‘it never gets old to hear the stories’

Rachel Platten took the world by storm when she released “Fight Song” in 2015, and even after 11 years, the song’s impact hasn’t wavered.

“Fight Song” has over a billion streams on Spotify, and Platten is more shocked than anyone. “This song that I wrote to remind myself not to give up after years of trying to make it in a career that seemed kind of impossible after like, 13 years, and it’s just wild to me that this little song that I wrote for myself has become a moment of strength for people in so many different circumstances,” she told PauseRewind reporter Sabra Satz-Kojis.

Often, people will tell Platten of the times they utilized the song as an anthem in their own lives. “It’s incredibly meaningful. It’s incredibly beautiful. It never gets old to hear the stories. I still hear them today,” she said. “People will pull me aside and just be like, ‘I have to tell you I used this song in my battle with cancer.’ Someone just yesterday said to me in the gym, came up to me and shared with me that his partner had passed away, and at the funeral they all sang ‘Fight Song’ together. It’s hard to put into words how meaningful that is.”

That being said, Platten also recognizes the less positive memories people may have about the song. “I do also understand that people have like, some people had to like, write school projects on it and I fully apologize, I’m so sorry if any teachers made you do reports on it,” she joked.

Don’t worry, Rachel. We’ll never get tired of listening to “Fight Song!”

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