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Jeff Buckley gets first chart hit after 32 years thanks to TikTok
It’s hard to pinpoint the start of the surge in popularity of one of Jeff Buckley’s greatest songs – but the TikTok boost does coincide with the gradual release of the documentary ‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley’.
It’s heartening when some good comes from TikTok, as opposed to accusations of suppressing Trump criticism, more social media addiction / lobotimisation, or yet another here-today-gone-tomorrow spasmodic trend…
The platform has offered virality to one of Jeff Buckley’s greatest songs, leading the late singer-songwriter to score his first US Top 100 hit, 29 years after his death.
The song, ‘Lover, You Should Have Come Over’, featured on his only studio album ‘Grace’, has entered the charts at N°97, following a boost on TikTok. Users have been pairing the acoustic ballad with videos that go from the semi-sublime to the downright ridiculous.
As much as TikTok videos don’t count towards chart positions, viral trends do drive listeners towards streaming services, which do count.
Check out some examples of viral TikTok posts that feature the song:
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