Normani reveals to ELLE that she cried because she didn’t want “Motivation” to be her single:

“It’s crazy. Now I appreciate that song so much more than I did then. I cried, I ‘boohoo’ cried. I was like, ‘I don’t want this to be my single.’ Then I had total creative control over… pic.twitter.com/TfJcM84RoU
- Pop Crave (@PopCrave) April 26, 2024

During a recent interview with Elle, Normani admits all these years later that she actually didn't want "Motivation" to be her debut solo single in 2019.

Elle: I must admit, I’m a “Motivation” lover. It comes on in the gay club, and I’m like, “Let’s go!” but…

Normani: It’s crazy. Now I appreciate that song so much more than I did then. I cried, I “boohoo” cried. I was like, “I don’t want this to be my single.” Then I had total creative control over the video, which meant a lot. I just wanted to feel represented. Now I get it. I understand it more now.

Elle: You never want to release anything that you aren’t personally passionate about. I’m sorry you were put in that position.

Normani: It’s okay. I’m not that sorry now. Now it’s fine. At the time, I was so sad, but it’s all good.

In 2018, Normani tweeted these six words: “I have my album title y’all.” Ever since that moment, where she announced the title without announcing the title, whenever the former Fifth Harmony member has posted anything, her comments section has exploded with fans wondering when she’ll drop her debut album. “That [title] didn’t see the light of day,” she jokes. “At one point, it was 1906, because that was the address of my grandmother’s house that I was raised in. Then it evolved and turned into Butterfly Effect. That was a whole thing, but it didn’t stand the test of time.”

Read her full interview with Elle here.

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