Haterz (Commentary)

Haterz! I mean, I say every song is one of my favorite songs on the album, but, like, "Haterz" is one of my favorite songs only because the message is so huge. Two of the most successful songs I've recorded are "Freaks Like Me," which I did with the cast of "Dance Moms," and "It Gets Better." And both of those songs have the same, like, basic underlying tone; they're anthems for people who are underdogs or people who feel different or misunderstood and I feel like "Haterz" is the third part of this, like, trilogy that I've created on my YouTube channel And I'm so excited to share it with everyone because when I'm on tour and I get to meet kids or if I'm just at Disneyland walking around, I get to meet so many kids who come to me and say that these songs changed their lives—or sometimes saved their lives—and I just think it's so special to be able to do that through music. But while the other songs were more, like, building confidence, this is like "I'm 100% happy with who I am and if you don't like it and if you're not progressive enough to understand it, then you're a hater and I don't have time for you." Cause sometimes after you've said it gets better and after you've accepted that you're a freak, it's time to just say "screw all the haters. I don't care; I'm gonna live my life and be who I am." So that's how I felt on the that day I wrote this It just makes me excited. It makes me, like—it gives me energy; I wanna get up and dance when I hear this song. And I just hope that everyone likes it and appreciates it, it makes them wanna dance as well, but also that the message is not lost in the craziness of the video. And I hope that people realize, like, what a powerful message this is and how important it is for you to feel comfortable in your own skin—to really love and embrace who you are—and also to learn how to just shake those haters off when you get them because the more you're winning in the world and the more you're coming up, the more haters you're gonna have. All you need to do is play this song and put up a YouTube video about them because they're gonna know who they are. And this song is dedicated to not just my haters, but all the haters on this planet and in this galaxy. Can I get an Amen?