Joe Keery’s 2022 monitor finds new life after ‘Stranger Issues’ finale sends streams surging
Djo. Picture: YouTube
Djo, the music alter ego of ‘Stranger Issues’ star Joe Keery, has stormed to the highest of Spotify’s streaming rankings, with the reflective monitor ‘Finish Of Starting’ climbing to No 1 in each the US and worldwide following a robust post-finale resurgence.
The track drew 1.378 million streams within the US on January 2, securing its first-ever spell on the summit of the American Spotify chart, whereas a formidable 6.527 million performs internationally lifted it again to the International No 1 place.
Its return to dominance has additionally ended Taylor Swift’s outstanding run on the high. Her hit ‘The Destiny of Ophelia’ dominated the International Spotify chart for 78 uninterrupted days, one of many longest sustained streaks seen lately on the platform.
Swift’s displacement comes with no bitter edge. She has beforehand championed Keery’s music, publicly praising ‘Finish Of Starting’ and signalling her admiration for artists working outdoors the mainstream pop lane, a gesture that stunned Keery when the pair briefly met in New York.
Talking on ‘The Spout’ podcast in 2024, Keery recalled Swift approaching him with a praise, saying: “Hey, I actually love that monitor of yours, Finish Of Starting.” He admitted he had not anticipated her to pay attention to his work in any respect.
He stated Swift defined she actively searches for brand spanking new music and rising voices, a behavior that made her discovery much less shocking in hindsight and bolstered her repute as a severe listener somewhat than merely a world pop model.
‘Finish Of Starting’ was first launched in 2022 as a part of Djo’s album ‘Resolve’. It solely started to snowball in early 2024, when on-line momentum, together with widespread TikTok use, remodeled it right into a slow-burn streaming power.
That momentum in the end pushed the one to No 11 on the Billboard Scorching 100 on March 30, 2024, cementing its place far past the area of interest following that originally embraced Keery’s synth-pop-leaning musical aspect mission.
The most recent spike coincides with the emotional farewell to ‘Stranger Issues’, as viewers revisited Keery’s character Steve Harrington and, in parallel, rediscovered his music. The crossover impact between display and sound has clearly reignited curiosity within the monitor.
For Keery, the numbers sign that Djo isn’t any vainness experiment. ‘Finish Of Starting’ has demonstrated actual endurance, returning to the highest years after launch by real listener loyalty somewhat than advertising and marketing hype alone.
Its success additionally underlines how trendy hits can take the lengthy street, with songs discovering renewed life by cultural moments, platform algorithms and word-of-mouth discovery lengthy after they first arrive on streaming companies.
