EW speaks to the ‘UK Hun?’
creators and a chart expert about manufacturing a queer hit that landed on the top 40.
While it’s notthatdramatic, the global obsession with theBritishDrag Racespin-off’s original tune “UK Hun?”
World of Wonder
“)Drag Race UKreleased.
Binging, banging, and bonging to life
“UK Hun?”
“We did two back-to-back nights of four hours each night,” Leland tells EW.
I knew I wanted to create a nonsensical lyric that felt like absolute madness and chaos.”
“It was almost like God came down and touched us with ‘bing, bang, bong!’
and half ‘I think I’m going to die remembering this song.'”
The queens (and their vocals) are coming
Once “UK Hun?”
“They have to approach it in a speak-rap form.
The only place where a song like this could work would beRuPaul’s Drag RaceorSaturday Night Live.”
Releasing the beast (Bimini!)
to the U.K. public
But, Leland was wrong.
Upon the official release of “UK Hun?”
27 on the Official Charts.
The success was huge, but wasn’t promised.
The fans and people who watch the show were waiting for that," Scott suspects.
“This show has set precedent in season 1…. Ora and Guetta’s “Big” logged 931,000 streams and under 1,000 downloads for a No.
53 launch, while Pink’s “Cover Me in Sunshine” began its run at No.
25, bagging 1.62 million streams and less than 1,000 paid downloads over its first seven days in release.
It’s got a nostalgic feel to it.
“It’s so ridiculously catchy, which obviously gives it high replay value.”
Copsey admits “UK Hun?”
“The U.K. has been primed to appreciate a different sort of comedy,” he says.
“This is the same chart system that hadCrazy Frogatop the chart forever.
In that market, you get a different sensibility!”
