"FloriDada" is a song by

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, released as the first single from their 2016 album ''

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''. It was released on November 30, 2015 by Domino Records.

Avey Tare David Michael Portner (born April 24, 1979), also known by his moniker Avey Tare, is a musician and songwriter who co-founded the American experimental pop band Animal Collective. He has released three solo albums, as well as three collaborative ...

explained that the song was "sort of inspired by hating on people from Florida. I was driving in L.A. and flipping through the radio dial and came across a morning radio show where they're just talking all the time. They had a segment called, like, 'Dumb Things People Are Doing In Florida.' It kind of bothered me. ... Everybody—they kind of agree that Florida's such a weird place, know what I mean? But in a way, that's part of the charm of it."

Music video

A music video was released on January 8, 2016. It was produced and directed by the Brooklyn, New York artist collective

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. The video had its television premiere on

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block on January 9, 2016.

References

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