What’s up guys, it’s Emile Ennis Jr. with Clevver News, and Dixie D’Amelio released
her first-ever single “Be Happy” over the weekend, but many fans were surprised
to hear that the song’s message wasn’t at all what they expected.
The D’Amelio sisters have continually gifted the world with hours upon hours of video and
dance content since they shot to TikTok fame last year.
Over the weekend, we were reminded just how talented the D'Amelio's really are, as Dixie
expanded her resume and began her transition from TikTok to pop star with the release of
her very first single, “Be Happy.”
The catchy, upbeat track has already made its way across TikTok as fans have been sharing
videos lip-syncing to the song, including Dixie’s sister Charli and her rumored boyfriend
Griffin Johnson, who captioned his video with a simple, “she’s shy but talented.”
Dixie hasn’t exactly kept her musical talents a secret as she’s posted videos of herself
singing in past videos, and even shared an a capella snippet teasing “Be Happy” earlier
this month with the caption, “be happy or something.”
“Sometimes I don’t wanna be happy, don’t hold it against me.
If I’m down just leave me there, let me be sad.”
The clip went viral in a matter of minutes, generating over 16 million views and over
125,000 comments within the first 24 hours.
And with the help of her closest friends, Dixie took to TikTok to share a video of the
finished track released on Friday, as they danced around acting carefree and happy, as
the title of the song suggests.
However, upon hearing the lyrics to “Be Happy,” fans began to notice that it isn’t
exactly about being happy… in fact, it's the complete opposite.
With lyrics reading, “Sometimes I don't want to be happy/Don't hold it against me/If
I'm down just leave me there/Let me be," Dixie is seemingly sending an important message
to fans that sometimes it's OK to not always feel OK.
The song also hints at Dixie’s struggle about being in the spotlight and constantly
feeling like she has to put on a happy face to her 40 million+ followers throughout her
social media channels 24/7.
In a press release about the song, Dixie opened up about wanting to “share the honesty of
this message with others,” especially those around her age.
She added QUOTE, “I remain so grateful for the people that surround me and the opportunities
I’ve been given, but some days, as we all know, it’s not easy to be happy.
My hope is that anyone who listens can be reminded that it’s okay to feel what we
feel.
It’s okay to have a bad day.
We all have them and you are not alone.”
AMEN to that, and real talk, someone needs to start a petition to normalize having down
days because as Dixie stated, we ALL have them!
This song is also special as Dixie worked on it via a virtual studio with producer Christian
Medice, who’s worked with other mega pop stars like P!nk and Halsey in the past.
Christian also spoke out about the importance of the song, saying QUOTE, “I don't think
there are enough songs in the pop world that speak openly about mental health.
I love the fact that it's a serious, catchy pop song without sounding preachy or corny.”
Dixie’s fans clearly seem to think the same as thousands of positive comments came flooding
in upon first listen.
One fan tweeted alongside a hilarious meme saying QUOTE, “‘be happy’ is one of
those songs that when you are in a bad moment and you need peace you can listen to it as
it transmits positivity, congratulations on this beautiful melody @dixiedamelio.”
Another user wrote, “Guys if you have a bad day, go and stream “Be Happy.”
Her voice makes you feel comfortable and it is a really nice song!”
Many have been able to relate to the lyrics, as another user tweeted, “when dixie said
‘sometimes I don't wanna be happy’ I really felt that.”
As many fans know, Dixie has been an advocate for mental health and cyberbullying in the
past, as she and Charli have partnered with UNICEF to raise awareness on the negative
effects that bullying has on young people.
And not only do we get new music from Dixie this week, but she also just announced that
a music video is set to drop this Wednesday, July 1st.
Dixie took to Instagram yesterday to share a snippet of the video where she appears to
be fully submerged underwater, so it seems like we may be in for quite an emotional ride
in just a few short days.
This song seems to be very ‘on brand’ with the messages Dixie has been hoping to
relay to her fans for quite some time as she has previously expressed feeling down on herself
after reading hundreds of thousands of “hate comments” per week.
With her new single, Dixie has given a sense of comfort to fans who also have days of feeling
low, (which is totally and completely normal, by the way), and we couldn’t be more proud
of her current and future successes!
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I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., see you next time!