SAINt JHN Reveals Why 'Roses' Was Originally Written For Beyoncé
SAINt JHN has revealed that his debut hit single “Roses,” was originally written for Beyoncé to perform.
“I was told Beyoncé’s looking for ideas, and I’m a writer, so I wrote ‘Roses,’” he told host Ebro Darden on Apple Music about the track. “In my mind, if Beyoncé did that at the time, it would have been revolutionary for what she was doing. She ain’t never do this. And they passed. And I had to put it out, because it’s too good”
Though Queen Bey passed on performing the song, “Roses” went on to garner attention from music fans during its 2018 release. But the single really picked up traction in 2019 after producer Imanbek put out a remix that became a popular Snapchat / TikTok filter. According to Rolling Stone, the remix got over 4.5 billion plays in the month of April alone.
Watch the interview below.