Dua Lipa, Training Season | Song Review 🎵

Grammy-winning pop superstar Dua Lipa ‘does the da-yum thang’ once again on “Training Season,” the infectious second single from her third studio LP.

“Are you / Someone that I can give my heart to? / Or just the poison that I’m drawn to?” Legitimate questions that Dua Lipa asks in the first verse of her single, “Training Season”.  “Training Season” arrives as the second single (following “Houdini”) from her third studio which arrives in 2024.  In the second verse, the Grammy winner makes it clear, “Don’t wanna have to teach you how to love me right,” adding, “I hope / It hits me like an arrow / Someone with some potential / Is it too much to ask for?” Ooh-wee! Dua Lipa penned “Training Season” alongside Carolin Ailin, Tobias Jesso Jr., Danny L Harle, and Kevin Parker.  Parker, of Tame Impala fame, also produces this electrifying pop single.

In the chorus, Dua Lipa sets her expectations: “Need someone to hold me close / Deeper than I’ve ever known / Whose love feels like a rodeo / Knows just how to take control.”  For good measure, post-chorus, she makes it crystal clear, “If that ain’t you, then let me know, yeah / ‘Cause training season’s over.” Essentially, she’s NOT going to raise a man – he’s gotta be ready and up to the task.  All told on “Training Season”, Dua Lipa brings the heat.  She sings superbly, flaunting off that sensational tone, readymade for pop superstardom.  Furthermore, the supporting instrumental is rad, with Parker incorporating ample groove, colorful keys and synths, and a lit bass line.  Capping off the excellence is the songwriting.  The melodies are memorable in all sections, as well as being rhythmic. Once more, Dua Lipa does the da-yum thang!

Dua Lipa // “Training Season” // Warner // 2.15.24

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