Lush Life (Zara Larsson song)


"Lush Life" is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson. The song was released as the lead single from her second and international debut studio album, So Good, on 5 June 2015 in Sweden, and 9 June 2015 worldwide. A remix featuring Tinie Tempah was released on 26 February 2016.

Critical reception

Harriet Gibsone of The Guardian described "Lush Life" as "naggingly catchy".

Commercial performance

"Lush Life" topped the charts in Sweden for five weeks, becoming Larsson's second number–one single in her home country, also topping the charts in Mexico and Poland. It also peaked at number two in Denmark, Ireland, and Norway, number three in the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, number four in Germany, Austria and Australia, and number six in Finland. The song debuted at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 2016 after previously peaking at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, where it spent 27 weeks. "Lush Life" has been streamed over 700 million times on Spotify.

Music video

There are three videos for "Lush Life". The first was directed by Måns Nyman, who had previously directed the video for "Bad Boys", for the song's original release in Sweden. The first version shows Larsson dancing in front of a white background, along with scenes of her reclining while wearing sunglasses and dialing a telephone.
The second version is a recut version of the first with coloring and visual effects added, which was released to international markets. The international version of the video has received over 600 million views on YouTube so far.
The third video was made for the US release of "Lush Life" and released on 5 July 2016. It was directed by Mary Clerté. The video shows Larsson dancing in pastel-hued sets. Some sequences feature backup dancers and a love interest played by 2018 Love Island contestant Eyal Booker.

In popular culture

"Lush Life" was featured in several TV series and telenovelas including Super Shore, El camionero, Preciosas and The Bold Type.
In Chile, the song was featured commercial clothes Marquis in Ripley.
"Lush Life" is featured on Just Dance 2019 as part of Just Dance Unlimited.

Track listing

Personnel

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Australia 30
Austria 57
Belgium 88
Belgium 52
CIS 27
Denmark 75
France 30
Germany 54
Hungary 5
Hungary 32
Israel 23
Italy 35
Netherlands 85
Netherlands 47
New Zealand 20
Russia Airplay 21
Slovenia 45
Sweden 42
Switzerland 22
Ukraine Airplay 91
UK Singles 6

Decade-end charts

Certifications

Release history