Returning to recording, Robyn revisited the records she loved and drew inspiration from including Laurie Anderson's Big Science, Prince's Dirty Mind, the Knife's Silent Shout, Janet Jackson's Control, Technotronic's Pump Up the Jam, Kate Bush's The Kick Inside, Black Box's Dreamland and work by Kraftwerk, David Bowie, KLF, TLC, Neneh Cherry, Dr. Alban, Gossip, DJ Mujava, Booka Shade and Gui Boratto.

[4][5][6][7][8] In early spring 2010, in an interview with Swedish magazine Bon, Robyn announced that she had plans to release three new albums throughout the year: "I got all these great songs so why not?

Robyn said, "I always listened to her, and she made this classic jazz album in the 60s [Waltz for Debby] with Bill Evans, which was quite a spectacular thing in Sweden at that time.

'Jag vet en dejlig rosa' was one of the songs they did, and when [producer] Klas [Åhlund] and I were in the studio, he bought exactly the same microphone that she recorded that album on.

"[13] Robyn stated in an interview with Swedish magazine Nöjesguiden that she would release only one official single per Body Talk album.

[15][16][17] "Fembot" and "None of Dem" were initially posted on Robyn's official website in March and April 2010, while "Dancehall Queen" had previously leaked under the title "No Hassle".

[24] Heather Phares of AllMusic stated, "Capturing the freedom and loneliness of independence, Body Talk, Pt.

Immaculately produced, fantastically sung, and loaded with memorable choruses, this eight-song effort has plenty to please everyone from post-dubstep crate diggers to teen tweeters—often at the same time.

Club's Genevieve Koski opined that it is "an album about aligning your heartbeat with the pulse of strobe lights and basslines, embracing synthetic sounds as a conduit for genuine emotion.

Robyn's icy, controlled vocals and cool synth textures are almost alienating in their precision, but there's a beating pulse underneath the dance-bot artifice that captures the celebratory catharsis that can be found on the dance floor.

1, Robyn "confidently chronicles the heartbreak ('Dancing on My Own') and pleasure ('Dancehall Queen') of epic disco nights like she's ready to rule.

"[34] Will Hermes of Rolling Stone called the album "near-perfect" and concluded, "Capped with a Swedish folk gem, Body Talk shows a dancehall queen with more than just blonde ambition.

"[32] Slant Magazine critic Sal Cinquemani commented that "[t]he bulk of the album is comprised of stiff beats and in-your-face bluster that attempt to portray Robyn as more impenetrable machine than flesh-and-blood sweetheart."

"[33] In a review for PopMatters, Jer Fairall expressed particular appreciation for the track "Fembot", and stated that "Body Talk, Pt.

[31] Luke Lewis of NME called the album "impressive, but thin at eight tracks", while concluding, "Would it not have been better to hold back, and release just one, truly stunning record?

"[29] Matthew Horton of BBC Music felt that the album "triggers the sense Robyn's holding something back" and that it "houses so much filler", but nevertheless described "Fembot", "Dancing On My Own" and "Cry When You Get Older" as "scorchingly catchy, and laced with Robyn's familiar cordial of sparkling hook mixed with unutterable poignancy.