"Dandelions " is a song by Canadian singer Ruth B. , originally released as a promotional single from her 2017 album Safe Haven . It was re-issued separately in a "slowed + reverb" version in August 2021.[ 2] In 2022, the song charted internationally after going viral on TikTok .
Ruth B. called the track "probably the lightest and cutest song" on Safe Haven and said she started writing it after watching an interview with Sia , part of whose advice on songwriting was to choose a "pretty word" to "write around". Ruth B. then "look[ed] out the window" several weeks later and "saw a dandelion, and [...] started writing the song" in part because she thought "dandelion" was a "pretty word".[ 3]
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^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 11 July 2022". The ARIA Report . No. 1688. Australian Recording Industry Association . July 11, 2022. p. 4.
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^ "Ruth B Chart History (Global 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 5, 2022.
^ "IFPI Charts" . ifpi.gr . Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022 .
^ "Week 32 - IMI Charts" . Indian Music Industry . Retrieved August 20, 2022 .
^ "IRMA – Irish Charts" . Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved May 7, 2022 .
^ "Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia" . Recording Industry Association of Malaysia . Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Facebook.
^ "Ruth B. – Dandelions" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved February 24, 2022.
^ "Ruth B. - Chart history (Philippines Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2023 .
^ "Ruth B. – Dandelions" . AFP Top 100 Singles . Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ "RIAS Top Charts Week 13" . Recording Industry Association (Singapore). Archived from the original on April 9, 2022.
^ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100 Week 24-2022" . The Official South African Charts . Retrieved June 1, 2024.
^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 7" . Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved February 24, 2022 .
^ "Ruth B. – Dandelions" . Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved May 27, 2022.
^ "Ruth B Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved February 24, 2022.
^ "Ruth B Chart History (Adult Contemporary)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 28, 2022.
^ "Ruth B Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 21, 2022.
^ "Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2022" . Billboard . Retrieved December 2, 2022 .
^ "Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2023" . Billboard . Retrieved November 22, 2023 .
^ "French single certifications – Ruth B. – Dandelions" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved November 28, 2024 .
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ruth B.; ' Dandelions' )" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved May 10, 2023 .
^ "Italian single certifications – Ruth B. – Dandelions" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved April 3, 2023 .
^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 9, 2023 . Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Dandelions in the search box.
^ "Portuguese single certifications – Ruth B. – Dandelions" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa . Retrieved March 29, 2023 .
^ "Spanish single certifications – Ruth B. – Dandelions" . El portal de Música . Productores de Música de España . Retrieved September 26, 2024 .
^ "British single certifications – Ruth B – Dandelions" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved April 12, 2023 .
^ "American single certifications – Ruth B. – Dandelions" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 11, 2024 .
^ "IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Εβδομάδα: 42/2022" (in Greek). IFPI Greece . Retrieved October 30, 2022 .
^ "Album Dandelions, Ruth B." Qobuz . April 28, 2017. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022 .