Lowlife (song)

This article is about the Poppy song. For the Future song, see Low Life (song). For other songs, see Low Life § Music.
"Lowlife"
Single by That Poppy
from the EP Bubblebath
ReleasedJuly 24, 2015
GenreReggae fusion
Length3:06
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Sir Nolan
Poppy singles chronology
"Everybody Wants to Be Poppy"
(2015) 		"Lowlife"
(2015) 		"I'm Poppy"
(2017)
Music video
"Lowlife" on YouTube

"Lowlife" is a song by American singer That Poppy (later known as Poppy). It was released by Island Records on July 24, 2015, as the only single from her debut extended play, Bubblebath (2016). The song's music video has since amassed over 70 million views on YouTube, becoming Poppy's first song to gain wide attention. A remix of the song by Travis Mills was released on October 16, 2015[1] and another by Slushii on April 29, 2016.[2]

Music video

A music video for the song, directed by Poppy's former collaborator Titanic Sinclair was released on July 24, 2015 by Teen Vogue.[3] The video features cameos from Brandon Burtis, Matt Bennett, Jimmy Redhawk James and Rene Napoli. It has since amassed over 68 million views on YouTube.[4] The video shows Poppy sitting in a chair in a Baphomet-like pose, while men in full-body outfits dance around her. Some men in business suits watch Poppy's every move as she gets up to dance. Poppy sits down at a table with the Devil, who sucks on a banana as a sexual symbol, annoying Poppy so much that she gets up and walks off-set. Poppy signs some fans' pictures of her, then walks back in and shoves aside the off-screen men in suits.

An acoustic performance of the song was uploaded to Poppy's YouTube channel on September 18, 2015.[5] The video features Poppy singing in front of the men in full-body suits.

Track listing

Digital download and streaming[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Lowlife"3:26
Digital download and streaming (Remix)[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Lowlife" (featuring Travis Mills)3:26
Digital download and streaming (Slushii remix)[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Lowlife" (Slushii remix)3:50

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Lowlife"
Region Date Format(s) Version Label Ref.
Various July 24, 2015
Original Island [6]
October 16, 2015 Remix featuring Travis Mills [1]
United States March 8, 2016 Contemporary hit radio Original Republic [7]
Various April 29, 2016
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Slushii remix Island [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Poppy (October 16, 2015). "Spotify – Lowlife". open.spotify.com.
  2. ^ a b c "'Lowlife' (Slushii Remix) by That Poppy on Amazon Music - Amazon.com". Amazon.
  3. ^ Firman, Tehrene (July 24, 2015). "That Poppy Lowlife Music Video | Teen Vogue". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Poppy (24 July 2015). "That Poppy - Lowlife". YouTube.
  5. ^ ThatPoppyVEVO (18 September 2015). "That Poppy - Lowlife (Acoustic)" – via YouTube.
  6. ^ a b Poppy (July 24, 2015). "Lowlife - Single by Poppy | Spotify". open.spotify.com.
  7. ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases | Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates ..." All Access. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2023.