"Moments" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter

Tove Lo Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson (born 29 October 1987), known professionally as Tove Lo (), is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has been called "Sweden's darkest pop export" by ''Rolling Stone.'' She is known for her raw, grunge-influenced take o ...

. It was released to American

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on 27 October 2015 through

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. It serves as the fourth and final single from her debut studio album, ''

Queen of the Clouds ''Queen of the Clouds'' is the debut studio album by Swedish singer Tove Lo. It was released on 24 September 2014 by Island Records. The album follows her first extended play ''Truth Serum'' (2014) and includes the successful singles "Habits (Stay ...

'' (2014).

Composition

"Moments" was written by

, while its production was handled by Mattman and Robin. It is a

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and

electropop Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. Writer Hollin Jones has described it as a variant of synth-pop with heavy emphasis on its electronic sound. The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a re ...

song, with elements of dark pop.

Music video

A music video for "Moments", directed by Tim Erem, was released on 21 October 2015. Natalie Weiner of ''

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'' wrote that "the video follows Tove Lo through a fairly wild (and intoxicated) night as she sings about her lovable imperfections." American duo singers

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released a cover version on April 29, 2016.

Release history

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External links

* * {{authority control 2014 songs 2015 singles Island Records singles Republic Records singles Songs written by Tove Lo Tove Lo songs Electropop songs Synth-pop songs Universal Music Group singles Song recordings produced by Mattman & Robin