Tove Lo’s 2013 hit “Habits (Stay High)” has joined the elite group of songs that have hit one billion streams on Spotify. It’s the first of the Swedish singer-songwriter’s songs to reach this milestone.
“Habits (Stay High)” originally featured on Tove Lo’s debut extended play (EP) ‘Truth Serum’ and her debut studio album, Queen of the Clouds (2014). It was written by Lo with Ludvig Söderberg and Jakob Jerlström, who also produced the record, though billed as the Struts.
In general, “Habits (Stay High)” was well received by most critics, who commended its lyrics and production. It went on to become a sleeper hit and entered the music charts in 2014, one year after its original release. It eventually peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and became the highest-charting song by a Swedish artist on that chart since “The Sign” by Ace of Base peaked at number one in 1994. Since then, “Habits (Stay High)” has been certified 8× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over 2.6 million copies in the country.
Tove Lo is describing the rubber dildo she wore in the Nevada desert. “It was this art piece, and I was so honoured to put it on,” says the Swedish pop Svengali. “It was basically a corset with this kind of… dick attached.” She scrunches her expression, as if that’s not quite correct. “A dick-thong… belt?” She gives up. “It was a strap-on, pretty much.”
