# Talk to Me (Robyn song)
**"Talk to Me"** is a 2026 song by the Swedish singer Robyn, released as one of two lead singles, with the title track "Sexistential", announcing her album *Sexistential*, her first album in more than seven years[1](https://www.nme.com/news/music/robyn-announces-new-album-sexistential-with-title-track-and-single-talk-to-me-i-feel-like-the-purpose-of-my-life-is-to-stay-horny-3921778). It is a co-write with [Max Martin](https://www.edgepedia.org/max-martin), the Swedish producer behind Robyn's 1995 debut, and the two return to the synth-pop style of her 2010 album *Body Talk* and their collaboration on its song "Time Machine"[2](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/robyn-sexistential-talk-to-me/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist | Robyn, Swedish pop singer and songwriter[2](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/robyn-sexistential-talk-to-me/) |
| Release | Shared with the title track "Sexistential" as announcement singles for the album *Sexistential*, following the comeback single "Dopamine"[1](https://www.nme.com/news/music/robyn-announces-new-album-sexistential-with-title-track-and-single-talk-to-me-i-feel-like-the-purpose-of-my-life-is-to-stay-horny-3921778) |
| Co-writer | Max Martin, who produced Robyn's 1995 debut; produced with Oscar Holter[2](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/robyn-sexistential-talk-to-me/) • [3](https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/robyn-sexistential-lyrics-meaning-interview/) |
| Label | Konichiwa / Young[2](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/robyn-sexistential-talk-to-me/) |
| Album position | Track 6 on *Sexistential*[4](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/song/918867-talk-to-me/) |
| Live debut | New Year's Eve show at Brooklyn Paramount, in an 18-track set that also debuted "Sexistential"[5](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/robyn-debuts-new-songs-talk-to-me-sexistential-new-years-eve-brooklyn) |
| Remix | "Talk To Me, Zara", a 2026 version with Zara Larsson, the pair's second collaboration of the year after "Puss Puss"[6](https://los40.com/2026/07/29/zara-larsson-y-robyn-unen-dos-generaciones-de-musica-sueca-en-el-remix-de-talk-to-me/) |
## Subject and sound
Pitchfork's Walden Green, a staff writer who joined the publication in 2024, described the song in his January 7, 2026 review as "an ode to phone sex and healthy communication"[2](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/robyn-sexistential-talk-to-me/). He characterized the sound as "bulletproof, almost mechanistic synth-pop", a return to *Body Talk* and to "Time Machine", the song Robyn made with Max Martin on that 2010 album, and judged that the hook does not soar like that of "Time Machine"[2](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/robyn-sexistential-talk-to-me/).
Robyn described the writing process in the Capital series *Making The Album*: she had started the song and was producing it with Oscar Holter when Max Martin dropped in, said the chorus would work if it ended on a particular chord, gave her those pointers and left the room; she said the chorus was then written in half an hour after that, adding of Martin, "It's like working with AI"[3](https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/robyn-sexistential-lyrics-meaning-interview/).
## Release and reception
The song arrived after "Dopamine", Robyn's comeback single, and was released the same day as "Sexistential" when she announced the album on Instagram[1](https://www.nme.com/news/music/robyn-announces-new-album-sexistential-with-title-track-and-single-talk-to-me-i-feel-like-the-purpose-of-my-life-is-to-stay-horny-3921778) • [7](https://omni.se/robyn-avslojar-namnet-pa-nya-skivan-och-slapper-latar/a/K83O6G). An official music video followed[3](https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/robyn-sexistential-lyrics-meaning-interview/). The single was issued as *Sexistential / Talk to Me* on Konichiwa / Young[2](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/robyn-sexistential-talk-to-me/).
In July 2026 Robyn released a new version with the Swedish singer [Zara Larsson](https://www.edgepedia.org/zara-larsson), titled "Talk To Me, Zara"; Spanish radio network LOS40 framed it as uniting two generations of Swedish pop and noted it was the pair's second collaboration of 2026, after "Puss Puss"[6](https://los40.com/2026/07/29/zara-larsson-y-robyn-unen-dos-generaciones-de-musica-sueca-en-el-remix-de-talk-to-me/) • [8](https://robynkonichiwa.bandcamp.com/album/talk-to-me-zara). The [Chicago Sun-Times](https://www.edgepedia.org/chicago-sun-times) likewise described the two as having cross-collaborated on remixes of each other's songs, "Puss Puss" and "Talk to Me"[9](https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/09/13/review-robyn-sexistential-tour-chicago).
## Live performances
Robyn first performed the song at a [New Year's Eve](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-years-eve) show at Brooklyn Paramount, taking the stage at 1am for a night billed as "Robyn and friends" alongside Kindness, The Knife's Olof Dreijer, Danny Krivit, Dee Diggs, JADALAREIGN, Beaujangless, and ARRA; the set also debuted "Sexistential" and included "Show Me Love", played live for the first time since 2013[5](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/robyn-debuts-new-songs-talk-to-me-sexistential-new-years-eve-brooklyn). She had also played the song at XOYO in London on March 27, 2026[10](https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/robyn/2026/xoyo-london-england-b49456e.html).
On her 2026 [Sexistential](https://www.edgepedia.org/sexistential) tour the song became a setlist regular. At The Anthem in Washington, DC on September 8, 2026 it appeared in the first half of the show, between the opening numbers and "Hang With Me"[11](https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/robyn-6bd6da8e.html) • [12](https://parklifedc.com/2026/09/15/live-review-robyn-the-anthem-9-8-26/), and it was listed in the tour setlist for her Co-op Live show in Manchester[13](https://themanc.com/audio/robyn-manchester-coop-live-gig-guide/).
## References
1. [Robyn announces new album 'Sexistential' with title track and single 'Talk To Me', NME](https://www.nme.com/news/music/robyn-announces-new-album-sexistential-with-title-track-and-single-talk-to-me-i-feel-like-the-purpose-of-my-life-is-to-stay-horny-3921778)
2. [Robyn: "Sexistential" / "Talk to Me" Track Review, Pitchfork (Walden Green, January 7, 2026)](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/robyn-sexistential-talk-to-me/)
3. [Robyn breaks down every song on Sexistential, Making The Album, Capital](https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/robyn-sexistential-lyrics-meaning-interview/)
4. [Robyn - Talk to Me, Song Ratings, Album of the Year](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/song/918867-talk-to-me/)
5. [Robyn debuts new songs "Talk To Me" And "Sexistential" at New Year's Eve show in Brooklyn, The Line of Best Fit](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/robyn-debuts-new-songs-talk-to-me-sexistential-new-years-eve-brooklyn)
6. [Zara Larsson y Robyn unen dos generaciones de música sueca en el remix de 'Talk To Me', LOS40](https://los40.com/2026/07/29/zara-larsson-y-robyn-unen-dos-generaciones-de-musica-sueca-en-el-remix-de-talk-to-me/)
7. [Robyn avslöjar namnet på nya skivan och släpper låtar, Omni](https://omni.se/robyn-avslojar-namnet-pa-nya-skivan-och-slapper-latar/a/K83O6G)
8. [Talk To Me, Zara, by Robyn & Zara Larsson, Bandcamp](https://robynkonichiwa.bandcamp.com/album/talk-to-me-zara)
9. [Review: Swedish pop icon Robyn is a dancing queen as she brings her Sexistential tour to Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times](https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/09/13/review-robyn-sexistential-tour-chicago)
10. [Robyn Concert Setlist at XOYO, London on March 27, 2026, setlist.fm](https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/robyn/2026/xoyo-london-england-b49456e.html)
11. [Robyn Concert Setlists, setlist.fm](https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/robyn-6bd6da8e.html)
12. [Live Review: Robyn @ The Anthem — 9/8/26, Parklife DC](https://parklifedc.com/2026/09/15/live-review-robyn-the-anthem-9-8-26/)
13. [Robyn at Co-op Live, Manchester – tickets, times, setlist and more, The Manc](https://themanc.com/audio/robyn-manchester-coop-live-gig-guide/)
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