. ' Released: 16 October 2013. ' Released: 6 December 2013. ' Released: 25 February 2014 Truth Serum is the debut (EP) by Swedish recording artist. The singer signed a publishing deal with in 2011, which led her to write songs for artists like and. Around that time, she was going through a hard situation in a relationship, so she eventually started composing tracks related to that matter.
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She then decided to keep those tracks for herself as she considered them too personal. Lo independently released two of the songs as singles, ' in October 2012, and ' in March 2013. Their popularity gained the singer a record deal with in 2013.
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The EP was eventually released through the label to digital retailers on 3 March 2014. Truth Serum has been described as a, and record. According to Lo, the tracks talk about her most intense love affair, from the happy beginning of the relationship to the part when she is trying to move on after the break up. The EP received mostly positive reviews from, who commended the production and the lyrics of the songs.
The record peaked at number 13 in Sweden, and became 2014's 49th best-selling album in the country. It also reached number eight on the, spending 23 weeks. To promote the record, Lo performed at numerous festivals in 2014, including in Norway, in the United States and in the United Kingdom. ' was released as the on 16 October 2013 and peaked at number 39 on the. On 6 December 2013, 'Habits' was re-issued as 'Habits (Stay High)' as the second single.
It peaked at number three on the, becoming Lo's first song to enter the chart. On 25 February 2014, ', a remix version of 'Habits (Stay High)' by duo, was released as the third single from the EP to commercial success in Europe and Oceania, peaking at number 13 in Sweden and reaching the top ten in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Contents. Background and release In 2006, after finishing high school, Tove Lo formed a band called Tremblebee, with whom she played 'shitty bars' across Sweden until 2009. When the band split up, Lo started to produce and write songs by herself, but in a 'more pop' direction. While performing at an event in Stockholm in 2011, the artist met an English who got interested in her work.
After a meeting in which she played some of her demos, Lo signed a publishing deal with. This was followed with her joining songwriting teams and. The deal led her to write songs for and. During that time, she was going through hard times during a relationship, so she decided to avoid writing songs about that matter. At one point, however, she 'could not handle it anymore' and started to write tracks related to her situation.
As of September 2012, Lo had released three songs on her account: ', 'Evil Spawn' and 'Paradise'. The following month, the artist independently released 'Love Ballad' as her debut single, which gained attention from music blogs. This encouraged Lo to pursue a career as a singer in order to keep her most personal songs to herself. In March 2013, the artist released ' as her second single.
It received a larger attention from publications, which led her to sign a record deal with. On 16 October 2013, Lo released her first single through the label, '. In December of that year, she told Coup de Main Magazine that she was working on her first extended play. In February 2014, the artist announced that her first EP would be called Truth Serum and that it would be released on 3 March 2014. Issued a limited release on 4 March for the United States, while released the EP in the United Kingdom on 7 April. Universal Music released a in Sweden on 21 April 2014.
The Swedish version and the vinyl editions included 'Love Ballad' as the opening track. On 23 September 2014, the EP was re-released, featuring a remix version of 'Habits (Stay High)' by Swedish DJ Oliver Nelson and three out of the six original tracks. Inspiration and composition. ' Truth Serum it's about a relationship from beginning to end and kind of the parts after, trying to get over it in various ways. So it's very much my feelings on the roller coaster during the start of when you're really in love going into when it's starting to feel a bit less good, then you make a mistake, or I made a mistake and you know, kind of how that all falls into pieces, really. But yeah so it's – I think a lot of people can relate, because a lot of people have gone through tough breakups. —Lo talking about the theme of the EP.
According to the singer, she had written several songs prior to the release of Truth Serum. She confessed that both the writing and recording process of the EP was very emotional, and that the vocals of the songs were taken from her demos. Truth Serum is a that details Lo's 'most intense' relationship from beginning to end.
That approach was unintentional, as Lo realized that the tracks talked about the relationship after she had picked them for the EP. She explained; 'I didn't plan to write it that way, but when I looked at the songs that I had when I was picking ones for the EP, I was like, 'Oh my god, here it is'.
I didn't really figure out that it was going to be the full story right there until I looked and listened'. Concerning the title of the EP, the singer decided to call it Truth Serum after she had picked the songs for it; she said in an interview that 'when you look at the songs, it's all about honesty and I'm really giving up a lot of myself in these songs; I'm not filtering anything. I felt that kind of speaks a lot for how truthful the EP is'. Some critics compared the storyline to the, a theory introduced. Alex Panisch of opined that the first five tracks 'document the five stages of a relationship turning sour: good times, doubt, breaking up, coping, and still being hung up'. Critics also noted that, unlike other artists' break up records, the singer admits in Truth Serum that she was the person who made a mistake that ended the relationship. Panisch commented that; 'When female artists sing about breakups.
they almost overwhelmingly write themselves in the position of the wronged party and their songs are about recovering and strengthening from the experience. Tove Lo flips the script on this narrative'. Shanon Carlin of stated that the singer 'doesn't try and capitalize off her heartbreak by writing a female empowerment anthem that shames the guy who did her wrong. No, on this album, Lo is not an innocent. It's actually quite the opposite'. Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Australian Albums 99 Australian Hitseeker Albums (ARIA) 1 Finnish Albums 30 Norwegian Albums 8 Swedish Albums 13 US 6 US Top Current Albums ( Billboard) 168 Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 49 Release history Country Date Format Label Ref. Sweden 3 March 2014 Digital download Universal Records United States Island Records 4 March 2014 10' vinyl Neon Gold Records United Kingdom 7 April 2014 Digital download Polydor Records Sweden 21 April 2014 12' vinyl Universal Records United States 23 September 2014 Digital download References.
1 The Sex (Intro) 00:06 €0.08 2 My Gun 03:36 €0.08 3 Like Em Young 03:40 €0.08 4 Talking Body 03:58 €0.08 5 Timebomb 03:34 €0.08 6 The Love (Interlude) 00:05 €0.08 7 Moments 03:22 €0.08 8 The Way That I Am 03:07 €0.08 9 Got Love 03:49 €0.08 10 Not On Drugs 03:02 €0.08 11 The Pain (Interlude) 00:05 €0.08 12 Thousand Miles 03:34 €0.08 13 Habits (Stay High) 03:29 €0.08 14 This Time Around 04:04 €0.08 15 Run On Love (Qotc Edit) 04:01 €0.08 16 Love Ballad 03:30 €0.08 17 Habits (Stay High) (Hippie Sabotage Remix) 04:19 €0.08 00:00 € 0.00.