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''Phoenix'' is the second
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by British singer
Rita Ora Rita Sahatçiu Ora (born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence in February 2012 when she featured on DJ Fresh's single, "Hot Right Now", which reached number one in the UK. Her debut studi ...
, released on 23 November 2018 through
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. The release was Ora's first album since ''
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'' in 2012. Ora announced the album on 18 September 2018 and it was made available for pre-order the same day. The album spawned three top ten UK singles including "
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", " Anywhere" and "
Let You Love Me "Let You Love Me" is a song by British singer Rita Ora from her second studio album, ''Phoenix'' (2018). The song was written by Ora, Ilsey Juber, Noonie Bao, Linus Wiklund, Fred Gibson and Finn Keane, and produced by the last two. It was releas ...
", as well as a top forty single, "
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". ''Phoenix'' also includes two collaborations from other projects, including " Lonely Together" from
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's last release ''
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'' (2017) and " For You (Fifty Shades Freed)" with
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, taken from the '' Fifty Shades Freed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2018). The album received generally favourable reviews from
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. ''Phoenix'' charted in the top twenty in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand amongst other countries. Ora supported the album with two concert tours,
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(2018) and the
Phoenix World Tour Phoenix World Tour is the fourth concert tour by British singer Rita Ora, in support of her second studio album, ''Phoenix'' (2018). The tour began on 1 March 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. Background On 29 October 2018, Ora announced tour dat ...
(2019–2020).


Background

In December 2015, Ora started legal proceedings against
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, seeking release from the record label and citing that the contract she signed in 2008 was "unenforceable", due to California's " seven-year rule". The complaint stated that she had "only been permitted to release one album despite creating multiple additional records for release" and that her relationship with Roc Nation was "irrevocably damaged". In January 2016, Roc Nation filed a counter-lawsuit against Ora for breaking her recording contract. They reached a settlement in May 2016. In June 2016, it was confirmed that Ora had signed a global record deal with
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. Soon after, she began to work on her second studio album. In an interview with ''Billboard'' Radio China, Ora said of the process: Elaborating on what fans could expect from the album, Ora said:


Music and lyrics

''Phoenix'' is a uptempo
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and pop record that was recorded between 2016 and 2018. It incorporates a mixture of genres including R&B-inspired vocals,
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-lite beats as well as electronic anthems like " Lonely Together", Ora's joint collaboration with
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, " Anywhere" and the
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collaboration, "Summer Love". The latter also contains elements of
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music. Ora's vocals were described by ''
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''s Tara Joshi as both "wispy" and "powerful", and by ''
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'' Hannah Mylrea as "distinctive". "Anywhere" was produced by
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and
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, described by ''
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'' as a "hazy EDM banger" and by Mylrea (of ''NME'') as a "chunk of
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". Critics noted that it has several
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and a gritty drop. Meanwhile, on the mid-tempo track "
Let You Love Me "Let You Love Me" is a song by British singer Rita Ora from her second studio album, ''Phoenix'' (2018). The song was written by Ora, Ilsey Juber, Noonie Bao, Linus Wiklund, Fred Gibson and Finn Keane, and produced by the last two. It was releas ...
", Ora explores emotional barriers with lyrics that include "I wish that I could let you love me/ Say what's the matter with me?". "
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" has a minimalist production largely consisting of
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s. The song "New Look" takes a different direction; it is a
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and
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song produced by Swedish outfit Jack & Coke. Its production sounds like "it's being played on a radio with intermittent signal". There are several collaborations on the album including "Keep Talking" which features
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and was described by Joshi as both "intriguing" and "euphoric". Another collaboration, "
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", features American rapper
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, American singer
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and British singer
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. It was described as
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's Neil Yeung as a "bold statement" and a "saucy, sex-positive anthem for the 21st century". Critics such as Joshi (''The Guardian'') noted that it was an ode to
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. Themes on the album include love and in particular "struggling or heat-of-the-moment relationships" as seen on the songs "Falling to Pieces", "First Time High" and " Only Want You", with the latter also being released as a single and spawning a remix featuring vocals by American singer
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. "Falling to Pieces" features a trumpet interlude after each chorus and closes out the track with a trumpet outro. Meanwhile, Padin Malvika from '' Clash'' noted that "First Time High" has a breezy sound that "leaves you feeling happier and lighter", whilst "Only Want You" was noted for its electro production. Towards the end of the album, "Velvet Rope" and "Cashmere" are
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s that combine influences from
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and R&B. "Velvet Rope" is a "smooth, slowed-down R&B jam about a scorned ex-lover left wondering how her relationship collapsed." The song features a stripped back piano melody with a chorus of backing singers. In a slight contrast, ''
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''s Sophie Ding said the song "features soaring, multilayered melodies over deep reverbs as Ora sings about exploring a new relationship". The album also includes Ora's joint single with
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, " For You", which was released in promotion of ''
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'' (2018), the third and final film in the
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series '' Fifty Shades''.


Promotion and release

Ora said that the album would be released sometime after March 2018. Then during an interview with ''
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'' (Germany), she announced that it was now coming out in autumn 2018. On 18 September 2018, Ora revealed the title of her second studio album and its release date, 23 November. The same day, the album was made available for pre-order. In the eight days leading up to the album's release a number of songs were released as promotional countdown singles including: "Velvet Rope" on 15 November 2018, "Cashmere" on 19 November 2018 and "Falling to Pieces" on 21 November 2018.


Singles

"
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" was released on 26 May 2017 as the album's
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. The song peaked at number seven on the
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, becoming Ora's ninth single to reach the top ten in the UK. " Anywhere" was released on 20 October 2017 as the second single from the album. The song reached number two in the UK. "
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", featuring
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,
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and
Charli XCX Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery ...
, was released on 11 May 2018. Ora performed the song live for the first time at the 2017
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, one year before its official release. "
Let You Love Me "Let You Love Me" is a song by British singer Rita Ora from her second studio album, ''Phoenix'' (2018). The song was written by Ora, Ilsey Juber, Noonie Bao, Linus Wiklund, Fred Gibson and Finn Keane, and produced by the last two. It was releas ...
" was released as the album's fourth single on 21 September 2018. Reaching a peak of number four, it made Ora the first British female solo artist with thirteen top ten songs in the UK. The fifth and final single, " Only Want You" was released on 1 March 2019 with a feature from American rapper
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.


Other songs

" Lonely Together" was released on 11 August 2017 as a joint single from
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's EP, ''
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''. The song reached number four on the UK Singles Chart. " For You" was released with
Liam Payne Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer. He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. Payne made his debut as a singer in 2008 when he auditioned for the British television series ''The X Factor''. After being ...
on 5 January 2018 as the lead single from the ''
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'' soundtrack. The song peaked at number eight in the UK. On 14 November 2018, Ora released the song "Velvet Rope" as first promotional single from the album. It's official lyric video was released the next day. On 19 November 2018, "Cashmere" was released as the second promotional single from the album. "Falling to Pieces" was released as the third and final promotional single on 21 November 2018.


Tour

On 29 October 2018, Ora announced that she would be embarking on the
Phoenix World Tour Phoenix World Tour is the fourth concert tour by British singer Rita Ora, in support of her second studio album, ''Phoenix'' (2018). The tour began on 1 March 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. Background On 29 October 2018, Ora announced tour dat ...
in 2019 in support of ''Phoenix'', consisting of twenty-four dates across Europe, Asia and Oceania from 1 March until 29 May 2019.


Critical reception

''Phoenix'' received positive reviews from music critics. According to review aggregator,
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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a weighted score of 76, based on seven reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".


Accolades

''Phoenix'' was included on
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's "favourite pop albums of 2018" year-end list.


Track listing

Adapted from album booklet and liner notes. Notes * also vocal producer * denotes additional production by


Personnel and credits

Credits and personnel adapted from ''Phoenix'' album notes.


Performers

*
Rita Ora Rita Sahatçiu Ora (born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence in February 2012 when she featured on DJ Fresh's single, "Hot Right Now", which reached number one in the UK. Her debut studi ...
– lead vocals, background vocals *Piers Aggett – background vocals *Amir Amor – background vocals *
Avicii Tim Bergling (; 8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii (, ), was a Swedish DJ, remixer and music producer. At the age of 16, Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first rec ...
– lead artist (track 4) *
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– featured vocals (track 10) *
Charli XCX Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery ...
– featured vocals (track 10) * Kesi Dryden – background vocals * Fred Gibson – background vocals *Max Grahn – background vocals *Jakob Jerlström – background vocals *Peter Karlsson – background vocals *Finn Keane – background vocals * Brian D. Lee – background vocals *
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– featured vocals (track 11) *Ali Payami – background vocals *
Liam Payne Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer. He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. Payne made his debut as a singer in 2008 when he auditioned for the British television series ''The X Factor''. After being ...
– lead vocals (track 8), background vocals *Mary Pearce – background vocals *
Bebe Rexha Bleta Rexha (; born August 30, 1989), known professionally as Bebe Rexha ( ), is an American pop singer and songwriter. After signing with Warner Records in 2013, Rexha received songwriting credits on Eminem's single " The Monster" (which later ...
– featured vocals (track 10) * Leon Rolle – background vocals *
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– co-lead artist (track 9) *
Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently r ...
– background vocals *
Ali Tamposi Alexandra Tamposi (born November 17, 1989) is an American songwriter from West Palm Beach, Florida. She is best known for co-writing Kelly Clarkson's song "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," 5 Seconds of Summer's song "Youngblood (5 Seconds of S ...
– background vocals * Andrew Watt – background vocals


Musicians and technicians

*Piers Aggett – piano, synthesizer *Alesso – instrumentation, keyboards, producer, programming *Amir Amor – drum programming, guitar *Chris Athens – mastering *Avicii – instrumentation, keyboards, programming *
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, instrumentation, keyboards, producer, programming *Conor Bellis – assistant engineer *Zara Beyounces – violin *Ben Billions – keyboards, producer *Tim Blacksmith –
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*
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– instrumentation, keyboards, producer, programming *
Cashmere Cat Magnus August Høiberg (born 29 November 1987), known professionally as Cashmere Cat, is a Norwegian DJ, record producer, songwriter and musician. He is best known for producing songs for artists including Kanye West, The Kid Laroi, Selena Gomez ...
– instrumentation, keyboards, producer, programming *Jeff Citron – assistant engineer *
Jonny Coffer Jonathan Coffer (born 8 March 1989) is a multiple Grammy-nominated songwriter and record producer from London. He has written and produced for artists including Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Lykke Li, FKA twigs, Naughty Boy, Emeli Sandé, Fall Out ...
– keyboards, piano, producer, programming *Jeremy Cooper – arranger, editing *Anna Croad – violin *Hales Curtis – design *Danny D. – executive producer *Rosie Danvers – cello, string arrangements *Fiona Davies – viola *Brendan Dekora – vocal engineer *Kesi Dryden – bass, keyboards *
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Stargate is a record producing and songwriting team composed of Tor E. Hermansen (born 14 October 1972) and Mikkel S. Eriksen (born 10 December 1972), based in Los Angeles. The team's genres include R&B, pop and hip hop. Stargate was establis ...
– engineer, programming *Michael Freeman – assistant mixer *
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– mixing * Fred Gibson – drums, guitar, keyboards, producer, programming *Kevin Grainger – mastering *Josh Gudwin – guitar engineer *John Hanes – engineer *Stuart Hawkes – mastering *
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– programming *Sam Holland – engineer * Jack & Coke – arranger, drums, instrumentation, keyboards, producer *Sally Jackson – violin *
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– mixing *Peter Karlsson – vocal producer *Finn Keane – drums, keyboards, producer, programming *Patrick Kiernan – violin *Dave Kutch – mastering *Paul Lamalfa – vocal engineer * Nolan Lambroza – instrumentation, keyboards, programming *Chris Laws – drums, engineer *Jeremy Lertola – assistant engineer *
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– keyboards, piano, producer *Eleanor Mathieson – violin *Randy Merrill – mastering *Steve Morris – violin *Jane Oliver – cello *Emma Owens – viola *Ali Payami – bass, drums,
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, keyboards, percussion, producer, programming *Geoff Pesche – mastering *Richard Pryce – double bass *Dann Pursey – engineer *Cory Rice – assistant engineer *Robbie Nelson – engineer *Lewis Roberts – additional production, keyboards, programming *David Rodriguez – engineer *Leon Rolle – keyboards, percussion *
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– producer *Kotono Sato – violin *Chris Sclafani – engineer *Ed Sheeran – guitar *
Sir Nolan Nolan Lambroza (born July 25, 1990), better known as Sir Nolan, is an American record producer and songwriter based in Encino, Los Angeles, Encino, Los Angeles, California. He has worked with notable artists such as Nick Jonas, Selena Gomez, Dem ...
– producer *
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– producer *Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing *Andrew Watt – bass, guitar, instrumentation, keyboards, producer, programming, vocal producer *Steven Weston – engineer *Deborah Widdup – violin *Jerome Williams – additional production, programming *Daniel Zaidenstadt – engineer, vocal engineer


Recording studios

*Chuck's Place (Beverly Hills) *Deep Cuts (Los Angeles) *KBK (
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) *TEN87 (
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) *Kensaltown Studios (London) *RAK Studios (London) * Jack & Coke Studios (Stockholm) *
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(London) *Linxegatan 82 (Stockholm) *Matzah Ball (New York City) * Downtown Studios (New York City) * Henson Studios (Los Angeles) *Rockstone Studios (London) *Eastwood Studios (Los Angeles) *
Metropolis Studios Metropolis Studios is a music production and entertainment industry company established in 1989 by Gary Langan, Carey Taylor and Karin Clayton.Donald Brackett It is located in the Powerhouse, a Grade II listed building, at 70 Chiswick High Roa ...
(London) *
Westlake Studios Westlake Recording Studios is a music recording studio in West Hollywood, California. History Westlake Recording Studios was founded in the early 1970s by the American audio engineer Tom Hidley under the name Westlake Audio. Hidley was experienc ...
(Los Angeles) *Gold Tooth Music (Beverly Hills) *
Sarm Studios Sarm Studios is an independent recording studio in London. Originally founded in east London in 1973, the studio's original location was renamed Sarm East Studios in 1982 when Jill Sinclair and Trevor Horn purchased Basing Street Studios from Isl ...
(London) *Intergalactic Studios (London) *
MXM Studios Maratone is a music production company, and started by two music producers and songwriters, Max Martin and Tom Talomaa. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, it was started in January 2001 after the closing of Cheiron Studios. Maratone moved in at Cosmos S ...
(Los Angeles) *
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(New York City) *Major Toms Studios (London) *
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(North Hollywood)


Artwork

*Hayley Louisa Brown – photography *Hales Curtis – design


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications

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Release history


Notes


References

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