Coachella recently concluded another successful year and the folks behind popular music recognition app Shazam are now reflecting on some of the interesting stats that they managed to collect during this year’s event. Namely, they discovered the top ten most Shazamed artist of Coachella 2015.
Clearly, the Coachella crowd is into their bangers and electronic beats, with DJ Snake and AlunaGeorge’s ‘You Know You Like It’ taking out the top spot, followed by The Weeknd’s ‘Earned It’, Major Lazer’s ‘Lean On’, Jack U’s ‘Where Are U Now’, and David Guetta’s ‘Hey Mama’.
Most interestingly, an homegrown hero managed to make the list, with Coachella punters apparently desperate to find out the sonorous voice behind a cover of the 1996 Blackstreet hit ‘No Diggity’. It was, of course, our very own Chet Faker.
Of course, many of them may not have been aware that it’s a cover. As Faker recently revealed to Vulture, “That song [‘No Diggity’] was taken with a sense of irony [that] seemed obvious to me. But irony gets lost, especially in the public eye.”
What’s more, people have been assuming that he in fact wrote ‘No Diggity’. “It’s like, one half of me sees the ramifications of that, and it’s disappointing,” he said. “I feel annoyed to be a part of that ignorance, but at the same time, where I was coming from was an honest place.”
“It was the first track I ever put out. I didn’t know I was going to be at Coachella in four years [and playing] sold-out shows. I didn’t know a lot of things.” Plus, he says, “It’s almost time to put the song to rest. I’m just trying to keep my head on what’s in front of me.”
So maybe we shouldn’t expect ‘No Diggity’ to pop up in any of Faker’s future set lists, but it looks like it could be a little while before we see him grace a live stage again. Following his raved-about performance at Coachella, a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel, and a short run of dates, he’ll finally be taking some rest.
