Bubblegum Bitch is a song by Marina Diamandis, released under her previous stage name 'Marina and the Diamonds'. Appearing on her second studio album, Electra Heart, it is the 1st track on the album.
The song was written by Marina and Rick Nowels, and produced by Nowels with co-production by Dean Reid.
Bubblegum Bitch is a 'Teen Idle' song.
Background[]
The song was written with Rick Nowels[1] on June 5, 2011, in Santa Monica, California. It was inspired by the 2003 book "Bubblegum: The History of Plastic Pop" by Nick Brownlee.[1] Its verses took ten minutes to write, though they were collected over a period of three months.[2] Rick Nowels reflected back on the writing process in 2021:[3]
❝ We were in the kitchen having lunch. Somehow the subject of bubblegum came up. We decided we had to write a song called “Bubblegum Bitch" To me this is high art. ❞
On June 21, Marina tweeted:[4] 'Electra Heart' ... is a Bubblegum Bitch.
Speaking about the song in a promotional track-by-track interview, she said it was "maybe" her favourite track off Electra Heart, describing it as a "fun, sassy song" that was very satisfying to write.[2] Later saying it was in a trio of songs, along with Homewrecker and Primadonna, that were about being the "aggressor" and the "slayer instead of the slain."[2]
Potential Single[]
In June 2012 in an interview Marina expressed a desire to make the song a single but said:[5]
❝ "I have a song called 'Bubblegum *beep*'" she hinted, acknowledging radio constraints. "In Europe, when I go on promo there, they're like 'Are you making 'Bubblegum *beep*' a single? Because it's amazing' and they'll play it but in the UK you can't play '*beep*'. Some songs sound like singles, but you can't release them." ❞
The track regained popularity in 2020 and later again in 2021 due to TikTok and became the third song from Electra Heart to be certified RIAA gold on March 26th.[6] Co-writer and producer Rick Nowels called its certification "recognition of fine art" and one of his favourites.[7] It is her most streamed song on Spotify, and one of three songs to have over 200m streams.[8]
During a live Q&A on May 19, 2021, Marina responded to a question relating to the possibility of a music video for the song in response to the popularity it had gained:[9]
❝ No, I can't do that. I can't go back like 9 years, but don't think people didn't try. Atlantic Records I see you, you wanted me to do that. It's a no, [...] you can't go back to the past. ❞
On May 21, 2022, Marina again mentioned her desire at the time to make the song a single, and then later the label's request for a music video:[10]
❝ I literally pleaded with my label at the time to make it a single. I remember saying “I feel really confident people will like this!”
10 years later:
Label: “will Marina make a music video for this?”
Me: “Absolutely not” ❞
Trivia[]
- In a May 2012 interview, Marina called the song her favourite, alongside Starring Role and Power & Control.[11]
- Bubblegum Bitch was referenced on the Electra Heart blog:
- January 9, 2012: "♡ B U B B L E G U M B I T C H ♡" under the Teen Idle Archetype.[12]
- June 18, 2012: "♡ I ’ M G O N N A P O P Y O U R B U B B L E G U M H E A R T ♡" under the Teen Idle Archetype.[13]
- December 24, 2012: "♡ C A N D Y B E A R , S W E E T I E P I E ♡" under the Teen Idle Archetype.[14]
- Marina stated this is her favourite song from her discography to perform live.
- Marina had expressed an interest in releasing this song as a single, but due to US radio censorship she couldn't.[15]
- Bubblegum Bitch is her most streamed song on Spotify, and one of three to have over 200m streams, with How to Be a Heartbreaker and Primadonna.
- Bubblegum Bitch is the only album song to contain the name "Electra Heart" and only one of three Electra Heart era songs, the other two being the titular track Electra Heart and The Archetypes.
- The song is the shortest on the album.
- Marina used an unofficial fan-made cover for the track, in celebration of the song becoming the 3rd gold certified song off Electra Heart.[16]
Connections[]
- Bubblegum Bitch is a 'Teen Idle' song, along with Teen Idle, and Radioactive.
Official Versions[]
| Version | Released on | Date | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | Album [Stems] [Inst.]
|
Electra Heart | 27 Apr 2012 | 2:32 |
| Acoustic/Live | ||||
| ▶ | Live from the Desert | YouTube | 13 Aug 2021 | 2:40 |
Lyrics[]
[Hook]
Oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
[Verse 1]
Got a figure like a pin-up, got a figure like a doll
Don't care if you think I'm dumb, I don't care at all
Candy bear, sweetie pie, wanna be adored
I'm the girl you'd die for
[Pre-Chorus]
I'll chew you up and I'll spit you out
'Cause that's what young love is all about
So pull me closer and kiss me hard
I'm gonna pop your bubblegum heart
[Chorus]
I'm miss sugar pink liquor, liquor lips
Hit me with your sweet love, steal me with a kiss
I'm miss sugar pink liquor, liquor lips
I'm gonna be your bubblegum bitch
I'm gonna be your bubblegum bitch
[Hook]
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
[Verse 2]
Queentex, latex, I'm your wondermaid
Life gave me some lemons so I made some lemonade
Soda pop, soda pop, baby here I come
Straight to number one
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh dear diary, I met a boy
He made my doll heart light up with joy
Oh dear diary, we fell apart
Welcome to the life of Electra Heart
[Chorus]
I'm miss sugar pink liquor, liquor lips
Hit me with your sweet love, steal me with a kiss
I'm miss sugar pink liquor, liquor lips
I'm gonna be your bubblegum bitch
I'm gonna be your bubblegum bitch
[Bridge]
I think I want your, your American tan, oh oh oh
I think you're gonna be my biggest fan, oh oh oh
[Chorus]
I'm miss sugar pink liquor, liquor lips
Hit me with your sweet love, steal me with a kiss
I'm miss sugar pink liquor, liquor lips
I'm gonna be your bubblegum bitch
I'm gonna be your bubblegum bitch
I'm miss sugar pink liquor, liquor lips
Hit me with your sweet love, steal me with a kiss
I'm miss sugar pink liquor, liquor lips
I'm gonna be your bubblegum bitch
I'm gonna be your bubblegum bitch
Credits[]
Personnel[]
- Marina Diamandis — All vocals
- Rick Nowels — Keyboards
- Dean Reid — Drums, Bass, Electric guitars, Keyboards
- Rusty Anderson — Electric guitars
- Tim Pierce — Electric guitar
- Dan Chasez — Keyboards
Technical[]
- Written by Marina Diamandis / Rick Nowels
- Published by Warner Chappell Music Ltd (PRS) / R-Rated Music administered by EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)
- Produced by Rick Nowels
- Co-Produced by Dean Reid
- Recorded by Kieron Menzies and Dean Reid in the Green Building, Santa Monica, California and Hackney Downs, Hackney, London
- Additional engineering by Nigel Lundemo and John Ingoldsby
- Assistant engineer Trevor Yasuda
- Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent at the Mixsuite L.A.
- Assisted by Matty Green
- Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, New York, NY
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/198758761412829184
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Marina and the Diamonds | "Electra Heart" Album Interview. Part 2." YouTube. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CMdq0onnJvp/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/83035971431567360
- ↑ https://www.popjustice.com/thenews/marina-and-the-diamonds-might-release-another-3-singles-from-her-album/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/marinadiamandis/status/1376752752743747587
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CNGNeoinH93/
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6CwfuxIqcltXDGjfZsMd9A?si=Z2VM7MzzQfiN5M5sKqt6fA&dl_branch=1
- ↑ https://youtu.be/Ni6BoQNejE8?t=1421
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MarinaDiamandis/status/1527675743647432707
- ↑ fhttps://youtu.be/S9iU-UAczCM?t=197
- ↑ https://electraheart.tumblr.com/post/15573582222/b-u-b-b-l-e-g-u-m-b-i-t-c-h
- ↑ https://electraheart.tumblr.com/post/25375466171/i-m-g-o-n-n-a-p-o-p-y-o-u-r-b-u-b-b-l-e-g
- ↑ https://electraheart.tumblr.com/post/38671874516/c-a-n-d-y-b-e-a-r-s-w-e-e-t-i-e-p-i-e
- ↑ https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a391372/marina-and-the-diamonds-plans-six-singles-from-electra-heart-album/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/marinadiamandis/status/1376752752743747587
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| Tour ♡ Merch ♡ Photography ♡ Tumblr ♡ 'The Archetypes' ♡ die Life ♡ Collaborators | |
| Discography | |
| Releases | Electra Heart |
| Tracklist | Bubblegum Bitch ♡ Primadonna ♡ Lies ♡ Homewrecker ♡ Starring Role ♡ The State of Dreaming ♡ Power & Control ♡ Living Dead ♡ Teen Idle ♡ Valley of the Dolls ♡ Hypocrates ♡ Fear and Loathing ♡ Radioactive ♡ Sex Yeah ♡ Lonely Hearts Club ♡ Buy the Stars ♡ How to Be a Heartbreaker ♡ E.V.O.L ♡ Electra Heart |
| Non-Album | |
| Outtakes | Double Life ♡ Eternity |
| Interludes | Su-Barbie-A ♡ The Archetypes |
| die Life | Miss Y ♡ Scab and Plaster |
| Misc | Boyfriend ♡ Bump in the Night ♡ Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ♡ Just Desserts |
| Other Eras | |
| Mermaid vs. Sailor • The Family Jewels • Electra Heart • FROOT • LOVE + FEAR • Ancient Dreams • Sixth Studio Album (Upcoming) | |