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Sweet but Psycho is a Electropop act. Their sound grew out of La Bouche, Eiffel 65, Cascada, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. Those roots explain a lot about how Sweet but Psycho arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Let You Love Me, Nothing Breaks Like a Heart, Shape of You, Dancing with a Stranger and One Kiss, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rihanna, Bebe Rexha, Starship, Ariana Grande and Dua Lipa, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Sweet but Psycho, reaching back through La Bouche and forward to Rihanna. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Sweet but Psycho" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Ava Max, released on August 17, 2018, through Atlantic Records. It is included on her debut studio album Heaven & Hell (2020). The song was written by Max, Madison Love, TIX, Cook Classics, and the producer Cirkut. "Sweet but Psycho" is a pop, dance-pop, electropop, and synth-pop song with lyrics about the perception of a young woman. The song's title was inspired by frequent interactions between Max and her parents. It received mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who praised its upbeat sound and chorus, but criticized its production.
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Sweet but Psycho connections
Sweet but Psycho grew out of La Bouche, Eiffel 65, Cascada and Lady Gaga, shares an orbit with Let You Love Me, Nothing Breaks Like a Heart, Shape of You and Dancing with a Stranger, went on to shape Rihanna, Bebe Rexha, Starship and Ariana Grande. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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