Me!

"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]

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Song by Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco
from 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)
"'"
(2019)
"You Need to Calm Down"
(2019)
"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

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 (RIANZ)[9] 3
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[10] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 2
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[12] 7

References

  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. Hung Medien.
  6. "Illegal name entered Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie/Taylor+Swift+feat.+Brendon+Urie/chart?f=793 Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie. Prometheus Global Media.
  7. "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. GfK.
  8. "Illegal name entered Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie/Taylor+Swift+feat.+Brendon+Urie/chart?f=848 Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie Album & Song Chart History" Japan Hot 100 for Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie. Prometheus Global Media.
  9. "Charts.org.nz – Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie – Me!". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  10. "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  11. "Illegal name entered Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie/Taylor+Swift+feat.+Brendon+Urie/chart?f=379 Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie. Prometheus Global Media.
  12. "Illegal name entered Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie/Taylor+Swift+feat.+Brendon+Urie/chart?f=381 Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie. Prometheus Global Media.