Patrice Wilson knows exactly what you like. And right now, it's his latest earworm sensation, That's because he knows what he likes, too, and, well, it's Chinese food.
"I wrote [the song] last July the night before my birthday when I was sitting down with some China Express takeaway," said Wilson, who penned the instant video hit from Alison Gold, as well as previous viral smashes and "It's Thanksgiving."
"I just thought, 'Wait a second, I love Chinese food! I can make that a song because there are no Chinese food songs out there!'" He knew that because he Googled it and realized there was nothing approaching the kind of pop hit he had in mind. He took the song concept to his team — who know about his love of Asian cuisine because he's always suggesting it for lunch — and they loved the idea too.
Half an hour later, "Food" was done (which is 15 minutes more than "Friday" took him) and the rest, as they say is Internet history. "When you sing about stuff you love, it's not hard."
The video starring 13-year-old Gold has racked up more than 5.6 million views in its first 48 hours, and, like "Friday," it has also set off discussions about its awfulness (as well as some charges of racial insensitivity) and generated way more dislikes (67,534 at press time) than likes (15,010) so far.
"I've read the comments and, hey, there's Chinese food everywhere ... people can say what they want to say, it's their opinion," he ...
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