Sadder Badder Cooler

"Sadder Badder Cooler"
Single by Tove Lo
from the album Sunshine Kitty (Paw Prints Edition)
Released22 May 2020 (2020-05-22)
GenreElectropop[1]
Length2:51
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Elvira Anderfjärd
Tove Lo singles chronology
"I'm Coming"
(2020) 		"Sadder Badder Cooler"
(2020) 		"Don't Say Goodbye"
(2020)

"Sadder Badder Cooler" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by Swedish recording artist Tove Lo from the expanded edition of her fourth studio album Sunshine Kitty. The re-issue, dubbed the "Paw Prints Edition" was released on 22 May 2020. On the same day "Sadder Badder Cooler", the re-issue's opening track, was released as a single with two official remixes by The Presets and King Arthur. [2][3] Remixes by Banx & Ranx, MUTO, Y2K, and Liu followed on 17 July, 31 July, 7 August, and 4 September 2020 respectively.[4][5][6][7] The song's music video, animated by Venturia Animation Studios and Dreambear Productions, depicts a cartoon Lo and her animal sidekick Sunshine Kitty "on a Kill Bill-style mission to take down several Disney princes.[8]

Lo performed the song live at Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter's "Pride Prom" on 13 June 2020 and on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on 27 June 2020.[9][10]

Track listing

Sadder Badder Cooler – The Presets Remix[2]

  1. "Sadder Badder Cooler" (The Presets Sunshine Remix) – 3:44
  2. "Sadder Badder Cooler" (The Presets Midnight Remix) – 5:40

Sadder Badder Cooler – King Arthur Remix[3]

  1. "Sadder Badder Cooler" (King Arthur Remix) – 2:55

Sadder Badder Cooler – Banx & Ranx Remix[4]

  1. "Sadder Badder Cooler" (Banx & Ranx Remix) – 2:29

Sadder Badder Cooler – MUTO Remix[5]

  1. "Sadder Badder Cooler" (MUTO Remix) – 3:15

Sadder Badder Cooler – Y2K Remix[6]

  1. "Sadder Badder Cooler" (Y2K Remix) – 3:04

Sadder Badder Cooler – Liu Remix[7]

  1. "Sadder Badder Cooler" (Liu Remix) – 2:17

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[11]

  • Tove Lo – songwriting, vocals
  • Elvira Anderfjärd – songwriting, production, background vocals, drums, electric bass, synthesizer, programming, vocal programming
  • Max Martin – songwriting
  • Michael Ilbert – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer

Release history

Release formats for "Sadder Badder Cooler"
Country Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 22 May 2020
Album version Republic [8]
The Presets Remix [2]
King Arthur Remix [3]
17 July 2020 Banx & Ranx Remix [4]
31 July 2020 MUTO Remix [5]
7 August 2020 Y2K Remix [6]
4 September 2020 Liu Remix [7]

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 15


References

  1. ^ Kaye, Ben (22 May 2020). "Tove Lo Releases Expanded Edition of Sunshine Kitty, Shares New Song "sadder badder cooler": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "sadder badder cooler (The Presets Remix)". Tidal. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "sadder badder cooler (King Arthur Remix)". Tidal. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "sadder badder cooler (Banx & Ranx Remix)". Tidal. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "sadder badder cooler (MUTO Remix)". Tidal. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "sadder badder cooler (Y2K Remix)". Tidal. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "sadder badder cooler (Liu Remix)". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b Shaffer, Clare (22 May 2020). "Tove Lo Releases Deluxe 'Sunshine Kitty' Edition, 'Sadder Badder Cooler' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  9. ^ Daw, Stephen (13 June 2020). "Tove Lo Is Feeling 'Sadder, Badder, Cooler' With Her Billboard Pride Prom Performance". Billboard. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  10. ^ Enis, Eli (27 June 2020). "Tove Lo Performs "sadder badder cooler" on Colbert: Watch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Credits / Sunshine Kitty (Paw Prints Edition)". Tidal. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 22". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 September 2020.