I don’t think it’s fair that people are mad at or invalidating people who weren’t here before play date you should be happy she’s getting more recognition for her talent

THE FACT THAT SHE STAYED IN CRYBABY'S ERA AESTHETIC MADE ME CRY I MISS THIS

I think Melanie’s the only artist that makes a song about 2 - 4 years ago and it seems like yesterday.

I have loved this song for the longest time. It gives me a different kind of nostalgia, winter, sad , cold, history. I can't put my feelings into words

Of all Melanie's songs I never imagined it would be Play Date a Hit

I'm so glad the comments are open again and that they aren't closed let's keep the atmosphere happy it doesn't matter how people discovered Melanie they did and they are here to enjoy the music and become a crybaby

This song already exsist 4 years, but now people love it

Finally, I found you. I haven't heard from you since the day you were released and I've been looking for you for 3 years, but here we are. Hearing from you again makes me nostalgic.

That bunny’s face when the verse that said “I don’t give a fvck about you anyway” is such a mood

kinda sad it took almost five years for this to get the recognition it deserves but im so glad it’s introduced new people into the community

This is ART. Nah, everything- EVERYTHING she does is ART

The amount of edits and stories made with this song… countless tears and joy ❤😌.

For people who thinks she’s annoyed about it being a “tiktok” sound she actually really liked that it was trending! she honestly didn’t care and just thought it was cool I absolutely stan her

I remember when this was the most underrated song off the album, NOW ITS GETTING THE RECOGNITION IT DESERVES 💗💧🍼

Finally getting the attention it deserves. So proud of you Melanie

"I'm tired of always chasing, chasing after you" bro I really felt that w him😞

When it’s been 5 years but your fulfilled because this song is finally getting the recognition it deserves 😭

Tell me if I’m wrong but the true meaning of “Toys” means Feelings; in the song.

look she's cute and talented but i keep forgetting this person is a business genius as well LOL releasing this lyric video at this time was such a good idea. really happy that her music is picking up a new audience, she definitely deserves it

I love how the video gets bloodier and bloodier and how it looks so pretty!

Okay so basically, I know some of us crybabies are mad that people are finally noticing this song after 4 years but, let's just be happy for Melanie :D! I mean at least it's finally getting noticed!!

I’m shocked because this song is so old but now everyone seems to love it

It’s kinda sad how she’s barely getting recognition now but better late then never 🤷🏻‍♀️

This is called real peace... Melanie is a really underrated artist, she deserves the world with that voice ❤❤❤

melanie bringing back crybaby era is everything we needed in 2020

i love the fact that melanie is getting the recognition she deserves, no matter how or when. what matters is she’s getting it. i’m an OG crybaby and loved this song since the minute it came out, but that doesn’t mean it’s fair for me to hate on the new crybabies or the ones that discovered melanie with this song, because being here since the start, the middle or now, doesn’t make you more or less of a crybaby. so let’s just enjoy the video and love the song 💘

hehehe welcome to everyone who was missing Melanie out this whole time. the old crybabies would love to welcome you with our warm hugs

WHY IS BRO LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT 1:04

Why is no one talking about how cute it was on the start, suddenly became creepy and at the end was again cute? I mean, that's the best lyric video someone can make! 💕💕

bro sad how people are just now finding out about her like- WhERe hAvE yOu bEen? anyways OG CRYBABIES RISE 😌

this song: *existed years ago* tiktok: *makes it a trend in 2020* melanie: TIME TO MAKE A LYRIC VIDEO

Back after 5 years ❤

GUYS MELANIE SAID THAT SHE WOULD EVENTUALLY MADE A MUSIC VIDEO AND WE SHOULD KEEP STREAMING THIS VIDEO!!

I love Melanie and her music, but can we take a second to talk about the AMAZING art in this? Seriously the artists did am awesome job giving off a cartoony and vintage but still creepy vibe.

everyone that’s saying “oh tik toks gonna ruin this song. you’re not a real fan if you’re here bc of tiktok”. y’all are toxic. it shouldn’t matter how you found this song. melanie’s getting more attention and you guys should just be happy for her.

0:58 fav part

Now Playing - Melanie Martinez -Play Date 00:00 ●━━━━━━─────── 3:00 ⇆ㅤㅤㅤㅤ◁ㅤㅤ❚❚ㅤㅤ▷ㅤㅤㅤㅤ↻

I love how this song is almost half a decade old and only now has an official video.

I don’t care if people “ruin” this song. This is still an amazing song.

This song it so damn hard. Melanie has never ceased to make a banger.

I’m ngl, I’m honestly so happy tiktok exposed more people to this song. This song was not given enough love when it came out. If I’m being honest really none of Melanie’s songs have gotten the attention they deserve, the only one that has was Show & Tell

I’ve been following her for 4 years and it doesn’t get old

I can't believe this song is just now blowing up after 5 years, wowowow

you know we used to reinterpret the fighting part as the love part. fuck why am I thinking about her again

As a Melanie Martinez fan I don’t think it’s the people’s fault they didn’t know about Melanie and that they’re just now knowing about her, the song, and her music. So what really matters is that she getting noticed more and getting more recognition! Please don’t be mad to the people who didn’t know the song, Melanie herself, or her music and albums. People may have had different opinions about her music before but you have to remember people’s opinions change. And some people that have been listening from Melanie from DAY ONE and probably didn’t even know about the song!

Animator: How beautiful what this video to be? Melanie: YES

I'm still confused as to why exactly Play Date has made a comeback.. but I'm here for it

I’ve always loved this song but now it hits different because I can actually relate to the lyrics 😮‍💨 Had to let someone I really liked go because I realized all they wanted me for were “play dates”

A girl who falls in love with a guy, but the guy is not serious just wants to play, never communicate with the girl, the phrase "You never share your toys" means the guy doesn't want to share his love with the girl and usually in the language English often uses the parable of "toys" that could be for "love". The girl often denies that she has feelings for the guy, but in the end the girl confesses that she loves the guy regardless of her game. This my opinion and I'm using Google Translate to make this comment and I'm really sorry if I'm wrong or.. Anything

love that she's aware this is blowing up, even if its 4 years late and bc of tik tok. ride the clout train Crybaby, this is your chance! :)

Okay but I'm not the only one who wishes they had one of these little cards with the lyrics on them?

2:29 I love the raw feeling in her voice

i’m just glad she’s cashing in on this...it’s about time the song gets appreciation 😌😌

For all the people who have just discovered Melanie and her art - go and check out her movie called "K-12". It's a great piece of artistry, has outstanding visuals and of course music 💖 Stay safe!

I'm genuinely happy this song is getting so much recognition. I don't care that it's because of tik tok, I'm just glad people are here supporting Melanie.

0:00 already a banger

Whether it’s from TikTok or the original Melanie fans I’m glad she is finally getting the recognition she deserves because she does ❤️❤️

I’m so happy that she’s finally getting the recognition she deserves for this song after all these years.

melanie is the only person who can come back from a old old song that she made and still eat the lyric video up #crybaby EDIT: OMG THE LIKES-

0:48 my fav part ❤❤

She has that one voice, the voice is like really angelic and light

Melanie is the only music artist who can say the most graphic lyrics and still sound cute and innocent

This is such a creative way to make a lyric video. Melanie has never disappointed us💖

Bro this song really carried the 2020 time! Melanie was really saving everyone during that dark time with all these songs that ended up becoming trends! #playdateforever

who’s been here since her “the voice” days! her cover of crazy and toxic are my favourite

Okay let’s be honest if Melanie made these as valentines day cards it’d be so cute🙈💞💞

Everyone is talking about tiktok and not the damn video. I liked it a lot! The dolls were exchanging letters and got into a huge fight but realized they still want to be with each other in the end. It was cute and interesting. Definitely a Melanie Martinez thought out video😊

2:33 my fav partttt

she's the only one who sounds romantic and cute while saying the f-word

Who else was just scrolling through the comments while singing, and thinking like 'gurl the lyrics has been inside me for the past few years'. Lol haha. - Thank you for all the likes! Lol you guys are so amazing :)

Melanie is so talented!

MV producer: what do you want, horror or adorability? Melanie: yes edit: thnk you for the likes *MOM IM FAMOUS*!!

𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒇 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒂 '𝒕𝒆𝒅𝒅𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒓', '𝒄𝒂𝒌𝒆' 𝒂𝒏𝒅 '𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏' 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐, 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏.

I can't believe this song is from 4 fricking years ago and it just trended now

WE NEED 1 BILLION STREAMS

*This* *song* *hits* *different* *when* *someone's* *on* *your* *mind.*

I love how Melanie Martinez just keeps it rolling with this aesthetics/visuals that actually goes down to the very lyrics themselves. The way she makes use of a lot of kitsch imagery of dolls, children's toys and preteenhood youth as metaphor for just how immature adults can still be and how it affects the young looking at us now. I also feel that Melanie nailed the visual pop of childrens' art, doll-like fantasy looks and its pastek kitsch image to subvert them all because of the dark themes she explores, but at the same time she's recognizable by using them. It doesn't feel ungenuine, as other artists do use these imagery as well but they move on to the next or it only served as a visual for a music video. With Melanie, you can imagine all the dolls and toys gossiping at your back, or the old notebooks we used to have feel like scribbled ramblings of a kid we sort of know and feel concerned for vandalizing it with crude drawings and misspellings of how crummy this kid's day went, as tall, hulking adults gaze down at us as if we're children. We can imagine playgrounds and amusement parks because of Melanie Martinez's careful and very specific themes and motifs, but these funhouses aren't happy and innocent places all the time, as predators abound and lurk it in plain sight or breaking a relationship in such a joyful place, making it heartbreaking but also just frustrating. Overall, it's such a creative way of using innocent visuals to just tell us that not everything is going well, even though the pastel decor and the tea and sweet cakes are nice.

Most people are talking about her finally getting attention she deserves, I want to know the backstory of this, it's very interesting! (Thanks you all, but I was talking about the backstory of the actual songs meaning)

I miss this era of my life 😭

Got a feeling this is going to give a lot of people nostalgia in coming years

So there is this girl named Janet Cyrus who is trying to claim this song as her own. She named it "I Wish I Didn't Care All the Time". I hope Melanie finds her soon because that isn't right.

Melanie Martinez is the best singer in the world I still remember when I first heard her on the voice. She was, is and always will be my favorite singer UwU

This song means a lot to me.

Can we take the moment to appreciate how much effort she still gives us even after she got a little attention?! like legit crybaby helped me through my shit and i’m so glad that her music is getting more attention 💗

How the hell did this song get so much popularity five years later?! Not that I’m complaining, it’s just surprising.

Nobody: Us, Crybabies after seeing the notification: *ARISEEEEE THE CRYBABY ERA IS BACK!* Edit: OMG I CANT BELIEVE THIS THANK YOU FOR SO MANY LIKES!!! I could’ve never imagined getting this much likes 🥺💗💗 Edit 2: O M G- 4807???????? 💗

This song hit different 🫶😣

Sadly Only a couple of people knew this song before tiktok But at least she’s getting the recognitions she deserves..

this song deserved more even before being popular on tiktok.

I just love how nobody cared about this song half a decade ago and now everybody loves it and only now does it have an official video

Amazing song that deserves the world

I love how the little cards are so cute and then the lyrics are like "I DON'T GIVE A F**K ABOUT YOU ANYWAY"

She's finally getting more popular after all these years, she deserves it sm 🥺👉🏻👈🏻

can we get cake too. I love listening to Cake and Play Date together.

This is my Covid-19 lockdown playlist 😢

I'm happy Melanie Martinez is getting recognized and everything but who was actually here before k-12

Even though people consider it a “TikTok” song I’m really happy that Melanie is finally getting the recognition she deserves! She’s such a talented person and all her songs are just as good as this one so if you’re a new fan HEAR HER ALBUMS! You won’t regret it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

no body: melanie: release her official lyric video after 4 years

The dolls in the animation is so cute🥺🥺

Funny how this song was first came out like 4 years ago and it’s just starting to get recognized.