Format CD
digital download Length 3:21 | Genre Dance-pop
electropop Label TEN
Epic
SME | |
Released 5 June 2015 (2015-06-05) Writer(s) Emanuel Abrahamsson
Marcus Sepehrmanesh
Linnea Södahl
Fridolin Walcher
Christoph Bauss
Iman Conta Hultén | ||
"Lush Life" is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson. The song was released as the lead single from her upcoming second and international debut studio album, So Good, on 5 June 2015 in Sweden, and 9 June 2015 worldwide. A remix featuring Tinie Tempah was released on 26 February 2016.
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Commercial performance
"Lush Life" topped the charts in Sweden for five weeks, becoming Larsson's second number–one single in her home country, also topping the charts in Mexico and Poland. It also peaked at number two in Denmark, Ireland (where it spent 17 consecutive weeks in the top ten), and Norway, number three in the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (after an 11-week climb), number four in Germany, Austria and Australia, and number six in Finland. The song debuted at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 2016 after previously peaking at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, where it spent 27 weeks. "Lush Life" has been streamed over 500 million times on Spotify.
Music video
There are three videos for "Lush Life". The first was directed by Måns Nyman, who had previously directed the video for "Bad Boys", for the song's original release in Sweden. The first version is black and white and shows Larsson dancing in front of a white background, along with scenes of her reclining while wearing sunglasses and dialing a telephone.
The second version is a recut version of the first with coloring and visual effects added, which was released to international markets. The international version of the video has scored over 440 million views on YouTube so far.
The third video was made for the US release of "Lush Life" and released on 5 July 2016. It was directed by Mary Clerté. The video shows Larsson dancing in pastel-hued sets. Some sequences feature backup dancers and a love interest played by Eyal Booker.
In popular culture
"Lush Life" was featured in several TV series and telenovela including Super Shore, El Camionero and Preciosas.