Everyone has heard the new overplayed song of the week “#SELFIE” by The Chainsmokers. Not only does it have a catchy repetitive beat (as does much of the popular electronic dance music that collects millions of view on YouTube), but it embodies the stupidity of the word “selfie” and its current use in people’s everyday lives. There is not one person that can deny ever taking a selfie, and The Chainsmokers snatched this narcissistic fad to create a name for themselves and launch their careers in the musical spotlight.
Yes, the song essentially sucks. If you haven’t heard it, you can listen to it here: #SELFIE
It features a young girl senselessly talking about herself and her drama with a boy and trash-talking another girl. But then, after every couple sentences uttered from her mindless mouth, she pauses and says “but first, lemme take a selfie” and the beat heightens. We all know we sound dumb when we say it, but we can’t help it! And now, by making fun of it, we are only promoting the popularity of this song.
“Oh em gee, you haven’t heard of the selfie song?”
This may have been one of the most brilliant ways for The Chainsmokers to get their name known and spread throughout the ears of the younger generation. The Chainsmokers have been around since 2012, creating their own songs and remixing popular music for EDM shows and mixes. The group is made of two men from NYC, Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, both DJs. The music they have been producing together for the last two years is eargasm-ly great, yet the mainstream crowd would have never heard about them without the overnight explosion of the #SELFIE song.
The Chainsmokers took the opportunity to combine two crazy current pop culture fads – the selfie and the hashtag – to create a mind-numbingly catchy and repetitive song that shot themselves to becoming overnight celebrities. Now, with their name on everyone’s lips, The Chainsmokers’ shows are one of the most sought after shows in the country, and their actual music, the good remixes and not #SELFIE songs, can be recognized and appreciated.