Heat is a collaborative extended play by English musician SG Lewis and Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo released on 14 June 2024, through Lo's independent label Pretty Swede Records. The EP is Lewis's sixth and Lo's third.
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| Released | 14 June 2024 | |||
| Length | 15:31 | |||
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Background
editSG Lewis and Tove Lo first began collaborating on music for Lo's fifth studio album Dirt Femme. This resulted in the songs "Call On Me" and "Pineapple Slice" when the album released in fall 2022. "Call On Me" was released as the third promotional single for the album and was included on Lewis's second album AudioLust & HigherLove in 2023. Both continued working on songs following this and created most of them quickly before spending "nearly a year" tweaking them.[1] They also enlisted the help of Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs for additional writing and production. They planned for the EP to be a casual side project, but it took on a much larger role and effort.[2]
The duo began teasing the collaborative EP in January and February 2024, along with a collaboration with Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado.[3][4] This collaboration became the lead single "Love Bites" from Furtado's album 7.
Release and promotion
editOn June 4, 2024, they officially announced the EP with a release date set for ten days later.[1] Along with the EP release on June 14 the title track was released as the lead single and an 18+ music video featuring drag queens, clubbing, and queer people.[5] The video was directed by David Wilson, with videos for the other three tracks being released following. Lewis and Lo only appear in the first video, with Lo saying they were "trying to highlight other people and the queer community more than ourselves in the videos."[2] Lewis described each video as representing "different pockets of a night out."[2] The videos were filmed at Electrowerkz in London during the first Club Heat event.[2]
They have promoted the EP with a series of "Club Heat" pop-up performances. They feature both artist DJing back to back along with Lo popping out for occasional vocal and dance performances.[2] The first Club Heat was held at Electrowerkz in London on May 9.[6] The second, which also served as the launch party for the EP, was held on June 13 at Heart WeHo in West Hollywood.[5] Further Club Heat events were held at Glastonbury Festival on June 28,[7] at 3 Dollar Bill in Brooklyn on August 8,[8] and an upcoming show at the Boiler Room in San Francisco as a part of Portola Festival on September 27.[9]
Track listing
editAll tracks produced by SG Lewis and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, except track 4, "Desire", which is produced solely by SG Lewis.
All lyrics are written by solely by Tove Lo
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Heat" | 3:37 | |
| 2. | "Let Me Go Oh Oh" |
| 3:58 |
| 3. | "Busy Girl" |
| 2:22 |
| 4. | "Desire" |
| 5:34 |
| Total length: | 15:31 | ||
Notes
- “Heat” is stylized as “HEAT”
- "Let Me Go Oh Oh" is stylized as "Let me go OH OH"
Personnel
edit- SG Lewis – production, programming, synthesizer (all tracks); drums (tracks 1–3)
- Tove Lo – lead vocals, background vocals
- Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – production, drums, programming, synthesizer (tracks 1–3)
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Nathan Boddy – mixing
- Lilian Nuthall – mixing assistance
Charts
edit| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[10] | 15 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 14 June 2024 | Pretty Swede | [1] |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tove Lo and SG Lewis announce collaborative EP, Heat". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Levine, Nick (15 June 2024). "Tove Lo and SG Lewis tell us about their EP made "for the queer dance floor"". NME. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "SG Lewis Talks Upcoming Collab EP with Tove Lo, Launching A New Label & The Success of Fred Again | Spotify Best New Artist Party 2024". Yahoo Entertainment. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "SG Lewis Teases Fans on New Collaboration with Tove Lo and Nelly Furtado". What's Trending. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b Mier, Tomás (14 June 2024). "Tove Lo and SG Lewis' 'Heat' Video Is So Steamy You Have to Be Over 18 to Watch It". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ @tovelo; @sglewis (1 May 2024). "Club Heat I know you want me…obviously London Be there Be fabulous Be the first to experience 😈". Retrieved 8 August 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ Dunworth, Liberty (4 June 2024). "Fans react as full Glastonbury 2024 line-up and schedule reveals new names and clashes". NME. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Jake Resnicow presents Club Heat: Tove Lo + SG Lewis". 3 Dollar bill. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Portola Festival". Boiler Room. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "SG Lewis Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2024.