Talking Body

For the song "Body Talking", see Dr. Hook.
"Talking Body"
Single by Tove Lo
from the album Queen of the Clouds
Released 13 January 2015
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre Electropop
Length 3:58
Label
Writer(s)
  • Tove Lo
  • Ludvig Söderberg
  • Jakob Jerlström
Producer(s)
Tove Lo singles chronology
"Strangers"
(2014)		 "Talking Body"
(2015)		 "Come Back to Me"
(2015)

"Talking Body" is a song by Swedish recording artist Tove Lo, released to American contemporary hit radio on 13 January 2015 through Republic Records.[1] It serves as the second single from her debut studio album, Queen of the Clouds (2014).

Composition

"Talking Body" was written by Tove Lo, Ludvig Söderberg, and Jakob Jerlström, while its production was handled by The Struts and Shellback. It is an electropop song, with elements of trip hop, synth pop and indie pop . Lyrically, the song is about having sex.

Track listing

Talking Body (The Remixes) — EP[2][3]

  1. "Talking Body (Gryffin Remix)" – 4:29
  2. "Talking Body (KREAM Remix)" – 3:39
  3. "Talking Body (WDL Remix)" – 3:41
  4. "Talking Body (Panic City Remix)" – 4:46
  5. "Talking Body (The Young Professions Remix)" – 3:39

Chart performance

The song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her second top-twenty hit after "Habits (Stay High)". Additionally, it peaked at number 4 on the Mainstream Top 40 Charts, which lists the most played songs on pop radio stations. To date, the single has spent 30 weeks on the Hot 100, and has sold 2,000,000 downloads. It has also peaked at number 14 in Canada. As for Europe, it has peaked at number 16 in Sweden, No. 100 in Germany, and 17 on the UK Singles Chart (No. 8 in Scotland), becoming her third top 20 hit after "Habits (Stay High)" and "Heroes (We Could Be)" with Alesso.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 95
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] 19
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[6] 25
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 14
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[8] 7
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[9] 28
Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 26
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 13
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 100
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 41
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 74
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[15] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 17
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 12
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[19] 23
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[20] 8
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[21] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 4
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[23] 31

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[24] 50
Denmark (Tracklisten)[25] 62
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 48
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 37
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[28] 18
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[29] 36
US Hot Dance Club Songs[30] 5

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[31] Platinum 60,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[33] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Credits and Personnel

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States 13 January 2015 Contemporary hit radio Republic Records [1]
24 March 2015 Rhythmic contemporary [34]
United Kingdom 3 May 2015 Digital download Universal Music [35]
United States 26 May 2015 Digital download
(Remixes EP)		 [2]
Canada [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Cantor, Brian (8 December 2014). ""Talking Body" Now Slated as Tove Lo's Next Pop Radio Single". Headline Planet. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Talking Body (The Remixes) - EP by Tove Lo". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Talking Body (The Remixes) - EP by Tove Lo". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (23 May 2015). "ARIA Singles: Grace Sewell Has The New No 1 In Australia". Noise11. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Tove Lo – Talking Body" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Tove Lo – Talking Body" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Tove Lo – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Tove Lo. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Tove Lo – Chart history" Billboard Canada CHR/Top 40 for Tove Lo. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tove Lo – Chart history" Billboard Canada Hot AC for Tove Lo. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Tove Lo – Talking Body". Tracklisten. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Tove Lo: Talking Body" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tove Lo – Talking Body". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 23, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tove Lo – Talking Body" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-05-16". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Tove Lo – Talking Body". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-05-16" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Tove Lo – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Tove Lo. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Tove Lo – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Tove Lo. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Tove Lo – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Tove Lo. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Tove Lo – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Tove Lo. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Tove Lo – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Tove Lo. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Tove Lo – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Tove Lo. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100: Year End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  25. ↑ "Track Top-100 2015". Hitlisten. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  26. ↑ "Årslista Singlar - År 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Swedish Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  27. ↑ "Hot 100: Year End 2015". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  28. ↑ "Pop Songs Year End 2015". Billboard. Prometheus Media Group. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  29. ↑ "Adult Pop Songs: Year End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  30. ↑ "Dance Club Songs Year End 2015". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  31. ↑ "Certificeringer: Tove Lo – Habits" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  32. ↑ "British single certifications – Tove Lo – Talking Body". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 October 2015. Enter Talking Body in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  33. ↑ "American single certifications – Tove Lo – Talking Body". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 August 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  34. ↑ "Tove Lo "Talking Body"". Republic Playbook. Republic Records. Archived from the original (Rhythm) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  35. ↑ "Talking Body (The Remixes) - EP by Tove Lo". iTunes. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

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