WALKER HAYES “Fancy Like”
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What was the idea behind “Fancy Like”?
We [united] over the misconception that every artist drives a G Wagon and eats at The Palm five nights a week.
I’m just like you; I just have a different job. When I’m on a road trip with my kids and wife, we always say, “Are we going to do something fancy?” That’s always an Applebee’s-ish restaurant. There’s that fear that maybe it’s corny because there are some crazy lyrics. [But] we all loved it.
How did the viral TikTok dance come together?
Honestly, TikTok is a bonding mechanism for me and my daughter, Lela. She’s an advanced dancer. We started making them up to my own songs. My goal is that they’re infectious. We had just released the Country Stuff EP, put that chorus on repeat and made it simple. We slapped it on TikTok, and I went for a run. That night, it surpassed 1 million views. It’s insanity.
How do you plan to keep up the song’s momentum?
We’re [asking online], “What does fancy mean to your family?” We’re going to collect the best [responses] and compile them in a video. And we’re thinking, “What remixes can we do?”
We’re in talks [with Applebee’s]. The Oreo shake came off the menu, and it’s coming back because of the song. I can’t wait until I have grandkids drinking the shake and I can say, “I saved it.”