Robyn - Do You Know (What It Takes)

[@Scorch1028]

Robyn was all the rage in the mid-90s. Her music still sounds amazing to me.

[@PhantomRobazza]

Timeless, it aged as well as Milky - Just the Way You are, and Be my World.

[@susanosborne8918]

Really?

[@twisantigo]

I'm 39 years old...was in high school during the late 90's...such a great time and great music...feels like a million years ago.

[@melissamiller3345]

I agree 100% it does feel like a million years ago. I miss this time period so much!

[@uhuraenterprise6372]

It was great times, I cherish it in my mind

[@nlee4566]

Not to me. It feels like yesterday...the music felt so good!

[@Sagicorn24]

I’ll be 41 2020 and this girl was a prominent memory

[@carolcotton9033]

I'm 56 and love her!

[@natashavofficial]

You can mix Mandy Moore’s Candy perfectly with this track ❤I love all the Max Martin/Dennis Pop late 90’s early 2k songs so much it’s fascinating to hear the layout and formula of the pop music of that era. It’s all different but so similar.

[@rickt9569]

Glad I'm not going crazy bc I just heard this Song for the first time and immediately thought of candy

[@raegibson3066]

Yep. Pretty much like the 80s were defined by bright colours, glam, powerful vocals, dance moves, keyboards and synth. The music sounded the same live as recorded as there was very little music magic in the studio like there is now because you had to actually be able to sing and play and dance.

[@doserdiesel]

@@raegibson3066 What year were you born?

[@thinkaboutit2137]

Lol this explains why I wanna start singing candy

[@craigchristmas6099]

I think Mandy Moore was almost sued because of this.

[@Garland67]

Robyn has an incredible voice, so smoky, deep yet almost child-like in pitch.

[@roshankotian7]

Y u say that my❤...

[@Tornado1994]

@@roshankotian7 She was born Robyn Miriam Carlsson on June 12,1979. She Wrote the ENTIRE Album in 1995 when she was only 16.

[@lasharncampbell8698]

The girl can sing. ❤❤❤❤❤❤.

[@N0lemts]

Spot on description. I like it.

[@naparazzimagazine9143]

2024 still a bop 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@sodafeet]

Hello bot

[@ironnar]

The most underrated 90s pop star there is. Love Robyn

[@dariusparris2698]

@@purejoy1985 I love his music and that song 🎧.

[@marcchapleau8343]

Here in Québec (French state of Canada) this song was beloved and kept being diffused on radio in the mid 90s and early 2000. I actualy have that song on my portable audio player.

[@jamiejones9335]

Love this song but she did not want to be that big anyways she kept her music in Sweden and the UK

[@jamiejones9335]

She wanted it that way she did not want them to turn her into Christina Aguilera or Britney spears can't say I blame her. she's also helped other artists make it big in the business she's a producer singer songwriter and she's swedish I love it.

[@electrictroy2010]

she hit #7 with two separate songs on the US Billboard chart. #29 for the whole year (1997 and 98). Plus two #1 hits on US Dance charts (early 2000s) .

[@rpbmpn]

The harmonies in this song are so good. Remember hearing it back in the 90s and thinking that it was just a little bit more special than the rest of the pop music at the time for some reason. The Robyn faded from view for a while and seemed to come back to an entirely different audience in about 2010. Incredible songwriter.

[@baconair]

2005*

[@sodafeet]

Did you miss the Play-album era? And Dancing On My Own? All early 2000s kiddo.

[@erirosesan]

Max Martin is a legend! This song makes me feel like I have my whole life ahead of me and anything is possible ❤️

[@robertoia1220]

I totally agree with you, for some reason I get into a 90s trance when I listen to this song! Best era for a teenager

[@fansongrl02]

Still one of my favorite songs

[@desertnerd]

This reminds me of back when my life was fun.

[@maumau4557]

When my life was fun ?

[@gradygordon453]

Shit yeah! Agree fully with that sentiment.

[@TheBlackJewelz]

You and me both my friend

[@melissamiller3345]

Yes! Those were the days

[@melissamiller3345]

I know right?!!

[@amber22431]

Robyn's music has been a part of my playlist since I was a kid!!❤

[@MagicNash89]

Such a 90s track...also amazing how Swedes seem to be able to sing in English as if they are native.

[@irishspagetti6565]

Idk why but any famous swede I've seen speaks perfect English, it's pretty neat when they can pick up the language more than alot of cultures, maybe it's the education system over there

[@chrish4nsen]

@@irishspagetti6565 It's because none of their TV is dubbed. Lots of European countries have English/foreign shows/films fubbed.

[@HelenaBonilla_channel]

maybe because there was a time when people inmigrated to UK? and later, when the country was ok, they had a very good education at school. I also love the swedish accent when speaking english

[@RichieRouge206]

I bought the CD single when we moved into this house in 1997! Love this song and it reminds me of happy times

[@jamiejones9335]

Me too. Only I bought it in 1995

[@김세호-x1o]

I also bought it im the USA.

[@ATLGETREADY4ME]

Yasssssssssss me too!!!

[@tsujic166]

I remember buying this single too!!! I loved this song!!!

[@Murray-yw4vu]

I had a MASSIVE crush on this girl. Voice like an angel!!

[@KarmenTang100]

Just coming back for some nostalgia. Robyn slayed so hard in this. ☺️

[@jonathanhilliard971]

@2:58 Is the Max Martin, BSB, BRITTNEY vocal breakdown, and it never ever got old. Put that ish on REPEAT and bring me back to the 90's!

[@adriannafisk]

Yess my favorite part of the song

[@sann5146]

Wow yes - I clearly remember that part now, loved waiting for that drop!!

[@DriverInc]

her music always floods me with positive energy - what an INCREDIBLE VOICE, all the music is CLASSIC!

[@renerodriguez_1980]

Hearing this again, takes me back to being a teenager again. What a song!

[@ksmurfer]

*wipes tears* Robyn thanks for the childhood bops... that i'm not embarrassed to still love now....because they are quality, even now.

[@raisa_cherry35]

Youngsters of this generation will never understand the awesoneness that 90s music brings along.

[@ronwbowlingjr]

Raisa Cherry 80's here

[@lupebeto9367]

My 19 year old loves the 90's music...... Specially grunge!

[@dolphinwave242]

Music from the 80’s was so much better!

[@rachaelparker7894]

+dolphinwave242 agree 80s and 70s are packed w/classics BUT I do feel the 90s beats today.

[@DriesduPreez]

Trying to introduce my friends to Robyn, not working :'(

[@TheKennelArenaShowcase]

Can't believe she was 18 in this video. 90's had the best music period! My childhood is highly missed

[@lijahshane21]

She was 16-17 when they shot the video

[@TheKennelArenaShowcase]

@@lijahshane21 I STAND CORRECTED. THX

[@loganhowlett1908]

BORN 83 GREW UP IN THE 90S GREATEST TIME EVER BEFORE THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA RUINED EVERYTHING !!!! WILL FOREVER MISS THAT TIME

[@eagleeye7581]

RIP to the 90s

[@Briguy75]

The 80's were awesome, too. I was born in '75

[@LaLaGrunge]

Many, many 90s songs had such breezy, vibe-worthy melodies like this song. This song is just blissful to the core.

[@LonerBecause]

This song a whole vibe!!!

[@TheBeach5563]

Now this one definitely takes me back to 1996 when I came out here. It was on the radio a lot. I can remember having this blasting on my CD player. Man what an adventure.

[@MrChibblez]

Robert Scarborough Yes :)

[@glennharper5932]

Robert Scarborough are you from pacoima?

[@invictusgardener3090]

Same girl!!! Listening in my room with my Leonardo DiCaprio posters everywhere...with my pogs and nano baby

[@Tornado1994]

It came out in Europe in Late '95. It didn't crossover to the US until June 1997.

[@electrictroy2010]

ALBUM DATE is 1996. Single released in the EU on November 96 and its US release about the same time. (It peaked in summer 1997.)

[@ScorpioMojo]

Memories of the 90's and catholic school dances. I liked this gem the first time I heard it on MTV. Still on my playlist almost 30 years later 🕺🏽

[@panicattackimminent]

I had this single on CD back when it came out in the '90s. I must have been around 7 years old, and this was my jam. I remember firing it up on my huge CD/cassette/vinyl combo player and dancing like mad around my living room.

[@Enero82]

Such a banger! 🔥🔥🔥 I've loved this song since I first heard it back in the '90s.

[@SubsterX]

It's crazy when you compare her 90s stuff to what she's doing now. She had one of the most impressive and dramatic shifts in music ever.

[@LuisAguilar-lh1hd]

True

[@ChatGPT1111]

And then compare her from when you made your comment in 2011 to now in 2023 😮

[@Macattack11639]

@@ChatGPT1111what is she doing now? Don’t hear it much

[@kathycadizprofessionaltran7761]

@@Macattack11639 her collab with Röyksopp is out of this world.

[@offbeat65]

Yeah, she went from pop to pop. Very dramatic.

[@DarkRubberDucky]

Her voice is so freaking amazing. I haven't heard this song in.... god, ten years? Still my jam!

[@cierrawillams3470]

I'm 30 years old i miss the 90's

[@sarahdanielle6884]

Cierra Willams Same here.✊🏼Sep 17, 1988.👌🏼👌🏼

[@lateshiachilds3640]

I'm 36 and miss the 80s and 90s.

[@quartzhyalos1068]

I'm 39 and I have the same feeling.

[@nanungburimu2295]

I’m 33... and I also miss the 90s

[@keonta81]

@@nanungburimu2295 I'm 38.i miss the 90s

[@michael2005rulz]

Will always and forever be a hit i miss the good days of music

[@sweetheartxx5925]

O...M...G I'm back in the summer of 98 and I STILL LOVE THIS SONG TO THIS DAY!!!!

[@ajh.4131]

Damn! It's hard to believe she was 16-17 in this video. So glad my mom used to listen to her music when I was a kid or else I would've never known who Robyn was.

[@cashoutsteve2495]

+AJ H. Good times and '90s music rocks! Glad I was born throughout the '90s although I was born in the 80s. Robyn should've stayed a full fledged pop artist.

[@niyabell8612]

Loved Robyn growing up. Makes me think if she influenced Pink.

[@ms.mystique4388]

niya bell I always thought the same thing, pink was very similar when she first came out

[@firesocks2017]

Pink is edgier than Robyn

[@briankenny5256]

God I miss the 90's so much!! :-) ugh sooo many good memories!

[@tml721]

I miss the 70's!! lol

[@ericaespinosa4030]

tom lutz Yeah 70s music is also really good.

[@watershed44]

@Brian Kenny Before 9/11 (aka the inside job) destroyed our sense of well being, happiness, and peace.

[@matthewrobinson8214]

Same here brother!

[@mimosa27]

@@watershed44 Agreed completely. It was the ultimate insanity (inside job, it was) that infused the whole world with a massive trauma. The beginning of the end of our species.

[@vonnamariefrm757]

I was 7 years old when this song out and I still remember ALL THE WORDS ‼️

[@channingthomas6697]

This one still bops along in my head after all these decades.

[@johnsalazar2950]

2024 and this is still a banger

[@mariealbarran1169]

I’m 51 years old and still love this song

[@calisongbird]

56 here and same

[@Asa-wv1zb]

51 and same

[@deirdreymayes8217]

I'm 62 and love it still as well. It's just something about the sound of the 90s, r&b, pop, etc.

[@calisongbird]

@@deirdreymayes8217 I think it has a lot to do with its legendary Swedish producer, Max Martin. He’s the genius behind a shit ton of monster pop hits - most famously, Britney Spears’ “Baby One More Time.”

[@lisamccray9079]

I'm 59 yrs old still love this song 💕❤️.

[@AGL-yr6zv]

To me Robyn she was like the first Britney Spears Christina Aguilera Jessica Simpson and Mandy Moore of the early and mid 90s cause she was way before all of them and Robyn was ahead of her time as well she's also considered to be a 90s Pop singing legend sensation in her own right and on top of that Robyn she also left a huge door wide open for all those other female pop singers that we have nowadays in this new generation like Taylor Swift Miley Cyrus Lady Gaga Katy Perry and others but nobody can be better than Robyn cause Robyn she's one and only the 80s might've had Debbie Gibson but us 90s people we had Robyn!

[@fpshooterful]

Don't like the Britney Spears comparsion. Because Robyn is way more talented. But, i can see where you're coming from. However, the rest of the comparison i do agree. Especially someone like Aguilera. Very similar style.

[@user62732]

@@fpshooterful kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWfTio2gnbusotk

[@mjbrown49]

All of the artists you mentioned have one thing in common. They have hit songs written and/or produced by Max Martin.

[@zeitgeistx5239]

Britney was created when Robyn refused to be signed by Jive in the U.S. they took max Martin and his sound and molded Britney to be their American version of Robyn.

[@Pruflas-Watts]

Love this song. Secret jam music your embarrassed to like, and hide it when others come around.

[@ericaespinosa4030]

Onslaught808 Yeah I know what you mean.lol

[@davidb.8948]

I know what you mean. Back then this was the case, but not anymore .

[@Mysteriuminiquitatis1998]

Why would you be embarrassed to like this kind of music?

[@davidb.8948]

tangelai0111 because back when this song popular, most guys my age (teenager at the time) were listening to male grunge/alternative groups and hiphop/rap.

[@mirandabadger6466]

I call those “guilty pleasures” hahah I have so many! Especially from the 90s...best childhood ever!

[@SkaMasta097]

I am just now finding out about this song (as of March 5, 2018) via the Wikipedia article for Mandy Moore - “Candy”. It says that the beat and melody are based on this song. I love how they are both similar yet different at the same time. They’re 90s teen pop which is now classic as it is 20+ years old and it takes me back to good times. :)

[@ThePancho509]

Not quite but similar

[@SkaMasta097]

@@unofficiallatinamericanist I corrected my comment.

[@doserdiesel]

Pushing 40 here but remember the great's of the 90s and this was one of them, show me love still kills it now.

[@JasonRostro]

Who likes the new Robyn but misses the old Robyn like this.

[@rupwantidawson5946]

Wow,didn't know she released any new music ..I'm going to have to go check that out. Thanks for posting this comment.

[@JasonRostro]

rupwanti Dawson your welcome glad I can help you discover her new music.

[@Sintichaje]

Still impressed and love how Robyn musically grew up but is still connected to her roots. She is just one of the greatest!

[@bryans138]

Even without the music video I can instantly tell that this is a 90's tune. Classic!

[@LaCheleWallace]

I'm in a bubblegum pop kinda mood right nah. This one surely hits the spot.

[@netta26301]

This was and never will be bubble gum pop, it was considered R&B

[@imissthawwf94]

i remember this on the radio as a kid. man i miss the 90s

[@rogersmart3537]

Robyn takes me back to where I graduated High School and working at my first job. She is a crush that continues....

[@JTDyer21]

WOW!!!! I didn't realize Robyn was so awesome. Brilliant music.

[@mechanesthesia]

This was THE sound of pop from 96-99

[@19cosmo91]

This reminds me of how p!nk first started out. Although they both did great in their debuting genres it just wasn't them and came across too forced. Plus they're obviously having loads more fun singing in their respective genres now and it projects through the art of it all!

[@bernardo0601ify]

19cosmo91 right?!?!?!

[@MrBegliocchi]

Nope...i prefer rnb pink. Most girls, there you go, the whole missundaztood album...

[@ms.mystique4388]

MrBegliocchi Not gonna lie, I agree with you, I loved her when she 1st came out in RnB. I like her still but, felt more of a connection to that miss understood album

[@pourladentelle]

No Robyn pulled this off well!

[@tommybudell9327]

And, so pretty. Such a beautiful girl. That voice. Love her

[@douglasworley8422]

BET aired this video and I was hooked…..Boss Tune!!!!!

[@hugomikaelsson4055]

Her best song. Another one of Max Martin's pop music gems.

[@8thWonderr1]

All the 80z babies know what it takes :) love this song and her first album...reminds me of my teen-hood.

[@JermaineHernandez89]

*Damn, I Miss The 90s* #BestDamnYearsEver! 🌟

[@jivonleejackson1673]

SO SO 90s absolutely love it ? Why can’t I take a Time Machine back to 16 … LOL!

[@ArchieWard]

Man, seems like Mandy Moore's handlers ripped this song off almost straight up for her debut single Candy.

[@sensitivespirit1118]

Archie Ward I know I always listen to candy after I listen to this

[@iriefu]

I caught that when they were released

[@SkaMasta097]

Both great songs! 😍

[@philanthonytx]

Max Martin. He produces everything from Robyn to Mandy to Britney to Katy to even Adele...Damn Swedes.

[@SkaMasta097]

Phillip-Anthony Rodriguez I agree! There are many talented Swedish producers: Max Martin, Denniz Pop, Avicii, etc. Ace of Base as a group made some good songs too. Max Martin is so great! Most of my favorite pop songs, I later found out that he co-wrote and/or produced them. He’s like the Mozart of contemporary pop music.

[@carlosmelendez8317]

Robyn paved the way for Britney Spears. Robyn just wanted to make her music on her terms and that's why she wasn't as big as Britney. I remember buying Robyn cd as a teen. Still rock these tracks! 90s music the best!

[@inter307100]

I will never forget the sound of the 90. It was the best.

[@lalasnead6990]

Still a jam and brings back instant nostalgia

[@santiagoibarraryan5666]

I still love her!

[@tarachristine5727]

damn this sounds like candy by mandy moore but robyn is the OG. i've never seen her this young... i discovered robyn later in life. she sings lowkey like an R&B singer w/ those runs!

[@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh]

I remember this s9ng but never realized it was Robyn til today.

[@stacey8233]

I wish I could go back to those times..

[@beyondwisdom5880]

This isn't the video I remember for this track. This is an alternate version. Most videos in 1990's had some international and US versions made. Even though, this version is crazy dated 😊. Still love it. Robyn still kills it 😊. As for the Mandy Moore reference, this version of this song sounds kinda like "Candy" only because it's a stripped down single edit, the album version sounds different yet still similar as well.

[@sarahgreen3663]

i was going to say.. i don't remember this video.. glad to know I'm not crazy..

[@stephenmichaelstm8512]

Flawed Excuses This song came out about 3-4 years before "Candy" by Mandy Moore

[@ajaxbleach]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIrPpZ-Zeax8a5I alternate version

[@positivitywins9213]

When this song came out I had just started dating someone who would soon became the love of my life❤️. Here we are still going strong in 2020 and this song always puts a smile on my face and brings me right back those early days. ☺️🥰❤️

[@londonwells9925]

Happy early 30th anniversary to Robyn is here!

[@belpop]

I heard this song at the grocery store today. Hadn’t heard it in years and immediately starting singing

[@nategram3774]

the butterflies i had in my chest when this song came on at my 6th grade school dance and i got to kissed my girlfriend. Im 35 now and i still think about that night. Damn we were so young and had so much fun.. when getting to kiss your girl at a school dance was the best thing that could ever happen to you. WOW its crazy how a moment of happiness is emediately followed with tears.. I miss being a kid. #80s baby/90s kid

[@RyanGarloff]

Holy hell, Total flashback. I had no idea Robyn even sang this song until I downloaded her discography and it popped up on my iTunes. I was, WTF, How did this song get on my iTunes and then I saw it was a Robyn song. Wow. & in my defense, I was only 6 when this song was released. Haha!

[@brkitdwn]

totally different Robyn than today. she's since morphed into a sea urchin

[@num1Jaysta]

brkitdwn Yeah that's nice to say.....

[@deljean]

brkitdwn 😂😂😭

[@uniteddivisionsartworks]

This song is an explosion of nostalgia

[@suerobb6597]

✨ ❤️My FAVORITE ROBYN song, tied with "Show Me Love". ❤️ ✨

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

...I sure do miss the 90s! Those were the best times of my life! 👍🏽💯😊

[@__Amira__]

agreed!

[@romarovinciguerra5387]

1997 I miss you.

[@CanadianGuy2004]

+tophat 97

[@davidadams2395]

+tophat The album was released in the US in '97.

[@davidadams2395]

+tophat I Googled it.

[@pugilemoltobene3708]

Aghhh... Ma lei é bruto, allora i adesso

[@candresano]

totally

[@stangboyjones3684]

Such a great voice.

[@NANCYDREWCHANNEL]

Lol! I only noticed the similarity of the vibe between this song and Mandy Moore - Candy today, after all these years!! Both are great songs!/

[@jeniestra.]

One of the best pop songs of the 90s hands down. I didn't know this song had another video version apart from the US version, it's the first time I watch this one.

[@fire12731]

Max Martin you are a genius . Robyn - vocal goddess

[@phillipfruge8670]

Back when it was fun to be young!

[@cyradus]

9/11 really changed everything. Especially music like this pre 9/11

[@patriciailges6213]

I’m 64 and 1997 was a wonderful year for me because I gave birth to my fourth child who is my second daughter making it an even two sons and two daughters, and she has two beautiful daughters now. This song was popular then and it brings me such wonderful memories! ❤️

[@stormkarding228]

I miss ROBYN sooo soooo much .😍😚 im avid fan since1997. Who's with me? 😊😊😊 anyway I'm a fan from the Philippines

[@bluegoth]

I love Robyn. I was a very young preteen when this came out. I would sing ever word like I actually knew,lol. Robyn inspires passion in this soul. 💗

[@MsLadytiffany]

Love the miss the 90s the music was amazing then :)

[@nicholewhite4067]

I remember listening to this song with my friend Charlene in high-class

[@BarkleyConners]

the production on this, the melody and her vocal . . . all superb courtesy of Max Martin

[@Chooselife2024]

Omg I remember this song. Soooo long ago.

[@ShyGuy83]

One of my favorite pre Britney Spears pop singers of the late 90s. I remember this song was huge on the radio in my high school freshman year. I think I also remember Robyn being a bit of trend-setter for teenagers with her short blond hair.

[@khentbelletoll3133]

Pre leann to me his a full package to me better than pop star era Britney to me

[@innotech]

I heard a few Robyn songs more recently thinking she was a newer artist but after looking her up I found this song again and immediately recognized it. This played on the bus constantly

[@chefnate107]

This is not fair. Why can’t I just go back in a time machine and go back to the 90s. Best time of my life. I used to go to sleep to 90s pop

[@svasianfilipiname6603]

Because the point of life is that it's supposed to IMPROVE in all aspects of it... maybe this is one area where it kinda took a weird turn lol... or maybe we were just too sheltered (even as teenagers) to see the perils of life??!

[@ARlANACAREY]

lucky as hell, im 19 turning 20 in may and i just wish i could experience the 90’s and 2000’s so bad

[@allentrice1547]

Imagine for the '90s, Robyn is always quite perfect! 😂❤❤🎵🎶

[@dominiquedevereux7205]

This beat 🎶 is giving me Mandy Moore 👱🏻‍♀️ "Candy 🍭" vibes.

[@xsm5525]

I lived through the 90's and sadly I don't even remember this one coming out (in the UK). So glad I've discovered it now.

[@alexgali84]

Nothing screams like the 90's when you see metallic clothing

[@AudioInklined]

That shit was popping at the time

[@stephaniebach__12-24]

Yeah I remember wearing a lot of shiny silk clothes

[@ryanvelez6762]

😂😂😂😍

[@willihen]

Yeah. Reminds me of the Late 90s

[@lisab4207]

Silver puffer jackets! 😂

[@lovemo_dee]

Who's boppin to this in 2021?

[@jamiejones9335]

Also listen to Mandy Moore song called Candy basically the same song.

[@rociohernandez3266]

Love her!!!. Period

[@christyjackson9980]

I had this cassette single. Still a great song to this day!