Hardcore (song)

"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.

"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)

Background and composition

"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

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

Release history
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
  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. "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. 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. "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.
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