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"ME!"Single by Taylor Swift
General information
Main artist	Taylor Swift
Featured artist	Brendon Urie
Released	April 26, 2019
Recorded	January 2019
Genre	Bubblegum pop, dance-pop
Length	3:13
Album	Lover
Label	Republic Records
Writer(s)	Swift Urie Joel Little
Producer(s)	Joel Little
Singles chronology
Previous	"Getaway Car"
Current	"ME!"
Next	"You Need to Calm Down"
Lover track list
"Afterglow"
"ME!"
"It's Nice to Have A Friend"
Music video

"ME!" (stylized in all caps) feat. Brendon Urie is the lead single and sixteenth track from American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift's seventh studio album, Lover, released on April 26, 2019, through Republic Records. A demo of the song titled Ruff Jan 14 leaked on August 25, 2023.

Background

The song is meant to be a celebration of everything that makes a person unique. Swift wrote it with the intention of it being about embracing individuality and it being a song that made people feel better about themselves.

It was the first song that Swift owned after her split with Big Machine Records and the first song she released under her new record label, Republic Records.

Footage of the development and recording of the song is featured in Swift's 2020 documentary, Miss Americana.

Promotion

Various news outlets reported on April 25 that a mural of a butterfly in The Gulch neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, painted by street artist Kelsey Montague, was connected with Swift's upcoming music, to be released on April 26, 2019, which a countdown for appeared on her social media. A crowd of several hundred gathered at the mural as the word "Me!" was added to it by Montague. Montague told WKRN "the mural was painted for ABC, ESPN and the 2019 NFL Draft", but Swift later posted on her Instagram story that she commissioned the mural and put clues about "the song" and new music in it. She later appeared and took pictures with fans at the mural, telling them to watch ABC (and its coverage of the NFL Draft) that night for more clues. Swift later confirmed that an interview with Robin Roberts would be broadcast on ABC live from Nashville on April 25. During the interview, she confirmed the title as well as the feature from Urie and said the song and its music video would be released at midnight.

Track listing

CD single, digital download and streaming

1. "Me!" (featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco) – 3:13

7" vinyls and 12" vinyl

A-Side: "Me!" (featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco) – 3:13

B-Side: "Me!" (featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco) – 3:13

CD single and digital download – Billboard Music Awards exclusive live rehearsal audio

1. "Me!" (featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco) (Billboard Music Awards live rehearsal audio)

7" vinyl and 12" vinyl – Billboard Music Awards exclusive live rehearsal audio

A-Side: "Me!" (featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco) (Billboard Music Awards live rehearsal audio)

B-Side: "Me!" (featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco) (Billboard Music Awards live rehearsal audio)

Music video

The music video for "Me!" premiered on YouTube at 12AM EST on April 26, 2019. It was directed by Dave Meyers and Swift.

Behind the scenes

ME! Behind The Scenes- The Story of Benjamin Button

ME! Behind The Scenes- Je Suis Calme

Gallery

Posted on October 29, 2019

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

Live performances

"ME!" was performed multiple times in 2019 to promote Swift's album Lover, including at the Billboard Music Awards and her City of Lover concert in Paris. It was also performed as a surprise song at the Eras Tour on November 20th, 2023, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

ME! Live from the Billboard Music Awards

ME! Live on The Voice 2019 ft. Brendon Urie

ME! (Live on The Graham Norton Show)

ME! (Live on The Voice France)

ME! (Live on Germany's Next Top Model)

ME! (Live at Wango Tango)

Taylor Swift -ME! ft Brendon Urie (LIVE at IHeart Radio Wango Tango 2019)

Trivia

• The song is the first lead single to include a featured artist.
• On the album version of the song, the lyric "Hey kids! Spelling is fun!" was removed.
• Taylor adopted her third cat, Benjamin, on the set of the music video.