title: Kiddo (album)
text: # Kiddo (album)
  
  Kiddo is the second studio album by Swedish electropop singer Tove Styrke. It was released on 8 June 2015 by Sony Music. The album includes all five original songs from the EP Borderline.
  
  ## Background
  
  The title Kiddo is a direct reference to Beatrix Kiddo from the Kill Bill films. According to Styrke: "I like her character a lot — she's empowering and cool. Kill Bill was an influence from some of the songs [on the album], and especially in the beginning of the creative process of this album. I also have a love-hate relationship with the word "kiddo," it's something that people say in a demeaning manner. I felt if I took that word and used it almost as a superhero name, then I would take the power away from them and use it as a strength. That's the interesting part about language, you can use it to tell your own story. I like doing that when I write".
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | DIY | 7.5/10 |
  | The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10 |
  | Spin | 8/10 |
  | Time | (positive) |
  
  Spin rated Kiddo with 8 from 10 and named it "Album of the Week". Time reviewed the album favourably and called it "a Feminist Pop Triumph".
  
  ### Accolades
  
  | Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Spin | United States | 25 Best Pop Albums of the Year | 2015 | 9 |
  
  ## Track listing
  
  ### Notes
  
  * signifies a co-producer
  
  ## Personnel
  
  Credits adapted from the CD liner notes of Kiddo.
  
  * Tove Styrke – vocals
  * Johan T Karlsson – production (tracks 2–4, 10, 11); co-production (tracks 1, 6, 8)
  * Tom Coyne – mastering
  * Petter Eriksson – A&R
  * Slobodan Zivic – art direction
  * Carl Ask – production (tracks 1, 7–8)
  * Björn Hallberg – production (track 6)
  * Christian Walz – production (tracks 9, 12)
  * Hedvig Jenning – photography
  