August 2015|access-date=30 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831021649/http://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/stream-dua-lipa-s-debut-single-new-love-144|archive-date=31 August 2015}} Both Haynie and Wyatt handled the production. The song was written in New York and the vocals were recorded at TaP Studio / Strongroom 7 in London. The mixing was handled by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee North Studios in Universal City, California while it was mastered at London's Metropolis Studios by John Davis.
Musically, "New Love" is a synth-pop ballad with neo soul and R&B elements.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/dua-lipa-new-love-video|title=Dua Lipa airs her visuals for Emile Haynie and Andrew Wyatt-produced single 'New Love'|last=Day|first=Laurence|website=The Line of Best Fit|date=24 September 2015|access-date=29 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040701/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/dua-lipa-new-love-video|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/dua-lipa-profile-5370|title=Dua Lipa's Got Her Eyes On World Domination|last=Smith|first=Thomas|website=NME|date=22 July 2016|access-date=29 March 2020|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200625155632/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/dua-lipa-profile-5370|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2015/12/09/dua-lipa-gen-f-interview|title=Meet Dua Lipa, A Restless Spirit with a Mighty Big Voice|last=Weber|first=Lindsey|website=The Fader|date=9 December 2015|access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040710/https://www.thefader.com/2015/12/09/dua-lipa-gen-f-interview|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gigwise.com/blogs/102320/friday-playlist-the-best-new-songs-of-the-week-beginning-17-august|title=Friday playlist: The best new songs of the week|last=Pollard|first=Alexandra|website=Gigwise|date=21 August 2015|access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040915/https://www.gigwise.com/blogs/102320/friday-playlist-the-best-new-songs-of-the-week-beginning-17-august|url-status=live}} The song runs for 4{{nbsp}}minutes and 31{{nbsp}}seconds and has a structure of verse, refrain, bridge, chorus, verse, refrain, bridge, chorus, middle eight, bridge, chorus. It is composed in Time signature and the key of A-flat major, with a syncopated pop tempo of 90{{nbsp}}beats per minute. The verses have a D{{music|flat}}maj7–E{{music|flat}} chord progression, while the chorus follows an A{{music|flat}}maj7–D{{music|flat}}maj7–B{{music|flat}}m–E{{music|flat}} sequence.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0201443|title=Dua Lipa 'New Love' Sheet Music in Ab Major|date=21 October 2019 |publisher=Musicnotes.com|access-date=29 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040700/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0201443|url-status=live}} The song has a stomping, tribal drum beat throughout and Lipa's deep, full-throated vocal is stretched in the production to feintly echo.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/tastemakers/read/tastemakers-what-s-capital-s-george-shelley-listening-to-this-week/066149|title=Tastemakers: What's Capital's George Shelley listening to this week?|last=Shelley|first=George|author-link=George Shelley (singer)|website=Music Week|date=5 October 2016|access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040705/https://www.musicweek.com/tastemakers/read/tastemakers-what-s-capital-s-george-shelley-listening-to-this-week/066149|url-status=live}} The verses build to a climax before cutting to a simpler chorus.{{cite web|url=https://theface.com/music/dua-lipa-pop-music-interview-volume-4-issue-001|title=It's a Dua party|last=Cliff|first=Aimee|website=The Face|date=9 September 2019|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=10 August 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200810013241/https://theface.com/music/dua-lipa-pop-music-interview-volume-4-issue-001|url-status=live}} The singer cascades around the track's two-word title and uses melisma in the chorus.{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7605991/new-sensations-asha-izzy-bizu-more-names-for-your-pop-radar|title=New Sensations: Asha, Izzy Bizu & More Names For Your Pop Radar|last=Williott|first=Carl|website=Idolator|date=4 September 2015|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040943/https://www.idolator.com/7605991/new-sensations-asha-izzy-bizu-more-names-for-your-pop-radar|url-status=live}} Her vocal range spans from E♭ (musical note) to C5.
Release and promotion
"New Love" was premiered online by New York City magazine The Fader on 20{{nbsp}}August 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2015/08/20/dua-lipa-new-love-video|title=Dua Lipa Is Our 'New Love'|last=Cliff|first=Aimee|website=The Fader|date=20 August 2015|access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040931/https://www.thefader.com/2015/08/20/dua-lipa-new-love-video|url-status=live}} It was released the following day for digital download and streaming by the singer's independent record label, Dua Lipa Limited,{{cite web|url=https://tidal.com/browse/album/50226540|title=New Love by Dua Lipa|date=21 August 2015 |publisher=Tidal|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040710/https://tidal.com/browse/album/50226540|url-status=live}} as her debut single.{{cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2016/12/01/watch-dua-lipa-live-dream-latest-episode-aaa/|title=Dua Lipa – Access All Areas|last=Muñoz|first=Luis|website=Fact|date=1 December 2016|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040703/https://www.factmag.com/2016/12/01/watch-dua-lipa-live-dream-latest-episode-aaa/|url-status=live}} Recalling her decision to release the single, Lipa said: "When I showed 'New Love' to people, they'd say, 'Oh, I didn't expect that'. I loved that reaction, so I went with it."{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a32855/dua-lipa-profile/|title=Sick of Formulaic Pop? Dua Lipa Is Here to Shake Things Up|last=Olivier|first=Bobby|website=Elle|date=24 December 2015|access-date=2 April 2020|archive-date=27 June 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200627010505/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a32855/dua-lipa-profile/|url-status=live}} Remixes by Jarreau Vandal and Para One were released on 29{{nbsp}}January 2016. The latter's remix makes use of vocoder noodling and synth streaks that give it a subtle G-funk feel, while Lipa's vocals are converted into a 1980s-style with R&B-pop hooks.{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7611613/dua-lipa-new-love-remix-para-one?chrome=1|title=Dua Lipa's 'New Love' Gets A Remix From Para One: Premiere|website=Idolator|last=Williott|first=Carl|date=21 October 2015|access-date=7 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210107011653/https://www.idolator.com/7611613/dua-lipa-new-love-remix-para-one?chrome=1&edg-c=1|archive-date=7 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/dua-lipa-new-love-para-one-remix|title=Dua Lipa: 'New Love (Para One Remix)'|website=The Line of Best Fit|last=Bridgewater|first=Paul|date=25 October 2015|access-date=7 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026233549/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/dua-lipa-new-love-para-one-remix|archive-date=26 October 2015}}
"New Love" was first included on the Austria, Germany and Switzerland exclusive extended play (EP) for Lipa's single "Be the One" as the second track, released on 19{{nbsp}}February 2016.Citations regarding the "Be the One" digital EP release:
- {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/at/album/be-the-one-ep/1083639153|title=Be the One – EP von Dua Lipa|publisher=iTunes Store (AT)|language=de|trans-title=Be the One – EP by Dua Lipa|access-date=10 January 2021|archive-date=7 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107231516/https://music.apple.com/at/album/be-the-one-ep/1446013471|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/be-the-one-ep/1083639153|title=Be the One – EP von Dua Lipa|publisher=iTunes Store (DE)|language=de|trans-title=Be the One – EP by Dua Lipa|access-date=10 January 2021|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003112914/https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/be-the-one-ep/id1083639153|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ch/album/be-the-one-ep/1083639153|title=Be the One – EP von Dua Lipa|publisher=iTunes Store (CH)|language=de|trans-title=Be the One – EP by Dua Lipa|access-date=10 January 2021|archive-date=28 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828000146/https://itunes.apple.com/ch/album/be-the-one-ep/id1083639153|url-status=live}} A live, shortened version of the song was released as the second track on Lipa's 8{{nbsp}}July 2016-released extended play Spotify Sessions.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1GJZnwiG2FfRYjVAHMBles|title=Spotify Sessions – Dua Lipa|publisher=Spotify|accessdate=7 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210107204544/https://open.spotify.com/album/1GJZnwiG2FfRYjVAHMBles|archive-date=7 January 2021}} It is also included on Lipa's Urban Outfitters-exclusive vinyl extended play The Only, released on 21{{nbsp}}April 2017 serving as the fifth and final track.{{cite web|url=http://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/dua-lipa/12494|title=Dua Lipa to release exclusive Urban Outfitters EP, 'The Only'|website=Coup De Main Magazine|last=Riddell|first=Rose|date=10 April 2017|accessdate=7 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019065836/http://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/dua-lipa/12494|archive-date=19 October 2020}} "New Love" serves as the lead single from Lipa's self-titled debut studio album, released as the deluxe edition's fifteenth track on 2{{nbsp}}June 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/dua-lipa-deluxe-dua-lipa/0190295810764|title=Album Dua Lipa (Deluxe), Dua Lipa|publisher=Qobuz|accessdate=5 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210105013627/https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/dua-lipa-deluxe-dua-lipa/0190295810764|archive-date=5 January 2021}} It was originally intended to be placed as the seventh track on the standard edition of the album,{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dua-lipa/id1145317690|title=Dua Lipa by Dua Lipa|publisher=iTunes Store (GB)|accessdate=5 January 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924185950/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dua-lipa/id1145317690|archive-date=24 September 2016}} and appears in that position on the Austrian, German and Swiss version of the album.Citations regarding the Austrian, German and Swiss version of Dua Lipa:
- {{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/at/album/dua-lipa/id1127907139?l=en|title=Dua Lipa von Dua Lipa|publisher=iTunes Store (AT)|language=de|trans-title=Dua Lipa by Dua Lipa|access-date=16 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911021302/https://itunes.apple.com/at/album/dua-lipa/id1127907139?l=en|archive-date=11 September 2017}}
- {{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/dua-lipa/id1127907139?l=en|title=Dua Lipa von Dua Lipa|publisher=iTunes Store (DE)|language=de|trans-title=Dua Lipa by Dua Lipa|access-date=16 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911021412/https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/dua-lipa/id1127907139?l=en|archive-date=11 September 2017}}
- {{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ch/album/dua-lipa/id1127907139?l=en|title=Dua Lipa von Dua Lipa|publisher=iTunes Store (CH)|language=de|trans-title=Dua Lipa by Dua Lipa|access-date=16 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122123258/https://itunes.apple.com/ch/album/dua-lipa/id1127907139?l=en|archive-date=22 November 2017}}
Lipa gave her first live performance of "New Love" at Eurosonic Noorderslag in the Netherlands on 13{{nbsp}}January 2016.{{cite web|url=https://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/overzicht/2016/DJ-Shortlist/eurosonic-noorderslag/De-top-30-van-Eurosonic-2016.html|title=Hoge noteringen voor Stormzy, VANT, Nao en Dua Lipa|trans-title=High marks for Stormzy, VANT, Nao and Dua Lipa|language=nl|website=3VOOR12|date=16 January 2016|access-date=1 April 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040758/https://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/overzicht/2016/DJ-Shortlist/eurosonic-noorderslag/De-top-30-van-Eurosonic-2016.html|url-status=live}} It was included in the set lists for Lipa's 2016 UK Tour and Hotter than Hell Tour, accompanied by two keyboardists and a drummer.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/live-reviews/dua-lipa-koko-london|title=Dua Lipa brings the party to Koko on a Monday night|last=Maher|first=Amelia|website=The Line of Best Fit|date=11 October 2016|access-date=1 April 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040815/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/live-reviews/dua-lipa-koko-london|url-status=live}} She also performed the track at Lollapalooza on 30{{nbsp}}July 2016, her Mother Teresa Square concert in Albania on 10{{nbsp}}August 2016, and at the SWR3 New Pop Festival in Germany on 16{{nbsp}}September 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.fuse.tv/2016/07/grimes-dua-lipa-breaking-girl-pop-rules-lollapalooza-2016|title=Lollapalooza: Grimes & Dua Lipa Are Redefining the Girl Pop Rules|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|website=Fuse|date=31 July 2016|access-date=2 April 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040831/https://www.fuse.tv/2016/07/grimes-dua-lipa-breaking-girl-pop-rules-lollapalooza-2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://blitz.al/showblitz/rreth-e-rrotull/si-u-prit-dua-lipa-ne-tirane/|title=Si u prit Dua Lipa në Tiranë?|trans-title=How was Dua Lipa received in Tirana?|language=sq|website=Blitz|date=11 August 2016|access-date=2 April 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040803/https://blitz.al/showblitz/rreth-e-rrotull/si-u-prit-dua-lipa-ne-tirane/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.regioactive.de/review/2016/09/17/julian-perretta-und-matt-simons-rocken-tag-2-beim-swr3-new-pop-festival-2016-lXPQJFj4Cg.html|title=Julian Perretta und Matt Simons rocken Tag 2 beim SWR3 New Pop Festival 2016|trans-title=Julian Perretta and Matt Simons rock day 2 at the SWR3 New Pop Festival 2016|language=de|last=Winkes|first=Erik|publisher=Regioactive.de|date=17 September 2016|access-date=3 April 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040805/https://www.regioactive.de/review/2016/09/17/julian-perretta-und-matt-simons-rocken-tag-2-beim-swr3-new-pop-festival-2016-lXPQJFj4Cg.html|url-status=live}} During the Self-Titled Tour in 2017 and 2018, Lipa performed the song backed only by a guitarist.{{cite web|url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/dua-lipa-brighton-dome-review-tomorrows-star-today|title=Dua Lipa, Brighton Dome review – tomorrow's star today|last=Green|first=Thomas H|website=The Arts Desk|date=6 October 2017|access-date=1 April 2020|archive-date=15 July 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200715215024/https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/dua-lipa-brighton-dome-review-tomorrows-star-today|url-status=live}}
Reception
In contrast to her later singles, "New Love" received limited attention.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefourohfive.com/music/review/dua-lipa-heaven-london-31-03-16-145|title=Dua Lipa – Heaven, London 31/03/16|last=Buck|first=Courtney|website=The 405|date=1 April 2016|access-date=30 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409030252/http://www.thefourohfive.com/music/review/dua-lipa-heaven-london-31-03-16-145|archive-date=9 April 2016}} However, it proved popular among music tastemakers and helped Lipa receive a longlisting in the BBC's Sound of... critics poll for 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/19/dua-lipa-review-promising-dark-pop-brighton|title=Dua Lipa review – promising dark pop from a woman who's barely there|last=Sullivan|first=Caroline|website=The Guardian|date=19 January 2016|access-date=29 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040716/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/19/dua-lipa-review-promising-dark-pop-brighton|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/dua-lipa-album-release-date-top-40-charts-stormzy-rag-n-bone-man-a7626696.html|title=Dua Lipa on cracking the charts, imminent stardom and forming her own identity|last=Milton|first=Jamie|website=The Independent|date=13 March 2017|access-date=29 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040919/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/dua-lipa-album-release-date-top-40-charts-stormzy-rag-n-bone-man-a7626696.html|url-status=live}} The 405 named it "a contender for the strongest debut of 2015." Courtney Buck, a reviewer from the publication, found the production "strangely haunting", but cited Lipa's vocals as "the star of the show". Chris Martins of Spin felt the production was "wisely restrained enough to cede the stage to Lipa's incredible pipes, capable of belting hooks and seeping seduction in equal measure."{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2016/07/five-cant-miss-emerging-artists-at-lollapalooza-2016/|title=Five Can't-Miss Emerging Artists at Lollapalooza 2016|last=Martins|first=Chris|website=Spin|date=20 July 2016|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040935/https://www.spin.com/2016/07/five-cant-miss-emerging-artists-at-lollapalooza-2016/|url-status=live}} Caroline Sullivan wrote in The Guardian that the singer showcased a "smoke-darkened voice older and more disillusioned than her years." Jocasta Jones of The Independent on Sunday called Lipa's vocals "beautiful".{{cite news|title=Spheres of influence|last=Jones|first=Jocasta|newspaper=The Independent on Sunday|date=6 September 2015|page=5}}
For The Fader, Lindsey Weber saw "New Love" as "surprisingly heavy" and called the lyrics as "resentful, nostalgic, and always ready for a change". She went on to praise Lipa's "throaty and mature" voice, comparing it to that of Joss Stone and Lady Gaga. Gigwise{{'}}s Catherine Elliott deemed it an "absolute blinding pop song" and "a welcomed relief to all of the over styled, plastic tackiness of mainstream pop."{{cite web|url=https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/105312/dua-lipa-live-gig-tour-review-london-oslo-setlist-tickets|title=Dua Lipa live review, Hackney's Oslo – 'Pop music done right'|last=Elliott|first=Catherine|website=Gigwise|date=4 February 2016|access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040716/https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/105312/dua-lipa-live-gig-tour-review-london-oslo-setlist-tickets|url-status=live}} Writing for The Line of Best Fit, Laurence Day viewed the song as "a sizzling piece of rhythmic synthpop", while NME{{'}}s Thomas Smith named it a "trippy, soul-tinged ballad". In April 2020, Christopher Rosa of Glamour ranked "New Love" as Lipa's seventh worst track criticizing its lack of longevity, but praising the song's showcase of Lipa's "robust" vocals.{{cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/dua-lipa-10-best-and-worst-songs-of-all-time|title=Dua Lipa's 10 Best (and Worst) Songs of All Time|website=Glamour|last=Rosa|first=Christopher|date=13 April 2020|access-date=6 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116182957/https://www.glamour.com/story/dua-lipa-10-best-and-worst-songs-of-all-time|archive-date=16 November 2020}}
Music video
=Production and release=
The music video for "New Love" was directed by photographer Nicole Nodland, who also shot the single's cover art.{{cite web|url=https://nylon.com/articles/dua-lipa-interview|title=Band Crush: Dua Lipa|last=Gore|first=Sydney|website=Nylon|date=23 October 2015|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040937/https://www.nylon.com/articles/dua-lipa-interview|url-status=live}} It was edited by Jackson Ducasse and filmed in Super 8 film format.{{cite web|url=https://www.tonspion.de/news/hitvorhersage-dua-lipa-new-love|title=Hitvorhersage: Dua Lipa – New Love|language=de|trans-title=Hit prediction: Dua Lipa – New Love|website=Tonspion|date=21 August 2015|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040754/https://www.tonspion.de/news/hitvorhersage-dua-lipa-new-love|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz-dPOjK1gQ|title=Dua Lipa – New Love|via=YouTube|date=21 August 2015|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040745/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz-dPOjK1gQ|url-status=live}} The video was filmed in one day in Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7613003/dua-lipa-interview-be-the-one-video|title=Popping Up: Dua Lipa|last=Williott|first=Carl|website=Idolator|date=30 October 2015|access-date=2 April 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040845/https://www.idolator.com/7613003/dua-lipa-interview-be-the-one-video|url-status=live}} After Lipa expressed disappointment for a different track's postponed music video shoot, Nodland suggested to direct the clip for "New Love" during a dinner with the singer. As the video was a low-budget production, Lipa wrote her own treatment for it. Her styling was inspired by 1990s fashion and vintage clothing.{{cite web|url=https://www.glamcult.com/articles/dua-lipa-dreams-of-being-like-nelly-furtado/|title=Dua Lipa dreams of being like Nelly Furtado|last=Heuver|first=Maarten|website=Glamcult|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040803/https://www.glamcult.com/articles/dua-lipa-dreams-of-being-like-nelly-furtado/|url-status=live}} According to the singer, the concept involved activities she enjoys doing and alludes to "a life in the day of Dua Lipa".
Some scenes were entirely improvised while Nodland and Lipa were driving through Los Angeles. Among these were the inflatable slide on Melrose Avenue which Lipa slid down before being charged to use it, and the white-suited men who were spontaneously asked to dance after Lipa spotted them taking pictures at Hollywood Hills.{{cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/a18866/dua-lipa-interview/|title=Dua Lipa Interview – 'Last Dance' Singer Dua Lipa's Rise to Fame|last=Richdale|first=Andrew|website=Marie Claire|date=24 February 2016|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040746/https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/a18866/dua-lipa-interview/|url-status=live}} The visual shortens the song's length to 3{{nbsp}}minutes and 59{{nbsp}}seconds. The music video premiered alongside the song on 20 August 2015 on The Fader{{'}}s website. It was released on YouTube the following day.
File:Dua Lipa - New Love music video.png format music video that makes heavy use of colour and effect filters in the style of psychedelic art]]
=Synopsis and reception=
The music video uses many colour and effect filters in the style of psychedelic art. The video speed adapts to the tempo of the song with slow motion sequences playing during the chorus.{{cite web|url=https://www.universal-music.de/dua-lipa/videos/new-love-372295|title=Dua Lipa – Video – New Love|language=de|publisher=Universal Music Germany|access-date=1 April 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040745/https://www.universal-music.de/dua-lipa/videos/new-love-372295|url-status=live}} Lipa is shown wandering carefree through a street and eating sweets that turn her mouth blue. At Tattoo Mania in Los Angeles, Keith Haring drawings are tattooed on Lipa's thumbs as a tribute to New York City, her "favourite place in the world after London."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/news/a20019/dua-lipa-interview/|title=Dua Lipa Recovered from a Rough Modeling Career to Become a Pop Sensation|last=Gonzales|first=Erica|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|date=31 January 2017|access-date=5 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018011258/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/news/a20019/dua-lipa-interview/|archive-date=18 October 2020}} In another scene, Lipa lights a cigarette from a candle on a birthday cake and swigs a jug of milk while shopping in a supermarket in a silk kimono. During other segments she is shown cycling in a red dress, blowing bubbles between two men, strolling with heart balloons, and twirling with sparklers.{{cite web|url=https://younghollywood.com/scene/artist-to-watch-dua-lipa.html|title=Artist To Watch: Dua Lipa|last=Rickard|first=Stacy|website=Young Hollywood|date=2 September 2015|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040746/https://younghollywood.com/scene/artist-to-watch-dua-lipa.html|url-status=live}}
Writing for DIY, Jamie Milton said the video "felt like a celebration in colourful, dynamic pop".{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2015/10/30/dua-lipa-shares-massive-new-single-be-the-one|title=Dua Lipa shares massive new single 'Be The One'|last=Milton|first=Jamie|website=DIY|date=30 October 2015|access-date=29 March 2020|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200625174903/https://diymag.com/2015/10/30/dua-lipa-shares-massive-new-single-be-the-one|url-status=live}} Eoin Butler of The Irish Times described it as "like The Big Lebowski, just a little sexier."{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/shuffle-elle-king-objectifies-benedict-cumberbatch-humanises-1.2354049|title=Shuffle: Elle King objectifies; Benedict Cumberbatch humanises|last=Butler|first=Eoin|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=16 September 2015|access-date=29 March 2020|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103040952/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/shuffle-elle-king-objectifies-benedict-cumberbatch-humanises-1.2354049|url-status=live}}
Track listings
- Digital download and streaming
- "New Love" – 4:31
- Digital download and streaming – remixes
- "New Love" (Jarreau Vandal remix) – 4:01
- "New Love" (Para One remix) – 4:28
Personnel
- Dua Lipa{{spaced ndash}} vocals
- Emile Haynie{{spaced ndash}} production
- Andrew Wyatt{{spaced ndash}} production
- Manny Marroquin{{spaced ndash}} mixing
- Chris Galland{{spaced ndash}} mixing assistance
- Ike Schultz{{spaced ndash}} mixing assistance
- John Davis{{spaced ndash}} mastering
Release history
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|4ds2sR2Ftcc|Audio}}
- {{YouTube|gBqikOpuc-4|Album visual}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180609105803/https://www.metrolyrics.com/new-love-lyrics-dua-lipa.html Lyrics of this song] at MetroLyrics
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