The Story of 'Unwritten' By Natasha Bedingfield

VICE meets Natasha Bedingfield to reflect on her uplifting 2000’s hit “Unwritten” and its viral moment during the peak of the 2020 pandemic. The track was vital to her cross-over success in the US, topping the radio charts for its pure pop sound and incredible vocal performance.

Fast forward almost 20 years, VICE speaks to those closest to Natasha to understand the emotions of such a heartwarming track and travel to Ft Lauderdale, Florida to meet the TikTok dancers who created the viral dance craze.

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[dannyfinesse]

THIS SERIES IS A HIT! I’m glad Vice decided to continue making these because they are absolute gems

[OddOneOut]

I'll be honest, everyone talks about 'Unwritten' this and 'Pocketful of Sunshine' that, but the song of hers that'll always be in my heart is 'These Words'.

[steevenhyde]

Natasha including her siblings in the making of Unwritten just gives such a powerful energy to the song. Picking the son as the soundtrack to The Hills was a brilliant idea

[Monbrax]

This series has made me appreciate the magic that goes into music all the more

[Awhless]

The song just gives off so many early 2000s summer vibes. The radio back then was so different than it is now

[prisonmike]

Heartwarming to see the brother hype up his sister way before she became famous and to vouch for her at the record label. You don’t really see sibling love like this. I certainly don’t have this with my sisters unfortunately.

[yvie]

The vocal layering, choir part gave me goosebumps 😊 wow. What an amazing story of an amazing song.

[damedesuka]

I don't have TikTok so I didn't know the song re-blown up last year. For me, it's just a song that still lives on continuously from where it started in the 2000s.

A local radio station that I listen to still play the song regularly along with other iconic songs of the 2000s, and I catch it at least once every few weeks. For me, the song never left.

[ConnorMalbeuf]

this episode was perfection. We need one for "Im Like A Bird" now.

[quartzlady]

That is so cute how Daniel supported his sister and talked about Natasha in interviews when he was blowing up.

[MadMrMatter]

You know it's a good song because of how well it holds up. It just puts you in a good mood

[jillsarah]

I was so emotional watching this. Natasha Bedingfield was the soundtrack to my teen years and her music still hits so hard!!!

[haneulnophi]

WHY AM I CRYING SO HARD WATCHING THIS??? this song meant so much to me back then, well to be honest it still means a lot to me always. thank you for creating this magical song 💕

[ask_carbon]

Man, this song got a lot of people through a lot of hard times.

[Anaisluvebony]

I know this is about Natasha but Daniel is also so underrated! ‘If you’re not the one’ is one of his most beautiful songs!

[SoCloseToToast]

I remember hearing Pocket full of Sunshine first and trying to figure out if she was indeed the sister of Daniel because Gotta get Thru This was my roller skating anthem

Also had to mention the raw acapella for the choir part gave me chills. Just hearing them having a blast making a song they had know idea was about to blow up is kind of wholesome in a way

[jeremywashington]

Vice I’m 31 years old, you don’t know what you do for me mentally! I was in grade school when you talk about most of these hits and it feels so good
Please don’t stop ❤️

[TSUNAMI-MAMI]

Her voice is still as beautiful as ever!!!! I agree the “imperfections” are what make it perfect!

[venitalj]

Welp, wasn’t expecting to have such a reaction to this video, but I realize now that this video was an integral part of my high school survival.

I’m not crying, you are.

[thatchick]

The whole album was my soundtrack for years. Especially when I was young. It meant so much to me during some really dark times. She definitely reached her goal of lifting people up. I love her as a musician and person so much. She is one of the few people that I truly can say is a positive role model.