Dasha Gives an Update on the Guy Who Inspired Her Viral Song ‘Austin’ [Exclusive]

There is a country song that has currently taken America by storm. It's by a new artist to the genre, Dasha, and it's called "Austin."

"Austin" became an instant hit on TikTok, leading to over 749,000 videos of creators dancing to the track and increasing Dasha’s following to over 780,000.

Notable TikTok creator Zoey Aune shared her line dance to the track, becoming her second most popular video to date, resulting in 29.6M views and 1.9M likes. Dasha reacted to fan videos by sharing her own dance to the track, garnering 70.5M views and 4M likes.

It's a catchy, on-target shot at an ex-boyfriend, and it was written by Dasha about a guy with whom she once was in a serious relationship. But who is he?

We recently chatted with the up-and-coming singer about her viral hit and the man who inspired it.

Dasha Gives an Update on the Guy Who Inspired "Austin"

The up-and-coming country star made a huge positive impression on me when she recently stopped by the Taste of Country Nights With Evan Paul studio.

Only in her early 20s, you can tell that she has an uncanny ability to not only sing, but to write songs, and she has a huge future in country music.

The song that she wrote that has taken off, "Austin," is a not-so-positive look into this mystery man that is one of her ex-boyfriends, who apparently wasn't very motivated at life.

This is apparent with lyrics like:

Did your boots stop workin'? / Did your truck break down? / Did you burn through money? / Did your ex find out? / Where there's a will, then there's a way / And I'm damn sure you lost it / Didn't even say goodbye / Just wish I knew what caused it.

I asked Dasha if the guy who inspired "Austin" knows that it's about him?

Dasha giggled, then said,

"He's fully aware that it's about him," she said. "I haven't heard a peep from him in probably over a year."

After we both looked at each other and tried not to laugh, Dasha continued, "He's probably like, 'Damn. Damn.' Ya know? Which is the reaction I want."

I could tell she felt really good and vindicated in that moment.

"He, like, fully has a new girlfriend, so like, I think he's chillin', I don't think he really cares that much, 'cause I'm not like, throwing his name out there, ya know? Like, no one knows who it's about, 'cause that's just rude."

The "Austin" singer continued, "But, I wish him the best ... great guy, I just, like, don't need him in my life."

Evan Paul is the host of Taste of Country Nights, a syndicated radio show heard on more than 130 country radio stations nationwide, every night from 7PM to midnight. He plays the best new country music and interviews today's top stars, like Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Dan + Shay, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Chris Stapleton, Lady A, + more!