Because “Anxiety” of Doechii is the song of the moment
Beyond 250 million listening worldwide on Spotify In two months, i.e. an average of 4 million streams per day. 16 million views for the official video clip On YouTube in two weeks. 4.2 million videos uploaded to Tiktok with the hit in the background. These are the numbers of “Anxiety” of Doechii, the song of the moment, of which everyone speaks. And not just for the success he has been having as a result of it Will Smithbecame viral on Tiktok (last March the American actor shared a video on social media in which he recreated the famous ballet of “Willy, the prince of Bel-Air” on the notes of the song together with Tatyana Ali, recreating one of the most iconic scenes of the sitcom who launched it). But also for its meaning. Yes, because “Anxiety”, as the title itself suggests, speaks of one of the invisible evils of our times, which is linked to the theme of mental health: anxiety.
In “Anxiety” Doechii tells his battle against this psychic state: sometimes she wins, other times not. The verses of the song keep you glued to listening: In some moments the rapper lets anxiety “take over”, in others he reacts. It compares anxiety to something that “tries to silence” it, transmitting a sense of discomfort. Is aware of this and tries to contrast its effects: but In the end he surrenders and accepts the idea that anxiety is a spiral from which it is not easy at all.
“Anxiety” has become a sort of Empowermentfor those suffering from disorders related to mental disorder. Moreover, all over the world it is estimated that 301 million people suffer from all over the world (in Italy the figure is around 8.5 million). Faced with the exploit, completely unexpected, of his song, Doechii also thought of launching a site by inviting fans to tell their experience with anxiety to seek comfort and dialogue. Anxietyiswatchingme.com baptized it, “Anxiety is looking at me”, as one of the verses of the song: “Doechii has first experienced the challenges of anxiety and uses its platform to offer resources that can help you find a guide and tools to support your mental health. This is also a place where you can find comfort knowing that there are others who are facing your path – reads the website – Nobody has to travel the path alone. Welcome to a place of connection, healing and empowerment».
The boom of “Anxiety”, we said before, was completely unexpected. Yes, because the hit has a particular story to say the least. Doechii wrote it by saming “Somebody That I Used To Know”, Gotye’s Hit and Kimbra datato 2011. The rapper published him on his YouTube channel five years ago, before the song was Campionatya by rapper Sleepy Hallow in 2023 in his homonymous song. It was only after triumphed, last February, at the Grammy Award, becoming the second woman to win the prize as “Best Album Rap” – with her “Alligator Bites Never” – after Cardi B’s victory in 2019, which Doechii decided to re -register “Anxiety” and publish it.
The song is not depopulating only in the United States: it has also conquered the Italian charts (for weeks it has been among the most broadcast on radio). “Anxiety” on Spotify was added to the tracklist of “Alligator Bites Never”, the album that Doechii released last August, telling his personal rebirth after having serious problems of dependence on alcohol: “The alligator performs a rotation maneuver known as ‘rolling of death’ to immerse and dismemb his prey under water. Last year I risked drowning in my own vices. This record is my revenge», She said.
