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''Body Talk Pt. 2'' is the sixth studio album by Swedish recording artist Robyn, released on 6 September 2010 by Konichiwa Records. The album is the second part of the ''Body Talk'' trilogy, which consists of three mini-albums, all released during 2010. Robyn started working on songs for the album when ''Body Talk Pt. 1'' (2010) was still in development, and she collaborated with Klas Åhlund, Kleerup, Savage Skulls, Diplo, Snoop Dogg and Niggaracci. Musically, the songs on ''Body Talk Pt. 2'' are upbeat and a mixture between electro, house, hip hop and disco. Critical reception of the album was generally positive. Although critics felt that it lacked a classic single and considered it a minor letdown compared to ''Body Talk Pt. 1'', it received praise for being solid and club-ready. In Sweden, the album reached the top of the Sverigetopplistan chart. It also reached number one in Denmark and number three in Norway. In the United States, it peaked at number forty-one, becoming Robyn's highest position on the chart. "Hang with Me" was released as the album's only single in August 2010. An acoustic version of the song was featured on ''Body Talk Pt. 1''. The single reached the top ten in Sweden and Norway. The last track on the album, "Indestructible", appears in acoustic form and was later remixed and served as the lead single for ''Body Talk'', the final installment in the trilogy. ==Background and development== In February 2010, Robyn announced in an interview with Swedish magazine ''Bon'' that she would release three albums during 2010. She noted that it had been five years since she released her last effort, ''Robyn'' (2005), and that she had not been in the studio "properly" since then.〔 She explained that she did not want to wait until all the songs had been recorded; she rather wanted to split up the songs in three different releases. She chose to name the trilogy ''Body Talk'' after a gay club in London that a friend of hers owns, commenting that the title "tickles () imagination". In June 2010, the first in the trilogy, ''Body Talk Pt. 1'', was released, and was quickly followed by the announcement of ''Body Talk Pt. 2''.〔 The album's lead single, "Hang with Me" and the track "Indestructible", were among the first songs to be recorded for the trilogy. Robyn said that "we saved them for later because I knew they would be singles, or could be singles, and I wanted them to get that chance." "Hang with Me" was originally recorded in 2002, by Klas Åhlund's then-wife, Paola Bruna, for her album ''Stockcity Girl''.〔 The songs on the album were written at the same time as the songs on ''Body Talk Pt. 1''.〔 In mid-July 2010, music magazine ''Billboard'' reported that the mixing of the songs had been completed.〔 Robyn worked primary with Swedish producer and songwriter Klas Åhlund, who was heavily involved in the production of ''Body Talk Pt. 1''. Unlike the first installment, ''Body Talk Pt. 2'' saw Robyn working with a few producers apart from Åhlund, such as Diplo, Kleerup, Niggaracci and electronic duo Savage Skulls. She also worked with American rapper Snoop Dogg on the song "U Should Know Better". The two originally met when Robyn was asked to sing vocals on a remix of his single "Sexual Eruption" (2007). Six months later, they met up once again to write and record "U Should Know Better." While being interviewed by ''Billboard'', Robyn spoke of the experience of working with the rapper, stating, "It was really cool to be able to be in the studio with him, first because I always was a fan but also because he was really creative and we had so much of an exchange in being there together, both as vocalists. I had an idea and he really got it and got into it, which was awesome." She also worked with Savage Skulls on two songs on the album; "Love Kills" and the iTunes exclusive "Bad Gal".〔 Robyn spoke of the duo, saying that "these really young guys who are part of a scene that I probably would've gotten into if I wasn't away so much when I was younger."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Body Talk Pt. 2」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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