Jump to content

Beach 2k20: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
←Redirected page to Honey (Robyn album)
Tag: New redirect
 
 
(20 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox song
#REDIRECT [[Honey (Robyn album)]]
| name = Beach 2k20
| type = single
| cover = Beach 2k20 Robyn.jpeg
| caption = Yaeji Remix
| alt =
| artist = [[Robyn]]
| album = [[Honey (Robyn album)|Honey]]
| A-side = "[[Between the Lines (Robyn song)|Between the Lines]]"
| released = 4 September 2019
| recorded =
| genre = * [[House music|House]]<ref name="SG">{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2057049/robyn-beach-2k20-yaeji-remix/music/|title=Robyn – "Beach 2K20 (Yaeji Remix)"|last=Breihan|first=Tom|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=4 September 2019|accessdate=17 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[electro (music)|electro]]-[[samba]]<ref name="Pitchforkreview">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/robyn-honey/|title=Robyn: Honey|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Anderson|first=Stacey|date=25 October 2018|accessdate=17 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[tropical house]]<ref name="Clash">{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/robyn-honey|title=Robyn - Honey Review|website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|last=Neale|first=Matthew|accessdate=17 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[minimal techno]]<ref name="Clash"/>
| length = {{duration|m=5|s=29}}
| label = [[Konichiwa Records|Konichiwa]]
| writer = {{hlist|[[Robyn]]|Rudolf Nordström|[[Joseph Mount]]|[[Klas Åhlund]]}}
| producer = Mr. Tophat
| prev_title = [[Ever Again]]
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = [[Baby Forgive Me]]
| next_year = 2019
| misc =
}}
"'''Beach 2k20'''" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter [[Robyn]], recorded for her eighth studio album ''[[Honey (Robyn album)|Honey]]''. It was released as the fifth single from the album on 4 September 2019 with a remix by [[Yaeji]].<ref name="Yaeji">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/beach2k20-yaeji-remix-single/1477412523|title=Beach2k20 (Yaeji Remix)|website=[[Apple Music]]|accessdate=17 July 2020}}</ref> A remix by [[Louie Vega]] followed on 17 July 2020.<ref name="Vega">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/beach2k20-louie-vega-remix-single/1521944253|title=Beach2k20 (Louie Vega Remix)|website=[[Apple Music]]|accessdate=17 July 2020}}</ref>

==Composition==
Described as a "deadpan [[house music|house]] banger" and "one of the most lyrically inane songs of Robyn's career", the song "attempt[s] to capture the exact feelings of just chilling somewhere tropical and quietly enjoying yourself".<ref name="SG"/> It features a sample of [[Timmy Thomas]]'s "[[Why Can't We Live Together]]", as well as a musical reference to Robyn's debut "[[Show Me Love (Robyn song)|Show Me Love]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/robyn-honey-beach2k20-lyrics/|title=Robyn's "Beach2k20" Is Maybe the Wisest Dumb Song of the Year|last=Munzenreider|first=Kyle|website=[[W (magazine)|W]]|date=26 October 2018|accessdate=17 July 2020}}</ref> "Beach 2k20" features "jazzy [[samba]] beats" and "the occasional 'Schwoop!' sound you might recognize from a departing [[iMessage]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/robyn/robyn-honey-review/|title=Robyn: Honey Review|last=Johnson|first=Ellen|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=28 October 2018|accessdate=17 July 2020}}</ref>

==Release==
On 20 June 2020, Robyn released "Beach 2k20" on a limited edition 12" vinyl featuring remixes of the song along with "Between the Lines". It was released as part of a Honey Remix vinyl series, alongside "[[Honey (Robyn song)|Honey]]", "Baby Forgive Me" and "Ever Again", for the Love Record Stores Day 2020 event. Only 500 of each were manufactured.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Skinner |first1=Tom |title=Robyn to release limited edition 'Honey' remix series on 12" vinyl |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/robyn-to-release-limited-edition-honey-remix-series-on-12-vinyl-2690250 |website=[[NME]] |accessdate=17 July 2020 |date=17 June 2020}}</ref>

==Track listing==

{{Track listing
| headline = Yaeji Remix<ref name="Yaeji"/>

| title1 = Beach 2k20
| note1 = [[Yaeji]] Remix
| length1 = 4:55
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Louie Vega Remix<ref name="Vega"/>

| title1 = Beach 2k20
| note1 = [[Louie Vega]] Remix
| length1 = 6:36
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Limited edition 12" vinyl<ref>{{cite web |title=Store |url=https://www.loverecordstores.com/store |website=loverecordstores.com |accessdate=17 July 2020}}</ref>
| total_length = 25:18

| title1 = Between the Lines
| note1 = Louie Vega Remix
| length1 = 8:43

| title2 = Beach 2k20
| note2 = Yaeji Remix
| length2 = 4:55

| title3 = Between the Lines
| note3 = [[The Black Madonna]] Remix
| length3 = 5:06

| title4 = Beach 2k20
| note4 = Louie Vega Remix
| length4 = 6:34
}}

==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Honey''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Honey|type=liner notes|others=[[Robyn]]|publisher=[[Konichiwa Records]]|year=2018|id=KOR057CD}}</ref>
* [[Robyn]] – vocals, vocal arranging, songwriting, vocal recording
* [[Joseph Mount]] – bass guitar, additional synthesizer programming, vocal arranging songwriting, vocal recording
* [[Klas Åhlund]] - songwriting
* Mr. Tophat (Rudolf Nordström) - vocal arranging, songwriting, production, vocal recording
* Ludvig Larsson - studio assistance
* [[Neal H Pogue|NealHPogue]] – mixing
* [[Mike Bozzi]] – mastering

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Swedish Heatseeker Songs chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20181026|title=Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 44, 2 november 2018|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|accessdate=17 July 2020}}</ref>
|2
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Robyn}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:2019 singles]]
[[Category:2018 songs]]
[[Category:Robyn songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Robyn]]
[[Category:Songs written by Klas Åhlund]]
[[Category:Songs written by Joseph Mount]]

Latest revision as of 18:00, 1 January 2025

"Beach 2k20"
Yaeji Remix
Single by Robyn
from the album Honey
A-side"Between the Lines"
Released4 September 2019
Genre
Length5:29
LabelKonichiwa
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mr. Tophat
Robyn singles chronology
"Ever Again"
(2019) 		"Beach 2k20"
(2019) 		"Baby Forgive Me"
(2019)

"Beach 2k20" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Robyn, recorded for her eighth studio album Honey. It was released as the fifth single from the album on 4 September 2019 with a remix by Yaeji.[4] A remix by Louie Vega followed on 17 July 2020.[5]

Composition

[edit]

Described as a "deadpan house banger" and "one of the most lyrically inane songs of Robyn's career", the song "attempt[s] to capture the exact feelings of just chilling somewhere tropical and quietly enjoying yourself".[1] It features a sample of Timmy Thomas's "Why Can't We Live Together", as well as a musical reference to Robyn's debut "Show Me Love".[6] "Beach 2k20" features "jazzy samba beats" and "the occasional 'Schwoop!' sound you might recognize from a departing iMessage"[7]

Release

[edit]

On 20 June 2020, Robyn released "Beach 2k20" on a limited edition 12" vinyl featuring remixes of the song along with "Between the Lines". It was released as part of a Honey Remix vinyl series, alongside "Honey", "Baby Forgive Me" and "Ever Again", for the Love Record Stores Day 2020 event. Only 500 of each were manufactured.[8]

Track listing

[edit]
Yaeji Remix[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Beach 2k20" (Yaeji Remix)4:55
Louie Vega Remix[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Beach 2k20" (Louie Vega Remix)6:36
Limited edition 12" vinyl[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Between the Lines" (Louie Vega Remix)8:43
2."Beach 2k20" (Yaeji Remix)4:55
3."Between the Lines" (The Black Madonna Remix)5:06
4."Beach 2k20" (Louie Vega Remix)6:34
Total length:25:18

Personnel

[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Honey.[10]

  • Robyn – vocals, vocal arranging, songwriting, vocal recording
  • Joseph Mount – bass guitar, additional synthesizer programming, vocal arranging songwriting, vocal recording
  • Klas Åhlund - songwriting
  • Mr. Tophat (Rudolf Nordström) - vocal arranging, songwriting, production, vocal recording
  • Ludvig Larsson - studio assistance
  • NealHPogue – mixing
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering

Charts

[edit]
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Swedish Heatseeker Songs chart[11] 2

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (4 September 2019). "Robyn – "Beach 2K20 (Yaeji Remix)"". Stereogum. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ Anderson, Stacey (25 October 2018). "Robyn: Honey". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Neale, Matthew. "Robyn - Honey Review". Clash. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Beach2k20 (Yaeji Remix)". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Beach2k20 (Louie Vega Remix)". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. ^ Munzenreider, Kyle (26 October 2018). "Robyn's "Beach2k20" Is Maybe the Wisest Dumb Song of the Year". W. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. ^ Johnson, Ellen (28 October 2018). "Robyn: Honey Review". Paste. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. ^ Skinner, Tom (17 June 2020). "Robyn to release limited edition 'Honey' remix series on 12" vinyl". NME. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Store". loverecordstores.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  10. ^ Honey (liner notes). Robyn. Konichiwa Records. 2018. KOR057CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 44, 2 november 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beach_2k20&oldid=1266663796"