While the peak of the pandemic may have not been the ideal climate for celebrating a major milestone birthday – especially a 21st birthday, Vancouver-based singer/songwriter Madisyn Gifford decided to make the most of the situation. As a result, we’re being treated to her luminous new single “21”!
Madisyn will admit that she had high hopes for her 21st. She mentioned, “21 has been my lucky number for as long as I can remember and because of that, my entire life I have always placed really high expectations on what my 21st year was going to be like.”
However, things didn’t quite play out the way she expected. Many of the activities and adventures she thought she’d be having were placed on hold. As a result, she realized she needed some time to reflect upon her feelings… of course, in front of a pen and paper.
“I wrote this song with Jared Manierka at a time when I was feeling really frustrated because I had not been having a year even close to the 21 that I had always imagined due to COVID and some other life circumstances I was dealing with,” Madisyn said. “This was one of those magical songs where after I wrote it, I was able to look at the issues I was having more clearly and luckily the second half of my 21st year was nothing short of magical. I’m so proud of this track and I think that it is going to be so much fun to perform and scream along in the car to. I hope people enjoy dancing around their kitchen to it as much as I do!”
If your latest birthday didn’t live up to your expectations, who says you can’t celebrate now? “21” will help you live it up whenever you wish and turn today into your special day!
Check out “21” below, and keep up with Madisyn Gifford on Instagram and Twitter @madisyngifford.
