Bitches

"**Bitches**" (stylised in lowercase letters) is a song by Swedish singer Tove Lo from her third studio album, *Blue Lips* (2017). The official remix featuring Charli XCX, Icona Pop, Elliphant and Alma was released on June 7th, 2018 as a single.

## Background

On October 28th, 2016, Lo released her second studio album, *Lady Wood*, which is split in two parts, "Fairy Dust" and "Fire Fade". Two short films inspired by these two chapters were released on YouTube and Vevo. The first one, *Fairy Dust*, was released on 31 October 2016, three days after the album's release. It is based on the first six songs of the album; however, "Bitches", at that time titled "(What I Want for the Night) Bitches", was played during the film's end-credits scene. A live version of the song was recorded and released on Spotify. The singer also performed the song on her Lady Wood Tour.

The studio version of the song was later included on Lo's third album, *Blue Lips*, released on November 17th, 2017.

On June 4th, 2018, Lo announced the remix of the song, featuring Charli XCX, Icona Pop, Elliphant and ALMA, which was released as the second single from *Blue Lips* on June 7th, 2018, alongside the music video.

## Theme

“bitches” is a lesbian anthem, inspired by Tove Lo’s bisexuality.

## Music Video

The music video for "Bitches", directed by *Broad City* director Lucia Aniello, was released on June 7th, 2018. The video features *Broad City* actor Paul W. Downs and actress Jessy Hodges as a couple who go to the supergroup for training on how to spice up their sex life. The video shows the couple being applied with BDSM accessories, before educating them about various sex tips and the singers putting the couple in a cage to take a break to eat sushi takeout. The video ends with Downs' character showing what he has learned, ducking offscreen under his partner as the singers dance in a room with multicolored neon lights.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1: Tove Lo & Charli XCX]

Appreciate it

Touch me like you know what you do and what you don't

But I'm feeling jaded

Know your own love, I don't fuck with no glove

So why complicate it?

Let me be your guide when you eat my pussy out

'Cause I've had one or two, even a few

Yeah, more than you (It's Charli, baby)

[Pre-Chorus: Charli XCX]

All the girls stare at me, drop lip

Dripping in harmony, like Fifth

Lay 'em down, feel 'em up

And they slide away, so easy

So easy, so easy, like, yeah

[Chorus: Tove Lo & Charli XCX]

Bitches, I don't trust 'em

But they give me what I want for the night

Bitches, I don't trust 'em

But I tell 'em and they do what I like, why

Bitches, I don't trust 'em

But they give me what I want for the night

Bitches, I don't trust 'em

But I tell 'em and they do what I like, why

[Verse 2: Icona Pop & Tove Lo]

They can't fake it (No no, no)

Drying off the seat when they getting up to leave (So wet)

So they getting noticed

I'm better if they blunt, I don't really wanna hunt

So why complicate it?

I call it respect when you givin' what you get

So, baby, spread your legs, I'll do the same, already cumming

[Pre-Chorus: Tove Lo & Charli XCX]

All the girls stare at me, drop lip

Dripping in harmony, like Fifth

Lay 'em down, feel 'em up

And they slide away, so easy

So easy, so easy, like, yeah

[Chorus: Tove Lo & Charli XCX, Charli XCX]

Bitches, I don't trust 'em

But they give me what I want for the night

(For the night, yeah yeah)

Bitches, I don't trust 'em

But I tell 'em and they do what I like, why

Bitches, I don't trust 'em

But they give me what I want for the night

(What I want, what I want, what I want, uh)

Bitches, I don't trust 'em

But I tell 'em and they do what I like, why

[Verse 3: Elliphant, ALMA, Elliphant, ALMA & Tove Lo]

B is for balance, I for intelligence

T stands for tough, trouble, truly terrific

C for courage, H, bitch, holy

Rise high, pollinate, Aphrodite, right

Turn my touches into neon light

Chat it up, now, doggy, come suck my eight titties

I'm a three-headed goddess from the full moon land

Venus hit the bong, gon' sing it straight

We tough it out, we stand strong in the storm

We don't back down, we don't take shit no more

We don't back down, now we ahead of the game

It's a new day of bitches that no man can tame, yeah

[Chorus: Tove Lo & Charli XCX, Charli XCX]

Bitches, I don't trust 'em

But they give me what I want for the night

(Yeah yeah yeah yeah)

Bitches, I don't trust 'em

But I tell 'em and they do what I like, why

Bitches, I don't trust 'em

But they give me what I want for the night (Oh, yeah)

Bitches, I don't trust 'em

But I tell 'em and they do what I like, why

(I call it respect when you givin' what you get, so)

Bitches, I don't trust 'em

But they give me what I want for the night (Like that)

Bitches, I don't trust 'em

But I tell 'em and they do what I like, why

[Outro: Tove Lo]

Bitches, I don't trust 'em

But they give me what I want for the night