When Port Alberni singer Lauren Spencer-Smith wrote a song about a love that got away, she had no idea what a runaway success it was going to be.

Spencer-Smith released a 45-second clip of Back to Friends on TikTok on June 30, 2021. B次元官网网址淲hen I woke up the next day I had two million views,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址�(Producer Jon Vincent) said we need to release this song right away.B次元官网网址�

By the end of July the clip had been viewed 6.5 million times and the finished song had been streamed more than one million times on iTunes and Spotify.

Back to Friends came out of a songwriting stint in New York City in June. B次元官网网址淔our weeks ago I went to New York City to work with a producer (Vincent) I actually met online,B次元官网网址� said Spencer-Smith, a former American Idol competitor. B次元官网网址淗e gathered a bunch of other writers he knew that IB次元官网网址檇 never met. They said what do you want to write about?B次元官网网址�

She admitted the song is B次元官网网址渁bout a boyB次元官网网址� and how they ended up better off as friends.

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Spencer-Smith said she has been writing B次元官网网址渓ike crazyB次元官网网址� over the past year, but this is the first original song she has released. She said the songB次元官网网址檚 popularity is still unbelievable. B次元官网网址淭he video that broke on TikTok gave me an indication that it might get me some streams. Me and the other writers are in shock every day that itB次元官网网址檚 had so many streams.B次元官网网址�

She wouldnB次元官网网址檛 give up the name of the young man who inspired her hit song. B次元官网网址淭he boy does know,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淚 showed it to the boy before I released it. Most of my songs are about this boy. A lot of his songs are about me too.

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Spencer-Smith has had a busy year: although she graduated earlyB次元官网网址攆inishing her classes last OctoberB次元官网网址�2021 was her grad year. She went to her high school prom and grad ceremonies in Nanaimo in June. She has been writing and working on new material for an EP she hopes to release later this year. Back to Friends will anchor the EP.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 focusing on promotion on this song. WeB次元官网网址檙e going to be releasing some merch for this song and going on tour sometime.B次元官网网址�

She hopes to record an official video for Back to Friends in August, but isnB次元官网网址檛 sure when she will be returning to LA to record it.

Back to Friends is available to stream on iTunes and Spotify. For more reveals of Spencer-SmithB次元官网网址檚 original music, check her out on TikTok (laurenspencersmith).

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