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The Girl and the Robot

Song · 2009 · Röyksopp. Album: Junior

In love with someone who's never home 🤖

Who it's for

Röyksopp and Robyn tell of a woman waiting at home for a partner who is always working, as if in love with a robot.

Neglected and lonely→Heard and clearer

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What it is

"The Girl and the Robot" is an electropop song by Norwegian duo Röyksopp with vocals from Swedish singer Robyn, who co-wrote it. Released in June 2009 as the second single from Röyksopp's album Junior, it tells the story of a lonely woman and her hard-working lover, framed as an ill-fated romance with a robot.

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