Almost two years after Annie Murphy first blessed our earbuds with “A Little Bit Alexis” Schitt’s CreekThe star spilled all of the backstory about how the iconic, catchy song came about. During a recent interview with ET Canada, Murphy revealed that costar and real pal Dan Levy gave Murphy the chance to write the song herself during a cast table read, and she immediately felt inspired to create a certified bop. “I think because Noah Reid did such a nice job with ‘Simply the Best’ last season, I thought, ‘Okay, this is my time to shine’ without really realizing that Noah is a musician and me very much am not a musician, “joked Murphy.
To bring the title track from Alexis Rose’s “critically reviewed limited reality series” to life, Murphy asked her husband Menno Versteeg and boyfriend Nixon Boyd, bandmates of the Canadian indie rock group Hollerado, for help. They “handled the technical, complicated beeps and boops and produced it all” while Murphy wrote the absurd lyrics (no less on a paper plate) and compared their character to a range of items including “expensive sushi,” “a hieroglyph,” ” and “a sweet huge yacht. “Oh, and let’s not forget the abundance of” la la la la la la “.
Murphy explained how she was inspired by the hits of pop stars like Britney Spears and Paris Hilton when she put the words together in a studio in a matter of days. “These songs, as much as they are the best, are also very ridiculous,” she said of Spears and Hilton tracks in the early 2000s. Ah, #TBT for the Stars Are Blind days – what a time.
The 34-year-old actress further noted that she could never have foreseen the hype that surrounds the song to this day, as fans of the show constantly mimick Alexis’ unforgettable life cabaret Audition on TikTok. “It’s gotten to be quite a thing. People play it in clubs … it’s really wild.” Check out the full interview above to hear Murphy share more fun personal tidbits, including her hilarious first reaction to the news of Dan Levy’s upcoming events Saturday night live Hosting gig.
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