![]() ![]() But I also know that this song, which has been streamed more than 100 million times, is an absolute scourge.Įngineered to the teeth by Hayes and his co-writers, Nashville hitmakers Shane Stevens, Cameron Bartolini, and Josh Jenkins, “Fancy Like” was essentially created in a lab to be a viral hit. I too appreciate a mid-tier chain restaurant - maybe I should write my own song about those breadsticks at the Olive Garden - and understand the impulse to reject the trappings of celebrity and wealth that will never be attainable to me. Mining the kind of down-home relatability that makes both country music and chain restaurants a staple in American life, it celebrates finding joy in the less-fine things in life - eating a Bourbon Street steak at Applebee’s, sharing an Oreo milkshake topped with whipped cream with your date, then going out to do some ill-advised drunk driving with your paramour and a cooler full of Natural Lights in tow.Īs a country girl from a small town in Northeast Texas, I get it. It’s also achieved crossover success, peaking at #1 on the Digital Sales chart and inspiring a remix duet with pop star Kesha, who discovered the song via TikTok. ![]() It is currently the number one country song in the country, according to the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. ![]() Released on June 4, the ascendancy of country newcomer Walker Hayes’s “Fancy Like” has been the definition of meteoric. ![]()
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