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Influence (Tove Lo song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Influence'" is a song recorded by Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo featuring guest vocals by American rapper Wiz Khalifa. It was released on 9 September 2016 as a promotional single from her second studio album 'Lady Wood' (2016).
Music video
The music video for "Influence" is a part of the short film 'Fairy Dust', which was directed by Tim Erem and premiered on 30 October 2016 via Lo's Vevo channel.
Critical reception
Alim Kheraj of 'DIY' said that the song "sees Tove Lo appropriating the masculine role of the [fuckboi]." 'Entertainment Weekly's Madison Vain said that the singer "admits to being an unreliable narrator on one of the album's most irresistible tracks [...] before throwing the song to Wiz Khalifa for one of his fieriest verses yet." Writing for 'NME', Nick Levine noted that "she sings about hooking up and getting hard on [Lady Wood]", 'The Observer's Kitty Empire commented "there's actually rather little scarcity value in catchy tunes in [Influence]". Sal Cinquemani of 'Slant Magazine' said that the song is "embodied by the substance-induced euphoria of [Influence]".
Track listing
*;TM88 Taylor Gang Remix
#"Influence" (TM88 Taylor Gang Remix) (featuring Wiz Khalifa) 4:27
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
* Tove Lo vocals, songwriter
* Wiz Khalifa vocals, songwriter
* Ludvig Sderberg songwriter
* Jakob Jerlstrm songwriter
* The Struts producer, programmer
* Tom Coyne mastering engineer
* John Hanes mixing engineer
* Serban Ghenea mixer
Charts
References
Category:2016 songs
Category:Island Records singles
Category:Songs about drugs
Category:Songs written by Tove Lo
Category:Songs written by Ludvig Sderberg
Category:Tove Lo songs
Category:Wiz Khalifa songs
Category:Songs written by Jakob Jerlstrm
Category:Songs written by Wiz Khalifa
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