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How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway?
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway?
| cover = HWIRIPIIBBAH.jpeg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = KennyHoopla
| album = How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway?
| B-side = Plastic Door
| released = February 4, 2020
| format =
| recorded = 2019
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
*Post-punk
*alternative dance
*new wave
| length = 3:38
| label = Arista
| writer = Kenneth La'ron
| producer =
| prev_title = Sore Loser
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = The World Is Flat and This Is the Edge
| next_year = 2020
| misc =
}}
"'How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway?'" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American musician Kenneth La'ron, under the name KennyHoopla. It was released as the self-titled single from the EP of the same name on February 4, 2020 through Arista Records. It was KennyHoopla's first single to chart, reaching number 8 in the 'Billboard' Alternative Airplay chart.
Background and release
The track was written and recorded in mid-to-late 2019 and written by La'ron. When describing the song and the songwriting process, La'ron said "There's an aura about indie rock music, and a sound and energy that I can't explain, but I feel like I have it in me. It was cool that it came out and other people are feeling it. It was written in a place in which I felt super doubtful".
The song and the corresponding was released on February 4, 2020, for streaming and radio platforms.
Music and lyrics
The song is performed in a E major key. It is performed in a 4/4 time signature at a tempo of 160 beats per minute, although it can be altered to a half-time of 80 beats per minute.
Commercial performance
"How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway?" became La'ron's first single to chart, ultimately reaching the number eight spot in the 'Billboard' magazine's Alternative Airplay chart in July 2020.
Music video
The music video for the single was also released on February 4, 2020. The video transitions between scenes of La'ron signing along on a checkboard dance floor, a crowded house party, and by a vehicle that has crashed alongside a rural road. The music video was directed by Cody LaPlant and Damien Blue.
Track listing
Chart positions
Personnel
;Music video
The following individuals were credited with editing, director, and filming the music video:
* Cody LaPlant & Damien Blue Director, Editor, Color
* Kyle Kadow Cinematographer
* Emmanuil Morari First assistant camera
* Spencer Ortega Gaffer
* Xavier Whitaker, Steven Cleavland, and Eddie Barrioneuvo Grip
* Will Storm Art director
* Asher Klaven Assistant art director
* Brema Brema Behind the scenes
References
Category:2020 singles
Category:2020 songs
Category:KennyHoopla songs
Category:Songs written by KennyHoopla
Category:Arista Records singles
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