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Ben Rogerson

“Those of us in the studio were like, ‘No, that is not as cool.’ We found the idea of releasing that stripped-down, really raw version even braver”: The making of Zara Larsson's 2015 hit, Lush Life, and the original version you might never have heard

Swedish singer Zara Larsson performs at the main stage of the Rock in Rio music festival at the Rio 2016 Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 14, 2024. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images).

TikTok might have changed the way that new pop music is written - short, snappy, hook-laden songs are very much the norm these days - but it’s also been responsible for giving older songs a new lease of life.

The latest artist to benefit is Swedish star Zara Larsson. Late last year, during a gig in Amsterdam, she invited a fan to join her on stage to dance to Lush Life, her decade-old hit, and footage of the impressive performance went viral. As is the way of these things, this spawned-countless follow-up videos, and the end result is that Lush Life is riding high in the charts once again.

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