Hey, I'm Just Like You

While working on their memoir High School, the duo found dozens of cassette recordings of songs they wrote between the ages of 15 and 17. From April 2019, they began rewriting parts of the lyrics but kept the "essence" of each song, and said: "This is the record we never could have made as teenagers, full of songs we never could have written as adults." With the announcement, the duo said the album would contain elements of their "rock and punk roots, with a punch of pop production",{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2050489/tegan-and-sara-new-album-hey-im-just-like-you/news/|title=Tegan And Sara Announce New Album Hey, I'm Just Like You|website=Stereogum|last=Rettig|first=James|date=July 9, 2019|accessdate=July 10, 2019}} and that it is their first album "produced, performed, engineered, mixed, and mastered by a team of all women".{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BzsxYgul-D0/|title=Tegan and Sara on Instagram: 'The new Tegan and Sara album Hey, I'm Just Like You, Out September 27. Last year while writing our new memoir, we came across two cassette...'|via=Instagram|date=July 9, 2019|accessdate=July 11, 2019}}

Tegan and Sara announced the album on July 9, with a trailer showing home videos of themselves as teenagers playing guitar mixed with new footage of them working on the new versions of the songs.

On July 22, the first single from the album, "I'll Be Back Someday", was announced. It was released on July 25.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B0OgdOtFlKy/|title=Tegan and Sara on Instagram: "Our first single off Hey, I'm Just Like You is coming out this week! I'll Be Back Someday will be streaming and available for download WORLDWIDE on ALL platforms, Thursday at 7am PST. You can pre-save it now at the link in bio💥🌈👽👀"|via=Instagram|accessdate=July 23, 2019}} The second single released was the title track, on September 6, along with a lyric video consisting of footage of the two as teenagers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/09/tegan-and-sara-hey-im-just-like-you-single/|title=Tegan and Sara – "Hey, I'm Just Like You"|website=Spin|date=September 6, 2019|accessdate=September 29, 2019}}

A tour in support of the album and their memoir High School was announced on July 24. It will consist of largely acoustic renditions of songs from the album, as well as older songs and clips of the two in high school.{{cite web|url=https://teganandsara.com/hijlytour/|title=Hey, I'm Just Like You: The Tour|website=Tegan and Sara|date=July 23, 2019|accessdate=July 23, 2019}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = DIY

| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Penna |first1=Dominic |title=Tegan and Sara – Hey, I'm Just Like You |date=27 September 2019 |url=https://diymag.com/2019/09/27/tegan-and-sara-hey-im-just-like-you-album-review |access-date=November 25, 2022}}

| rev2 = Exclaim!

| rev2score = 7/10{{cite web |last1=Stanley |first1=Laura |title=Tegan and Sara Hey, I'm Just Like You |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tegan_and_sara-hey_im_just_like_you |access-date=November 25, 2022 |date=September 30, 2019}}

| rev3 = The Independent

| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Pollard |first1=Alexandra |title=Tegan and Sara, Hey I'm Just Like You review: Teenage tapes are revisited on a punchy but tender album |website=Independent.co.uk |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/tegan-and-sara-review-hey-im-just-like-you-album-high-school-cassette-tapes-a9120181.html |access-date=November 25, 2022 |date=September 26, 2019}}

| rev4 = NME

| rev4score ={{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Hunt |first1=El |title=Tegan and Sara – Hey, I'm Just Like You review: diary entries reimagined as swaggering indie-pop |website=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/tegan-sara-hey-im-just-like-album-review-2550885 |access-date=November 25, 2022 |date=September 25, 2019}}

| rev5 = The Observer

| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news |last1=Cragg |first1=Michael |title=Tegan and Sara: Hey, I'm Just Like You review – Canadian twins revisit their youth |newspaper=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/29/tegan-and-sarah-hey-im-just-like-you-review |access-date=November 25, 2022 |date=September 29, 2019}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 7.1/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tegan-and-sara-hey-im-just-like-you/|title=Tegan and Sara: Hey, I'm Just Like You Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Cliff|first=Aimee|date=September 27, 2019|accessdate=September 29, 2019}}

| rev7 = Rolling Stone

| rev7score ={{rating|3.5|4}}{{cite magazine |last1=Spanos |first1=Brittany |title=Tegan and Sara Come of Age on Hey, I'm Just Like You |magazine=Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-tegan-saras-hey-im-just-like-you-new-album-888802/ |access-date=November 25, 2022 |date=September 30, 2019}}

| rev8 = Under the Radar

| rev8score = 8/10{{cite web |last1=Von Pip |first1=Andy |title=Tegan and Sara Hey, I'm Just Like You |url=https://undertheradarmag.com/reviews/tegan_and_sara_hey_im_just_like_you/ |access-date=November 25, 2022 |date=November 14, 2019}}

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Hey, I'm Just Like You was met with generally favorable reviews noted at review aggregator Metacritic. The album received a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 based on 14 critic reviews. Aimee Cliff, writing for Pitchfork, gave the album a score of 7.1 out of 10, describing the songs as "poignant synth-pop gems".{{Cite web|title=Tegan and Sara: Hey, I'm Just Like You|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tegan-and-sara-hey-im-just-like-you/|website=Pitchfork|language=en|access-date=2020-05-22}} Rolling Stone described the release as "the prequel to a gratifying coming-of-age story about pop girlhood".{{Cite magazine|title=Tegan and Sara Come of Age on 'Hey, I'm Just Like You'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-tegan-saras-hey-im-just-like-you-new-album-888802/|last=Spanos|first=Brittany|date=2019-09-30|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-22}}

Rachel Aroesti of The Guardian was less positive, calling the song titles "laughably melodramatic", and criticizing the "workaday synth" genre which "struggles to make much of an impact based purely on its sonic appeal".{{Cite news|last=Aroesti|first=Rachel|date=2019-09-27|title=Tegan and Sara: Hey, I'm Just Like You review|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/27/tegan-and-sara-hey-im-just-like-you-review|access-date=2020-05-22|issn=0261-3077}}

All tracks produced by Alex Hope. All tracks written by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin, except where noted.

{{Track listing

| headline = Hey, I'm Just Like You track listing

| title1 = Hold My Breath Until I Die

| note1 = T. Quin, S. Quin, Alexandra Robotham

| length1 = 3:42

| title2 = Hey, I'm Just Like You

| length2 = 3:08

| title3 = I'll Be Back Someday

| length3 = 3:12

| title4 = Don't Believe the Things They Tell You (They Lie)

| note4 = T. Quin, S. Quin, Robotham

| length4 = 3:05

| title5 = Hello, I'm Right Here

| note5 = T. Quin, S. Quin, Robotham

| length5 = 3:07

| title6 = I Don't Owe You Anything

| length6 = 3:24

| title7 = I Know I'm Not the Only One

| note7 = T. Quin, S. Quin, Robotham

| length7 = 3:00

| title8 = Please Help Me

| length8 = 3:10

| title9 = Keep Them Close 'Cause They Will Fuck You Too

| note9 = T. Quin, S. Quin, Robotham

| length9 = 3:14

| title10 = We Don't Have Fun When We're Together Anymore

| note10 = T. Quin, S. Quin, Robotham

| length10 = 3:17

| title11 = You Go Away and I Don't Mind

| length11 = 2:53

| title12 = All I Have to Give the World Is Me

| length12 = 2:54

| total_length = 38:08

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• Tegan Quin – vocals, guitar
• Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, glockenspiel
• Alex Hope – guitar, keyboards, piano, synths, programming, backing vocals
• Carla Azar – drums
• Catherine Hiltz – bass

• Alex Hope – producer
• Rachael Findlen – engineer
• Beatriz Artola – mixing
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Annie Kennedy – assistant engineer

• Emy Storey – art direction
• Trevor Brady – photography

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