Hey There Delilah is known as a classic of long-distance love songs in the world. The lyrics tell a touching story of a girl studying in New York, a boy working hard for his dream in a foreign land, and their mutual belief in each other. But the reality is another situation.

Hey There Delilah

is known as a classic of long-distance love songs in the world. The lyrics tell a touching story of a girl studying in New York, a boy working hard for his dreamland in a foreign land, and mutual belief in each other. But the reality is another situation.

Songwriter Tom in 2003 Higgenson met Delilah at Columbia University in New York through a friend, and wrote this song about the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. The lyrics are beautiful, but Delilah already had a boyfriend at this time, and the two had no intersection, so the song was actually Troubled Delilah. Tom: “There was never anything between us. It was kind of funny — kind of sad, actually. The story of my life… I thought she was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. I told her, 'I have a song about you already.' Obviously, there was no song. But I thought it was smooth." Delilah: "It was so beautifully written," she says. "There was pressure to live up to this ideal . I didn't know how to be polite but, you know, ditch him."

When Delilah graduated from university with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 2005, the song was officially released, but it took two years to settle before it became a hit in 2007. , has been sung from New York to the world, and has been sung from summer to winter. Delilah: "I can hear this song everywhere. Sometimes I really want to tell people loudly that this song is about me, but I am very afraid of letting others know "Know", Delilah herself subsequently participated in the Grammy Award Ceremony for this song. In 2008, Delilah, who received a master's degree in sports management from Columbia University, failed to be selected for the 3000-meter obstacle course in the National Track and Field Olympic Qualifiers, and won the Beijing Olympics. The trip failed to take place.