Dua Lipa - "Illusion"

[Choco]

3 songs is also 30% of the album. I'm liking the songs but they're not on par with FN for sure.

[beachboi69]

Ok so I heard the full version of this.

This is the biggest dance banger of the three. It's a dance bop and probably the most radio friendly of the three singles for USA. This should be a big summer song. It's breezy clubby summery beachy if that makes sense.

[Maximillian]

Apr 8, 2024 16:09:24 GMT -5 beachboi69 said:

Ok so I heard the full version of this.

This is the biggest dance banger of the three. It's a dance bop and probably the most radio friendly of the three singles for USA. This should be a big summer song. It's breezy clubby summery beachy if that makes sense.

Bring it on! I really want her to have a smash stateside - so hopefully this delivers.

[Choco]

Excited to hear!

Also let's not act like Houdini was a huge flop. An entire Ariana Grande lead came and went and Houdini is still there on Spotify. Peak might not be huge (but honestly, would you guys acknowledge it a bit more if it had barely made top 10 instead of peaking at #11?) but it had some legs.

Training Season I can kinda see fading away as soon as radio drops it tho. Not reflective of my personal opinion (it's a bop) but I' ve sern little to no mention of it outside of this forum.

[wjr15]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5lqxA8M8jd

The music video looks better than the two we’ve already gotten this era.

[eyeofthestorm]

This sounds like it will fit nicely on a playlist next to CRJ’s “Psychedelic Switch”

[beachboi69]

This feels like the lead lol.

I had time to digest this and it's my favorite of the three. This is a bop with hooks and hooks and the video looks great.

She's serving with this one.

[Juan Carlos]

Today.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5nmlyTssG8

[Choco]

Video looks like a serve.

[Juan Carlos]

Serviced to Pop.

[Juan Carlos]

Available now.

[Elusive Chanteuse]

By far the best track this era, it feels like an actual LEAD. The video is such a serve.

It also helps that this is much more radio-friendly than the last two tracks. I think this has HUGE potential to be the song of the summer imo…if they play their cards right.

[thezatch]

MUCH more instant than the other two songs, in my opinion. Best visual of the era thus far.

One quibble - I would have loved to actually have claps sound where she clapped in the video for the last chorus to take it to another level.

[Juan Carlos]

A single package is available in DSPs, including the single/album version (3:08), extended version (4:23), instrumental (3:07) and acapella (3:08).

[Envoirment]

Another bop and the best music video so far this era, should be an easy hit for Dua! Hopefully it'll also get boosted by the album release in a few weeks or so.

They should full push this to radio and drop "Training Season" in the US.

[Deleted]

Oooh that pre-chorus is heavenly, better than any part of Houdini/TS for me. And Queen of turning a 3 syllable word into a 12 one lol. This feels grower-ish to me, I definitely think her trademark long-climb to smash trajectory is possible with this.

[Love Plastic Love]

I like it and the video is great. The chorus is just a tad...there though. Like, yep, that's a chorus.

[NeRD]

Another meh single. The quality compared to the FN singles just isn't there. Don't see this doing any better than the first two singles.

[Deleted]

That bridge choreo in the vid is giving Gaga TFM/BTW era energy.

[Mike]

This should have been lead. Video is STELLAR. I wasn't sold on the hook until the bridge + breakdown going into the final chorus.

[stormlover74]

Apr 11, 2024 17:22:10 GMT -5 NeRD said:

Another meh single. The quality compared to the FN singles just isn't there. Don't see this doing any better than the first two singles.

I tend to agree. Might crack the top 20

[die Lotterie]

Okay, this is a winner. I feel like this is a bit more instant, and the video with the Barcelona scenery and pale colors is STUNNING. 🔥

[RoseColoredGirl]

This one is really good! It was pretty instant for me unlike the other two. Hoping it becomes a big hit!

[Choco]

The chorus is kinda lackluster. It need a bit more... explosion? It's just kinda there. Ngl might be my least favorite of the three singles. I still do like it a lot tho.

[Ling-Ling]

It's cute. My least favorite of the three singles so far though. "Houdini" and "TS" were so sleek and cool, this is easily the most basic sounding. That being said, it sounds like a way bigger hit than those two.

[lazer]

Why wasn’t this the lead single? It sounds far removed from her FN sound and would be a decent introduction to her next era.

[chickythelittlechicken]

This does feel a bit more basic but it would definitely sound great on the radio.

[eyeofthestorm]

I love it. Video is fantastic. Remixes should be sick. This may end up being my first Dua album purchase.

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

The video is really nice and creative, but I don't think it has replay value, at least for me. This is fine and will definitely be on my summer playlist, however, I needed a much better hook and it sounds like Dua on autopilot. I know this is her sound and everything, but it'd be cool to switch it up a bit.

IMO so far:

songs:

#1 Training Season
#2 Houdini
#3 Illusion

MVs:

#1 Illusion
#2 Houdini
#3 Training Season

[Mike]

LOL when I saw this shot in the MV, I was like "wow that would have been a great album cover!" Well...