"Levitating" began life as one of several disco-influenced tracks on Dua Lipa's second album, released during a period when club and disco-pop revival sounds were gaining momentum across pop radio more broadly.
The remix that changed its trajectory
The song's commercial breakout came largely through a widely circulated remix that added a guest verse, expanding the track's credit list well beyond the original album version and introducing it to a different segment of streaming and radio audiences entirely.
A record-setting chart run
The single went on to set modern-era records for chart longevity, spending well over a year on major singles charts and becoming one of the most enduring disco-pop revival tracks of its era.
What the two versions show
- Comparing the original album credits to the remix credits is a clean example of how a single additional guest verse can reroute a song's entire commercial trajectory
- Disco-pop's mid-2020s revival owes a measurable amount of its momentum to this single remix decision
- Chart-history tools make it easy to see exactly when the remix version overtook the original in popularity
Both versions' full credits are searchable on IMUDB.