| How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway? | |
| Cover: | HWIRIPIIBBAH.jpeg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | KennyHoopla |
| Ep: | How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway? |
| Released: | February 4, 2020 |
| Recorded: | 2019 |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 3:38 |
| Label: | Arista |
| Prev Title: | Sore Loser |
| Prev Year: | 2019 |
| Next Title: | The World Is Flat and This Is the Edge |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
"How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway?" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American musician Kenneth La'ron, under the name KennyHoopla. It was released as the self-titled single from the EP of the same name on February 4, 2020 through Arista Records. It was KennyHoopla's first single to chart, reaching number 8 in the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart.
The track was written and recorded in mid-to-late 2019 and written by La'ron. When describing the song and the songwriting process, La'ron said "There's an aura about indie rock music, and a sound and energy that I can't explain, but I feel like I have it in me. It was cool that it came out and other people are feeling it. It was written in a place in which I felt super doubtful".[1]
The song and the corresponding was released on February 4, 2020, for streaming and radio platforms.
The song is performed in a E major key.[2] It is performed in a 4/4 time signature at a tempo of 160 beats per minute, although it can be altered to a half-time of 80 beats per minute.[2]
"How Will I Rest in Peace if I'm Buried by a Highway?" became La'ron's first single to chart, ultimately reaching the number eight spot in the Billboard magazine's Alternative Airplay chart in July 2020.[3] [4]
The music video for the single was also released on February 4, 2020. The video transitions between scenes of La'ron signing along on a checkboard dance floor, a crowded house party, and by a vehicle that has crashed alongside a rural road.[5] The music video was directed by Cody LaPlant[6] and Damien Blue.[5]