- It's a very crazy feeling, releasing my EP,
'TOO YOUNG TO BE SAD.'
The title of this project was kind of
inspired by my brain mentality.
Not wanting to waste my years dwelling on things
that might not matter in a couple years.
And you could stress over the smallest things,
and that can be your choice in life,
or you could just live to be happy,
and that's kinda the name of the title that represents that.
In my opinion, what makes a good sad-girl anthem,
genuinely, I feel like it changes person to person.
But I feel like if you hear one lyric
that somewhat relates to your life,
you're gonna be hooked on the song.
And that's, like, something with me,
like, if I hear something that literally
coincides perfectly to my life,
I will listen to that song on repeat forever.
Hey MTV News,
it's Tate McRae here,
and these are my top five sad-girl anthems.
My first sad-girl anthem, I mean, this is, like, a classic,
this is "when the party's over" by Billie Eilish.
I feel like this song, even if you didn't listen
to any of the lyrics, which are obviously amazing,
I feel like the whole vibe of the song gets me sad.
I don't know why.
Aww (beep).”
[Laughs] I instantly go into a daze.
And I think it's also,
like, Finneas is such a genius producer.
He knows how to make you feel that way in all of his songs,
so I commend him for that.
Yeah, I think that video is really special,
and obviously, I feel like the concept is really cool
and isn't too direct on what the song is saying,
which I think is a very cool way to approach it.
My second sad-girl anthem would be
"All My Friends" by Tinashe.
This song hits me so hard.
I don't know why, it's kind of old now,
but oh, it's so good, though.
My god, like, come on, these lyrics are crazy.
This song, everything, the lyrics, the production.
I feel like this is definitely, like, a screamer-in-your-car.
And me and my friends, like, scream this at the top of our lungs
and it's the best feeling ever.
Another sad-girl anthem for me, the third one,
is "Like Everybody Else" by Lennon Stella.
Oh my god.
The heartbreaking part about this song
is that it basically talks about how,
like, you told me I was special
and, like, I grew up and I realize now
that I'm just like every other person in the world.
And that's so heartbreaking
because I'm such a big fan of Lennon Stella
and I think she's, like, incredible.
But it's such a relatable feeling, too,
like, to feel like you're just, like, there's nothing special
or anything, you know, about you that stands out
is, like, a terrifying feeling.
Especially as an artist in the music industry.
And that one, this one, kind of, just breaks my heart.
Number four for sad-girl anthem
would be "Don't Watch Me Cry" by Jorja Smith.
There's, like, these really haunting piano chords
behind the whole song and her vocals are crazy.
But I think there's just something
so, like, raw about the lyrics,
it's very rare to find in a song
that's literally so stripped back and so honest.
And this is, like, always in every single one of my playlists.
It's incredible, you should listen to it.
And finally, my last favorite sad-girl anthem is
"Shouldn't Have Said It" by Julia Michaels.
This is, like, the queen of lyrics.
Julia Michaels, I think, is one of
the best songwriters on the planet.
You know, it feels like such a conversation
when you're listening to it.
This song is, like, very simple and very, you know, stripped back.
I know every single word.
It takes you to a place that I feel like
a lot of songs don't,
and I think that's with a lot of Julia Michaels' songs.
She always knows how to hit that sore spot, in me at least.
I definitely think on 'TOO YOUNG TO BE SAD,'
I got a lot of sad-girl anthems on here.
I mean, one of them being "you broke me first,"
which is, like, a total empowering song.
And one of my friends, the other day, was saying that
she was, like, in her apartment
and she was like, "What, who's screaming outside?"
She, like, opens her window
and there was, like, a person sitting in her car,
all the windows down, like, screaming "you broke me first."
[Laughs] And those are my favorite stories.
So, I think \"you broke me first\" is, like, a screamer.
I mean, my songs are\nvery much like my journal
and very much real thoughts of mine.
They're not anything superficial whatsoever.
And I mean, that's a bit of a blessing
and a bit of a curse because it's genuine,
and I feel like people can connect to it,
but then again, it's also all my thoughts
and my internal things going out into the public.
But I hope they just get to know me a little bit better
and my perspective on life.