Swan Song (song)

This article is about the Dua Lipa song. For other uses, see Swan song (disambiguation).

"Swan Song"
Dua Lipa wearing a dark suit over a dark background. Her name appears in large letters in the bottom middle while the song's title, "Swan Song (From the Motion Picture 'Alita: Battle Angel')" appears below it.
Single by Dua Lipa
from the album Alita: Battle Angel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Released24 January 2019 (2019-01-24)
Recorded2018
Studio
GenreElectropop
Length3:02
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dua Lipa singles chronology
"Electricity (Silk City and Dua Lipa song)"
(2018) 		"Swan Song"
(2019) 		"Don't Start Now"
(2019)
Music video
"Swan Song" on YouTube

"Swan Song"[note 1] is a song by English-Albanian singer Dua Lipa for the soundtrack of 2019 film Alita: Battle Angel. The singer co-wrote the song with Justin Tranter, Kennedi Lykken, Mattias Larsson, Robin Fredriksson and Tom Holkenborg, while the production was handled by Mattman & Robin. Holkenborg also composed the soundtrack and orchestrations he created for it are used in the song. Announced in December 2018, the song was released for digital download and streaming on 24 January 2019 through Warner Bros. Records as the soundtrack's lead single.

"Swan Song" is an electropop song set to muted electronics, cinematic horns and orchestral stabs. In the song, Lipa references 1980s AIDS activist group ACT UP and sings about new beginnings and society using their voices to fight for what they believe in. Several critics praised the song for the production. It was nominated for Best Original Song at the 24th Satellite Awards. Commercially, the song reached number 24 on the UK Singles Chart and also reached the top 50 of charts in Belgium (Flanders), Ireland, Lithuania and Scotland. The song was awarded a silver certification in the UK and a gold one in Poland.

The music video for "Swan Song" was directed by Floria Sigismondi and accompanied the song's release. A blockbuster visual, it follows a loose synopsis of Alita: Battle Angel, specifically with the self-discovery themes. The video features Lipa and her crew in the fictional Iron City of the film. They encounter a giant robot and eventually Alita, before Lipa transforms into her towards the end. Several critics complimented the video's sci-fi themes. An acoustic version and a remixes extended play were released for further promotion.

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