What Happens Now?

Album: What Happens Now? (2024)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song simmers with regret and a touch of defiance. Dasha wrestles with the weight of a failing relationship, questioning what went wrong and where the path leads. The repetitive "What happens now?" suggests a sense of uncertainty about the future.
  • Dasha wrote "What Happens Now?" with The Gifted, a production duo comprising Louis Castle and James Bairian. The Gifted's other credits include Anna Clendening's "Invisible" and Tate McRae's "Bad Ones."
  • Inspiration struck for Dasha in a simple phrase in her phone notes: "What happens now that we're older?" This sentiment sparked a creative fire during a 2023 summer session with Louis Castle.

    "I told him I really wanted to write a huge banjo song but that's all I knew," Dasha explained. "We just took the idea and ran with it. I devised the hook melody on the spot as we cut the verse vocal. I don't even know where the idea came from, sometimes magic just happens and What Happens Now? is one of those songs."
  • "What Happens Now" is the title track of Dasha's debut album. This introspective track sets the tone for the LP, which explores themes of heartbreak and the lessons learned along the way.

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