“I know it’s just dopamine, but it feels so real to me.”

Robyn’s new single, “Dopamine,” delivers a euphoric pop sensation. This delivery comes after seven years of not having released any tracks. “Dopamine” provides a magnetic, synthetic riff that you can dance to, much like her tracks in the past that follow the same formula, such as “Dancing On My Own” and “Call Your Girlfriend”. 

Dopamine is known as the “feel-good” chemical in the brain, and Robyn’s song does just that. The track starts with a robotic voice that leads you on a transcendental journey of having a crush and the chemistry that feels all-consuming. This track is primarily about taking that chance and wearing your heart on your sleeve, and really, the liberation that comes with that. 

Listening to the song, “Dopamine” on first listen made me feel alive and ready to open myself up to new experiences, even if it means getting hurt, because really “Dopamine” is feeling goodness in the moment, and isn’t that something that we all want? Being in the moment is so important, and feeling real within it is as well. Robyn’s track “Dopamine” acts as a fluid reminder of this.

“I know it’s just dopamine /

But it feels so real to me /

I’m tripping on our chemistry /

It’s firing up inside of me /

I just need to know /

That I’m not alone /

I know it’s just dopamine /

But it feels so rеal to me”