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"Lush Life"
Song

"Lush Life" is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson. The song was released as a single on 5 June 2015 in Sweden, and 9 June 2015 worldwide.[1][2] A remix featuring Tinie Tempah was released on 26 February 2016.[3]

Commercial performance

"Lush Life" topped the charts in Sweden for five weeks, becoming Larsson's second number–one single in her home country, also topping the charts in Mexico and Poland. It also peaked at number two in Denmark, Ireland (where it spent 17 consecutive weeks in the top ten), and Norway, number three in the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (after an 11-week climb), number four in Germany, Austria and Australia, and number six in Finland. The song debuted at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 2016 after previously peaking at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, where it spent twenty-seven weeks. "Lush Life" has been streamed over 500 million times on Spotify.[4]

Music video

There are three videos for "Lush Life". The first was directed by Måns Nyman, who had previously directed the video for "Bad Boys", for the song's original release in Sweden. The first version is black and white and shows Larsson dancing in front of a white background, along with scenes of her reclining while wearing sunglasses and dialing a telephone.[5]

The second version is a recut version of the first with coloring and visual effects added, which was released to international markets. The international version of the video has scored over 410 million views on YouTube so far.[6]

The third video was made for the US release of "Lush Life" and released on 5 July 2016. It was directed by Mary Clerté.[7] The video shows Larsson dancing in pastel-hued sets. Some sequences feature backup dancers and a love interest played by Eyal Booker.

"Lush Life" was featured several TV series and telenovela including Super Shore, El Camionero and Preciosas.

Track listing

Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Lush Life"3:21
CD single[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Lush Life"3:22
2."Lush Life" (Alex Adair Remix)3:34
Remixes EP[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Lush Life" (Alex Adair Remix)3:34
2."Lush Life" (Zac Samuel Remix) (Extended)5:17
Zac Samuel remix[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Lush Life" (Zac Samuel Remix) (Extended)5:17
Tinie Tempah remix[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Lush Life" (featuring Tinie Tempah)3:20
2."Lush Life" (featuring Tinie Tempah) (Dancehall Remix)3:23
Acoustic version[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Lush Life" (acoustic version)3:22

Personnel

  • James F Reynolds – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[58] 3× Platinum 210,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[59] Gold 15,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[60] Platinum 20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[61] Platinum 0*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[62] 2× Platinum 120,000^
Germany (BVMI)[63] Platinum 400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[64] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[65] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[66] 3× Platinum 120,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[67] Diamond 100,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[68] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[69] 8× Platinum 320,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[70] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[71] Platinum 1,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Sweden 5 June 2015 Digital download
[1]
United Kingdom 9 June 2015 [2]
Australia [72]
United States [73]
20 October 2015 Top 40 radio
(original release) 		Epic [74]
Germany 20 November 2015 CD single
[8]
United Kingdom 5 February 2016 Contemporary hit radio [75]
Sweden 26 February 2016 Digital download
(featuring Tinie Tempah) 		[3]
Australia [76]
United Kingdom [77]
4 March 2016 Digital download
(Remixes) 		[9]
Sweden 1 April 2016 Digital download
(Acoustic) 		[11]
Australia [78]
United Kingdom [79]
United States 20 June 2016 Adult contemporary radio Epic [80]
21 June 2016 Top 40 radio
(re-release) 		[81]

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