Dua Lipa Is Back With New Song ‘Houdini,’ and It’s a Banger: Single Review
variety.comJem Aswad Executive Editor, Music After the long life of Dua Lipa’s 2020 sophomore album “Future Nostalgia” — which was pandemic dance therapy for so many — there’s been a hot remix album, a year-long world tour, a global hit single with Elton John and her effervescent single from “Barbie,” so it really doesn’t seem like Variety‘s 2022 co-Hitmaker of the Year been absent.
Yet it’s been almost three years since “Nostalgia” dropped, and today we get the first look at her next chapter with “Houdini,” the lead single and video from her still-untitled third full-length album.
It’s a banger alright, with a driving beat, a throbbing bass hook and some very ‘80s synthesizer washes vaguely reminiscent of Talk Talk’s “It’s My Life.” The lyrics aren’t about the legendary escape artist except in a symbolic sense (“I’m not here for long/ Catch me or I go Houdini”).
In the announcement, she says, “This track represents the most light and freeing parts of my singledom. ’Houdini’ is very tongue in cheek, exploring the idea of whether someone is really worth my while or if I’ll ghost them in the end.
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