KATSEYE are kicking off 2026 at the center of online music conversation. During the first New Music Friday of the year, the group officially released “Internet Girl,” a track that fans had been eagerly anticipating since its live debut on the Beautiful Chaos Tour last November. While excitement around the song was immediate, one specific moment quickly sparked debate across social media platforms.
Listeners zeroed in on a brief vocal sample featuring a toddler’s voice saying, “I’m getting out of here.” The line sounded instantly familiar to many fans, who pointed out its resemblance to a vocal used in Melanie Martinez’s 2020 track “Fire Drill.” The similarity fueled speculation that KATSEYE had directly sampled Martinez’s song, prompting discussions around credit.
However, the truth behind the sound is far less dramatic. “Internet Girl” does not sample “Fire Drill.” Instead, both tracks use the same royalty-free audio clip sourced from a public sound library. The vocal comes from a stock sample titled “BRS Voice Girl Toddler I’m Getting Out Of Here,” created by Big Room Sounds and distributed through Splice, a widely used platform for producers seeking licensed sounds.
Melanie Martinez incorporated the same sample into “Fire Drill” in 2020, which explains why the vocal immediately rang a bell for longtime listeners. Because the sound is royalty-free, it requires no clearance, attribution, or direct connection between the artists. The overlap is purely coincidental, rooted in shared access to the same production tools.
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