Plæygirl

The album was written between 2022 and 2024 in Copenhagen and Los Angeles, according to MØ, the album reflects her most authentic and liberated self, as she aimed to create music that feels "true to me" and "free". MØ collaborated with producer Nick Sylvester and her longtime creative partner Ronni Vindahl throughout the process.{{cite web |access-date=6 April 2025 |date=29 January 2025 |first=Robin |language=en-GB |last=Murray |title=MØ Confirms New Album 'Plæygirl' {{!}} News |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/mo-confirms-new-album-plaeygirl/ |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews }} Comprising 12 tracks, the project represents what she describes as her most authentic and liberated self. "I just wanted to make music that was true to me – music that feels free. I feel like I'm standing in front of a new era," she explained.

To support the album, MØ announced her debut Plæygirl live tour, beginning with five European shows in March 2025 following a launch event at London's Lexington.{{cite web |author=Tyler Damara Kelly |date=30 January 2025 |title=MØ announces new album, Plæygirl, and shares new single "Sweet" feat. Biig Piig |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/mo-announces-new-album-plaeygirl-and-shares-new-single-sweet-feat-biig-piig |access-date=15 April 2025 |website=The Line of Best Fit }}

The album's lead single, "Who Said", was released on 17 October 2024.{{cite web |last=Jamieson |first=Sarah |date=17 October 2024 |title=MØ returns with new single 'Who Said' |url=https://diymag.com/news/mo-new-single-who-said |access-date=6 April 2025 |website=DIY }}{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKPIJ9vrqMA |title=MØ - Who Said (Official Video) |date=16 October 2024 |access-date=6 April 2025 |website=YouTube }} A cover of "Wake Me Up" by the late Swedish DJ and previous collaborator Avicii was released as the album's second single on 6 December.{{cite web |title=Wake Me Up - Single by MØ |website=Apple Music |date=6 December 2024 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wake-me-up-single/1781877297 |access-date=6 April 2025 |language=en-US }} "Sweet" featuring Irish singer and rapper Biig Piig was released as the album's third single, alongside the album announcement on 28 January 2025.{{cite web |last=Salce |first=Chris |date=30 January 2025 |title=MØ - SWEET (feat. Biig Piig) |url=https://acidstag.com/2025/01/mo-sweet-feat-biig-piig/ |access-date=8 April 2025 |website=ACID STAG |language=en-US }}{{cite web |date=29 January 2025 |title=MØ shares new single 'Sweet' feat. Biig Piig {{!}} She Makes Music |url=https://shemakesmusic.co.uk/new-music/mo-shares-new-single-sweet-feat-biig-piig/ |access-date=8 April 2025 |website=shemakesmusic.co.uk |language=en-US }} "Keep Moving" was released as the album's fourth single on 21 March.{{cite web |first=Daisy |last=Carter |date=24 March 2025 |title=MØ drops latest 'Plæygirl' preview 'Keep Møving' |url=https://diymag.com/news/mo-plaeygirl-keep-moving |access-date=8 April 2025 |website=DIY }}{{cite web |first=Sam |last=Taylor |date=21 March 2025 |title=MØ tackles her endless to-do list with fun new single ‘Keep Møving’ |url=https://readdork.com/news/mo-releases-keep-moving/ |access-date=15 April 2025 |website=Dork }} The album's fifth single, "Lose Yourself", was released on 2 May.{{cite web |date=30 April 2025 |title=MØ celebrates self-preservation and self-joy with her new single 'Lose Yourself' - Dork |url=https://readdork.com/news/mo-releases-lose-yourself/ |access-date=1 May 2025 |website=Dork |language=en-GB }}{{cite magazine |date=30 April 2025 |title=MØ drops new electro-pop banger 'Lose Yourself' ahead of fourth record 'Plæygirl' |url=https://diymag.com/news/mo-lose-yourself-fourth-record-plaeygirl |access-date=1 May 2025 |magazine=DIY |language=en }} "Heartbreak", the album's sixth and final single, was released on 15 May 2025.{{cite web |url=https://acidstag.com/2025/05/mo-heartbreak/ |author=Chris Salve |website=ACID STAG |title=MØ – ‘Heartbreak’ |date=16 May 2025 |access-date=18 May 2025 }}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = DIY

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Martin |first=Bella |date=16 May 2025 |title=MØ - Plæygirl |url=https://diymag.com/review/album/mo-plaegirl |access-date=18 May 2025 |magazine=DIY}}

| rev2 = Stereoboard

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sarah |url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/247694/9 |title=MØ - Plæygirl (Album Review) |website=Stereoboard |date=20 May 2025 |access-date=23 May 2025}}

| rev3 = Jenesaispop

| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Alonso |first=Sebas E. |url=https://jenesaispop.com/2025/05/23/499622/mo-plaeygirl/ |title=Mø / Plæygirl |website=Jenesaispop |date=23 May 2025 |access-date=25 May 2025 |language=Spanish}}

| rev4 = The Arts Desk

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |author=Thomas H Green |url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-m%C3%B8-pl%C3%A6ygirl |title=Album: MØ - Plæygirl |website=The Art Desk |date=14 May 2025 |access-date=25 May 2025}}

| rev5 = Soundvenue

| rev5score = {{Rating|5|6}}{{cite web |author=Kjartan F. Stolberg |url=https://soundvenue.com/musik/2025/05/moe-er-genfoedt-som-popglad-punker-paa-det-kompromisloest-beskidte-plaeygirl-625327 |title=MØ Er Genefødt Som Popglad Punker På Det Kompromisløst Beskidte 'Plæygirl' |website=Soundvenue |date=18 May 2025 |access-date=25 May 2025 |language=Danish}}

}}

Plægirl received mostly favourable reviews from music critics. Writing for Soundvenue, critic Kjartan F. Stolberg described it as "a return to the unpolished, uncompromising, and intuitive pop music that defined MØ's on No Mythologies to Follow and stating that Plæygirl "is her strongest and most character-rich album since then." Similary, Thomas H Green of The Arts Desk also praised MØ's characteristic sound, noticing that she "remains girl-ish but also conveys, somehow, the lived life and lost loves of a woman in her mid-30s, an indie sensibility, a shyness."

DIY magazine gave Plægirl a 3.5 out of 5 star rating, noting it as a project caught between her alt-pop strengths and the expectations of past commercial success. While tracks like "Without You" and the title track showcase her signature melancholy and analog flair, other songs such as "Knife" and "Sweet" are seen as formulaic and lacking impact. Missteps include an underwhelming use of a sample on "Who Said". Still, highlights like "Keep Moving" and "Heartbreaks" inject energy and innovation, though the inclusion of her cover of Avicii's "Wake Me Up" disrupts the album's flow. Ultimately, Plægirl offers moments of brilliance, but its over-calculated nature sometimes dulls MØ's unique voice.

{{Track listing

| headline = Plæygirl track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 35:24

| title1 = Meat on a Stick

| writer1 = {{hlist|Karen Marie Ørsted|Elliott Kozel|Rasmus Littauer|Sylvester Sivertsen|Nick Sylvester}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Sylvester|Kozel{{ref|a|[a]}}|Hamish Patrick{{ref|a|[a]}}|Matthew Neighbour{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length1 = 2:28

| title2 = Who Said

| length2 = 3:07

| writer2 = {{hlist|Ørsted|Clementine Douglas|Karin Dreijer|Olof Bjorn Dreijer|Sylvester|Ronni Vindahl}}

| extra2 = Sylvester

| title3 = Knife

| writer3 = {{hlist|Ørsted|Finn Keane|Madison Love|Sylvester}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Sylvester|EasyFun|Patrick{{ref|a|[a]}}|Neighbour{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length3 = 3:04

| title4 = Without You

| writer4 = {{hlist|Ørsted|Littauer|Sylvester}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Sylvester|Patrick{{ref|a|[a]}}|Neighbour{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length4 = 2:49

| title5 = Joanna (Interlude)

| writer5 = Kim Larsen

| extra5 = Sylvester

| length5 = 1:00

| title6 = Sweet

| note6 = featuring Biig Piig

| length6 = 2:56

| writer6 = {{hlist|Ørsted|Biig Piig|Sylvester|Sivertsen}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Sylvester|Sly}}

| title7 = Plæygirl

| writer7 = {{hlist|Ørsted|Littauer|Kozel|Sylvester}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Sylvester|Kozel{{ref|a|[a]}}|Patrick{{ref|a|[a]}}|Neighbour{{ref|a|[a]}}|Mary Lattimore{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length7 = 2:43

| title8 = Keep Moving

| length8 = 3:22

| writer8 = {{hlist|Ørsted|Littaeur|Kozel|Sylvester}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Sylvester|Kozel|Patrick{{ref|a|[a]}}|Neighbour{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| title9 = Lose Yourself

| length9 = 2:54

| writer9 = {{hlist|Ørsted|Douglas|Micah Jasper|Littauer|Stint|Sylvester|Vindahl}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Sylvester|Vindahl|Patrick{{ref|a|[a]}}|Neighbour{{ref|a|[a]}}|Jasper{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| title10 = Vildchild

| writer10 = {{hlist|Ørsted|Kozel|Littauer|Sylvester|Vindahl}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Sylvester|Vindahl|Kozel{{ref|a|[a]}}|Patrick{{ref|a|[a]}}|Neighbour{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length10 = 3:40

| title11 = Heartbreak

| length11 = 3:06

| writer11 = {{hlist|Ørsted|Kristoffer Fogelmark|Albin Nedler|Siversten|Sylvester}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Sylvester|Sly|Patrick{{ref|a|[a]}}|Neighbour{{ref|a|[a]}}|Nedler{{ref|a|[a]}}{{ref|v|[v]}}|Fogelmark{{ref|a|[a]}}{{ref|v|[v]}}}}

| title12 = Wake Me Up

| length12 = 4:15

| writer12 = {{hlist|Tim Bergling|Egbert Dawkins|Michael Einzinger}}

| extra12 = Sylvester

}}

Notes

• ^{{{ref|a|[a]|noid=additional producer}}} signifies an additional producer.
• ^{{{ref|v|[v]|noid=vocal producer}}} signifies a vocal producer.
• "Sweet" is stylized in all caps.
• "Keep Moving" is stylized as "Keep Møving".

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web |title=Plæygirl / MØ / Credits |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/435412424/credits |publisher=Tidal |access-date=19 May 2025 |date=16 May 2025}}

• Karen Marie Ørsted – vocals
• Nick Sylvester – synthesizer (tracks 1, 3–11), piano (1, 5), programming (4, 6–8), vocoder (5), background vocals (8)
• Elliott Kozel – guitar (tracks 1, 6–8, 10), programming (6, 7)
• Rasmus Littauer – guitar (track 1), drums (10)
• Finn Keane – synthesizer (track 3)
• Mary Lattimore – harp (tracks 6, 7)
• Harrison Patrick Smith – synthesizer (track 8)
• Adam Moerder – drum machine (tracks 9, 10)
• Robert Szmurlo – drum machine (tracks 9, 10)
• Micah Jasper – guitar, synthesizer (track 9)
• Ronni Vindahl – guitar, synthesizer (track 9)
• Albin Nedler – programming, synthesizer (track 11)
• Sylvester Sivertsen – programming, synthesizer (track 11)

• Ruiari O'Flaherty – mastering
• Lars Stalfors – mixing (tracks 1–4, 6–12)
• Nick Sylvester – mixing (track 5), engineering (1, 3–5, 7–11)
• Karen Marie Ørsted – engineering (tracks 1, 3–5, 7–11)
• Robert Szmurlo – engineering (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7–11)
• Christian Refer – engineering (tracks 1, 4, 7–10)
• Mads Mølgaard Helbæk – engineering (tracks 1, 4, 7–10)
• Elliott Kozel – engineering (tracks 1, 7, 8)
• Mary Lattimore – engineering (track 7)
• Micah Jasper – engineering (track 9)
• Ronni Vindahl – engineering (track 10)
• Albin Nedler – engineering (track 11)
• Sylvester Sivertsen – engineering (track 11)

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