Mitski has addressed why she says “6-7” in the lyrics to her song ‘Rules’, and told fans that she is “35-years-old and didn’t do that on purpose”.
The track featured on her new album ‘Nothing’s About To Happen To Me’ which dropped in February. In the song, the singer starts counting up from from one to 11, and some fans immediately became fixated on the part where she gets to six and seven – particularly due to the phrase becoming a viral term over the past couple of years.
Mitski has noticed fans’ excitement at that particular part of the track, and has recalled how some people at her gigs have been singing that section louder than ever, even shouting it out during other parts of the show.
Speaking on stage in Bristol over the weekend, she explained that the nod to the slang-term was completely accidental, and she is somewhat baffled by the traction the song has got as a result of the coincidental reference.
“On the journey to 10, I say the numbers six and seven. I want you to know that I am 35 years old and I didn’t do that on purpose,” she told the audience. “But it is fun that you all have a good time with it.”
