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Hardcore (song)

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"Hardcore"
Single by Tove Styrke
from the album Hard
Released11 March 2022 (2022-03-11)
Length2:52
LabelSony Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Elvira
Tove Styrke singles chronology
"Show Me Love"
(2022)
"Hardcore"
(2022)
"YouYouYou"
(2022)

"Hardcore" is a song by Swedish singer Tove Styrke from her fourth studio album, Hard (2022). It was released as a single on 11 March 2022 through Sony Music. The song was written by Styrke, Elvira Anderfjärd, and Jakob Jerlström, with production by Anderfjärd.

Background and composition

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"Hardcore" was written by Tove Styrke, Elvira Anderfjärd, and Jakob Jerlström for Styrke's fourth studio album, Hard (2022).[1] Anderfjärd produced the song and played all the instruments.[2] Regarding the song, Styrke said, "'Hardcore' is definitely one of my favorite tracks on the album. It's about wanting someone hardcore. I took the term from gaming; if you die you die but it's all in. I also wanted to make the track sound drunk, like when you're lost in a person. That's why we made the tempo-shifts before each chorus. The production is so good on this one, it blows my mind."[3] The track includes "scream-sing" vocals, which stem from Styrke "saying 'fuck it'" and wanting to take risks.[4] In an interview for Rolling Stone, she stated, "The lyrics don't even make sense sometimes, but it suits the song because it's meant to feel like you're drunk. I needed to just like let it all out."[4] "Hardcore" was released on 11 March 2022 through Sony Music.[5]

Credits and personnel

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Credits are adapted from Tidal.[2]

  • Tove Styrke – vocals, songwriting
  • Elvira Anderfjärd – production, songwriting, background vocals, bass, drums, keyboards, strings
  • Jakob Jerlström – songwriting
  • Michael Ilbert – mixing
  • Randy Merrill – mastering

Charts

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Chart performance for "Hardcore"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 8

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Hardcore"
Country Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 11 March 2022 Sony Music [5]
Sweden 16 March 2022 Radio airplay [7]

References

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  1. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (11 March 2022). "Tove Styrke announces fourth album with new single 'Hardcore'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Credits / Hardcore / Tove Styrke". Tidal. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ^ Heidt, Justin (11 March 2022). "Listen to Tove Styrke's intense new single 'Hardcore'". Variance. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b Mier, Tomás (11 March 2022). "Tove Styrke Has Been Around for a Hot Sec. It's About Time You Paid Attention". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Hardcore – Single by Tove Styrke". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11, 2022" [Weekly chart Heatseeker – Week 11, 2022] (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Veckans adderingar" [This week's adds] (in Swedish). Radionytt. Retrieved 15 February 2023.