Luke Holloway’s ‘I have one daughter’ is the unintentional summer song 2025 (exclusive)

Summer is discontinued, and a question remains: Which song defined the season?

Sure, Sabrina carpenterS “Manchild“ is undeniably captivating and Chappell RoanS “The subway“ Have been repeating for many. But the track I have heard most, and the one I have seen people engage in over and over again did not even start as a streaming song.

Let me make my case: Tiktok sound simply felt like “I have a daughter“ Has quiet, without effort, become the summer song.

In part 25 of his series “Turning terrible Tinder conversations into songs,“ Luke HollowayTransformed a bizarre text exchange – where a man failed to understand that having a daughter does not mean having several “baby dads” – to a funny, melodic moment. That excerpt has since taken their own life, with users over Tiktok who apply the sound to all kinds of situations where the questions they are asked are just sensible.

It is safe to say that no one expected the video, which now has almost 3 million likes over social media, to lead to what could really be considered the summer song. It includes Holloway itself. “It’s crazy because everything can explode so, so fast and unexpectedly I didn’t expect it at all,” Holloway, 40, tells People.

He adds, “People can somehow interpolate or interpret your song in a way that you did not expect. And it is always good to see how people I have taken as this song and used it on their own experiences. I have had any videos that have done well, but never the sound becomes viral.”

When you think about it, when is not Tiktok that dictates which songs are stuck in our heads? It was only last year that “Messy” of Lola young went viral on the platform, largely thanks to Sofia Richie Grainge dance To that, and it became Young’s first mapping single. Celebrities also like Drake has embraced the formula and creates viral dance trends with tracks like “Toosie image“ Or participate in other people’s trends to increase their music’s reach. Maybe it’s the common aspect, the fact that anyone can join and make the song their own, which makes everything so effective.

After the overwhelming answer to the viral moment, Holloway did what some knowledgeable creator would do: he turned the extract into a full length and released “I have one daughter” over streaming platforms, as he should.

Maybe we’ve been thinking about everything wrong. Of course, this summer’s Hymne came from Tiktok. Where else would it come from?