There are songs whose success grows so much that it is impossible to go to any store or turn on the radio in the car without listening to them or, in the age of streamingare the ones that head all the playlist More popular.
In 2019, without a doubt, one of these songs was dance-monkey, by Australian artist Toni Watson, better known as Tones and I. The success of this song was worldwide and reached number 1 on the charts in more than 30 countries. Because of this, Toni became a recognized artist, but it turns out that her hit biggest to date does not bring him any happiness.
“Sometimes I hate that song”
Maybe it’s because dance-monkey was one of the most viral songs of 2019 and was at every party, radio station and playlistbut Tones and I is already tired of this one, to the point that there are times that he doesn’t even want to sing it.
‘Dance Monkey’ was very good for me. I wrote that song by myself, not trying to do anything in particular and it just happened. I don’t want to try to replicate it, sometimes I hate that song. Many times I don’t want to sing it. I won’t write another song like it.
The success of dance-monkey
dance-monkey not only took the career of Tones and I to another level, but broke several records, most notably in the UK, where it became the longest-running song performed by a woman in the world. top 10 of the popularity charts.
In addition, it is a song certified 10x platinum in Australia and the video on YouTube has almost two billion views. It is strange to know that the author of one of the hits greatest of past years no longer wants to know anything about the song that catapulted her to fame.
You don’t want to be obsessed with searching hits
However, Tones and I have good reason to refuse to attempt to replicate the success that dance-monkey reached (organically, by the way). The artist simply wants to continue creating the music that fills her instead of obsessing over getting another No. 1.
Why would you want to go for something that is so hard to get and become this person obsessed with being on the radio when you can write whatever you want and be yourself? When you can use that time to write for yourself, things that matter, or in my case, for my fans. I prefer to capture emotions than just looking for a hit. I am very grateful for what I have done and people have reacted well to my music. That has helped me get up and be who I am today.
Therefore, it seems that the Australian artist will be looking to explore new sounds in her future projects. Furthermore, she shared in an interview that she, for the first time, is co-producing and co-writing her songs, something that she finds difficult, as many of her collaborators want her to replicate dance-monkey and she works in a very specific way.
I always have to tell them, ‘Guys, let’s slow down, you’re getting so far ahead that I don’t feel connected to this track at all.’ If I don’t like a song, I don’t do it.