Hold up because Doechii just dropped a music video for her hit track “Anxiety,” and it’s an absolute visual rollercoaster! The numbers don’t lie: a staggering 1.5 MILLION views in just 10 hours, according to Cosmopolitan.
Clearly, everyone is tuning in to see how she brings this powerful song to life. And trust me, it’s a wild ride.
The video begins quietly, deceptively calm. Doechii is lounging on her bed, working on music like she used to during her raw and intimate Coven Music Sessions back in 2019, when “Anxiety” first made its debut in lo-fi YouTube form.
But things go off the rails fast and deliberately so.
Suddenly, a S.W.A.T. team crashes through the windows. Chaos floods in. What follows is a rollercoaster of visual anxiety. Fire erupts in her kitchen, strangers with blank stares invade her space, and everything spirals. It’s confusing. It’s heavy. It’s terrifying. And somehow, it’s stunning.
Each frame feels like a panic attack in slow motion. Just when you think she’s trapped, Doechii bursts out of her house into a moment of bizarre liberation, dancing wildly in the street as neighbors creep closer like a horror movie crowd. The moment is surreal, eerie, and totally unforgettable.
But “Anxiety” isn’t just about panic. It’s layered with metaphor and memory. The James Mackel-directed visual pays direct tribute to Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know,” the very track it samples, by recreating the iconic wall-body-paint illusion from the original video. Even Doechii’s real-life twin sisters pop up in a haunting cameo straight out of The Shining.
The lyrics say it all: “Feel it quietly, tryna silence me… Somebody’s watching me.” It’s paranoia, pressure, and pain, and Doechii doesn’t just sing about it. She shows it.
And people are watching. The track, officially released in March, quickly skyrocketed to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Doechii her first-ever top 10 hit. Now, the video is taking on a life of its own.
With her genre-bending style and raw storytelling, Doechii again proves why she’s not just one to watch. She’s one we can’t stop watching.
