Song of the Day #1943

Song of the Day: Levitating features the words and music of many writers, including Dua Lipa, who took the honors for this track, which was the #1 Billboard Hot 100 Single of 2021. What makes this feat so remarkable is that the song peaked only at #2 in its chart run. But it placed in the Top 40 for all 52 weeks of the chart year, including 41 weeks in the Top 10, a record for any song by a woman in the history of the Hot 100. It’s only the third song in the chart’s history to take #1 honors for the year since the chart originated, without ever having hit the Top of the Charts (the other two: Faith Hill‘s “Breathe” in 2000 and Lifehouse‘s “Hanging by a Moment” in 2001). From Dua Lipa‘s second studio album, “Future Nostalgia“, the song’s electro-disco beat and infectious melody lent itself to multiple remixes. Check out the original video, the video remix with rapper DaBaby (below), and the Blessed Madonna remix, featuring Madonna and Missy Elliot [YouTube links].