Songfacts®:

• "Dua Lipa" finds Jack Harlow outlining his infatuation with the "Levitating" singer.
  
  Dua Lipa, I'm tryna do more with her than do a feature
  I checked the web, they out here chewin' me up
  
  Harlow would like to get to know the British pop star outside of collaborating musically. He recalls a moment on the 2022 Grammy's red carpet when asked who he was most looking forward to seeing. He replied, "Dua Lipa." The internet went crazy over the rapper naming his celebrity crush.
• The song is more than Harlow flirting with Dua Lipa. Since it's a rap number, Harlow uses the opportunity to portray himself as a playa.
  
  She's a European and she know I'm seeing extra
  Got a main character, but you could be an extra
  
  Harlow has a main European girlfriend who knows he's also got a side piece. Dua Lipa is the eldest child of Kosovo Albanian parents who emigrated to London in the 1990s. Since Lipa traces her parentage to southeastern Europe, Harlow clearly has a thing for European girls.
• Harlow also boasts about his rising stature in the music industry, comparing his popularity to that of Ariana Grande.
  
  Yes, sir, we the hottest out, used to be next up
  Now I'm on some Ariana thank you, next, bruh
  
  He references the pop superstar's hit song "Thank U, Next," implying his status is close to Ariana's.
• Harlow drops names like Dua Lipa and Grande on this track to catch the attention of casual pop listeners. "I'm looking to get away from rapping in a way where people can marvel at it and more something we can all enjoy together," he told The New York Times.
• Before including the song on his Come Home the Kids Miss You album, Harlow FaceTimed Dua Lipa to get her blessing. He admitted during an appearance on The Breakfast Club her response was lukewarm. "She was like, 'Oh, I mean, it's not my song, I suppose it's okay,'" Harlow told host Angela Yee, before adding "she was just kinda thrown off and she just let it go."
• Jack Harlow co-produced the uptempo trap song with Angel López, Jasper Harris, Federico Vindver, Nemo Achida, 2forwOyNE, FNZ and Rogét Chahayed.