Goddess (Laufey song)
| "Goddess" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Laufey | ||||
| from the album Bewitched: The Goddess Edition | ||||
| Released | 6 March 2024 | |||
| Genre | Jazz pop | |||
| Length | 4:27 | |||
| Label | AWAL | |||
| Songwriter | Laufey | |||
| Producer | Laufey | |||
| Laufey singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Goddess" on YouTube | ||||
"Goddess" is a song by Icelandic singer Laufey. It was released on 6 March 2024 as the lead single from the reissue of her second studio album, Bewitched, subtitled The Goddess Edition.
Background
Laufey released her second studio album Bewitched on 8 September 2023.[1] She announced the reissue, The Goddess Edition on 6 March 2024 alongside the release of "Goddess", which appears as the fourth and final bonus track (eighteenth on the album overall).[2] The Goddess Edition was released on 26 April 2024.
Lyrics and composition
When announcing the track, Laufey stated, “Goddess is my most honest song yet. I wrote it alone at my piano after feeling like someone had fallen in love with the version of me they’d seen on stage, just to find that I wasn’t what they projected once I was off stage. They deemed me to no longer be a shiny thing when the glamor wore off, reduced to skin and bone.” Lyrically, the song is a conversation with a former partner and explores the emotional turmoil associated with being in a relationship with someone who falls in love with the idea of you, rather than the actual person you are. Laufey talks of how her fame and success has become a blinding factor in her relationships, and repeats the lyric "I'm a goddess on stage / Human when we're alone" throughout the song.[3][4]
Music video
A music video was premiered on April 11, 2024. The video also served as a short film. It was shot in Brooklyn, directed by Celine Song and stars Laufey and English actor and musician Will Gao as a couple whose relationship begins to fracture.[5]
Personnel
All credits are adapted from Apple Music.[6]
- Laufey - vocals, composition and lyrics
- Steve Kaye- mixing
- Jannick Frampton- mix assistant
- Joe LaPorta- mastering
Charts
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Iceland (Tónlistinn)[7] | 26 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] | 12 |
References
- ^ Richards, Will (27 July 2023). "Laufey announces new album Bewitched with title track". NME. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Jónsdóttir, Laufey (2024-03-06). "Bewitched: The Goddess Edition with 3 new songs will be yours on April 26th". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Ghee, Jessica (April 11, 2024). "Perfection and idolization meets reality in Laufey's new single, "Goddess."". The Post. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ^ Rose, Joanna (March 9, 2024). "'Goddess' By Laufey Is Heartbreaking In An Old Hollywood Kinda Way". The Honey Pop.
- ^ "Watch Laufey's cinematic new short film for 'Goddess'-by Past Lives director Celine Song". nme.com. April 16, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "Goddess". Apple Music. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög – Viku 11 – 2024" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Aotearoa Hot 40 Singles: Week of March 15th, 2024". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.