"Sadder Badder Cooler" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by Swedish recording artist Tove Lo from the expanded edition of her fourth studio album Sunshine Kitty. It was released as a single from the "Paw Prints Edition", throughout Republic Records on 22 May 2026, concurrently with the reissue.
Composition and release The electropop track was written by Tove Lo with Karl Sandberg and Elvira Anderfjärd, and produced by the latter. "Sadder Badder Cooler" was released on the same day as Lo's re-issue of Sunshine Kitty on 22 May 2020 with two official remixes by The Presets and King Arthur. It appears as the opening track on the "Paw Prints Edition". Remixes by Banx & Ranx, MUTO, Y2K, and Liu followed on 17 July, 31 July, 7 August, and 4 September 2020 respectively.
Live performances Lo performed the song live at Billboard and The Hollywood Reporters "Pride Prom" on 13 June 2020 and on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on 27 June 2020.
Music video The song's music video, animated by Venturia Animation Studios and Dreambear Productions, depicts a cartoon Lo and her animal sidekick Sunshine Kitty "on a Kill Bill-style mission to take down several Disney princes.
Track listing Sadder Badder Cooler – The Presets Remix "Sadder Badder Cooler" (The Presets Sunshine Remix) – 3:44 "Sadder Badder Cooler" (The Presets Midnight Remix) – 5:40
Sadder Badder Cooler – King Arthur Remix "Sadder Badder Cooler" (King Arthur Remix) – 2:55
Sadder Badder Cooler – Banx & Ranx Remix "Sadder Badder Cooler" (Banx & Ranx Remix) – 2:29
Sadder Badder Cooler – MUTO Remix "Sadder Badder Cooler" (MUTO Remix) – 3:15
Sadder Badder Cooler – Y2K Remix "Sadder Badder Cooler" (Y2K Remix) – 3:04
Sadder Badder Cooler – Liu Remix "Sadder Badder Cooler" (Liu Remix) – 2:17
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal. Tove Lo – songwriting, vocals Elvira Anderfjärd – songwriting, production, background vocals, drums, electric bass, synthesizer, programming, vocal programming Max Martin – songwriting Michael Ilbert – mixing Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
Release history +Release formats for "Sadder Badder Cooler"CountryDateFormatVersionLabel Various22 May 2020Album versionRepublicThe Presets RemixKing Arthur Remix17 July 2020Banx & Ranx Remix31 July 2020MUTO Remix7 August 2020Y2K Remix4 September 2020Liu Remix
Charts Chart (2020) Peakposition Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) 15
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