Dua Lipa Attempts to Create A New World With New Album' Radical Optimism'

Dua Lipa's new album, Radical Optimism, is set to drop on May 3, 2024.

In the meantime, she's teasing fans about what to expect from her upcoming highly-anticipated release.

Dua Lipa 'Radical Optimism' Teaser

In an Instagram video she shared recently, Dua Lipa has much more to say about her upcoming record.

It's the beauty of the chaos and trying to stay calm through it," the Grammy-winning singer said in the video. "Listening over and over and feeling like, 'How do I want to tell this story?'"

Dua Lipa has since released two singles from the album: " Houdini" and "Training Session."

"I always go for the most upbeat ones to introduce people to the record," she revealed. "I can just keep on dancing and keep people dancing. We're trying to create a world in a different way, and sonically it was about experimenting. Thematically, it was always about resilience."

Dua Lipa Album Cover

Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism cover art shows the singer floating in the ocean with a shark fin approaching her in the photograph. Despite the horrifying scenario, Dua looked relaxed and at peace as the backdrop of a hazy sunset covered the upper part of the album art.

The album's back cover shows a blurred version of the ocean, along with the title and tracklist.

Dua Lipa' Radical Optimism' Tracklist

Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism is composed of 11 songs, and it has not been confirmed yet whether she had guest artists on this one. Like her previous album, Future Nostalgia, the song only has 11 songs, both one track lesser than her self-titled debut album, which had 12.

Check out Dua Lipa's "Radical Optimism" tracklist below.

• "End of an Era"
• "Houdini"
• "Training Session"
• "These Walls"
• "Whatcha Doing"
• "French Exit"
• "Illusion"
• "Falling Forever"
• "Anything For Love"
• "Maria"
• "Happy For You"

In a press release, Dua Lipa revealed that she got the idea of "radical optimism" from a friend.

"It's a concept that resonated with me, and I became more curious as I started to play with it and weave it into my life," she said. "It struck me - the idea of going through chaos gracefully and feeling like you can weather any storm. At the same time, I found myself looking through the music history of psychedelia, trip hop and Britpop. It has always felt so confidently optimistic to me, and that honesty and attitude is a feeling I took into my recording sessions."

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