All the kids are depressed by Jeremy Zucker Song Info
“all the kids are depressed” is the first single from Jeremy’s EP "glisten". In the song, Jeremy addresses depression in children and youth. In a Genius verified video, Jeremy explained the meaning of the song. He wrote the song to legitimize depression and acknowledge its existence to people. He stated that after his graduation, he moved into a house with his friends. Everyone living there took antidepressants except Jeremy. Since all his friends were depressed, he felt that the illness needed more attention and awareness worldwide. Before the song’s release, Jeremy sent out a casting call for the music video of “all the kids are depressed” on Twitter. In an interview with Billboard, Jeremy stated that he sent out the casting call to obtain people’s stories on depression and how they overcame it. He wanted people to be heard and validated. After he received videos from various people worldwide, he implemented their stories into his music video for “all the kids are depressed.” "“all the kids are depressed” is setting the stage and then the second track was ‘wildfire', it’s about this relationship that I had with someone that was like completely idealized, and it went up in flames. Like something that’s so beautiful and so natural can have such a destructive ending." – Jeremy Zucker said in an interview with Billboard
