Muni Long’s Newest Viral Hit “Made For Me” Makes Hot 100 Debut
Muni Long has a hit on her hands with “Made For Me.” Her latest single has debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 after a viral surge on TikTok.
Currently, the Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox production is sitting at No. 2 on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart and No. 3 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart. Back in December, it became her first No. 1 record on R&B radio, whereas “Hrs & Hrs” peaked No. 1 on urban radio.
Its visual, starring Luke James, is already at 1.7 million views and counting—just a week after it premiered.
Of the bold, A.I.-inspired visual, directed by Trinidad James and Des Gray, Long explained the concept of creating the perfect partner in statement.
“I wanted to have fun with this video and really think outside of the box. It’s my little nod to A.I. mixed with Frankenstein,” said the Grammy winner. “If you want to find the perfect person in a limited dating pool, you might just have to create them! It’s only science fiction for now, but with how fast technology is changing, could this be our reality someday?”
When reflecting on the making of “Made For Me,” Long reveals that her favorite lyric is the simplicity of how she sings “twin.”
She explains, “It’s something that we say a lot like when you really connect with somebody and even like there’s a lot of trends right now on social media about twin flames. There’s one really funny one that’s like, ‘I’m tired of getting mistaken for my twin’ and it’ll be two people that look nothing alike.”
Long later noted that that’s also how she affirms her synchronicity to the culture. “That’s how I know it’s the right time for a song […] I called it being in tune with the zeitgeist. It’s like because I was obedient with that, I’m right on time with what people wanna hear and what’s going on culturally,” she said.
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