The song is 83 seconds long and repetitive. It has become a smash in the hands of TikTok and has cracked the top half of the Hot 100.
Yachty didn't intend anything of this. He said that the song was a joke. I was just making fun of someone. One night after seeing someone sip a Poland Spring bottle in the studio, he thought up a new hook. Poland, Maine is what he sings about in his song. It is a nod to Wockhardt cough syrup. Internet sleuths tried to find out when Yachty went to the Central European country, but came up empty-handed. The 25-year-old Atlanta rapper didn't even plan to release the track, but he ended up putting it on the platform.
It was a lucky leak. TikTokkers turned the song's chorus into gags about taking action stars overseas and returning to burrito chains. A loaf of bread was made with the lyrics in mind. In a week, it inspired more than 20,000 pieces of art.
Poland didn't have a lot of those. The video called Yachty's name drop was a top 10 moment. Pat wrote that this is the proudest he has been as a Polish person. Poland has a new national anthem, according to another user.
The Polish embassy in Washington, DC, would be happy to facilitate a visit by the rapper one day, according to a spokesman for the embassy. He said that he was pretty sure that he would have lots of opportunities to find new inspiration for the next verse.
As soon as he heard the song, Kinny said he was sure it would be popular. He hopes that Yachty's song will make Americans think of Poland and teach them how beautiful it is. Pezet preferred a more old-school sound than "Poland" and hoped it could inspire collaborations between Polish and US hip hop artists.
The song is even more embraced by others. A shirtless Bedoes is on a boat with an ax and a glow-in-the-dark shield in a video for his song "Poland" He says, "Lil Yachty mentioning my country was a meme to me, but it was also kind of weird, because he being a top artist, known worldwide, raps about my country was really special." I knew it was a coincidence, but still, that was really special. He hopes the hit will lead to more appreciation of Polish culture. He thinks pierogis with Wock might be a possibility.
There is a thornier geopolitics involved with "Poland." The prime minister of Poland had invited the rapper to visit his country as a result of his song spreading. The rumor was quickly dispelled by local media. The Law and Justice Party has been criticized for a crackdown on judicial independence and a general slide away from democratic principles.
The TikTok videos tagged #lilyachtypoland are close to 6 million views and have a search result for the song top 1 billion. Yachty has a video called "Poland" that has been viewed more than 14 million times. It's unclear if his song will have a lasting impact on appreciation for Polish culture worldwide, but in a message from the artist on that video's YouTube page, the rapper made clear it's a song for regular folks.
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