>> oh, hoda. >>> we are here with rising star benson boone.oone. >> he has skyrocketed to fame with the success of his song >> benson, good morning. this song is a megahit, a huge hit. there aren't enough adjectives. what is it like to be on this roller coaster ride. >> it's definitely been crazy for me the past couple months. this is something you always hope for but can never expect. i'm very grateful to feel heard and to have a song that is out in the world and it's kind of everywhere. >> i love how you didn't know you could sing until high school. what was going on before high school that you didn't discover until then? >> girl, i don't know. >> girl, i don't know. >> no, no. yeah, i just -- i always played sports. sports, outdoors, that was kind of always my thing. and then i found out i could sing. >> when did you know you could sing? >> i did battle of the bands at my high school. and it was like when i sang into the microphone and actually really gave it everything i got, like that's kind of when, when i was like, okay. >> this song is