{"id":2143025,"date":"2025-11-08T16:11:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T16:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2143025"},"modified":"2025-11-08T16:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T16:11:06","slug":"90s-rock-band-4-non-blondes-reacts-to-having-no-1-song-on-tiktok-30-years-after-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/90s-rock-band-4-non-blondes-reacts-to-having-no-1-song-on-tiktok-30-years-after-release\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8217;90s Rock Band 4 Non Blondes Reacts to Having No. 1 Song on TikTok, 30 Years After Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">4 Non Blondes is reacting to their song &#8220;What&#8217;s Up?&#8221; going viral decades after it was released<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a TikTok, the band shared a montage of celebrities lip-synching to their hit 1992 song<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This song is 30 years old and is number one on the TikTok chart??&#8221; they wrote on the video&#8217;s text overlay<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 1990s rock band 4 Non Blondes is reacting to their recent spike in popularity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a video posted to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@4nonblondes\/video\/7567548082607508767?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-912ym6Uscfe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TikTok<\/a>, the group shared a montage of celebrities participating in the current social media trend set to a mashup of their 1992 hit \u201cWhat\u2019s Up?\u201d and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/nicki-minaj\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nicki Minaj;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nicki Minaj<\/a>&#8216;s \u201cBeez in the Trap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The song has experienced a resurgence thanks to the TikTok challenge, where two people stand back to back, with one person lip-synching the 4 Non Blondes song while the other sings Minaj&#8217;s rap from her 2012 track.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The mashup has been used in over 1.4 million posts, including notable names like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/joe-jonas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Joe Jonas;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Joe Jonas<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/khloe-kardashian\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Khlo\u00e9\u00a0Kardashian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Khlo\u00e9\u00a0Kardashian<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/health\/outer-banks-madelyn-cline-reveals-past-eating-disorder\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Madelyn Cline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Madelyn Cline<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/malala-yousafzai-documentary-korean-divers-turning-30-exclusive-8726565\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Malala Yousafzai;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Malala Yousafzai<\/a> \u2014 all of whom appeared in the video shared by the band.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This song is 30 years old and is number one on the TikTok chart??&#8221; the group \u2014 which consists of Dawn Ricardson, Roger Rocha, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/linda-perry-had-double-mastectomy-after-breast-cancer-diagnosis-exclusive-8661836\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Linda Perry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Linda Perry<\/a>, and Christa Hillhouse \u2014 wrote atop the video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;TikTok, you&#8217;ve given us a very wild welcome,&#8221; they captioned the TikTok, adding the mind-blown emoji.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u00a0PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The group found fame in the early 1990s, but disbanded after releasing their first and only album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More!, which included \u201cWhat\u2019s Up?&#8221; and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/linda-perry-explains-how-4-non-blondes-reunion-came-to-be-after-30-years-8772874\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reunited this year;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reunited this year<\/a>, however, performing together for just the second time since their split at California&#8217;s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/bottlerock-napa-valley-2023-exclusive-photos-7505952\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BottleRock Napa Valley;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">BottleRock Napa Valley<\/a>\u00a0music festival in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sHqErh5TVpo?feature=shared\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Allison Hagendorf Show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Allison Hagendorf Show<\/a>, Perry, the lead singer,\u00a0explained just how the stars aligned for 4 Non Blondes to take the stage together once again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s not [the right time] and I don\u2019t know when it would [be]. It\u2019s more like, honestly, it\u2019s the right time in my head. It\u2019s the right time in my heart,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve been kind of putting that energy out, because I want 2025 to be my year. I want to own this year because I feel like I\u2019ve been planting seeds all over the place and I\u2019m watching my little trees grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perry, 60, co-founded the band in the late 1980s with bassist Hillhouse, guitarist Shaunna Hall and drummer Wanda Day. However, Day was later replaced by Richardson and Rocha took Hall\u2019s spot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perry herself participated in the TikTok trend alongside friend Jennifer Lopez. The video, posted on Oct. 27, 2025, featured J.Lo lip-synching the opening lines of &#8220;What&#8217;s Up?,&#8221; while Perry mouthed along to a verse from Minaj&#8217;s &#8220;Beez in the Trap.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The viral mashup is the brainchild of an Ohio-based college senior called DJ Auxlord, who spoke to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/nicki-minaj-4-non-blondes-whats-up-beez-in-the-trap-remix-1235453162\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rolling Stone;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rolling Stone <\/a>about the remix, but asked not to be identified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m so gagged,\u201d they told the outlet of the song&#8217;s success. \u201cIt\u2019s just been so crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/4-non-blondes-viral-whats-going-on-tiktok-11842321\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW 4 Non Blondes is reacting to their song &#8220;What&#8217;s Up?&#8221; going viral decades after it was released In a TikTok, the band shared a montage of celebrities lip-synching to their hit 1992 song &#8220;This song is 30 years old and is number one on the TikTok chart??&#8221; they wrote on the video&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2143026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[409127,409129,379763,335498,409128,22488],"class_list":["post-2143025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-christa-hillhouse","tag-dawn-ricardson","tag-linda-perry","tag-nicki-minaj","tag-roger-rocha","tag-tiktok"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/90s-Rock-Band-4-Non-Blondes-Reacts-to-Having-No.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2143025"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2143027,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143025\/revisions\/2143027"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2143026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2143025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2143025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2143025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}