Club Romantech
2023 studio album by Icona Pop
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Club Romantech is the third studio album by Swedish synth-pop duo Icona Pop. It was released on 1 September 2023 through Swedish independent record label TEN Music Group and Ultra. The album marks the duo's first studio release in ten years.[1]
- Bloodshy
- John "J-C" Carr
- Bill Coleman
- Joel Corry
- Nick Henriques
- Jon Hume
- Icona Pop
- Enzo Ingrosso
- Henrik Jonback
- Misha K
- Mark Ralph
- Rain Radio
- Carl Rydén
- TimFromTheHouse
- Ultra Naté
- Jacob Werner
- Yaro
- Vitali Zestovskih
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| Released | 1 September 2023 | |||
| Length | 40:36 | |||
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Background
Work on the album started in 2020, when the duo was forced to sell their Los Angeles home and had to relocate back to Stockholm to quarantine. They eventually found themselves in the "quietest period" they had ever experienced in their career. However, they still wanted to create music that was "more up-tempo".[2] Hjelt stated that the writing process had no rules. The intention was to share their vision with the fans, "inviting them" into their world. Jawo added that the duo loves to put their problems concerning "heartbreaks and sadness" in danceable "uplifting" songs.[3]
On 23 June 2023, the duo announced the album through their social media and shared the album cover.[4] The announcement also saw the release of the single "Where Do We Go from Here", one of the first songs written for the album in fall 2020.[5] The album will include a set of singles released since 2020: "Feels in My Body", "Spa", "Off of My Mind", "You're Free", "I Want You", "Faster" and "Shit We Do for Love".[6]
On 1 December 2023, the deluxe version of the album was released.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[7] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| DIY | [9] |
| The Observer | [10] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[11] |
| The Telegraph | [12] |
Club Romantech received a score of 75 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on five critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Fall in Love" |
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| 2:23 |
| 2. | "Desire" (with Joel Corry and Rain Radio) |
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| 2:39 |
| 3. | "Shit We Do for Love" (with Yaeger) |
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| 2:47 |
| 4. | "Stick Your Tongue Out" |
| 2:47 | |
| 5. | "Make Your Mind Up Babe" |
| Yaro | 2:11 |
| 6. | "Stockholm at Night" |
| Yaro | 3:02 |
| 7. | "Where Do We Go from Here" |
| Yaro | 2:48 |
| 8. | "I Want You" (with Galantis) |
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| 2:26 |
| 9. | "Loving You Ain't Easy" |
| Yaro | 2:34 |
| 10. | "Need You" |
| Yaro | 2:30 |
| 11. | "Off of My Mind" (with Vize) |
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| 2:44 |
| 12. | "Faster" |
| Yaro | 3:00 |
| 13. | "You're Free" (with Ultra Naté) |
| 2:47 | |
| 14. | "Feels in My Body" |
| 2:39 | |
| 15. | "Spa" (with Sofi Tukker) | Jon Hume | 3:19 | |
| Total length: | 40:36 | |||
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| 16. | "Tears on the Dance Floor" |
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| 2:41 |
| 17. | "Freak" |
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| 2:26 |
| 18. | "Stick Your Tongue Out" (Karma Fields Original Edit) |
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| 4:35 |
| 19. | "Shit We Do for Love" (Vize Dunk Remix) |
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| 2:36 |
| 20. | "Fall In Love" (Icona Pop DJ Edit) |
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| 3:16 |
| 21. | "Shit We Do for Love" (original demo) |
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| 2:59 |
| Total length: | 59:21 | |||
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