Tones and I couldnt care less about having another hit.
1 in 20 countries.
But theres more to Tones music than her breakout 2019 single.
Credit: Elektra
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Why do you think Dance Monkey has resonated with listeners?
TONES AND I:The song I guess has become everyones song.
So, I wasnt expecting much, to be honest.
Dance Monkey was actually about an experience you had one night while busking.
Tell me more about that time in your life.I loved that part of my life.
I was living with all my friends in a van, so it was really hot in the morning.
I would get up at six, otherwise Id wake up in a ball of sweat.
It was a good life.
Everyone talks about how it must have been difficult, but it really wasnt.
It was probably the best time Ive ever had.
But in my mind, I was way happier then than now.
Im still happy, but its very different.
Everything is very serious now.
But everything is so structured.
Ive just gone from 0 to 100, flying overseas.
And I dont want to disappoint people, but Im a nervous flyer, you know?
Theres a lot of pressure.
I wanted it to have a bit of grit and base and grunt.
And we had someone representing the transgender community, antipollution, etc.
I was talking to my friends about that song before we wrote it.
We were just talking about everything thats going on [in the world] at the moment.
Ive really only released six songs, one EP.
