Music News: Plain White T'S SHARE NEW VERSION OF 2.5 BILLION-STREAMING, TIMELESS LOVE SONG "HEY THERE DELILAH" FEATURING LØLØ
- Tara Lakatos
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PLAIN WHITE T'S SHARE NEW VERSION OF 2.5 BILLION-STREAMING, TIMELESS LOVE SONG "HEY THERE DELILAH" FEATURING LØLØ — LISTEN
PLAIN WHITE T'S — Tom Higgenson [vocals], Tim Lopez [lead guitar, vocals], Mike Retondo [bass], and De'Mar Hamilton [drums] — are enjoying a moment with their 2.5 billon-streaming, platinum smash "Hey There Delilah," one of the most beloved love songs of the 21st century.
The Plain White T’s released "Hey There Delilah" on May 9, 2006, and 21 years later, it hasn't just endured; it has become one of the most timeless love songs of the 2000s. The track has now surpassed 2.5 billion streams, was a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, and earned two Grammy nominations, but its real story is longevity: A stripped-down, simple but powerful, pre-social media love song that continues to connect across generations. In an era before FaceTime and Instagram stories, "Hey There Delilah" defined long-distance relationships. It continues to resurface through covers, viral reinterpretations, and Gen Z discovery. It's not just nostalgia — it's one of the last true monoculture love songs still actively finding new audiences. Now, the band is giving the song another boost with a new version featuring labelmate and acclaimed pop-rock artist LØLØ.
In this fresh re-telling, LØLØ offers Delilah's POV in her honeyed voice, giving it another lyrical lean and a gorgeous layer of harmonizing. It's a full circle moment for the singer, as she released a version providing Delilah's perspective in 2020 and it exploded on TikTok. Now, the T's have given her the chance to make it official with them. Fans finally have a version of the song where Delilah is literally heard alongside the protagonist. The back and forth is just breathtaking and beautiful, and something instantly familiar is made thrillingly new.
"I think everyone who grew up with 'Hey There Delilah' wondered at some point who Delilah really was. I know I did," explains LØLØ. "Never in my wildest dreams would I think that she could be me one day! This song has been part of my life for as long as I can remember' I even sung it at my camp talent show as a kid. In 2020, I wrote a response from Delilah's POV that blew up on TikTok, so being invited by the Plain White T's to officially reimagine the song six years later feels unbelievably full circle (and very surreal)! It's truly an honor to be part of such an iconic song's next chapter and i'm so grateful to help tell Delilah’s story in a new way."
ABOUT PLAIN WHITE T'S:
Since emerging in 1997, Chicago quartet Plain White T's have remained visible and viable. They have consistently delivered unforgettable pop rock anthems that take up real estate in your brain for months at a time. They have amassed over 2.7 billion total global streams, earned two Grammy nominations, and collected several Platinum-plus and Gold certifications across their impressive catalog. Their signature single "Hey There Delilah" went quadruple-platinum, topped the Billboard Hot 100, and earned the pair of aforementioned GRAMMY® nominations in 2008 — for "Song of the Year" and "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal." They have made their pop culture mark by appearing on highly visible shows such as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Sesame Street, iCarly, 90210, Beavis & Butthead, and Frankenweenie, all the while nabbing press accolades from TIME, Billboard, ESPN, Rolling Stone, AV Club, MTV, MSNBC, and more. Plain White T's have proven to be a reliable musical force, as well as a career band that shows no signs of stopping or slowing down. Their self-titled album arrived in late 2023.
ABOUT LØLØ:
The details matter to LØLØ. Unafraid to discuss love, lust, and life without filter, most diaries will never get quite as deep as her lyrics do. All the while, she sonically threads Gen-Z openness into an organic fabric of nineties-spun alternative, attitude-laden rock, and punchy pop. Since 2018, she’s built a devout audience by holding nothing back. Following a series of fan favorite EPs, she struck a chord with her 2024 full-length debut, falling for robots & wishing i was one. Beyond generating tens of millions of streams, it incited a groundswell of critical acclaim. In a glowing review, Kerrang! reminded, "We need artists like LØLØ to bear their hearts to help fill ours," and Atwood Magazine promised, "falling for robots & wishing i was one will resonate with audiences for its unapologetic ferocity.” American Songwriter christened her "a pop-rock girly with an edgy vulnerability." Meanwhile, she hit the road with jxdn, Boys Like Girls, Simple Plan, and Against The Current in addition to selling out headline shows across the globe and making a name for herself at the festival circuit. Guitar in hand, heart on the table, and truth out in the open, the Toronto-born singer and songwriter spikes a cocktail of intoxicating vulnerability with just the right amount of venom on her second full-length LP and Fearless Records debut, god forbid a girl spits out her feelings! which arrived April 17, 2026.
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