"Song About Nothing" is a single by Romanian singer Smiley released on May 20, 2019.[1] The song peaked at number thirty-five in the Romania Top 100 charts, spending seven weeks there.[2]
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| Single by Smiley | ||||
| Released | May 20, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop, Reggae | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Song About Nothing" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
editThe music video of the song was released alongside the song itself on May 20, 2019, and was directed and produced by Smiley alongside HaHaHa Production staff.[3][4]
The video was shot in Downtown Los Angeles in early April 2019.[5] It begins by showing a pixel art look-alike cardboard of main artist Smiley's body coming out of a wall. The figure creates a tape recorder out of nothing and starts strolling the city, taking a walk into the park or dancing on rooftops. As it walks the streets, the cardborad body surprises lots of people who stop to take pictures or dance with it. Halfway into the video, the real body of Smiley appears singing the lyrics of the song. In the meantime, the cardboard body continues its journey through Los Angeles by meeting a couple of newly weds downtown, then strolling the Hollywood Hills where it meets dog walkers and then the Santa Monica State Beach where it shares a skateboard session with a kid and attends a dancing party with other random people at sunset. At the end of the video, the real body of Smiley joins the party.[6][7][8]
Song concept
editThe song's main message refers to bringing out the joy of living and the feel-good mood.[9] As the lyrics hint, a person can "make something out of nothing" when they feel good. In an interview following the release of the song in May 2019, Smiley explained: “I was always puzzled by the answer I got when asking “What are you doing? Nothing! This is the idea of the song, of doing something out of nothing. Actually, we all do something, even when it seems we don’t do anything.”.[10][11]
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Romania Top 100[2] | 35 |
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ "Song about nothing - Single". iTunes. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "Un site de muzică". Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Smiley - Song About Nothing (Official video)". www.youtube.com (in Romanian). Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Smiley - Song About Nothing". europafm.ro (in Romanian). Europa FM. May 20, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Smiley lansează "Song about nothing", cu un clip filmat în Los Angeles, alături de versiunea sa 2D". mediafax.ro (in Romanian). Mediafax. May 20, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "O piesă despre nimic lansată de Smiley – "Song about nothing"". virginradio.ro (in Romanian). Virgin Radio Romania. May 23, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Romanian song of the day: Smiley – Song about nothing". romania-insider.com (in Romanian). Romania Insider. May 23, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ Dobrescu, Petre (May 20, 2019). "VIDEO/ Smiley lansează piesa "Song about nothing", cu un clip filmat în Los Angeles". Libertatea. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ Ene, Cristina (May 20, 2019). "Smiley lansează piesa despre nimic. "Song About Nothing" e online / Official Video". Pro FM (in Romanian). Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Smiley releases "Song about nothing"". smiley.ro (in Romanian). Smiley & HaHaHa Production. May 20, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Smiley lansează melodia „Song about nothing", o piesă despre nimic. Unde a fost filmat clipul – VIDEO". gandul.ro (in Romanian). Gândul. May 20, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2024.