Wannabe, which premiered 9 November on BBC Radio 1, is a “super Y2K”-inspired alternative rock bop for “all of the kids that don’t belong somewhere or feel pigeon-holed as something you’re not,” she says.
In the pre-chorus, Baby Queen addresses “all the bullies who made fun of my hoodies and used to say I couldn’t sing,” before declaring herself as a “wannabe and a “loser”.
She then tells her listeners and fellow underdogs: “If you want to be a wannabe, baby, then set yourself free and you can be a loser like me.” Speaking exclusively with GAY TIMES, Baby Queen says the infectious track is based on her own experiences with bullies in her home country, South Africa, as well as biphobic rhetoric from people she met after moving to London. “I