Future Nostalgia

by Dua Lipa

Overview

In 2017, after years of promotional buildup and an unbroken streak of hit singles, English singer Dua Lipa became a veritable superstar, conquering the pop landscape with a near-perfect debut and racking up additional chart smashes as an in-demand guest vocalist. At the turn of the decade, she returned with her sophomore effort, Future Nostalgia. Without collapsing under the pressure of high expectations, Lipa managed to deliver a package that was somehow sleeker, cooler, and more compulsively listenable than her first outing. In the spirit of pulse-pounding classics like Kylie Minogue's Fever or Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor, Lipa channeled the best of past decades -- '70s disco, '80s dance-pop, and '90s club jams -- to create her own joyous, sweat-glistened vision of bliss. Not a moment is wasted here, and Future Nostalgia is a brisk and breathless experience that begs to be played on loop. With an endless supply of confidence, charm, and cooler-than-you attitude, Lipa pulls listeners onto the dancefloor with immediate earworms like the funky kiss-off "Don't Start Now," the rapturous out-of-body rave "Hallucinate," and the glistening full-body workout "Physical," a distant cousin of Madonna's "Hung Up" and Lady Gaga's "Applause." At the end of the night, when things transition to the bedroom, Lipa offers the begging "Pretty Please" and the giddily horny "Good in Bed." Throughout, she finds inspiration from the funkiest of forebears, channeling 2000s Timbaland hip-pop on the title track, Daft Punk's own Chic-inspired electro-disco on "Levitating," and even INXS' guitar-based allure with "Break My Heart." She even drops a surprising sample on "Love Again," which fans of the Al Bowlly-sampling White Town one-hit wonder will absolutely adore. Flipping her hair at detractors with a wink and a smile on "Future Nostalgia," she sings, "You want a timeless song/I wanna change the game." With this flawless effort, she manages to achieve both. Future Nostalgia could have just as well been titled "Future Classic." ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	03/28/2025
Label:	Warner Records
UPC:	5021732511706

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dua Lipa   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals,Featured Artist
Bad Bunny   Primary Artist
Miley Cyrus   Primary Artist,Vocals
Angele   Primary Artist,Vocals
J Balvin   Primary Artist
Tainy   Primary Artist
Missy Elliott   Featured Artist
Tom Barnes   Bass,Drums,Guitar (Bass)
Todd Clark   Vocals (Background)
David Angell   Violin
David Davidson   Violin
Chad Smith   Drums
Ian Kirkpatrick   Vocals (Background),Guitar,Keyboards
Emily Warren   Vocals (Background)
Sarah Hudson   Vocals (Background)
Kathryn Maloney   Vocals (Background)
Julia Michaels   Vocals (Background)
Russell Graham   Keyboards
Peter Kelleher   Synthesizer
Stephen Kozmeniuk   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass)
Gwen Stefani   Featured Artist
Dave Koz   Guitar,Synthesizer,Bass,Drums
Ed Travers   Vocals
Jason Evigan   Drums,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Vula Malinga   Vocals
Sly   Drums,Keyboards,Drums,Keyboards
Madonna   Featured Artist
Jeff Bhasker   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Tristan Salvati   Keyboards,Percussion
Tove Lo   Vocals (Background)
Paul Phamous   Vocals (Background)
Shakka   Vocals (Background)
The Monsters   Keyboards
Paul "Phamous" Guy Shelton   Vocals (Background)
Dan Bingham   Piano
Ash Soan   Drums,Tom-Tom,Toms
JID   Featured Artist
Sophie Cooke   Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Alma Goodman   Vocals (Background)
Rich Cooper   Drums
Ben Kohn   Guitar
Stuart Price   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)
Drew Jurecka   Bass,Viola,Violin,Strings,Violin (Bass),Baritone Violin
Homer Steinweiss   Drums
SG Lewis   Keyboards,Guitar (Bass),Drums,Guitar
Koz   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Synthesizer
Adrian Murphy   Vocals (Background)
Colin Li   Vocals (Background)
Daniel Sindall   Vocals (Background)
George Rodber   Vocals (Background)
Maria CKTangonan   Vocals (Background)
Nathaniel Buckley   Vocals (Background)
Oliver Buckley   Vocals (Background)
Lucia Cohen   Vocals (Background)
Ronnie Gould   Vocals (Background)
Vanessa Luciano   Vocals (Background)
Stagecoach Epsom Performing Arts Choir   Vocals (Background)
Sylvester Willy Sivertsen   Vocals (Background)
Paul Nelson   Cello
Craig Nelson   String Bass
Astrid Lindgren   Keyboards
Scott Harris   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Justin Parker   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards
Elizabeth Lamb   Viola
Bosko Kante   Voices,Talk Box
Kamille   Vocals (Background)
Caroline Ailin   Vocals (Background)
The Monsters & Strangerz   Keyboards
Andrew Watt   Guitar,Trombone,Keyboards,Tambourine,Vocals (Background)
Taylor Upsahl   Vocals (Background)
Vanessa Lu   Vocals (Background)
Lorna Blackwood   Vocals (Background)
Denzel Baptiste   Bass,Keyboards
Zach Gurka   Vocals (Background)
Shakka Philips   Vocals (Background)
Andreas Lund   Guitar
Melanie Fontana   Vocals (Background)
Clarence Coffee, Jr.   Vocals (Background)
Camille Purcell   Vocals (Background)
Jack Meredith   Vocals (Background)
Lindgren   Keyboards
Tara Siegel Kopman   Vocals (Background)
David Biral   Keyboards
Kennedi Lykken   Vocals (Background)
DaBaby   Vocals,Featured Artist
Junior Oliver Frid   Keyboards,Percussion,Synthesizer,Bass (Electric),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Michel Schulz   Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Rupert Christie   Vocal Recording,Choir Arrangement,Recording Arranger,Additional Production,Arranger,Engineer,Producer,Vocal Engineer
Tom Barnes   Composer
David Charles   Composer,Composer
Will Quinnell   Mastering Assistant,Assistant Mastering Engineer
Ian Kirkpatrick   Vocal Producer,Drum Programming,Vocal Production Assistance,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Programming
Emily Warren   Composer,Vocal Producer,Vocal Production Assistance
Sarah Hudson   Composer
Michael Freeman   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Hal Ritson   Vocal Engineer
J Balvin   Producer
Julia Michaels   Composer
Peter Kelleher   Composer
Miley Cyrus   Composer
Dave Koz   Producer
Matty Green   Mixing
Josh Gudwin   Mixing
Jacob Kasher   Composer
Paul Lamalfa   Engineer
Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young   Mixing
Jason Evigan   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Vocal Producer,Vocal Production Assistance
David Kutch   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Alejandro Borrero   Composer
Andrew Wotman   Composer
Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing
Jeff Bhasker   Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Michael Pollack   Composer
Jay Reynolds   Mixing
Samuel Lewis   Composer
Justin Tranter   Composer
Michael Hutchence   Composer
David Emery   Mixing Assistant
Tristan Salvati   Programming,Vocal Producer,Vocal Production Assistance,Engineer,Producer
Sam Dew   Composer
Tove Lo   Composer
Marcos Masis   Composer
Tainy   Producer
TMS   Producer,Vocal Producer,Vocal Production Assistance
Lauren D'Elia   Vocal Producer,Vocal Production Assistance
The Monsters   Producer
Yannick Rastogi   Composer
Sly   Engineer,Producer,Engineer,Producer
Andrew Farriss   Composer
Bing Crosby   Composer
Chris Gehringer   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Chuck Kirkpatrick   Composer
JID   Composer
Sophie Cooke   Arranger,Composer,String Arrangements,Synthesizer Arrangements,Synthesizer String Arrangement
Dua Lipa   Composer
Dave Cerminara   Engineer
Take a Daytrip   Producer,Programming
Isabel Grundy   Engineer
Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin   Composer
Phil Hotz   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Stephen Kozmeniuk   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Vocal Producer
Richard Adlam   Vocal Engineer
Ben Kohn   Composer
Marc Vincent   Composer
Matt Snell   Engineer,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Stuart Price   Mixing,Producer,Vocal Producer,Drum Programming,Additional Production,Vocal Production Assistance
Drew Jurecka   Arranger,Engineer,String Engineer,String Arrangements
SG Lewis   Assistant,Programming,Drum Programming,Synthesizer Programming,Composer,Producer
Jonathan Bellion   Composer
Koz   Producer,Vocal Producer,Vocal Production Assistance
Jerry Singh   Programming
Cameron Gower-Poole   Vocal Engineer
Sylvester Willy Sivertsen   Composer
Dan Traynor   Composer
Astrid Lindgren   Engineer,Producer,Vocal Producer,Drum Programming
Scott Harris   Composer,Vocal Producer,Vocal Production Assistance
Justin Parker   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Jens Jungkurth   Engineer
Max Wartell   Composer
Colin Leonard   Mastering
Irving Wallman   Composer
Jordan Johnson   Composer
Michel Schulz   Drum Programming,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Vocal Producer
Caroline Ailin   Composer,Producer,Vocal Producer,Vocal Production Assistance
Daystar Peterson   Composer
Chelcee Grimes   Composer
The Monsters & Strangerz   Producer,Programming
Andrew Watt   Producer,Programming
Greg Eliason   Engineer
Taylor Upsahl   Composer
Mathieu Jomphe Lepine   Composer
Teddy Park   Composer
Lorna Blackwood   Recording,Programming,Vocal Engineer,Vocal Producer,Vocal Recording,Vocal Production Assistance
Zacharie Raymond   Composer
Denzel Baptiste   Composer,Programming,Drum Programming
Stefan Johnson   Composer
Shakka Philips   Composer
Daniel Moyler   Engineer,Recording
Sam Lewis   Composer
Marcus Lomax   Composer
Ali Tamposi   Composer
Melanie Fontana   Composer
Uzoechi Emenike   Composer
Clarence Coffee, Jr.   Composer
Brandon Collins   Arranger
Camille Purcell   Composer
Skylar Mones   Producer,Additional Production
Lindgren   Producer,Vocal Producer,Drum Programming,Vocal Production Assistance,Engineer
Heidi Wang   Mixing Assistant
Blair Gormal   Composer
Caroline Furoyen   Composer
Dave Cerminera   Engineer
Isabel Gracefield   Engineer,Piano Engineer
Dave Kutch   Mastering
Marshall Biral   Composer
Rafael "Come2Brazil" Fadal   Engineer
David Biral   Composer,Programming,Drum Programming
Gian Stone   Engineer,Vocal Producer,Vocal Production Assistance
Angele   Composer
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio   Composer
Kennedi Lykken   Composer
Brian Cruz   Assistant Engineer
Elijah Marrett-Hitch   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Juan Ariza   Producer,Additional Production
Matt Wolach   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
DaBaby   Composer
Rafael Fadul   Engineer
Junior Oliver Frid   Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
Robin Oliver Frid   Composer
Ivanni Rodriguez   Composer
Taylor Parks   Composer