ME!
Feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco | Lead Single | Lover (2019)
Background and Production
Lyrical Theme and Production
«This song is such a celebration and it’s so playful. When I thought of this melody, I was like, ‘It’s so catchy. What do we want to get stuck in people’s heads?’ And what I wanted was to make people happy about themselves because I think everyone is so neurotic, and insecure, and anxious about things. I think there should be a way for us to have a song stuck in our heads that reinforces the fact that we’re different. And obviously there are a lot of songs about, ‘I’m special,’ but I hadn’t heard one recently that was about, ‘I’m special because of who I am.’»
Music Video
Upon the music video’s release, Taylor teased that there are multiple Easter eggs in the video, one of them being that she adopted her third cat, Benjamin Button. Additionally, there were three levels of Easter eggs in the video, from most obvious to least obvious, which point to clues about the upcoming album, single, and tour. It was revealed that “You Need to Calm Down“, a line Urie says to Taylor at the beginning in French, would be the second single, and an “old-timey, 1940s-sounding instrumental version” of the song plays in the background in the same scene. The album title Lover was correctly guessed in advance. Other potential titles that were speculated of being on the album were “Kaleidoscope”, “Home” and “Awesome”. The portrait of The Chicks was later revealed to be a reference to a collaboration for the song “Soon You’ll Get Better” on the album.
Critical Reception
«I wanted [fans] to see that I’m heading in a different direction musically than they’ve seen in the past few years. This song was to change expectations and be a bit of a palette cleanser before they heard more of this new project. Plus, the chorus just makes me happy and lifts my mood when I sing it. I never want to be presumptuous, but I hoped it might do the same for someone who’s having a shitty day.»
Commercial Performance
Lyrics
[Intro: Taylor Swift]
I promise that you’ll never find another like me
[Verse 1: Taylor Swift]
I know that I’m a handful, baby, uh
I know I never think before I jump
And you’re the kind of guy the ladies want
(And there’s a lot of cool chicks out there)
I know that I went psycho on the phone
I never leave well enough alone
And trouble’s gonna follow where I go
(And there’s a lot of cool chicks out there)
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift]
But one of these things is not like the others
Like a rainbow with all of the colors
Baby doll, when it comes to a lover
I promise that you’ll never find another like
[Chorus: Taylor Swift]
Me-e-e, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
I’m the only one of me
Baby, that’s the fun of me
Eeh-eeh-eeh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
You’re the only one of you
Baby, that’s the fun of you
And I promise that nobody’s gonna love you like me-e-e
[Verse 2: Brendon Urie & Taylor Swift]
I know I tend to make it about me
I know you never get just what you see
But I will never bore you, baby
(And there’s a lot of lame guys out there)
And when we had that fight out in the rain
You ran after me and called my name
I never wanna see you walk away
(And there’s a lot of lame guys out there)
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift & Brendon Urie, Brendon Urie]
‘Cause one of these things is not like the others
Livin’ in winter, I am your summer
Baby doll, when it comes to a lover
I promise that you’ll never find another like
[Chorus: Brendon Urie, Taylor Swift & Brendon Urie]
Me-e-e, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
I’m the only one of me
Let me keep you company
Eeh-eeh-eeh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
You’re the only one of you
Baby, that’s the fun of you
And I promise that nobody’s gonna love you like me-e-e
[Bridge: Brendon Urie, Taylor Swift & Both]
Hey, kids!
Spelling is fun!*
Girl, there ain’t no I in “team”
But you know there is a “me”
Strike the band up, 1, 2, 3
I promise that you’ll never find another like me
Girl, there ain’t no I in “team”
But you know there is a “me”
And you can’t spell “awesome” without “me”
I promise that you’ll never find another like
[Chorus: Both, Taylor Swift & Brendon Urie]
Me-e-e (Yeah), ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (And I want ya, baby)
I’m the only one of me (I’m the only one of me)
Baby, that’s the fun of me (Baby, that’s the fun of me)
Eeh-eeh-eeh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Oh)
You’re the only one of you (Oh)
Baby, that’s the fun of you
And I promise that nobody’s gonna love you like me-e-e
[Outro: Brendon Urie, Taylor Swift & Both]
Girl, there ain’t no I in “team” (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
But you know there is a “me”
I’m the only one of me (Oh-oh)
Baby, that’s the fun of me
(Eeh-eeh-eeh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Strike the band up, 1, 2, 3
You can’t spell “awesome” without “me”
You’re the only one of you
Baby, that’s the fun of you
And I promise that nobody’s gonna love you like me-e-e
*The lyric “Hey kids! Spelling is fun!” is not included in the album version of the song.
Album | Lover | |||
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Feature | Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco | |||
Released | April 26, 2019 | |||
Studio | Electric Lady (New York City) | |||
Genre | Bubblegum Pop | |||
Length | 3:13 | |||
Label | Republic Records | |||
Songwriters | Taylor Swift Brendon Urie Joel Little | |||
Producers | Joel Little Taylor Swift | |||
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