Waterparks hashtag gets “Dream Boy” early debut on SiriusXM pop station
It looks like we won’t have to wait until Thursday after all to hear the brand new Waterparks track “Dream Boy.” In what should no longer come as a surprise, the band teamed up with SiriusXM to strike a deal and create another trending hashtag.
This is simply more proof that Waterparks are our dream boys.
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Following the band’s announcement of their forthcoming album Fandom on top of their new song “Watch What Happens Next” with their incredible Awsten Knight-directed video, Waterparks were looking to make a deal with fans.
If there were able to get #FANDOM trending at No. 1, they’d drop another new track this Thursday.
Never doubt the Parx fandom.
WE FUCKING DID IT, THAT WEIRD FOOT TWEET PUSHED IT OVER THE EDGE #FANDOM IS NUMBER ONE AND ‘DREAM BOY’ WILL DROP THURSDAY FUCM YEAH WE DID IT WE OUT HERE I LOVE I AM SORRY N*CKI M*NAJ GOODBYE pic.twitter.com/DSlZiVOIMc
— WATERPARKS (@waterparks) August 13, 2019
The band held up their end of the bargain by announcing they would drop “Dream Boy.”
NEW SONG. DREAM BOY. THURSDAY. ONE OF MY FAVORITES ON THE ALBUM TBH. HYPED.
— WATERPARKS (@waterparks) August 14, 2019
A short while later, SiriusXM Hits 1 retweeted Waterparks’ tweet, looking to sweeten the deal.
How many retweets do we have to get for you to to let us play it tonight? ? https://t.co/sKKYeoI11U
— SiriusXM Hits 1 (@SiriusXMHits1) August 14, 2019
The offer was countered, looking to switch out retweets for trending topics.
!!! UHH I’D SAY LIKE 1 BECAUSE I’D LOVE TO BE ON POP RADIO FOR THE FIRST TIME????? BUT SORRY RETWEETS ARE CORNY, I’M ALL ABOUT TRENDING TOPICS NOW. WHAT DO U HAVE TO OFFER IN THAT DEPARTMENT? https://t.co/gxExt4HUkm
— WATERPARKS (@waterparks) August 14, 2019
The station agreed to the terms, creating a special hashtag just for the occasion.
#DREAMBOYonHITS1? ? https://t.co/wAw5AkyfmX
— SiriusXM Hits 1 (@SiriusXMHits1) August 14, 2019
Fans were then given the challenge of pushing the hashtag into the top 5 trending topics on Twitter.
ALRIGHT YA THAT LOOKS REAL CUTE, MAKE IT TOP 5 AND I’LL CONSIDER ? #DREAMBOYonHITS1 https://t.co/6m5BjInqFm
— WATERPARKS (@waterparks) August 14, 2019
…… WE HAVE NEVER HAD POP RADIO. AND RN IM PLAYING HARD TO GET WITH THE BIGGEST SIRIUSXM POP STATION, IM A FUCKIN IDIOT HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHA UGHHH #DREAMBOYonHITS1
— WATERPARKS (@waterparks) August 14, 2019
Within ten minutes, #DREAMBOYonHITS1 was trending at No. 7. Still, that wasn’t good enough.
So far #DREAMBOYonHITS1 is 7th. Not a bad start @waterparks ? … TOP 5 and @MikeyPiff plays it tonight!! pic.twitter.com/5E9Z3xyxau
— SiriusXM Hits 1 (@SiriusXMHits1) August 14, 2019
#7 IN LIKE TEN MINUTES IS COOL BUT MAN, I FEEL TOO CONFIDENT, IMMA NEED TOP 5, MAYBE TOP 3 OR WE WAIT #DREAMBOYonHITS1 https://t.co/xQb6Rk1GSm
— WATERPARKS (@waterparks) August 14, 2019
Fans came through a short while later, snagging the top 5 spot. However, Waterparks were ready to keep the momentum going.
IM NOT DROPPING SHIT IF YALL CANT PUT US ABOVE THE BABY MAN B*N SH*PIRO #DREAMBOYonHITS1 https://t.co/iV0MR5xSlH
— WATERPARKS (@waterparks) August 14, 2019
I KNOW I SAID TOP 5 BUT SEEING HIM ABOVE US IS GROSS, I WANT TOP 4 NOW. DREAM BOY TONIGHT ON @SiriusXMHits1 WITH @MikeyPiff IF U DO THIS. #DREAMBOYonHITS1 pic.twitter.com/ca0KYPnHY1
— WATERPARKS (@waterparks) August 14, 2019
LET US BEAT THE SMALL MAN FIRST OK HITS 1 #DREAMBOYonHITS1 https://t.co/q1o6doEOle
— WATERPARKS (@waterparks) August 14, 2019
After reaching the No. 4 trending topic, Waterparks agreed to drop the track TONIGHT.
CHANGED MY MIND, I WANNA BE ON POP RADIO!!!!! DREAM BOY DROPS TONIGHT ON @SIRIUSXMHITS1 LET’S GOOO OUR BIGGEST RADIO IN AMERICA EVER!!!!!!!!! #DREAMBOYonHITS1 https://t.co/CjpeYISbQN
— WATERPARKS (@waterparks) August 14, 2019
“Dream Boy” will air on SiriusXM Hits 1 tonight at 10:00 p.m. EST, marking the band’s first track on pop radio.
DREAM BOY ON HITS 1 TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
7PM CALI TIME
10PM NY TIME#DREAMBOYonHITS1 https://t.co/cf6QQxbJco— WATERPARKS (@waterparks) August 14, 2019
It looks like the track will be played alongside heavyweights like Ariana Grande and Panic! At The Disco.
THIS IS THE FUCKING LINE UP LOL EXCUSE ME WHAT IS HAPPENING HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA DUDE THANK YALL FOR GIVING A SHIT BC IF YOU DIDNT IM PRETTY SURE THIS WOULDNT BE HAPPENING #DREAMBOYonHITS1 pic.twitter.com/YFF8seoy3c
— DANNY FANDOM (@awsten) August 14, 2019
We’re so proud of our dream boys!
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UPDATE: AUG. 15, 2 P.M. ET
Following their SiriusXM debut, Waterparks officially released “Dream Boy.” Knight opened up about it being his favorite track off upcoming Fandom.
‘DREAM BOY’ OUT NOW, ONE OF MY FAVORITES ON THE ALBUM.
LISTEN: https://t.co/UNVufSFuef pic.twitter.com/X3w5lGiQUa
— SOULSUCKER (@awsten) August 15, 2019
The band also released some new merch for their album preorders along with the streaming debut.
NEW FANDOM PRE ORDERS ARE UP. THEY’RE CUTE. BOTH THE VINYL LOOK SO NICE UGH. https://t.co/5MWd6JbC6m pic.twitter.com/28pyVDkBb9
— WATERPARKS (@waterparks) August 15, 2019
You can check out “Dream Boy” here or below. Parx will debut their third album Fandom on October 11. You can snag your pre-order here. And if you haven’t yet, you can catch “Watch What Happens Next” here!
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