Song · Beach Bunny
“Prom Queen” by Beach Bunny
Released 2018
“Prom Queen” by Beach Bunny appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2019 and 2025. It was first released in 2018. Its best result is #58 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2019. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #229 alternative song of 2019.
"Prom Queen" came out on August 10, 2018, and gave its name to Beach Bunny's fourth EP, issued that same month. Lili Trifilio wrote it for a friend wrestling with body image, and it steps away from the romance that runs through so many of her songs; it has been read as a protest against Eurocentric beauty standards. She admitted to nerves about releasing it, afraid it would be heard the wrong way, as if it were cheering on eating disorders. Aidan Cada, Jon Alvarado and Matt Henkels share the writing credit.
Then TikTok got hold of it. The song went viral there in November 2019, soundtracking hundreds of thousands of user-made videos, and it caught a second wave in January 2026 alongside other indie pop songs such as Ant Saunders' "Yellow Hearts".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 58 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2019 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 479 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
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