Kyla's Do You Mind named TikTok's UK song of the summer
British singer Kyla's Do You Mind has been named as TikTok's song of the summer in the UK after the noughties garage track experienced a resurgence on the app.
TL;DR
- Kyla's 2008 song "Do You Mind" has been named TikTok's UK song of the summer.
- The track experienced a resurgence on TikTok, generating over 500 million views from UK videos.
- Kyla feels this current success provides personal validation compared to its 2016 success via Drake's sample.
- UK garage music is seeing a broader resurgence, with other artists and songs charting on TikTok.
- Nostalgic tracks like Oasis's "Wonderwall" and Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away" have also achieved global success on the platform.
- Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away" was named TikTok's global song of the summer.