Borderline (Tove Styrke song)

Six months prior to its release, "Borderline" appeared in remixed form by Henning Fürst on a compilation album created as part of the election campaign of Swedish political party Feminist Initiative in April 2014.^[1] The official version of the track premiered on Sveriges Radio P3 on 8 October 2014;^[2] it was also uploaded to Styrke's SoundCloud account.^[3] Sony Music released "Borderline" for digital download and streaming the following day.^[2][4]

"Borderline" is a three-minute and 23-second electropop song with reggae influences.^[5][6][7] Nolan Feeney of Time described Styrke's vocal style as an "adopted patois".^[8]

"Borderline" received critical acclaim. Mellanie Battolla of The Line of Best Fit wrote that the single established Styrke as "a shape-shifting pop singer that can ease herself in all music genres".^[3]

"Borderline" did not enter the Sverigetopplistan singles chart, but received a platinum certification by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF), indicating sales of 40,000 units.^[9][10]

Icelandic filmmaker Rúnar Ingi directed the accompanying music video for "Borderline". It was filmed on location in the former mining settlement Pyramiden on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.^[11]

• Digital single^[4]

1. "Borderline" – 3:23

• Digital single^[12]

1. "Borderline" (Salvatore Ganacci remix) – 3:00

• Digital single^[13]

1. "Borderline" (Dan Lissvik remix) – 4:08

• Digital single^[14]

1. "Borderline" (Vanic remix) – 4:16

Credits are adapted from the Kiddo liner notes.^[15]

• Tove Styrke – songwriting
• Janne Kask – songwriting
• Johan T. Karlsson – production, mixing
• Tom Coyne – mastering

Quick facts Single by Ely Oaks and Lavinia, Released ...

"Borderline"
Single by Ely Oaks and Lavinia
Released	24 April 2025
Length	1:58
Label	Jinx
Songwriters	Janne Kask Tove Styrke
Producers	Ely Oaks Sebastian Bliem
Ely Oaks singles chronology
"No Regrets" (2025) "Borderline" (2025) "I Wanna Go" (2025)
Lavinia singles chronology
"Canyons" (2025) "Borderline" (2025) "I Wanna Go" (2025)
Music video
"Borderline" on YouTube

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Austrian music producer Ely Oaks and German-based artist Lavinia Hope released their version on 24 April 2025 by Jinx Music [de].^[18] It went viral and spent several weeks into the charts of several countries,^[19][20] reaching number 17 on the German chart dated 16 May 2025.^[21] It also ranked third among the most listened songs by German artists on Spotify during the first half of 2025.^[22]