There's completely nothing new about breakup songs. Taylor Swift principally created a career round them. The identical may be true for Olivia Rodrigo, who appears to be tired of singing them. But when a breakup song works, it really works.
This is unquestionably the case with Fletcher's "Becky's So Hot", which caused an uproar on TikTok in the summer season of 2022. Fans immediately took to the song and did their analysis into the up-and-coming artists' romantic previous. Through some sleuthing, they found Fletcher's ex-girlfriend, Shannon Beveridge (of Youtube popularity), and her new girlfriend, Becky Missal.
Fletcher's 2020 visual album was also impressed via her four-year relationship with Shannon. All of this has caused fans to wonder about the ethics of Fletcher's songs. After all, she does not make much effort to switch the names. But perhaps this has added to her enchantment.
In a contemporary interview, Fletcher admitted that she virtually didn't release the song. Here's why she changed her thoughts in addition to why she feels everyone connected with it...
How Did Fletcher Get Famous?
Prior to having her giant breakout success, Fletcher actually started out as a competitor on X Factor. She used to be 17 at the time. And whilst she had skill, the judges positioned her in a group as they didn't suppose she was once strong sufficient. This is a feeling Fletcher herself felt.
"I didn’t really believe in myself at the time, so it just made sense for me to be part of a group," Fletcher admitted in an interview with Vulture.
- Fletcher is current 28 years previous, as she was born in March 1994.
- Fletcher's real identify is Cari Fletcher.
"I think there’s this inner voice that’s always itching and scratching at you from the inside, and over the years I’ve learned to start trusting it and listening to it. That’s when I started writing about my feelings, and put out my first song ever."
This song was "War Paint". The single went viral in 2015 and set her up for good fortune... It just took a while.
Following "War Paint", the New Jersey-born singer debuted on the Billboard pop charts in 2019 with "Undrunk". The song was once off her EP, "You Ruined New York City For Me".
"I got this response from people who resonated with it and it’s just been me going off of that since. People want to feel connected, and loved, and seen, and heard, and if I can do that with my music, then that’s what success feels like to me," Fletcher said to Vulture.
Fans' connection to her tune ultimately paved the manner for her TikTookay takeover. Prior to liberating her debut album, " Girl Of My Dreams", Fletcher made waves on TikTookay with her single "Becky's So Hot".
The pop-punk hit harkened back to the works of Fefe Dobson or Avril Lavinge, but for a fully new era.
Fans were additionally entranced by the matter of the unmarried, which isn't one thing Fletcher herself endorses. But she is overjoyed that their love of the single has opened the door for "Girl Of My Dreams" to be successful.
"Girl of My Dreams is just the cherry on top, the culmination of everything that’s happened since day one."
Fletcher Wasn't Going To Release "Becky's So Hot"
As soon as a snippet of "Becky's So Hot" debuted on TikTok in July 2022, the web went loopy. While it led to controversy, it for sure made Fletcher more widespread. But there was once a time when she wasn't going to incorporate the song on her album and even release it.
"When I was putting together the album, “Becky’s So Hot” felt like a piece that was missing from the story," Fletcher explained to Vulture as to why she changed her thoughts. "That song sort of existed outside of the way that I usually write. I happened to be in the studio writing something else, and I was creeping on my ex’s new girlfriend. She had posted a picture wearing an old vintage T-shirt that I’d worn before, and I accidentally liked the photo."
Fletcher went on to confess, "She looked so hot that I was like, How can I even be mad? I was interested in exploring those nuanced, complex feelings that a lot of people think they shouldn’t talk about. I just thought, if I felt this way, why should I censor it? It’s an honest part of the journey, just like, F*** this, but she’s hot. Being radically honest, it doesn’t bring out the prettiest emotions, but I’ve never been one to shy away from ugly feelings or edit the narrative. I’m here for those things, and that’s why it’s on my album."
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