Vanessa Carlton Reveals Why She Once Hated Her Breakout Hit — and How She Finally Let It Go

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Vanessa Carlton Reveals Why She Once Hated Her Breakout Hit — and How She Finally Let It Go

News (2 / 1) 21.04.2026 19:58 / Olga


From burden to the people's song

Carlton says she struggled with "surviving your own success," describing how public expectations and schadenfreude made her feel boxed in. Eventually she "figured out how to make peace," accepting that the track no longer belonged solely to her. She revealed the song was inspired by a crush on a Juilliard student and intentionally left the subject's gender unspecified. Carlton now embraces the joy the song brings and continues her career with her seventh studio album, Veils, out now.