"Talia"
Single by King Princess
from the EP Make My Bed
ReleasedApril 13, 2018
GenrePop[1]
Length3:27
Label
King Princess singles chronology
"1950"
(2018)		 "Talia"
(2018)		 "Pussy Is God"
(2018)
Music video
"Talia" on YouTube

"Talia" is a single recorded by American singer-songwriter King Princess. It was released on April 13, 2018, by Zelig Recordings[2] as the second single from her debut extended play Make My Bed.[3] The song has been described by MTV as "a quintessential song about heartbreak, as the singer calls out to someone long gone and out of reach".[4] King Princess has said that Talia was her way of dealing with heartbreak.[5][6][7]

Music video

The music video was released over a month after the initial release of the song and as of January 2022, it had amassed over 9.7 million views. The video was directed by Clare Gillen.[8] The video features King Princess rolling around and caressing a sex doll. The video has been described as: "an emotional stand-in as King Princess gnaws and smokes her way through losing someone special."[4] Amandla Stenberg who worked on the video as a colorist has said: "[the doll is] kind of ironic, self-aware idea of a sex doll, something that's generally discarded and abused by men. But you get to see a gay girl treating it with love and respect."[9]

In other media

"Talia" was featured in the film Mainstream (2020) starring Andrew Garfield and Maya Hawke.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]

  • King Princess – production, composing, lyrics, associated performer, bass, guitar, keyboard, programmer, synthesizer
  • Mike Malchicoff – production, recording engineer
  • David Baker – assistant engineer
  • David Kutch – mastering engineer
  • Rob Kinelski – mixing engineer

Certifications

Certifications for "Talia"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Gold 35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Apple Music".
  2. ↑ "King Princess Talia". www.female.com.au. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  3. ↑ Graves, Shahlin (2018-04-13). "Must-listen: King Princess' new song 'Talia'". Coup De Main Magazine. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  4. 1 2 Hosken, Patrick. "King Princess Gets Cozy With A Replacement Love In 'Talia' Video". MTV News. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  5. ↑ "King Princess Shares Emotional Heartbreak In 'Talia'". QWEERIST. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  6. ↑ Haithcoat, Rebecca (2018-08-24). "King Princess Wants to Change the World Her Own Way". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  7. ↑ Subscribe (13 April 2018). "King Princess shares new song, 'Talia'". diymag.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  8. ↑ "Talia Music Video". YouTube.
  9. ↑ Hosken, Patrick. "Amandla Stenberg Breaks Down The Importance Of King Princess's 'Talia' Video". MTV News. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  10. ↑ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
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