"At the time, she told US Weekly, "I loved the idea of how all these guys always are stealing other guys' girls and I was like, 'There's no female anthem for a girl stealing another guy's girl,' so she went ahead and made one. The single's visuals brought a story to that idea, following suburban teen friends Coley and Sonya as they realize they have deeper feelings for each other, despite the fact that the latter has a boyfriend.""
"Thanks especially to Tumblr, the clip went incredibly viral in an era when the idea of online virality was still pretty new, and currently sits at 161 million views on YouTube. "The success of that video and the community it led me to changed everything," Kiyoko shared with Queerty earlier this year. "It showed me how powerful it is to live your truth, even when you're still figuring it out. That lesson has stayed with me ever since.""
Many beloved queer films originate from books, but adaptations derived from pop songs are rare. Girls Like Girls is a queer coming-of-age film directed by Hayley Kiyoko, adapted from her 2023 debut novel, which itself was based on her 2015 single and music video of the same name. Hayley Kiyoko came out publicly in 2015 alongside the single, describing the song as a female anthem about "stealing another guy's girl." The single's music video followed suburban teens Coley and Sonya discovering deeper feelings, and the clip went viral on Tumblr and YouTube, now at 161 million views.
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