Robyn's "Dopamine" Explores the Duality of Emotions and Technology

In a highly anticipated return, Swedish pop icon Robyn has released her first original solo single "Dopamine" since 2018's album Honey. The buoyant dance track, produced by her longtime collaborator Klas Åhlund, pulsates with a hypnotic beat and euphoric energy.

The song's lyrics delve into the interplay between biology and technology in understanding human emotions. "Everyone has a phone where they see their heart rate, and we're learning how to decode our emotions through the hormones and chemical substances in our bodies," Robyn explains. "It's almost like we don't even accept that we're human anymore, like we're trying to shoot ourselves out of it and explain every single thing."

This duality of the "super real, super strong, intense, enjoyable or painful" emotions and the biological processes behind them is at the heart of "Dopamine." Robyn embraces the coexistence of these elements, refusing to choose between science and emotion.

While it has been four years since Robyn's last solo release, she has remained active, collaborating with a diverse array of artists. Since Honey, she has worked with the likes of SG Lewis, Channel Tres, Jónsi, Smile, the Lonely Island, Beck, and Jamie XX. Robyn also made a guest appearance on Lorde's Solar Power and had a verse on the remix of Charli XCX's "360" alongside Yung Lean.