“Training Season” by Dua Lipa

"Training Season" was the second single from Dua Lipa's third album, Radical Optimism, following "Houdini" out through Warner Records on February 15, 2024, after she had already given it its first airing at the Grammys. Kevin Parker produced it and handles the bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion and drum machine himself, adding backing vocals alongside Caroline Ailin and Tobias Jesso Jr. Lipa wrote it with a team that included Ailin, Jesso and Danny L Harle, who also contributed extra production.

It's glossy disco-pop with a Eurodisco sheen, and Lipa uses it to set the terms: she scolds the bad dates, spells out what she expects from a partner and makes it plain she knows her own worth. Vincent Haycock's video parks her in a cafe, playing back voicemails from exes while the men around her angle for her attention.

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