Dua Lipa - "If It Ain't Me"

[Juan Carlos]

"If It Ain't Me"
Written by Dua Lipa, Robin Oliver Frid, Taylor Parks and Uzoechi Emenike
Produced by Oliver 'Junior' Frid

Track #15 from Dua Lipa's re-issue of her second album Future Nostalgia titled Future Nostalgia: The Moonlight Edition called "If It Ain't Me", which was produced by Oliver 'Junior' Frid and was available on all platforms on February 11 at midnight CET.

[Deleted]

Well damn Dua, I didn't ask for you to come for my soul this era

Anyways I'm excited, hopefully this doesn't end up like some weak shit like Bad To You was

[Choco]

Normani? Eh. Would have been more exciting before Motivation and BTY.

[Lumi]

I never imagined this happening but it's happening and I'm floored.

[Deleted]

I mean I have hope for this cause if the rumors about Dua's record being a very dancy disco electro record then Normani should work on this

Since Normani has done Slow Down with Calvin which is a bop.

[Ty]

Now this is a collaboration that I never imagined.

[Crimsonio]

i am here for this!

[Deleted]

Dec 12, 2019 10:47:26 GMT -5 Choco said:

Normani? Eh. Would have been more exciting before Motivation and BTY.

I heard the snippet and I'm way more excited about it than I would be than if I only knew BTY. (I like Motivation and having read enough interviews now to know what that situation was, I'm not so bugged by how it was handled anymore; but at the same time that would tell me nothing about what a Dua/Normani duet would sound like.) Dua is clearly going for a cohesive disco/dance theme with the whole album and everything we've gotten so far, even this 15-second snippet, > > > BTY. And Normani's presence almost guarantees a strong visual. I need at least one televised performance for this.

DSN sill has a lot of room to grow, so I presume this won't be released until late winter, by which time Normani should have another solo song of her own out (or maybe that's just me wishfully thinking RCA isn't a lazy bum who relies on other labels promoting collabs again).

[Exclusive]

Totally unexpected, but I'm here for it.

[Mayman]

Dec 13, 2019 9:02:29 GMT -5 @antigonerising said:

Dec 12, 2019 10:47:26 GMT -5 Choco said:

Normani? Eh. Would have been more exciting before Motivation and BTY.

I heard the snippet and I'm way more excited about it than I would be than if I only knew BTY. (I like Motivation and having read enough interviews now to know what that situation was, I'm not so bugged by how it was handled anymore; but at the same time that would tell me nothing about what a Dua/Normani duet would sound like.) Dua is clearly going for a cohesive disco/dance theme with the whole album and everything we've gotten so far, even this 15-second snippet, > > > BTY. And Normani's presence almost guarantees a strong visual. I need at least one televised performance for this.

DSN sill has a lot of room to grow, so I presume this won't be released until late winter, by which time Normani should have another solo song of her own out (or maybe that's just me wishfully thinking RCA isn't a lazy bum who relies on other labels promoting collabs again).

Can you go further into this? What happened with Motivation's release?

[Deleted]

Dec 15, 2019 20:07:04 GMT -5 Mayman said:

Dec 13, 2019 9:02:29 GMT -5 @antigonerising said:

I heard the snippet and I'm way more excited about it than I would be than if I only knew BTY. (I like Motivation and having read enough interviews now to know what that situation was, I'm not so bugged by how it was handled anymore; but at the same time that would tell me nothing about what a Dua/Normani duet would sound like.) Dua is clearly going for a cohesive disco/dance theme with the whole album and everything we've gotten so far, even this 15-second snippet, > > > BTY. And Normani's presence almost guarantees a strong visual. I need at least one televised performance for this.

DSN sill has a lot of room to grow, so I presume this won't be released until late winter, by which time Normani should have another solo song of her own out (or maybe that's just me wishfully thinking RCA isn't a lazy bum who relies on other labels promoting collabs again).

Can you go further into this? What happened with Motivation's release?

Forbes wrote an article on Normani recently (they named her one of their 30 Under 30 in music for 2020), and they mentioned that when MTV contacted her a few weeks before the VMAs with an invite to perform a song, she had just cut Motivation but they had no video or even a dance routine. She had to squeeze in rehearsing for and filming the video while still on tour with Ariana.

Reading between the lines, it seems that RCA not only didn't have an immediate follow-up planned after DWAS, they weren't ready to launch a new album era at all and we likely wouldn't have gotten any new single from Normani until 2020 had the VMAs not reached out. Normani's team wasn't about to let that invite go to waste, but the lack of scheduled performances/tv promo immediately afterward feels intentional. I'm still not 100% in agreement with how they handled it (i.e. if you're going to treat something like a buzz single, actually make it clear that it is just a buzz single instead of letting everyone think it's a lead and set expectations that won't be met), but I'm not sure there was a 'right' way to handle it so I won't knock it.

[breathingrande]

Who produced this?

[Deleted]

If this snippet is legit, I NEED THIS 

[embrina]

I never listened to the snippet so thank you for posting that!

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[Deleted]

Holy
f**k
If
She
Doesn't
Put
This
Bop
On
The
Album
I
Will
Riot
!!!

[Az Paynter]

How did this leak?!

[Deleted]

Maybe whoever had that snippet had the whole song?

[Ling-Ling]

This is cute. I hope it sees the light of day at least on the deluxe edition. Really wish there was a bridge though.

[Taylor.]

Maybe they were saving it for a deluxe? Weird that it leaked, but it's cute.

[Lumi]

I regret judging this from the snippet. This is a f**king bop! I love the lyrics on this one! If they didn't plan on releasing it, I'm glad it leaked. (Sorry Dua 🥺)

[embrina]

Since this isn’t on the standard edition I listened to it and whew.... if a scrapped song is THIS good than the album is literally going to be perfect. I’m not ready.

[jdanton2]

sounds amazing i hope it gets an official release.

[Deleted]

It falls flat for me so I'm more relieved this leaked rather than actual tracks on the album.

[itsatravesty]

Great track, kinda stuck in my head now. Def Normani’s best female collab. Maybe Dua’s saving it for the deluxe version? If not, what a shame . Normani pop collabs have been huge on radio.

I enjoy this more than Physical.

[Juan Carlos]

This is going to be included in a second wind from Future Nostalgia.

Dua said the following.

"There is a collaboration that me and Normani have done together on the album. I have a couple of songs that I've worked on, and that I kind of put aside for a second wind, so that's all to be discussed."

[Deleted]

Hooray, I wonder if they will rework the song at all

Not that it needs it aside from maybe adding a bridge

[Lumi]

I hope it doesn't become a single, even if I would like a cute video for it.

[avatar]

If this was a single, I don’t think it will do as well as DSN or New Rules. It would probably peak between 8-13 on radio.

[breathingrande]

The thing is , the chorus is not as strong as the verses/prechorus. They could rework it