True Disaster

"True Disaster"
Single by Tove Lo
from the album Lady Wood
Released 15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)
Format Digital download
Recorded
Genre Synthpop
Length 3:44
Label Republic
Writer(s)
  • Tove Lo
  • Oscar Holter
Producer(s) Oscar Holter
Tove Lo singles chronology
"Cool Girl"
(2016)		 "True Disaster"
(2016)


"True Disaster" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Tove Lo from her second studio album, Lady Wood (2016). It was released as the second single from the album on 15 November 2016 by Republic Records. The song was written by Lo and Oscar Holter, and produced by the later.

Composition
"True Disaster"
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"True Disaster" is a 1980s-inspired synthpop song.[1] Lyrically, the song is about the pain that comes with destructive love. She suggests that she is willing to get hurt without caring about, indicating the lines "Come on, zero fucks about it / Come on, I know I'm gonna get hurt", and "Keep playing my heartstrings faster and faster / You can be just what I want, my true disaster."[2][3]

Critical reception

Writing for Slant Magazine, Sal Cinquemani spoke favorably of the track and opined that "the new wave-infused [...] those gestures are filtered through a patently contemporary lens" comparing it to Taylor Swift's work on 1989.[4] Heather Phares from AllMusic wrote "the sweet melody adds a thrill of anticipation."[5] Alim Kheraj from DIY wrote in a review for Lady Wood, "[True Disaster] acknowledges and celebrates the singer’s flaws by juxtaposing them over industrial synths."[6] Nick Levine from NME noted the connection between the previous title-track saying "she sings about hooking up and getting hard on [Lady Wood], tells us she doesn’t fancy pretty boys (or pretty girls) on [True Disaster]".[7] Katherine St. Asaph from Pitchfork spoke positively about the track defining it as "one of the year's best pop songs".[8] Jon Dolan from Rolling Stone wrote that "her world is a mess of bleary late nights and confessional abandon".[9] James Rettig from Stereogum wrote in a review for the track "It’s a sparkling, pulsating number about the inevitable devastation that comes with falling in love".[10]

Music video

Tove Lo
Tove Lo in a scene from the clip dancing in the middle of a deserted street.

The music video for "True Disaster" is a part of a short film titled Fairy Dust. It was directed by Tim Erem and premiered on 30 October 2016, via Lo's Vevo channel.[11] The stand-alone video debuted on 29 November 2016 on her YouTube and Vevo channels.[12] The video was filmed as a one-shot.[12]

The video starts with the singer driving a car and having a normal conversation with the character named Loma, played by Lina Esco, who plays the role of Lo's self-destructive alter ego.[13][14] She suddenly bangs Lo's head against the car, causing an accident. Other shoots shows Loma pouring gasoline on the car.[15] The singer wakes up getting herself out of the car, she starts walking on a neon-lit street playing a choreography.[16][17][11][18]

Live performances

"True Disaster" was first performed at a pre-VMA concert on August 2016.[19] On 19 November 2016, Lo performed "True Disaster" on the French television show Quotidien.[20] On 22 November 2016, she performed the song for iHeartRadio, along with "Cool Girl", "Talking Body", "Keep It Simple", and "Habits (Stay High)" at The X Studio in Sydney.[21]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 56
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[23] 50

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lady Wood.[24]

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 14 October 2016 Digital download (via pre-order of Lady Wood) Island [25]
United States 15 November 2016 Contemporary hit radio Republic [26]
Italy 18 November 2016 Universal [27]

References

  1. ↑ Krakoff, Justin (9 November 2016). "Swedish pop star Tove Lo takes us through an emotional roller coaster on 'Lady Wood'". The Tufts Daily. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Lindberg, Cailey (18 October 2016). "Tove Lo "True Disaster" Review: Seductive New Single Released From 'Lady Wood'". Music Times. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Roth, Melanie (14 October 2016). "Tove Lo Is Headed For 'True Disaster,' And She Doesn't Give A Single Fuck". MTV News. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Cinquemani, Sal (27 October 2016). "Tove Lo: Lady Wood". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Lady Wood – Tove Lo". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Kheraj, Alim (25 October 2016). "Tove Lo – Lady Wood". DIY. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Levine, Nick (27 October 2016). "Tove Lo – 'Lady Wood' Review". NME. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  8. ↑ St. Asaph, Katherine (1 November 2016). "Tove Lo: Lady Wood". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Dolan, Jon (28 October 2016). "Review: Tove Lo Part Pop Star, Part Perfect Disaster on 'Lady Wood'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  10. ↑ Rettig, James (14 October 2016). "Tove Lo – "True Disaster"". Stereogum. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Tove Lo - Fairy Dust". Vevo. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Tove Lo - True Disaster (Part of Fairy Dust)". Vevo. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  13. ↑ Vain, Madison (29 November 2016). "Tove Lo releases fiery 'True Disaster' video". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  14. ↑ Viswanath, Jake (1 November 2016). "Tove Lo Releases Hypnotizing Short Film 'Fairy Dust'". V. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  15. ↑ Spanos, Brittany (29 November 2016). "Watch Tove Lo's Ominous 'True Disaster' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  16. ↑ Weatherby, Taylor (29 November 2016). "Tove Lo Can't Escape Perilous Desires in 'True Disaster' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  17. ↑ Schroeder, Audra (2 November 2016). "Tove Lo's NSFW music video 'Fairy Dust' flagged on YouTube for sexual content". Daily Dot. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  18. ↑ Wicks, Amanda (29 November 2016). "Tove Lo Can't Escape the Wreckage in 'True Disaster' Video". Radio.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  19. ↑ Dinh, James (14 October 2016). "Tove Lo Knows She's Going To Get Hurt On 'True Disaster' (LISTEN)". iHeartRadio. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  20. ↑ Barthes, Yann (19 November 2016). "Tove Lo - "True Disaster" en live dans Quotidien". TF1 (in French). Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  21. ↑ "Photos: iHeartRadio LIVE with Tove Lo - Performance". iHeartRadio. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  22. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Tove Lo – True Disaster". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  23. ↑ "Tove Lo – Chart history" Billboard Digital Songs for Tove Lo. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  24. ↑ Lady Wood (CD liner notes). Tove Lo. Island Records. 2016. B0025423-02.
  25. ↑ Leight, Elias (14 October 2016). "Tove Lo Embraces Romantic Destruction on 'True Disaster'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  26. ↑ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  27. ↑ "Tove Lo - True Disaster (Radio Date: 18-11-2016)" (in Italian). EarOne. Retrieved 20 November 2016.

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