"Retrograde" is an unreleased song by Dua Lipa which was intended to be on her self-titled debut studio album "Dua Lipa", but was ultimately scrapped.
Background[]
It was recorded in 2017, slightly after the sessions of her debut album. The song was produced by Diplo, King Henry and Jr. Blender. Despite being created in 2017, the song was not intended for any of her own projects. The song was recorded during the same time period as songs like "Bad Idea" and "Electricity", which shows that the song would not be considered for Future Nostalgia era as many fans speculate. The song was later reworked and released with vocals from the Turkish singer Aleyna Tilki. It was recorded in the same sessions as "Rumors". A snippet of the song was leaked on November 6, 2020. A second snippet later appeared on August 1, 2023. The song leaked in full on November 13th, 2024.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Every night I prayed for, prayed for clarity
All while you were lying right there next to me
You barely even noticed I was losing sleep
You barely even noticed you were losing me
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't say shit to me
Don't say a word to me
Don't ask me to change
Don't want your heart to break
Words don't hurt no more
I heard it all before
Don't ask me to change
Don't want your heart to break
[Chorus]
Don't want your heart to break
Don't want your heart to break
Ain't goin' backwards now
Ain't goin' backwards now
Ain't doin' retrograde
Ain't doin' retrogradе
Ain't goin' backwards now
Ain't goin' backwards now
(Ain't doin' retrograde)
Aaah
(Ain't goin' backwards now)
[Verse 2]
Is it just that you're so damn oblivious?
Or is it just that you don't takе me serious?
Counting my excuses more than millions
Boy, I'm done with it, done with it, done with it
I don't even know what I'm doing here
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't say shit to me
Don't say a word to me
Don't ask me to change
Don't want your heart to break
Words don't hurt no more
I heard it all before
Don't ask me to change
Don't want your heart to break
[Chorus]
Don't want your heart to break
Don't want your heart to break
Ain't goin' backwards now
Ain't goin' backwards now
Ain't doin' retrograde
Ain't doin' retrograde
Ain't goin' backwards now
Ain't goin' backwards now
(Ain't doin' retrograde)
Aaah
(Ain't goin' backwards now)
[Outro]
(Ain't doin' retrograde)
Aaah
(Ain't goin' backwards now)