New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Late Late Show music guest Alice Merton performs "No Roots" for the Stage 56 audience. Watch the performance below.
Alice Merton wrote "No Roots" to cope with moving a dizzying 12 times in her 24 years. And the song - a diary entry explaining how constant upheaval can both harden and enlighten - has spent the past year on a remarkable journey of its own. After its initial release in 2016, it began flourishing in Europe late last year. It has since reached Number One on the Alternative, Triple A and Rock Airplay charts in the U.S., and the video recently eclipsed 90 million YouTube views.
"The actual idea behind the song, for me, was very depressing," says Merton, who now splits her time between Germany and England. "I was realizing that I didn't have a home. I didn't really feel at home in one place."