Dive (Olivia Dean song)

"Dive"
Single by Olivia Dean
from the album Messy
Released28 March 2023 (2023-03-28)
Genre
Length3:20
LabelEMI
Songwriters
Producers
Olivia Dean singles chronology
"UFO"
(2023) 		"Dive"
(2023) 		"Carmen"
(2023)

"Dive" is a song by English singer-songwriter Olivia Dean, released on 28 March 2023 as the third single from her debut studio album, Messy.[1] It was sent to Italian radio on 17 May 2023.[2] It reached number 17 on the UK singles chart in August 2025 with 11,610 weekly sales.[3]

Composition

The song, writtren by Dean herself with Bastian Langebæk and Max Wolfgang and produced by Langebæk with Tre Jean-Marie and Matt Hales,[4][5] has alt pop[6], neo soul[7] and contemporary R&B[7] sounds. In a interview for Genius Dean explained the meaning of the song and its writing process:[5]

"This song is just one of those honest songs. It's really pure and from the heart and I think people like to fall in love you know even though they say they don't. I was listening to Diana Ross. I was listening to The Supremes. I'm very like a Motown head. I think I went through a phase of writing a lot of quite sad breakup music and I was like I want to write something light. I was falling in love which is, you know, crazy. But a nice feeling and it's just really changed my mindset. I think I'm happier because of it."

Critical reception

Thye song received general positive reviews, which appreciated the sound prodiction and music reference to Motown. Alim Kheraj of The Guardian exolained that the song is one of the examples that give the album its "vintage" sound with "horns, shuffling 60s rhythms and artificial vinyl crackling" and "its innocuous Motown stylings".[7] Robin Murray of Clash wrote that the song has "Baroque feel, it’s Dilla-esque slumped beat aligned to some lush piano flourishes".[8] Reviewing the album for The Line of Best Fit, Izzy Sigston defined the song "euphoric" in wich Dean sing about "the freedom of falling in love".[9]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Hastings and directed by Candice Lo.[10]

Track listings

Digital single

  1. "Dive" – 3:20

Digital single

  1. "Dive" (acoustic) – 3:20
  2. "Dive" – 3:20

Charts

Chart performance for "Dive"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[11] 86
Chart performance for "Dive"
Chart (2025–2026) Peak
position
Australia On Replay Singles (ARIA)[12] 4
Global 200 (Billboard)[13] 109
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 97
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 68
New Zealand Catalogue Singles (RMNZ)[16] 6
Philippines Hot 100 (Billboard Philippines)[17] 59
Portugal (AFP)[18] 174
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[20] 17

Certifications

Certifications for "Dive"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21] Platinum 70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[22] Gold 40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[23] Gold 45,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] Platinum 30,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[25] Gold 12,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[27] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Olivia Dean "Dive"". Euphoria Magazine. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Dive - Olivia Dean (Radio date: 17/05/2023)". EarOne (in Italian). 17 May 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Olivia Dean lands three Top 10 hits as UK tour sells out including four O2 Arena shows". Music Week. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  4. ^ Young, Martyn (29 June 2023). "Olivia Dean: "Life is just messy, and people are messy, and that's great"". Dork. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Olivia Dean Breaks Down The Meaning of "Dive"". Genius. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  6. ^ Murray, Robin (29 March 2023). "Olivia Dean Details Debut Album 'Messy'". Clash. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  7. ^ a b c Kheraj, Alim (30 June 2023). "Olivia Dean: Messy review – hackneyed British soul tropes do singer a disservice". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Olivia Dean – Messy". Clash. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Olivia Dean's Messy is anything but chaotic". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Dean's "Dive" into seaside visuals are a hit". Voice-Online. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: May 11, 2023". TopHit. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  12. ^ "ARIA Top 50 On Replay Singles Chart" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of February 14, 2026". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Olivia Dean". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Olivia Dean – Dive" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  16. ^ "Official Catalogue Singles". Official Aotearoa Music Charts. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  17. ^ "Philippines Hot 100 – Week of January 24, 2026". Billboard Philippines. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  18. ^ "Top 200 Singles Semana 48 de 2025" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 9. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  19. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 41, 2025". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  20. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 19/9/2025 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2025 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  22. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Olivia Dean – Dive". Music Canada. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  23. ^ "Danish single certifications – Olivia Dean – Dive". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  24. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Olivia Dean – Dive". Radioscope. Retrieved 7 November 2025. Type Dive in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  25. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Olivia Dean – Dive" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  26. ^ "British single certifications – Olivia Dean – Dive". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 November 2025. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Dive Olivia Dean in the "Search:" field.
  27. ^ "American single certifications – Olivia Dean – Dive". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
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