Dominic David Fike (Born December 30, 1995) is an American Singer and Alter… Read Full Bio ↴Dominic David Fike (Born December 30, 1995) is an American Singer and Alternative hip-hop artist from Naples, Florida. Fike first received recognition after releasing several popular songs on the website SoundCloud. Following the release of his debut EP, Don't Forget About Me, Demos, he signed to Columbia Records. Fike's song "3 Nights" reached the top ten in multiple countries. He later collaborated with the band BROCKHAMPTON and singer Halsey. In June 2020, Fike released the single "Chicken Tenders". In July of the same year, he released the single "Politics & Violence". Fike's debut album, What Could Possibly Go Wrong, was released the same month. The album charted in the top 50 in multiple countries, including the United States and Australia.
In September 2020, Fike became a headliner for a concert series in the video game Fortnite. A few months later, NME included Fike on their list of essential new artists for 2020. He recorded a cover of Paul McCartney's song "The Kiss of Venus" for the album McCartney III Imagined. In 2022, Fike became a cast member of the second season of Euphoria in his first main acting role as Elliot.
Dominic David Fike was born on December 30, 1995, in Naples, Florida. Fike grew up with a younger brother, Alex, a sister, Apple, and an older brother, Sean, and is of African-American, Filipino, and Haitian descent. Fike went to Estero High School and graduated in 2014. Fike was a fan of Jack Johnson, Blink-182, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. He first acquired a guitar at the age of ten and learned how to play songs by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
During his childhood, Fike recalled that he and his brothers had to take care of each other owing to his parents' frequent absence from his life. Throughout his childhood, Fike’s mother was in and out of jail, causing him to stay in different homes, including those of his older brother, relatives, or his parents' friends. Fike's childhood life was "full of adventure," as he and his friends would spend time in a forested area near their neighborhood that they called the "Forest of Avalon," where he said they would eat snacks and smoke cannabis. He and his older brother Sean would also hang out at the guest house of his friend Stefan’s home, called the "Backhouse," where they would freestyle. Later, they coalesced into a formal rap collective that included members Slyte, Ike Lysergic, and Seno. They attracted an audience in the community and Fike formed a sub-group called Lame Boys ENT. In 2015, the group started to attract the local media's attention and got booked into music festivals.
Fike started uploading songs on the Internet in high school and the first song he uploaded on YouTube was a song called "Not A Word". He also put songs he recorded into tapes. Fike briefly enrolled in a college but dropped out in less than 3 days.
Fike first received recognition by making beats with his then producer, Hunter Pfeiffer (known as 54) leading to several popular songs on SoundCloud being published. He released his debut EP at the age of 21 in December 2017 as an independent artist, which was recorded while he was on house arrest for the battery of a police officer. He later went to serve time at Collier County Jail for violating that house arrest. The EP caught the attention of several record labels and sparked a bidding war. After being released in April 2018, he signed with Columbia for a reported $4 million in August. All his previous work including the EP was pulled from all streaming services during the bidding war. Fike said the ultimate decision to join a record label was to pay for his mother's lawyer fee, who was facing drug charges at the time.
The EP was released again by Columbia on October 16, 2018. "3 Nights" was released as a single the same year. The single gained wide attention and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It had an acoustic guitar sound compared to the music of Jack Johnson. It was placed on rotation on several radio stations and Spotify playlists and received favorable reviews from outlets such as Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and Billboard. In reference to the EP, Billboard described Fike as a "genre-meshing" artist, and later named him a breakout act to watch, calling "3 Nights" a "Motown-tinged breakout track" that is "trend-proof and irresistible".
In January 2019, Fike revealed he was working on an album. On April 4, 2019, Brockhampton uploaded a video to their YouTube channel called "This is Dominic Fike" which included his song "3 Nights". As of April 2019, multiple collaborations with Brockhampton's Kevin Abstract have been posted, reaching over 4 million views.
On June 7, 2019, he released two singles, "Açaí Bowl" and "Rollerblades". He followed these with another single, "Phone Numbers," produced by Kenny Beats, on July 4, 2019. The music video for this song was released on October 15, 2019. Fike announced on July 9, 2019, that he would be going on a tour titled Rain or Shine later in the year. The North American leg of the tour began August 31 in Philadelphia and ended October 3 in Los Angeles. In September 2019, he announced that he would be doing a clothing collaboration with Marc Jacobs. On the fifth day of that month, he performed a song that was unreleased at the time, Chicken Tenders, at a Chicago concert during his Rain or Shine tour.
Fike is featured on the track Dominic's Interlude on Halsey's third album, Manic, which was released on January 17, 2020. On June 26, 2020, Chicken Tenders, the first single from his then yet-to-be-named debut album, was released. On July 9, he released the single "Politics & Violence" and announced that his debut album What Could Possibly Go Wrong would be released on July 31. On August 7, 2020, Fike was the subject of the second episode of The New York Times Presents. In September 2020, Fike became a headliner for the Fortnite concert series. In March 2021, he was featured in the song Die For You by Justin Bieber on his sixth studio album Justice. In August 2021, it was announced that Fike had joined the cast of the HBO teen drama Euphoria for its second season. The initials of the childhood subgroup "Lame Boys ENT" are tattooed on his forehead. He also has a tattoo of Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante's face on his right hand. As of February 2022, Fike is dating Euphoria co-star Hunter Schafer.
In September 2020, Fike became a headliner for a concert series in the video game Fortnite. A few months later, NME included Fike on their list of essential new artists for 2020. He recorded a cover of Paul McCartney's song "The Kiss of Venus" for the album McCartney III Imagined. In 2022, Fike became a cast member of the second season of Euphoria in his first main acting role as Elliot.
Dominic David Fike was born on December 30, 1995, in Naples, Florida. Fike grew up with a younger brother, Alex, a sister, Apple, and an older brother, Sean, and is of African-American, Filipino, and Haitian descent. Fike went to Estero High School and graduated in 2014. Fike was a fan of Jack Johnson, Blink-182, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. He first acquired a guitar at the age of ten and learned how to play songs by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
During his childhood, Fike recalled that he and his brothers had to take care of each other owing to his parents' frequent absence from his life. Throughout his childhood, Fike’s mother was in and out of jail, causing him to stay in different homes, including those of his older brother, relatives, or his parents' friends. Fike's childhood life was "full of adventure," as he and his friends would spend time in a forested area near their neighborhood that they called the "Forest of Avalon," where he said they would eat snacks and smoke cannabis. He and his older brother Sean would also hang out at the guest house of his friend Stefan’s home, called the "Backhouse," where they would freestyle. Later, they coalesced into a formal rap collective that included members Slyte, Ike Lysergic, and Seno. They attracted an audience in the community and Fike formed a sub-group called Lame Boys ENT. In 2015, the group started to attract the local media's attention and got booked into music festivals.
Fike started uploading songs on the Internet in high school and the first song he uploaded on YouTube was a song called "Not A Word". He also put songs he recorded into tapes. Fike briefly enrolled in a college but dropped out in less than 3 days.
Fike first received recognition by making beats with his then producer, Hunter Pfeiffer (known as 54) leading to several popular songs on SoundCloud being published. He released his debut EP at the age of 21 in December 2017 as an independent artist, which was recorded while he was on house arrest for the battery of a police officer. He later went to serve time at Collier County Jail for violating that house arrest. The EP caught the attention of several record labels and sparked a bidding war. After being released in April 2018, he signed with Columbia for a reported $4 million in August. All his previous work including the EP was pulled from all streaming services during the bidding war. Fike said the ultimate decision to join a record label was to pay for his mother's lawyer fee, who was facing drug charges at the time.
The EP was released again by Columbia on October 16, 2018. "3 Nights" was released as a single the same year. The single gained wide attention and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It had an acoustic guitar sound compared to the music of Jack Johnson. It was placed on rotation on several radio stations and Spotify playlists and received favorable reviews from outlets such as Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and Billboard. In reference to the EP, Billboard described Fike as a "genre-meshing" artist, and later named him a breakout act to watch, calling "3 Nights" a "Motown-tinged breakout track" that is "trend-proof and irresistible".
In January 2019, Fike revealed he was working on an album. On April 4, 2019, Brockhampton uploaded a video to their YouTube channel called "This is Dominic Fike" which included his song "3 Nights". As of April 2019, multiple collaborations with Brockhampton's Kevin Abstract have been posted, reaching over 4 million views.
On June 7, 2019, he released two singles, "Açaí Bowl" and "Rollerblades". He followed these with another single, "Phone Numbers," produced by Kenny Beats, on July 4, 2019. The music video for this song was released on October 15, 2019. Fike announced on July 9, 2019, that he would be going on a tour titled Rain or Shine later in the year. The North American leg of the tour began August 31 in Philadelphia and ended October 3 in Los Angeles. In September 2019, he announced that he would be doing a clothing collaboration with Marc Jacobs. On the fifth day of that month, he performed a song that was unreleased at the time, Chicken Tenders, at a Chicago concert during his Rain or Shine tour.
Fike is featured on the track Dominic's Interlude on Halsey's third album, Manic, which was released on January 17, 2020. On June 26, 2020, Chicken Tenders, the first single from his then yet-to-be-named debut album, was released. On July 9, he released the single "Politics & Violence" and announced that his debut album What Could Possibly Go Wrong would be released on July 31. On August 7, 2020, Fike was the subject of the second episode of The New York Times Presents. In September 2020, Fike became a headliner for the Fortnite concert series. In March 2021, he was featured in the song Die For You by Justin Bieber on his sixth studio album Justice. In August 2021, it was announced that Fike had joined the cast of the HBO teen drama Euphoria for its second season. The initials of the childhood subgroup "Lame Boys ENT" are tattooed on his forehead. He also has a tattoo of Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante's face on his right hand. As of February 2022, Fike is dating Euphoria co-star Hunter Schafer.
Wurli
Dominic Fike Lyrics
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Steppin' outside for you
Then I put links on both wrists
'Cause you got control over me
And you got jokes like you don't need love, baby
We don't need long
Just follow my lead for once
I can never make up for the time
I'm gon' make the wait all worth the ride
Not like this, I'm not goin' out
This is not love, I'm a glorified doorstop
Stickin' my foot out for you
And that's not all I would do
Oh, bae, you got me by my hands and (oh, bae, you got me, bae, you got me, bae)
I'm steppin' out with shackles on my ankles (oh, bae, you got me, bae, you got me, bae)
You wonder why you turned me to a standstill
They say, "never bothered me" but
Not like this, I'm not goin' out
This is not love, I'm a glorified doorstop
Stickin' my foot out for you
And that's not all I would do
Not like this, I'm not goin' out
This is not done, this is sort of like love
When I'm stickin' my foot out for you
But it's not all I would do
Steppin' outside for you
Then I put links on both wrists
'Cause you got control over me
And you got jokes like you don't need love, baby
We don't need long
Just follow my lead for once
I can never make up for the time
I'm gon' make the wait all worth the ride
(Woo)
(Woo)
(Woo)
(Woo)
Then I put links on both wrists
'Cause you got control over me
And you got jokes like you don't need love, baby
We don't need long
Just follow my lead for once
I can never make up for the time
I'm gon' make the wait all worth the ride
Not like this, I'm not goin' out
This is not love, I'm a glorified doorstop
Stickin' my foot out for you
And that's not all I would do
Oh, bae, you got me by my hands and (oh, bae, you got me, bae, you got me, bae)
I'm steppin' out with shackles on my ankles (oh, bae, you got me, bae, you got me, bae)
You wonder why you turned me to a standstill
They say, "never bothered me" but
Not like this, I'm not goin' out
This is not love, I'm a glorified doorstop
Stickin' my foot out for you
And that's not all I would do
Not like this, I'm not goin' out
This is not done, this is sort of like love
When I'm stickin' my foot out for you
But it's not all I would do
Steppin' outside for you
Then I put links on both wrists
'Cause you got control over me
And you got jokes like you don't need love, baby
We don't need long
Just follow my lead for once
I can never make up for the time
I'm gon' make the wait all worth the ride
(Woo)
(Woo)
(Woo)
(Woo)
In Dominic Fike's song "Wurli," he sings about being completely under someone's control and doing whatever they ask of him. He starts the song by saying he is stepping outside for this person, but then he puts links on both his wrists, showing that he is willing to be restrained for them. Fike acknowledges that this person has control over him and jokes that they do not need love, but it is clear that he is deeply enamored with them. He admits that he can never make up for the time he has lost with them, but he is willing to do whatever it takes to make the wait worth it.
The chorus repeats the lines "Not like this, I'm not going out / This is not love, I'm a glorified doorstop" over and over again. It seems that Fike is aware that this relationship is unhealthy and that he is being used, yet he continues to stick his foot out for this person, willing to do whatever they ask of him. He even says that he is steppin' out with shackles on his ankles, further emphasizing that he feels trapped in this situation.
Overall, "Wurli" is a song about being completely under someone's control, even when it is not healthy for the person being controlled. It shows the lengths that someone will go to for love, even when it is not reciprocated.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dominic Fike, Jonathan Wienner, Julian Cruz, Sam Homaee
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Steppin' outside for you
Then I put links on both wrists
'Cause you got control over me
And you got jokes like you don't need love, baby
We don't need long
Just follow my lead for once
I can never make up for the time
I'm gon' make the wait all worth the ride
Not like this, I'm not goin' out
This is not love, I'm a glorified doorstop
Stickin' my foot out for you
And that's not all I would do
Oh, bae, you got me by my hands and (oh, bae, you got me, bae, you got me, bae)
I'm steppin' out with shackles on my ankles (oh, bae, you got me, bae, you got me, bae)
You wonder why you turned me to a standstill
They say, "never bothered me" but
Not like this, I'm not goin' out
This is not love, I'm a glorified doorstop
Stickin' my foot out for you
And that's not all I would do
Not like this, I'm not goin' out
This is not done, this is sort of like love
When I'm stickin' my foot out for you
But it's not all I would do
Steppin' outside for you
Then I put links on both wrists
'Cause you got control over me
And you got jokes like you don't need love, baby
We don't need long
Just follow my lead for once
I can never make up for the time
I'm gon' make the wait all worth the ride
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@scottsouthall5827
‘i’m a glorified doorstop’ hits me in my feels every time
@rigira
😒💔
@raqueladonis5374
What does this mean to you?
@BobaJae.05
@@raqueladonis5374 you’re only job as a dude is to hold doors open for women by sticking out your foot to leave the door open
@shaytokyo782
@@raqueladonis5374 thats what im trying to figure out aswell 😭
@Wayword
@@raqueladonis5374 I think he means he can't truly get over someone he broke up with and always keeps his hope that they might get back together. i.e. he keeps the door open for her, sticking his foot out, refusing to fully cut her off, something a lot of us are guilty of as well.
@jwilliamc
There is something so nostalgic about the chorus for some reason. It reminds me of early mornings when it’s still dark outside, and you’re at a gas station alone, nobody around, but you don’t feel threatened or endangered, it’s chilly and misty. Kind of like an early car ride to the airport. Streets are empty, it’s pretty quiet, idek..
@scarletpanther19
Simply put, yes
@shantanrs2827
🔥
@yungjose3369
Best in the album.