Trent Reznor Pinpoints Dua Lipa’s Song That Made Him “Tear Up”

Trent Reznor recently revealed that he “cries” when listening to Dua Lipa’s song. Now, the Nine Inch Nails frontwoman has identified the song in question: her 2020 song, “Levitating.”

Originally commented on Rick Rubin’s podcast, Tetragrammaton, when Reznor said he reevaluated his opinion that pop music is “bad in general” after hearing his daughter sing along to one of Lipa’s songs. “She’s excited about it, which is great,” he explained. “It really reminded me of the art of writing a well-crafted song — I got the hang of listening to ‘Dua Lipa,’ because it was just a good piece of music, you know?”

When an Instagram user commented on a post on Sterogum that he needed to know “which Dua Lipa song made Trent fuck Reznor rip,” Reznor himself responded to the comment, explaining that it was “Levitating” from Lipa’s 2020 album, Nostalgia for the future. “[My daughter’s] “The execution was spot on,” Reznor wrote. “When I got to the ‘sugarboo’ line, it broke me.” Listen to the song below.

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For her part, Lipa has continued being a pop star ever since Nostalgia for the future propelled her to the upper echelons of the industry. Last month, the 27-year-old shared a “Dance the Night” written for upcoming Greta Gerwig. Barbie film. Earlier this year, Tove Law shared “Borderline,” which Lipa co-wrote.

As for Reznor, he shared with Robin that he’s found comfort in scoring movies lately. Accordingly, he is set to collaborate with Atticus Ross on the upcoming soundtrack Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film.

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