In 1996 Julie Doiron released a breakup song. Decades later, it’s gone viral [Video]

When she was 21, singer-songwriter Julie Doiron broke up with one of her bandmates and wrote a melancholy song about it.

Not for a moment did the Moncton musician think her song would be heard millions of times nearly 30 years later. 

“We had just finished touring,” said Doiron, who was the bassist for the iconic indie-alternative band Eric’s Trip back in the early 1990s.

And what happened next provided the inspiration for the song August 10, which appeared on her 1996 album Broken Girl.

“I can remember the drive back from the tour … where we decided that we were breaking up.”

In mid-November last year, Doiron learned from one of her daughters that the song seemed to be growing in popularity.

“Mom, I think maybe one of your songs is starting to go viral,” her daughter, Rose, told her.