Collected Item: “Supalonely- A Lonely Hit”
Give your story a title.
Supalonely- A Lonely Hit
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Video
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
Supalonley by BENEE is a song that rose to prominence on social media platform Tik Tok. In 2020 when millions of people were in lockdown with little to do, sites like Tok Tok saw their userbases skyrocket. This had a colossal effect on the music industry, as songs that became trends on Tik Tok could easily transfer that success to the charts. This was the experience of Supalonley. The song's snarky self-depreciation appealed to the young generation on Tik Tok who used it as a catharsis for the youth they were losing, and this popularity propelled it to mainstream success. The music video, set mostly in a suburban house, was also a familiar setting for people in lockdown.
HIST30060
HIST30060
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
music, pop culture, Supalonley, BENEE, music video
Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb6Scz-5YOs
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
BENEE
Give this story a date.
2020-02-05