Dive (Olivia Dean song)
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| Single by Olivia Dean | ||||
| from the album Messy | ||||
| Released | 28 March 2023 | |||
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| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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"Dive" is a song by English singer-songwriter Olivia Dean, released on 28 March 2023 as the third single from her debut studio album, Messy.[1] It was sent to Italian radio on 17 May 2023.[2] It reached number 17 on the UK singles chart in August 2025 with 11,610 weekly sales.[3]
The song, writtren by Dean herself with Bastian Langebæk and Max Wolfgang and produced by Langebæk with Tre Jean-Marie and Matt Hales,[4][5] has alt pop[6], neo soul[7] and contemporary R&B[7] sounds. In a interview for Genius Dean explained the meaning of the song and its writing process:[5]
"This song is just one of those honest songs. It's really pure and from the heart and I think people like to fall in love you know even though they say they don't. I was listening to Diana Ross. I was listening to The Supremes. I'm very like a Motown head. I think I went through a phase of writing a lot of quite sad breakup music and I was like I want to write something light. I was falling in love which is, you know, crazy. But a nice feeling and it's just really changed my mindset. I think I'm happier because of it."
Critical reception
The song received general positive reviews, which appreciated the sound prodiction and music reference to Motown. Alim Kheraj of The Guardian explained that the song is one of the examples that give the album its "vintage" sound with "horns, shuffling 60s rhythms and artificial vinyl crackling" and "its innocuous Motown stylings".[7] Robin Murray of Clash wrote that the song has "Baroque feel, it’s Dilla-esque slumped beat aligned to some lush piano flourishes".[8] Reviewing the album for The Line of Best Fit, Izzy Sigston defined the song "euphoric" in which Dean sings about "the freedom of falling in love".[9]
Music video
Track listings
Digital single
- "Dive" – 3:20
Digital single
- "Dive" (acoustic) – 3:20
- "Dive" – 3:20
