Me!

2019 song by Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco

"Me!" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It features vocals from American singer Brendon Urie, known for being the lead singer of the band Panic! At the Disco. The song was released on April 26, 2019, as the lead single from Swift's seventh studio album, Lover. Swift and Urie wrote the song with Joel Little, Swift produced the song with Little (known for his work with Swift's friend, New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde).[1]

"Me!"
Song by Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco
from the album Lover
ReleasedApril 26, 2019
Genre
Length3:13
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Taylor Swift
  • Joel Little
  • Brendon Urie
Producer(s)
  • Joel Little
  • Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift singles chronology
"Getaway Car"
(2018)
"Me!"
(2019)
"You Need to Calm Down"
(2019)
Music video
"Me!" at YouTube

Swift revealed a countdown to April 26 with a pink and blue, cotton-candy colored theme on her Instagram story. It contained the hashtag #426, which was the release date of a project that was unknown at the time.[2]

So far, the song has gotten to number one on the iTunes charts of nearly 50 countries.[3]

It entered at #100 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending May 4, 2019. The song jumped to #2 the following week, behind "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. It broke the record for the biggest jump on the chart in a week (98 positions), beating Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You" (96 positions, from #97 to #1).[4]

Charts change

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 5
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[8] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 2
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 7

References change

  1. "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  2. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  3. "Worldwide iTunes Song Chart". kworb.net. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  4. "Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Tops Billboard Hot 100 For Fifth Week, Taylor Swift's 'Me!' Vaults to No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  5. "Australian-charts.com – Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie – Me!". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. "Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. "Chart Track: Week 19, 2019". Irish Singles Chart.
  8. "Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. "Charts.nz – Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie – Me!". Top 40 Singles.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. "Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  12. "Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.