Body

"**Body**" is the second single by Swedish pop singer LÉON from her third studio EP, *Surround Me* (2017). It was released on 25 August 2017.

## Background & composition

"Body" marks the first collaborative release between LÉON and current producer Martin Stilling. The song was written by both and produced by Stilling in 2017.

In a now-deleted interview with Milk.xyz *(inactive)*, LÉON said about the song: "When I wrote ‘Body’ I guess I was feeling pretty nostalgic. I started thinking of a summer a few years ago, when I used to be working as a waitress. I think a lot of people have experienced that super intense ‘summer love’ that you know, deep down, will never last. But when it’s over it feels like it’s the biggest heartbreak you’ll ever go through."

## Release

LÉON first teased the song in in her August 2017 interview with Fuse at Lollapalooza, hinting that her next single would be coming out in "just a few weeks."

On 14 August 2017, LÉON posted to Instagram the following lyrics: "Saw you leaving in the morning light, nothing you could say to make me feel better. In the sunrise on your motorbike, summer loving never lasts forever." It was captioned "Summer lovin' never lasts 4ever."

A few days before announcing "Body," LÉON posted to Instagram some more lyrics: "We would sink into a purple sky, lost in love and lost in endless nights. Said 'let's stay here, be forever young.' Keep on dreaming that we would hit and run."

"Body" was officially released on 25 August 2017 and premiered via Milk.xyz.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

Saw you leaving in the morning light

Nothing you could say to make me feel better

In the sunrise on your motorbike

Summer loving never lasts forever

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Tell me something, was it ever love?

You said this city never felt like home

If I see you, will it feel the same?

Or will you miss me? Or was it a game?

**[Chorus]**

I keep thinking 'bout your body

I keep dreaming 'bout your body

Cause there's nobody else quite like you

Are you thinking 'bout my body, body too?

Uh-huh

Uh-huh

**[Verse 2]**

We would sink into a purple sky

Lost in love and lost in endless nights

Said "let's stay here, be forever young, young"

Keep on dreaming that we'd hit and run

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Tell me something, was it ever love?

You said this city never felt like home

If I see you, will it feel the same?

Or will you miss me? Or was it a game?

**[Chorus]**

I keep thinking 'bout your body

I keep dreaming 'bout your body

Cause there's nobody else quite like you

Are you thinking 'bout my body, body too?

**[Bridge]**

Say you remember

Say you remember

Cause I remember

Oh, I remember

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Tell me something, was it ever love?

You said this city never felt like home

If I see you, will it feel the same?

Or will you miss me? Or was it a game?

**[Chorus]**

I keep thinking 'bout your body

I keep dreaming 'bout your body

Cause there's nobody else quite like you

Are you thinking 'bout my body, body too?

**[Outro]**

I keep thinking

I can't stop thinking

I keep thinking

I can't stop thinking

I keep thinking

I can't stop thinking

## References

1. ↑ “LÉON - Body (Audio).” *YouTube*, uploaded by LÉON, 24 Aug. 2017, youtu.be/laMwTR4YrQ0.
2. ↑ Dalton, Rosie. “Musician Léon Makes Retro Songs for Our Internet-Addled Age.” *The Last Magazine*, 26 Oct. 2017, thelast-magazine.com/leon-singer-interview-surround-me.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Banks, Emma. “Premiere: ‘Body’ by LÉON.” *Milk*, 24 Aug. 2017, milk.xyz/articles/premiere-body-by-leon.
4. ↑ Fuse. “Léon Shares Details On The Surround Me Music Video | Lollapalooza 2017 | Fuse.” *YouTube*, uploaded by Fuse, 8 Aug. 2017, youtu.be/GvZu0aQp1Vw.