▁work ▁on ▁the ▁song ▁swift ly . ▁ ▁During ▁production , ▁the ▁singer ▁mentioned ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁" v ouch ing ▁for ▁the ▁camp ▁of ▁pop ." ▁The ▁song ▁started ▁out ▁with ▁a ▁" boot leg " ▁sound ▁but ▁they ▁soon ▁had ▁a ▁" sh iny ▁pop ▁mix ." ▁D uk es ▁brought ▁in ▁boot leg ▁sound boards ▁with ▁drums ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁hi - fi ▁and ▁used ▁keyboard ▁st abs ▁which ▁Lor de ▁grav itated ▁towards . ▁To ▁her , ▁it ▁represented ▁a ▁transition ▁from ▁the ▁minimal ist ▁production ▁of ▁P ure ▁Hero ine ▁( 2 0 1 3 ). ▁Lor de ▁stated ▁that ▁" Hom em ade ▁Dynam ite " ▁was ▁a ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁album ' s ▁break up ▁theme , ▁as ▁it ▁centered ▁around ▁friendship . ▁Crit ic ▁Cla ire ▁Sh af fer ▁felt ▁the ▁" c ute " ▁vocals ▁on ▁P urity ▁Ring ' s ▁song ▁" F ines hr ine " ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁were ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁influence ▁on ▁" Hom em ade ▁Dynam ite ". ▁ ▁When ▁writing ▁" Hom em ade ▁Dynam ite ", ▁Lor de ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁specific ▁setting ▁or ▁theme ▁in ▁mind . ▁She ▁worked ▁with ▁Swedish ▁pop ▁singer ▁T ove ▁Lo ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁both ▁understood ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁spent ▁a ▁" w onder ful ▁time " ▁writing . ▁Despite ▁their ▁different ▁musical ▁background s , ▁Lor de ▁was ▁intr igu ed ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁someone ▁whose ▁production ▁style ▁contrast ed ▁with ▁hers . ▁The