"Piggyback" is a song by American singer Melanie Martinez. It was independently released for streaming through her[a]SoundCloud account on December 22, 2017, following a controversy between Martinez and American singer-songwriter Timothy Heller. The latter, a person with whom Martinez once shared a friendship, accused her via Twitter of sexually assaulting and raping them.
In early December 2017, Timothy Heller, a woman with whom Melanie Martinez once shared a friendship, accused the latter via Twitter of sexually assaulting and raping her.[1] In response to Heller's accusations, Martinez tweeted that the allegations "horrified and saddened" her and that Heller "never said no to what they chose to do together", insinuating that she believed there was consent.[2][3] The singer subsequently released a second statement, thanking her fans for pointing out Heller's "false statements" and that she would "never be intimate with someone without their absolute consent."[4] In less than 20 days after the incident, Martinez wrote and recorded "Piggyback".[5] She independently released the song for streaming as a single on her SoundCloud account on December 22, 2017.[6]
"Piggyback" features Martinez "calling out 'fake people' in her life",[7] responding to the rape allegations through the lyrics: "You're lying your way to try and gain a piece of me" / "Now you're trying to kill my name for some fame."[8]
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