Influence (Tove Lo song)

"Influence"
Promotional single by Tove Lo featuring Wiz Khalifa
from the album Lady Wood
Released 9 September 2016 (2016-09-09)
Format Digital download
Recorded
Length 3:44
Label Republic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) The Struts

"Influence" is a song recorded by Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo featuring guest vocals by American rapper Wiz Khalifa. It was released on 9 September 2016 as a promotional single from her second studio album Lady Wood (2016).[1]

Music video

The music video for "Influence" is a part of the short film Fairy Dust, which was directed by Tim Erem and premiered on 30 October 2016 via Lo's Vevo channel.[2]

Critical reception

Alim Kheraj of DIY said that the song "sees Tove Lo appropriating the masculine role of the [fuckboi]."[3] Entertainment Weekly's Madison Vain said that the singer "admits to being an unreliable narrator on one of the album's most irresistible tracks [...] before throwing the song to Wiz Khalifa for one of his fieriest verses yet."[4] Writing for NME, Nick Levine noted that "she sings about hooking up and getting hard on [Lady Wood]", The Observer's Kitty Empire commented "there’s actually rather little scarcity value in catchy tunes in [Influence]".[5][6] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine said that the song is "embodied by the substance-induced euphoria of [Influence]".[7]

Track listing

  • TM88 - Taylor Gang Remix[8]
  1. "Influence" (TM88 - Taylor Gang Remix) (featuring Wiz Khalifa) − 4:27

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[10] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 78

References

  1. ↑ Lakshmin, Deepa (9 September 2016). "Tove Lo And Wiz Khalifa's New Song 'Influence' Will Give You Lady Wood". MTV News. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tove Lo - Fairy Dust". Vevo. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Kheraj, Alim (25 October 2016). "Tove Lo – Lady Wood". DIY. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Vain, Madison (28 October 2016). "Tove Lo's Lady Wood: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Levine, Nick (27 October 2016). "Tove Lo – 'Lady Wood' Review". NME. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Empire, Kitty (30 October 2016). "Tove Lo: Lady Wood review – a hard sell for girl power". The Observer. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  7. ↑ Cinquemani, Sal (27 October 2016). "Tove Lo: Lady Wood". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Influence (TM88 - Taylor Gang Remix) [feat. Wiz Khalifa] - Single by Tove Lo". iTunes Store (US). 28 April 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Tove Lo / Lady Wood TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Tove Lo feat. Wiz Khalifa – Influence". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
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