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Lore & Background

Doja Cat has explained that Planet Her is "the center of the universe" where "all races of space exist and its where all species can kind of be in harmony there." She clarified it is not a planet for women nor a "feminist thing." The music videos for the singles occur on different locations on the planet, exploring what those locations mean. In an interview with iHeartRadio, she described the album as the most visually captivating project she has ever done, noting that because it focuses on relationships, "it's not a huge statement, not a political statement. It's just Planet Her, for girls." Creative director Brett Alan Nelson revealed he initially felt worried when Doja Cat told him she wanted the record to "feel space age," but explained: "We're doing a style of futurism that feels fresh. We don't know what our actual future holds, so we are making what Doja Cat's future is."

In Their Own Story

Half of the album was written in Hawaii in February 2019, where Doja Cat was on vacation with her manager and co-writer Lydia Asrat, recovering from a recent breakup. Recording mostly took place under COVID-19 lockdown constraints, largely between Doja Cat and American record producer Y2K's home studio, and the Sound Factory and Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles with American recording engineer Rian Lewis. Lewis claims Doja Cat produced all her own vocals from inside the booth "with impeccable precision and intention," and that "every harmony, every massive stack, every backing vocal in a character voice... those are all her ideas, 100%." Doja Cat previewed "Payday," "Ain't Shit," and "Love to Dream" while on Instagram livestreams in April 2020, May 2020, and May 2021 respectively. She recorded the final vocals for the opening track "Woman" a month before the album was released. In April 2021, Doja Cat said Planet Her is her first album that "feels fully her own" and that she's "simply embodying" a pop star rather than trying to be one. However, in 2023 she described the album, along with Hot Pink, as "mediocre pop" and "a cash grab."

Reader's Guide

The album cover was shot by American commercial photographer David LaChapelle, finding Doja Cat "floating in a sea of outer space" with her body covered in sparkles. Doja Cat chose the final shot as it was her initial idea and she felt set on it from the start. Although it appears as if she is flying, Doja Cat claims she is submerged in rock after having fallen from space, but said it is "left for your interpretation." Insider interpreted through the album's music and lyrics that Planet Her is a place where "midday skies are streaked with pink and orange" and where "following your sexual urges is uncomplicated and morally good, where the feminine is divine and it's summer year-round." Rolling Stone described the planet as an "exquisitely strange and spectacularly camp world" and noted that "there's a bit of cheeky, sci-fi B movie references in the presentation but the content [of the album] itself is pristine pop fun." The album opens with "funky," "fun," and "upbeat" tracks, then slows for more "introspective" tracks where Doja Cat "drifts from her usual raunchy lyricism to try out lovesick lullabies and heartbreak ballads."

Did You Know?

• Doja Cat first introduced the term "Planet Her" in August 2020 during the opening sequence of her performance at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, where she impersonated a television commentator and stated "Performing liv
• The standard edition of the album was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.
• Doja Cat recorded the final vocals for the opening track "Woman" just one month before the album was released.
• Five singles from the album all charted within the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100.
• In 2023, Doja Cat described Planet Her, along with Hot Pink, as "mediocre pop" and "a cash grab."