JAWNY – lalala (Audio, Lyrics, Video)

American singer, songwriter, and producer, JAWNY releases the music video for the song, “lalala.” The piece of music was produced by Elie Rizk, Imad Royal & JAWNY. Listen, stream, buy the track.

Jawny Lalala

About JAWNY

Jacob Lee-Nicholas Sullenger (born December 23, 1995), known professionally by his stage name Jawny (stylized in all caps; formerly Johnny Utah), is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. He first received recognition after the release of his 2019 single “Honeypie”, and was signed to Interscope Records in January 2020. He made his major-label debut with the mixtape For Abby in late October 2020.

Jacob Sullenger was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He first learned how to play guitar at the age of 6 and began composing songs in his early teens. He briefly attended college where he studied nursing, but dropped out to pursue music. He also managed a pizzeria in New Jersey to pay bills.

At the age of 20 in 2016, Sullenger moved to Philadelphia where he began making music under the moniker Johnny Utah. The pseudonym was a reference to Keanu Reeves’ character in the 1991 film Point Break.

In January 2018, he released a self-titled EP via Z Tapes Records. He released several more singles that year, including “Folding Like Honey”, “PATTY”, and “Crazy For Your Love”. His songs also appeared on the Spotify “Bedroom Pop” playlist. In November 2018, the tracks were compiled by Z Tapes Records into a second EP entitled Big Dogs.

In April 2019, he released the single “Honeypie”, which was later featured on the Spotify playlists, “Fresh Finds” and “Ultimate Indie”. That exposure led to the song accruing millions of streams on the platform.

Sullenger was signed to Interscope Records in January 2020 and around that time changed his stage name to Jawny, a reference to a Philadelphia slang term. He also relocated to Los Angeles.

In February 2020, he released the single “Anything You Want”. He released his Interscope debut project, For Abby, in October 2020. Jawny described the 10-track project as a mixtape rather than an EP. One of the collection’s singles, “Sabotage,” premiered at number 34 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart in January 2021.

JAWNY – lalala (prod. Elie Rizk, Imad Royal & JAWNY)

3 March 2023
1 Song, 2 minutes
℗ 2023 Johnny Utah LLC, under exclusive license to Interscope Records

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Lyrics

La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
She saw me, was walking
Her outfit color-blocking
She stopped me, smooth talking
I fell in love with a girl
Who doesn’t try so hard
And she’s open like it’s no holds barred
Like it was meant to be
Now my heart sings a song about a boy who’s in love like this
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
Is it love?
Or a conversation out in the park
Overthinking with initials in bark
I hope I didn’t do it again
I fell so easy but I try so hard
And she’s open like it’s no holds barred
Like it was meant to be
Now my heart sings a song about a boy who’s in love like this
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
She saw me, was walking
Outfit still color-blocking
Who’s with her? He kissed her
I fell in love with an idea
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
La-la-la, la
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