After debuting her latest single ‘Training Season‘ in a pulsating performance at the 2024 Grammy Awards, chart-topping singer-songwriter Dua Lipa has announced the track’s official release, unveiling a surreal new music video to go with it. Co-written and co-produced by Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, Caroline Ailin, Danny L Harle and Tobias Jesso Jr., the single is paired with an empowering, cinematic visual which follows the superstar in a café in London as she is accosted by suitors and unwanted male attention. The pop sensation is visibly unimpressed by the groups of men around her and watches on as they eventually spiral out of control. Lipa teased the single last month in a clip posted to her TikTok of her singing along to the lyrics, just days after she was nominated for a staggering three BRIT Awards, including Artist of The Year, Best British Pop Act and Song of The Year.
TRAINING SEASON IS OVER!!!!!! UGH OUT NOW EVERYWHERE!!!! FINALLY!!!!
THANK YOU TO THE DREAM TEAM https://t.co/fAMM6SsQE7 pic.twitter.com/08CCkjgjR8— DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) February 15, 2024
In a press release, Lipa discussed the backstory behind the single, stating: “I had been on a string of bad dates, and the last one was the final straw. The next morning I arrived to the studio to Caroline and Tobias asking me how it all went and I immediately declared “TRAINING SEASON IS OVER,” and like the best “day after” debriefs with your mates, we had a lot of laughs and it all quickly came together from there.”
She continues: “And while it is obviously about that feeling when you are just absolutely done telling people… men specifically in this case, how to date you right; it is also about my training season being over and me growing with every experience. I have never felt more confident, clear or empowered. And while it may be that training season is never over for any of us, you start to see the beauty in finding that person to experience it with. You stop looking for the trainees and become more interested in having someone where you are and someone to grow with.”
Lipa’s last album was 2020’s ‘Future Nostalgia’, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and earned her more than 10 billion streams on Spotify, as well as the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal in 2021. The singer is yet to share any news of her upcoming third album, but there appears to be plenty on the cards for her this year. Directed by Vincent Haylock, you can watch the full ‘Training Season‘ music video below:
