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I'm feelin' like I'm the hero that saved me | I'm feelin' like I'm the hero that saved me | ||
They like, "Hey, Mike | They're like, "Hey, Mike | ||
You can't keep kickin' yourself for the things you say like | You can't keep kickin' yourself for the things you say like | ||
There's some people that you could never make right" | There's some people that you could never make right" |
Revision as of 00:20, 19 February 2021
"Happy Endings" is an upcoming single by Mike Shinoda featuring Iann Dior and Upsahl, set to be released on February 19, 2021.
Background
In fall 2020, Mike hinted that he was making music at other times of the day besides just the hours he dedicates to streaming on Twitch.
On February 5, 2021, Mike announced that he would be selling music on the cryptocurrency auction website Zora.[1]. The first item Mike sold was a 40 second video of a GIF that he made containing music of the unreleased song "One Hundredth Stream". The announcement confused many fans on social media as the cryptocurrency auctions and NFTs were a new concept to many people, but Mike began explaining the process in replies to fans. On February 7, he accepted the final bid of $30,000 on "One Hundredth Stream" and said, "$30k US will be going to the “Michael K Shinoda Endowed Scholarship” at @artcenteredu to benefit students based on artistic merit and financial need."[2] Over the next few days, he began to experiment by selling a variety of different digital items - mainly sketches, artwork, and also his name in Times New Roman font.
Mike discussed the song on Twitch on February 18, 2021.[3] He started, "I've got a new song that I've been hiding from you guys for a while. I've got Iann Dior, who is a superstar in the making, and Upsahl. People know who Iann is, he had Justin Bieber on his remix of "Mood", but Upsahl, fewer people know about her. If you look her up, you can see she's been writing people for so long."
Mike explained that the song was written via Zoom, saying, "I immediately felt comfortable. We got on the Zoom and it was comfortable, it isn't always like that." Upsahl added that sessions are already weird for her but Zoom was a super weird experience. He added, "For me, it was like, "This song is dope, I want to put it out. It's not part of an album. It's a moment.""
Release
At the end of his stream on February 15, 2021, Mike ended his Twitch stream with, "We will have plenty to talk about tomorrow."[4] The following day, he posted a short clip of music on social media and said, "Something big is coming this week. #HappyEndings"[5]. On Twitch that day, Mike said that he would talk more about the post tomorrow, on February 17th.[6] Later that afternoon, Shazam accidentally leaked the song's title and guests.[7]
Following some teasers[8], Mike announced via Twitter on February 17, 2021 that the song would be released on February 19 and that the guests Iann Dior and Upsahl would join him on Twitch on February 18: "New single HAPPY ENDINGS out 2.19 | Chat with @ianndior and @upsahlmusic on @Twitch tomorrow at 10AM PT #HappyEndings"[9]
Ten versions of the same video (a repeating GIF) containing one minute and fifteen seconds of "Happy Endings" were put up for sale by Mike on Zora on February 17, 2021.[10]
Mike world premiered the song on Twitch on February 18, 2021.
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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Happy Endings | Happy Endings | 3:32 | 2021 | February 19, 2021 |
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Happy Endings | Happy Endings | 3:32 | 2021 | February 19, 2021 |
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Personnel
- Mike Shinoda
- Iann Dior
- Upsahl
Lyrics
Hey, at least in my mind
I'm feelin' like I'm the hero that saved me
Then I hold my head high
Get everything right
Delusional maybe
Yo, this whole last year was a shit show
Just findin' out now what I didn't know
Seems like each time when I get low
I place blame everywhere that it shouldn't go
And that's what's keeping me up
Fallin' apart, man, I keep it a buck
You still act like I'm holding you up
I still feel like I'm folding up
Tell me what I should have said and I'll pretend to know that
Things come out my mouth that I should probably learn to hold back
Why do I expect to have the patience that I don't have?
Over and over, expecting a different result, yeah
Hey, at least in my mind
I'm feelin' like I'm the hero that saved me
Then I hold my head high
Get everything right
Delusional maybe
If I'm pretending, wanna write happy endings
While I'm in every book, know I could be yours
Still at least in my mind
I'm feelin' like I'm the hero that saved me
They're like, "Hey, Mike
You can't keep kickin' yourself for the things you say like
There's some people that you could never make right"
And really, do I wanna sweat shit? No
I know I don't wanna let this go
Hold it inside, let it take control
Tell me what I should have said and I'll pretend to know that
Things come out my mouth that I should probably learn to hold back
Why do I expect to have the patience that I don't have?
Over and over and over and over and, oh, my God
Hey, at least in my mind
I'm feelin' like I'm the hero that saved me
Then I hold my head high
Get everything right
Delusional maybe
If I'm pretending, wanna write happy endings
While I'm in every book, know I could be yours
Still at least in my mind
I'm feelin' like I'm the hero that saved me
I keep tellin' myself to stop caring
‘Cause they live for keepin' me staring
And they'll drag it on to make respond
To get more retweets and more sharing
I don't need the manager, no Karen
‘Cause what's wrong seems so apparent
‘Cause I'm too alive, these bad fuckin' vibes
And I'm so damn sick of bein' stuck inside, 'side, 'side, 'side, yeah
Hey, at least in my mind
I'm feelin' like I'm (Like I'm) the hero that saved me (Ah)
Then I hold my head high (Yeah)
Get everything right (Right)
Delusional maybe (Maybe)
If I'm pretending, wanna write happy endings
While I'm in every book, know I could be yours (Know I could be, know I could be)
Still at least in my mind (In my mind, yeah)
I'm feelin' like I'm (Like I'm) the hero that saved me (Yeah, ah)
If I'm pretending, wanna write happy endings
I-If I'm pretending, wanna write happy endings
I-If I'm pretending, wanna write happy endings
I-If I'm pretending, wanna write happy endings
Gallery
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Parental Advisory label
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Non-PA
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Banner
External Links
References
- ↑ LPLive: Mike Selling Music on Zora, February 5, 2021
- ↑ Twitter: Mike Shinoda - Art Center Scholarship, February 7, 2021
- ↑ YouTube: Mike Shinoda - 2.18 Talking with Iann Dior and Upsahl about our new song Happy Endings + Accepting bids on the H.E., February 18, 2021
- ↑ Twitch: Mike Shinoda - "2.15 Art Day: drawing fan requests and a few things for the channel", February 15, 2021
- ↑ Twitter: Mike Shinoda - Something big is coming this week. #HappyEndings, February 16, 2021
- ↑ Twitch: Mike Shinoda - 2.16 Producing Bella Goldwin's "Just A Dream", February 16, 2021
- ↑ LPLive: Mike Shinoda - "Happy Endings" (Feb 19, 2021), February 16, 2021
- ↑ Twitter: Mike Shinoda - NFT Terms via MikeShinoda.com, February 17, 2021
- ↑ Twitter: Mike Shinoda - "New single HAPPY ENDINGS out 2.19", February 17, 2021
- ↑ Zora: Mike Shinoda - "Happy Endings Debut (10 of 10)", February 17, 2021