When high schooler Jawsh 685 made the beat for what would become “Savage Love” in his bedroom in New Zealand, he had no idea it would become a global hit. The track was uploaded to Jawsh’s YouTube channel. Yet, it was another user who uploaded it to TikTok, where it went viral as the theme song of the app’s Culture Dance trend and eventually caught the attention of singer turned TikTok influencer Jason Derulo.

Genius News interviewed Jawsh 685 about how he took back control of his song, made the siren jam sound go global, and even got a remix from BTS.

Read more on Genius: https://genius.com/a/how-savage-love-producer-jawsh-685-accidentally-made-tiktoks-biggest-song
Read all the lyrics to “Savage Love” on Genius:
https://genius.com/Jawsh-685-and-jason-derulo-savage-love-laxed-siren-beat-lyrics
Watch the official music video for “Savage Love”:

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