The essential topic of Baby Queen’s new single “American Dream” is a crush. The song is a collaboration with up-and-coming Australian artist MAY-A and is taken from Baby Queen’s “The Yearbook”, her upcoming mixtape project, which consists of 10 tracks and is due to release on September 3rd.

Talking about the song’s message, Bella Latham (Baby Queen’s real name) said to NME “This song compares a childlike infatuation with the idea of the American dream, which in hindsight is a bit of a fallacy, but there were people that did get to experience it and reach the prosperity they’d heard about.”

Speaking about the album at large, Latham described the importance of capturing a whole range of emotion, and said to NME that  “I want the listener to feel like they’re on the top of a London bus, travelling through a city they’ve moved to for the very first time, seeing the world through new eyes…It’s an American coming-of-age film. It feels confusing, happy, free, lonely… all of these things you go through when you are growing up.”

The artist further explained that she is “really into manifestation – not in a spiritual way, just in a very practical sense. I think if you put all your energy into something by talking about it all the time or thinking about it, the course of your life will naturally bend towards that thing…this song is me manifesting my dream to be with a certain person. It’s essentially a song about a childlike crush you are cheeky enough to plan out inside your own head.”

MAY-A, a huge fan of Baby Queen’s previous single “Want Me” was excited to be brought on board for this track and told NME, “It’s a fun one to sing!”

Yoooo I’m featured on @babyqueen‘s new single ‘American Dream’ and issa smash! Super psyched to be a part of this song!