Houdini (Dua Lipa song)

"Houdini"
A photo of Dua Lipa licking her reflection in a mirror.
Single by Dua Lipa
from the album Radical Optimism
WrittenNovember 2022 – January 2023[a]
Released9 November 2023 (2023-11-09)
Genre
Length3:06
LabelWarner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kevin Parker
  • Danny L Harle
Dua Lipa singles chronology
"Dance the Night"
(2023)
"Houdini"
(2023)
"Training Season"
(2024)
Audio sample
"Houdini"
Music video
"Houdini" on YouTube

"Houdini" is a song by English-Albanian singer Dua Lipa. It was released on 9 November 2023 through Warner Records, as the lead single from Lipa's third studio album, Radical Optimism (2024). The song was produced by Danny L Harle and Kevin Parker. Lipa co-wrote the song with Harle, Parker, Caroline Ailin and Tobias Jesso Jr.

"Houdini" was met with generally positive reviews by music critics, who praised the sonic evolution from her previous album Future Nostalgia (2020). Commercially, the song peaked at number one in the Flanders and Wallonia regions of Belgium. It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and the top 10 in various countries, including Canada, Australia, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland and France. In the United States, the song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Dance/Electronic Songs chart for 17 weeks. "Houdini" also peaked at number three on the Billboard Global 200.

  1. ^ "Dua Lipa Says 'Houdini' Is One of 97 Songs She Wrote For Her New Album | The Breakdown". Rolling Stone. 15 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Lipshutz, Jason. "Dua Lipa's 'Houdini' Song Is Elevated Nu-Disco Magic". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference RS 100 2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cinquemani, Sal. "Dua Lipa Drops Infectious Neo-Psychedelic Single 'Houdini'". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.


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