My ‘December’ song was inspired by a personal heartbreak experience – Gyakie

Ghanaian music sensation, Jackline Acheampong, professionally known as Gyakie has opened up about the inspiration behind her latest song dubbed, “December.”

According to the songstress the emotional ballad was born out of a personal experience of heartbreak.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with TV3’s Berla Mundi and Naa Ashokor on the New Day show, Gyakie disclosed that the emotions she went through during a particularly challenging period in her love life served as the foundation for “December.”

She further asserted that following the disappointment and broken heart from a ‘special someone’, she decided to put her thoughts together to compose ‘December’ in order to deal with her emotions.

The award-winning crooner also revealed that she was in a sad moment when she wrote the lyrics for ‘December’.

“It is fully broken heart. Its actually one of the songs I wrote when I was in actually in one of my sad moments and I wrote it in Paris. Every word in the song is literally direct.

“A special someone disappointed me…the story of the song is in the lyrics of the song when you read the lyrics, you will understand what I mean more,” she narrated.

According to her, ‘December’ which the singer’s first release of the year was supposed to have been released last year during the festive season. However, she had dropped her hit song ‘Rent free’ at the time, hence her decision to allow the song be enjoyed by Ghanaians to its maximum before dropping another banger.

Gyakie’s latest single was released on April 5, 2024 and is produced by Blaise Keys and Leroy Menace