Dua Lipa - Swan Song - Acoustic Guitar Cover
The music video for "Swan Song" was directed by Floria Sigismondi and accompanied the song's release. A blockbuster visual, it follows a loose synopsis of Alita: Battle Angel, specifically with the self-discovery themes. The video features Lipa and her crew in the fictional Iron City of the film. They encounter a giant robot and eventually Alita, before Lipa transforms into her towards the end. Several critics complimented the video's sci-fi themes. An acoustic version and a remixes extended play were released for further promotion.
Dua Lipa - Swan Song - Acoustic Guitar Cover
On 17 December 2018, it was announced that Lipa would record "Swan Song" for Alita: Battle Angel and that the song would be released ahead of the film's 14 February 2019 release.[5] The same day, Lipa revealed the cover art.[23] Also in December 2018, the film's trailer was released, featuring clip of the song.[24] The following month, it was announced that the song would be released on 25 January 2019.[25] Lipa began teasing the song on social media thereafter.[26][27] Prior to the song's release, it was previewed in a TV spot for Alita: Battle Angel.[28]
"Swan Song" was released for digital download and streaming on 24 January 2019 through Warner Bros. Records as the lead single from the film's soundtrack, being released a day earlier than originally intended.[1] The following day, the song was sent for radio airplay in Australia and Italy.[29][30] On 28 January 2019, it was sent to US adult contemporary radio formats and contemporary hit radio formats the following day.[31][32] While promoting the song, Lipa wanted viewers to find a piece of themselves in Alita and inspire one to do good in everyday life.[4] "Swan Song" was included as the closing track on physical releases of the Milan Records-released Alita: Battle Angel soundtrack.[33] On 22 March 2019, an acoustic version of the song was released.[34] An extended play featuring remixes by DJ Shadow and NastyNasty, Maya Jane Coles, aboutagirl and Calibre was released on 12 April 2019.[35]
The music video for "Swan Song" was directed by Floria Sigismondi and filmed in December 2018.[8][55] Lipa described filming the video as different from ones she had done before as a movie team was working on it and CGI was used. She knew she wanted to do a fighting scene and had people from Alita: Battle Angel come and help her out and teach her how to do the fighting. The only time Lipa had to rehearse for the videos shoot was while she was in Toronto writing for her album so she would spend the entire day in the studio and then go and practice the moves every night for two to three hours.[4] Sigismondi wanted the video to showcase the self-discovery themes of Alita: Battle Angel.[12] She thought that the film is a powerful story for any girl who does not know her power, a notion the director wanted to play with by putting Lipa into Alita's world and using Alita to help Lipa on a journey to discover she's stronger than she knew.[56] Along with the song's announcement, Lipa revealed that it would also receive a music video.[23] The video accompanied the single's release on 24 January 2019.[57] It follows a loose synopsis of the film and is a blockbuster production.[9][37]
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If she does a ballad, I hope it's something "full" and cinematic like Live to Tell, Confide in Me, Say It Right, Love on the Brain, etc. Not here for Ed Sheeran'd acoustic guitar nonsense. It doesn't suit her brand. 041b061a72