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By Shannon Power
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Dylan Mulvaney is winning big with her debut single, topping charts in the process.
The TikTok star released the music video to her song "Days of Girlhood," in which she sings "girls like me gotta learn the basics," on Wednesday.
It raced to the top of the Genius lyrics charts, beating out the likes of Ariana Grande and Eminem. Genius is a music news website describing itself as a place that "spotlights the artists who are shaping music culture across every genre and musical discipline, sharing the stories behind their creativity and craft in their own words."
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Mulvaney rose to fame as a social media influencer, documenting her gender-affirming transition through her 365 Days of Girlhood series.
However, she made global headlines on becoming the target of conservative backlash in March 2023.
Some were angry beer brand, Bud Light, had chosen to collaborate with Mulvaney in a March Madness campaign, but also when it sent her personalized cans of beer with her face on them. The not-for-sale cans were to commemorate the one-year anniversary since she began her transition.
Conservatives called for a boycott of Bud Light that lasted for months and which, according to Mulvaney, led to her getting death threats.
Mulvaney's new song is an anthem about learning the basics of being a girl and celebrating femininity.
"Ring the alarms, immediately we've got a code pink emergency," Mulvaney sings. "Calling women of all ages. Girls like me gotta learn the basics."
She also sings about "hot girl s***," such as "retail therapy," having a "walk of shame" and eventually a "breakdown in the bath."
At one point, she appears to reference the Bud Light fiasco, singing: "Boys on the dance floor, it's time to clear. The patriarchy's over, you can hold our beer."
Mulvaney opened up about the themes of the song in a video on Instagram and revealed proceeds from the video would go to The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ youth.
"Every time that you stream my song or use it on a social media app, any profits that I make through Pride Month, I will be donating to The Trevor Project," she said.
She also explained she decided to donate the proceeds to the nonprofit because for her, the "theme of the last year was pain," seemingly referring to the Bud Light fiasco.
"I grew a thousand times stronger, and the most beautiful part has been releasing from the pain and returning to innocence over and over again," Mulvaney said.
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