Robyn, the Swedish singer of some of our most emotional moments on the dancefloor, has finally released a new single, ‘Dopamine’. The rumours were true! She gave us a little treat last year in the form of a couple of features on Jamie XX and Charlie XCX tracks, but this year, she’s back on a fully-fledged Robyn track.

It has been seven years since her last album, Honey, and the sweet Swede is serenading us once more. Just take a look at some of the lyrics:

“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”

“ROBYN MAKES ME GAYER THAN I ALREADY AM”, wrote one YouTube user of Robyn’s new single, ‘Dopamine’. Another user commented on how long the fans have been waiting, writing, “It’s been 84 years”. Others celebrated the return of the singer, producer, and DJ: “MOTHER IS BACK”.

Dopamine. Everyone’s on about this little neurochemical with a big impact. The ‘feel-good hormone’ is involved in pleasure, motivation, and even lactation. It’s a key player in our reward system. Our phones have gotten us addicted to the little guy.

“Everyone has a phone where they see their heart rate, and we’re learning how to decode our emotions through the hormones and chemical substances in our bodies,” Robyn said in a press release.

You’ve seen the videos, the books, and articles about how to “hack” dopamine. We’re ruining our levels by scrolling first thing in the morning, setting ourselves up for a terrible day. There’s so much talk about dopamine detoxes, fasts, and resets.

​​“It’s almost like we don’t even accept that we’re human anymore, like we’re trying to shoot ourselves out of it and explain every single thing – which I think is great, but that’s also why the world is s—t, this idea that you can figure out and win life or something,” Robyn said.

“The doubleness of ‘Dopamine’ is having an emotion that is super real, super strong, intense, enjoyable or painful, and at the same time knowing that this is just a biological process in my body—and then not to choose religion or science. To just accept that they’re there together and to be able to go in between.”

Like many facets of the human brain and body that cause us issues today, dopamine was more beneficial to us when we lived in scarcity, before civilisation and things like fridges and gaffs. Robyn fans know scarcity, like the last seven years without new Robyn music. Nowadays, we have to be careful with our behaviours lest they lead us to anxiety and depression. You know what won’t lead you to anxiety and depression: Robyn’s new single about the fickle fucker, ‘Dopamine’.

This tune certainly wasn’t made in a dopamine rush; no, it was patiently and carefully curated by the dancehall queen with collaborator Klas Åhlund.

It’s a delicate dance track with shimmering synths sure to linger in your head. The song is introspective in its lyrics, starting out wistful, then building a sense of acceptance, optimism, and empowerment. The music is distinctly Robyn, without feeling derivative.

The music video for the new track, directed by Marili Andre, is visually stunning. It feels friendly and playful yet intimate and thoughtful, like a catch-up with an old bestie. She is dancing on her own for most of it, with the appearance of an adorable little tyke who shares the icon’s hair colour, and might just be her son Tyko.

All I can say is, O baby, we DO want her back, she’s not just another girlfriend. She’s in our hearts, still our girl. We should have known better that she would say konichiwa again, not leave us dancing on our own. Robyn is indestructible with every heartbeat, and a star 4-ever. Her curriculum vitae is monumental, and we forgive her.

Have a listen and let Robyn’s new single, ‘Dopamine’, flood your brain with, em, serotonin. Overload on it.