Beach 2k20

"Beach 2k20"
Yaeji Remix
Single by Robyn
from the album Honey
A-side	"Between the Lines"
Released	4 September 2019
Genre	House[1] electro-samba[2] tropical house[3] minimal techno[3]
Length	5:29
Label	Konichiwa
Songwriter(s)	Robyn Rudolf Nordström Joseph Mount Klas Åhlund
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

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

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

Yaeji Remix[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beach 2k20" (Yaeji Remix)	4:55

Louie Vega Remix[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beach 2k20" (Louie Vega Remix)	6:36

Limited edition 12" vinyl[9]

No.	Title	Length
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

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

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

References

1. 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. Neale, Matthew. "Robyn - Honey Review". Clash. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
4. "Beach2k20 (Yaeji Remix)". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
5. "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.
11. "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 44, 2 november 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 July 2020.