

I’d rather keep you waiting, conversating Mika’s verse injects the song with a strong woman’s perspective: Saunders handles the first run through the chorus and first verse solo before Mika joins him on the second chorus. I also thought it was important to have a female on the track to have a female perspective of the situation.”Ī 10-second snippet of Mika’s voice is the first thing people hear on the remix, and it establishes an ethereal feel to the rest of the track. Her voice is really smooth and playful, and it really worked on the instrumental. “I chose Audrey Mika to remix ‘Yellow Hearts’ because she really fit the vibe of the song,” Saunders says, “and I knew that she would be the perfect fit. Now, Saunders is elevating “Yellow Hearts” with a remix featuring RCA Records artist Audrey Mika, released through Arista Records. It may not have led to love, but it did result in over 200 million Tik Tok videos and 200-plus million streams. This caused me to question if she just wanted to be friends, or if she wanted something more and yellow was just her favorite color.” I was really curious, so I did some research, and I saw that yellow hearts can stand for friendship. “Sometimes when we would Snapchat each other, I would compliment her, then she’d send back some yellow hearts. “So I was talking to this girl, and we were really interested in each other at first, but she was unsure if she wanted to be in a relationship or not,” Saunders explains. The song was written in his childhood bedroom on the day of his high school graduation. “Yellow Hearts” was inspired by confusing Snapchat correspondence Saunders was having with a love interest at the time. Puth’s method of communication was apt, too. It was just insane how someone as big as him knew who I was and liked my song.” “Out of nowhere,” Saunders tells tmrw, “Calling me dope and giving me words of encouragement. 31).Īnt Saunders knew “Yellow Hearts,” originally released on June 17, 2019, was a smash when he received an Instagram direct message from Charlie Puth. The 19-year-old singer-songwriter tapped Audrey Mika to enhance his viral single "Yellow Hearts" on a remix out today (Jan.
