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"New Love" is a song by Dua Lipa. It was released on August 20, 2015. It served as the first single off of Lipa's self-titled debut album, Dua Lipa.

Background[]

Dua told The Fader : "New Love might sound like a classic tale of unrequited love. A fool that continues to go down the path of heartbreak, in the knowledge that they are fighting a losing game. But at the time I was writing this song it was about finding my place in an industry that often seems to neither want nor need you. This is a song about facing the fear of losing the only thing that matters to you."

Lyrics[]

Now it's getting quiet here, now it's getting blue
And this baby ain't no fair, taking up my youth
You've been telling me some lies, I've been thinking it's the truth
But I see it in your eyes, the things that you do

I don't wanna waste no time all alone
Want somewhere to go, something to call my own
And I ain't satisfied
Where to go?
Lost out on the road, washed up on the shore

And I've been through mountains and seas
Tryna get you to come back to me
And I've been far, and I've been so deep
Now I find it harder and harder to breathe
And I need some new love
New love, new love

Even though I've run away, I still come back
No there's nothing more to say, it's all been said
I've been trying to explain the things we hide
To all of my friends who say that I've gone mad

I don't wanna waste no time all alone
Want somewhere to go, something to call my own
And I ain't satisfied
Where to go?
Lost out on the road, washed up on the shore

And I've been through mountains and seas
Tryna get you to come back to me
And I've been far, and I've been so deep
Now I find it harder and harder to breathe
And I need some new love
New love, new love

Easy come, easy go
Why are we living on, living on?
If we're not getting old, getting old?
Can we just let it go?
Cause we're waiting for a miracle
Why wait for a miracle?

And I've been through mountains and seas
Tryna get you to come back to me
And I've been far, and I've been so deep
Now I find it harder and harder to breathe
And I need some new love
New love, new love

Music video[]

Credits and personnel[]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of Dua Lipa.

Studio locations

  • Vocals recorded at TaP Studio / Strongroom 7 (London)
  • Mixed at Larrabee North Studios (Universal City, California)
  • Mastered at Metropolis Studios (London)

Personnel

  • Dua Lipa - vocals, backing vocals, songwriting
  • Emile Haynie - songwriting, production
  • Andrew Wyatt - backing vocals, songwriting, production
  • Manny Marroquin - mixing
  • Chris Galland - mixing assistance
  • Ike Schultz - mixing assistance
  • John Davis - mastering
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