"Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me at All)" (originally known as "Evergreen") is a song by American singer Omar Apollo. On October 4, 2022, it was sent to contemporary hit radio after it had gone viral on TikTok in September 2022.[1] The song serves as the eighth single off Apollo's debut studio album Ivory.
"Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me at All)" | ||||
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Single by Omar Apollo | ||||
from the album Ivory | ||||
Released | October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04) | |||
Length | 3:36 | |||
Label | Warner | |||
Songwriter(s) | Omar Apollo | |||
Producer(s) |
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Omar Apollo singles chronology | ||||
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Lyric video | ||||
"Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me at All)" on YouTube | ||||
The song originally appeared as track 14 on Apollo's debut studio album Ivory, simply titled "Evergreen". A few months after its release, the song went viral on TikTok. By the end of the month, a snippet of the song had already been used in over 300,000 clips.[2] Apollo performed the song as part of his Tiny Desk Concert on September 15, 2022, which caused another surge in streams.[3] It is speculated that the song talks about the singer's relationship with Frank Ocean.[4]
In North America, "Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me at All)" debuted at number 62 on the US Billboard Hot 100, for the week ending October 2, 2022.[5] Two weeks later, it peaked at number 51.[6] While in Canada, it peaked at number 43.
In Europe, the song entered the top 5 of the Netherlands' song chart, and the top 40 of Ireland and the UK's chart. In Oceania, it has since peaked in the top 20 at number 12 in New Zealand and the top 40 at number 33 in Australia.
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[7] | 33 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] | 43 |
Global 200 (Billboard)[9] | 59 |
Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 25 |
Lithuania (AGATA)[11] | 41 |
Netherlands (Single Tip)[12] | 4 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] | 12 |
Portugal (AFP)[14] | 166 |
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 18 |
UK Singles (OCC)[16] | 31 |
US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 51 |
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[17] | 34 |