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Dua Lipa is a top recording artist renowned for her ability to create pop anthems. The British-Albanian songstress found the spotlight with her post-breakup song, New Rules.
Her 2020 album Future Nostalgia cemented her as a pop powerhouse, winning British Album of the Year at the Brit Awards and Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammys. The hit single Don’t Start Now also set a record for the longest top-ten stay by a British female artist on the UK Singles chart.
Her most recent project, the Radical Optimism album, debuted atop the UK Albums chart, scoring the biggest opening sales for a British female artist in three years.
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Disclaimer: This article is ranked according to Spotify streams at the time of writing.
Don't Start Now, New Rules and 5 other popular Dua Lipa songs to add to your playlist
1) Don't Start Now (2,764,061,257 Spotify streams)
Don't Start Now is a Nu-disco song that utilizes a funk baseline and elements of cowbells, crowd noise, hand claps, accented strings, and synth bursts.
Released on October 31, 2019, as the lead single from Future Nostalgia, Don’t Start Now was co-written by Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin, Emily Warren, and Ian Kirkpatrick. The song peaked at number two on both the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles chart and received Grammy nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance.
Don’t Start Now is an Independence anthem that celebrates the singer's freedom from a toxic relationship whilst instructing her ex to forget about their past relationship. The chorus reads:
"Don't show up, don't come out/ Don't start caring about me now/ Walk away, you know how/ Don't start caring about me now"
2) New Rules (2,201,111,825 Spotify streams)
The electropop and tropical house single was penned by Caroline Ailin, Emily Warren, and Ian Kirkpatrick. New Rules was released on July 17, 2017, as the seventh single from the English-Albanian singer's debut eponymous studio album. It topped the UK Singles chart and became Dua Lipa's first number-one single on the chart.
The song became Dua Lipa's first top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number six, and was nominated for British Single of the Year at the 2018 Brit Awards. Its lyrics outline Dua Lipa's rules for a clean, permanent breakup.
A part of the pre-chorus reads:
"One, don't pick up the phone/ You know he's only callin' 'cause he's drunk and alone/ Two, don't let him in/ You'll have to kick him out again"
3) Levitating ft. DaBaby (2,182,635,827 Spotify streams)
Dua Lipa enlisted American rapper DaBaby for a remix of her hit song. The remix blends 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s pop and R&B styles with a rap verse from DaBaby. Released on October 1, 2020, as the fifth single from Future Nostalgia, the track was written by Dua Lipa, DaBaby, Clarence Coffee Jr., Sarah Hudson, and Stephen Kozmeniuk.
Levitating debuted at number 51 on the Billboard Global 200 and later peaked at number 2, and topped the charts of US Mainstream Top 40, US Adult Top 40, and Radio Songs, respectively. The sing uses outer space references and metaphors to describe the joys of falling in love.
A part of the chorus reads:
"I got you, moonlight, you're my starlight/ I need you all night, comе on, dance with me/ I'm levitating/ You, moonlight, you're my starlight (You're the moonlight)"
4) IDGAF (1,650,389,146 Spotify streams)
IDGAF is the eighth and final single from the singer's debut eponymous studio album. The pop song uses drums and low strings to transition into the chorus.
Released in January 2018, IDGAF was written by Dua Lipa, Mnek, Larzz Principato, Skyler Stonestreet, and Whiskey Water. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles chart and was nominated for British Single of the Year at the 2019 Brit Awards. The song was certified 3x platinum in the UK, 2x platinum in the US, and 4x platinum in Australia. Its lyrics serve as a post-breakup message to a manipulative ex.
The pre-chorus is a reflection of this:
"So I cut you off/ I don't need your love/ 'Cause I already cried enough/ I've been done/ I've been movin' on since we said goodbye"
5) Break My Heart (1,254, 820, 226 Spotify streams)
Break My Heart was released on March 25, 2020, as the third single of Dua Lipa's second studio album, Future Nostalgia. The writers credited on the song include Lipa, Melissa Webb, Andrew Wotman, Ali Tamposi, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson, Andrew Farriss, and Michael Hutchence.
The dance-pop and disco-funk song topped the US Pop Airplay and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles chart and was certified platinum by the RIAA, ARIA, and BPI.
The lyrics of Break My Heart show a vulnerable side of Dua Lipa who questions whether venturing into a new love will heal her or leave her heartbroken again. A part of the chorus reads:
"Am I falling in love with the one that could break my heart?/ Oh no, I was doing better alone/ But when you said, "Hello"/ I knew that was the end of it all"
6) Physical (1,030,707,580 Spotify streams)
Physical is a dance pop, and power pop song that celebrates the honeymoon phase of a relationship. The upbeat song explores intimacy and the excitement of falling in love. The second verse reads:
"Adrenaline keeps on rushing in/ Love the simulation we're dreaming in/ Don't you agree/ Don't you agree?/ I don't wanna live another life/ 'Cause this one's pretty nice/ Living it up"
Released in January 2020, Physical features a synth bass line, drums, and various percussion instruments, with Dua Lipa using a spoken word delivery in the pre-chorus. It is the second single from her album Future Nostalgia and was written by Dua Lipa, Clarence Coffee Jr., Sarah Hudson, and Jason Evigan.
It was nominated for Song of the Year at the Brit Awards and made it to the year-end lists of publications like Billboard, NME, and The Guardian. It also peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles chart.
7) Levitating (1,001,760,351 Spotify streams)
The original version of the chart-topping song was released on March 27, 2020, as the fifth single from Dua Lipa's second studio album, Future Nostalgia.
Levitating is a party anthem that incorporates a 70s vibe with a message about passion between lovers and the idea that life is an endless dance floor.
The writers credited on the track include Dua, Clarence Coffee Jr., Sarah Hudson, and Stephen Kozmeniuk. Levitating peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles chart and number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, it was also named the number one song of the year 2021.
The hit track spurned two major remixes—one featuring Dababy and the other by American DJ, Blessed Madonna featuring Madonna and Missy Elliott. A part of the second verse reads:
"I believe that you're for me, I feel it in our energy/ I see us written in the stars/ We can go wherever, so let's do it now or never/ Baby, nothing's ever, ever too far"
Other popular Dua Lipa songs to listen to include Dance The Night, Love Again, and Kiss and Makeup.
