Ava Max Rings In July 4th Early With New Single ‘Wet, Hot American Dream'
Summer is officially in full swing, and pop singer Ava Max is wasting no time in celebrating the weather warming up as the release of her third studio album Don't Click Play looms. With the 4th of July being right around the corner, it's fitting for her latest single to be titled 'Wet, Hot American Dream.'
'Wet, Hot American Dream," like previous Don't Click Play singles 'Lost Your Faith' and 'Lovin' Myself,' was produced by PinkSlip, who was behind Katseye's recent smash hit 'Gnarly.' 'Wet, Hot American Dream," similar to much of Max's catalog, is an upbeat pop track that would fit in as well at the pool as it does at the club.
'Feels like the summer, hundred degrees / I need a drink, someone pour me up a sex on the beach / You're on vacation from out of town / I wanna put you in my pocket, let me show you around," she sings on the track. "Tell me all your dirty secrets, all your fantasies / I wanna be your blue jean, white tee, wet, hot American dream / I'm not like other cowgirls / Unless you want me to be / I wanna be your blue jean, white tee, wеt, hot American dream.'
When reflecting on the creative process behind her new album, Max admitted that she took some time to consider what she wanted it to sound like, ultimately deciding that simply opting for a cohesive pop project wasn't enough.
'[I] had time to reset and figure out what I really wanted for this next album. I didn't want to just put an album together and put it out," she told Audacy in December. "[It] has slower songs, some pop, rock, [and] country records that the fans have never heard from me. And a couple of records that I think are the best records I've ever made in my entire life, which I'm very excited about that for people to hear.'
Don't Click Play is out Aug. 22. The Don't Click Play Tour kicks off Sept. 3 in Los Angeles and wraps up Nov. 20 in Lisbon.
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