Lush Life (Zara Larsson song)

"Lush Life"
Single by Zara Larsson
from the album So Good
Released 5 June 2015 (2015-06-05)
Format
Genre
Length 3:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Emanuel Abrahamsson
  • Marcus Sepehrmanesh
  • Linnea Södahl
  • Fridolin Walcher
  • Christoph Bauss
  • Iman Conta Hultén
Producer(s)
Zara Larsson singles chronology
"Weak Heart"
(2015)		 "Lush Life"
(2015)		 "Never Forget You"
(2015)

"Weak Heart"
(2015)		 "Lush Life"
(2015)		 "Never Forget You"
(2015)
Music video
"Lush Life" on YouTube

"Lush Life" is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson. The song was released as the lead single from her second and international debut studio album, So Good, on 5 June 2015 in Sweden, and 9 June 2015 worldwide.[4][5] A remix featuring Tinie Tempah was released on 26 February 2016.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

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 received over 580 million views on YouTube so far.[9]

The third video was made for the US release of "Lush Life" and released on 5 July 2016. It was directed by Mary Clerté.[10] The video shows Larsson dancing in pastel-hued sets. Some sequences feature backup dancers and a love interest played by Eyal Booker.

"Lush Life" was featured in several TV series and telenovelas including Super Shore, El camionero, Preciosas and The Bold Type.

In Chile, the song was featured commercial clothes Marquis in Ripley.[11]

Track listing

Digital download[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Lush Life"3:21

Personnel

  • James F Reynolds – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[79] Gold 10,000^
Australia (ARIA)[80] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[81] Platinum 30,000*
Belgium (BEA)[82] Platinum 30,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[83] Platinum 80,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[84] 2× Platinum 120,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[85] Platinum 10,000[85]
France (SNEP)[86] Diamond 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[87] 3× Gold 600,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[88] 4× Platinum 60,000^
Italy (FIMI)[89] 3× Platinum 150,000double-dagger
Netherlands (NVPI)[90] 5× Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[91] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[92] 3× Platinum 30,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[93] Diamond 100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[94] 2× Platinum 80,000^
Sweden (GLF)[95] Diamond 400,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[96] 2× Platinum 60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[97] 2× Platinum 1,200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[98] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Sweden 5 June 2015 Digital download [4]
United Kingdom 9 June 2015 [5]
Australia [99]
United States [100]
20 October 2015 Contemporary hit radio
(original release)		 Epic [101]
Germany 20 November 2015 CD single [12]
United Kingdom 5 February 2016 Contemporary hit radio [102]
Sweden 26 February 2016 Digital download
(featuring Tinie Tempah)		 [6]
Australia [103]
United Kingdom [104]
4 March 2016 Digital download
(Remixes)		 [13]
Sweden 1 April 2016 Digital download
(Acoustic)		 [15]
Australia [105]
United Kingdom [106]
United States 20 June 2016 Hot adult contemporary radio Epic [107]
21 June 2016 Contemporary hit radio
(re-release)		 [108]

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