It's OK I'm OK
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{{Infobox song
| name = It's OK I'm OK
| cover = Tate McRae - It's OK I'm OK.png
| alt =
| artist = Tate McRae
| type = single
| album = So Close to What
| released = {{start date|2024|9|12}}
| recorded =
| genre = * Pop
| length = 2:36
| label = RCA
| writer = * Tate McRae
| producer = Ilya
| prev_title = Exes
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = 2 Hands
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Bpaf6Dm9iRc|"It's OK I'm OK"}}}}
}}
"It's OK I'm OK" is a song by Canadian singer Tate McRae. It was released as the lead single from her third studio album So Close to What (2025), on September 12, 2024, through RCA Records. The electronic and pop song with contemporary R&B elements and hip-hop influences was written by McRae, alongside Ryan Tedder, Savan Kotecha and Ilya, with production by the latter. The song was a commercial success, becoming McRae's highest-charting debut on the Billboard Hot 100, and reaching the top 20 in various countries including Australia, Canada, Norway, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It became her first number one single on the Billboard Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart. A music video was released in which McRae was edited to appear naked, which garnered widespread media attention.
Background and release
After releasing her second studio album, Think Later, in December 2023, McRae embarked on its supporting concert tour.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tate-mcrae-announces-second-album-think-later-and-confirms-2024-tour-3532236|title=Tate McRae announces second album Think Later and confirms 2024 tour|website=NME|last=Jones|first=Damian|date=November 6, 2023|access-date=November 7, 2023}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/tate-mcrae-sophomore-album-2024-tour-dates-1235464538/|title=Tate McRae Announces Sophomore Album Think Later & 2024 World Tour Dates|magazine=Billboard|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=November 6, 2023|access-date=November 7, 2023}} The album produced "Greedy" (2023), which was one of her highest-charting singles.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-cruel-summer-jack-harlow-tate-mcrae-hot-100-top-10-1235499827/|title=Taylor Swift's 'Cruel Summer' Notches Fourth Week Atop Hot 100, Jack Harlow, Tate McRae Hit Top 10|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=November 20, 2023|access-date=November 20, 2023}} In March 2024, McRae revealed that she had returned to the studio and was "writing and seeing what first comes to mind right now, especially since it's so quickly after my album just dropped".{{cite web |last=Riley |first=Alaska |title=Tate McRae, Pop Girl on the Rise |url=https://www.papermag.com/tate-mcrae-think-later-tour |website=Paper |access-date=September 11, 2024 |date=March 15, 2024 }} McRae wrote the song "It's OK I'm OK" with Ryan Tedder, Savan Kotecha, and its producer, Ilya Salmanzadeh.{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sam |title=Tate Mcrae Kicks Off a New Chapter with Her Playful New Single 'It's OK I'm OK' |url=https://readdork.com/news/tate-mcrae-new-single-its-ok-im-ok/ |website=Dork |access-date=September 16, 2024 |date=September 13, 2024 }} The song is about a woman talking about her ex-boyfriend. The narrator is glad that she is no longer in a relationship with her ex, and warns his new girlfriend about him.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-13 |title=Tate McRae's "It's OK I'm OK" Lyrics, Explained |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/tate-mcrae-its-ok-im-ok-lyrics-meaning |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Nylon |language=en}} The song is a moody electronic pop track with hip-hop influences and contemporary R&B elements.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-13 |title=Tate McRae returns with new single 'It's ok I'm ok' |url=https://www.womeninpop.com/news-home/tate-mcrae-returns-with-new-single-its-ok-im-ok |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917150203/https://www.womeninpop.com/news-home/tate-mcrae-returns-with-new-single-its-ok-im-ok |archive-date=2024-09-17 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=Women In Pop |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |title=Tate McRae Announces New Single "It's Ok I'm Ok" Out September 12 {{!}} News {{!}} PopFiltr |url=https://www.popfiltr.com/articles/tate-mcrae-announces-new-single-its-ok-im-ok-out-september-12 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=www.popfiltr.com |language=en}} Salmanzadeh told Billboard in October 2024, the song was written after its composers asked McRae if she wanted something to drink during sessions at the studio to which McRae replied "it's okay, i'm okay" which Salmanzadeh found catchy.{{Cite magazine |last=Havens |first=Lyndsey |date=2024-10-09 |title=How ILYA Helped Tate McRae Score Her Highest-Charting Hot 100 Debut With 'It's Ok I'm Ok' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/tate-mcrae-its-ok-im-ok-ilya-producer-interview-1235792677/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
On August 22, 2024, during her performance at Madison Square Garden, McRae premiered the new song as an encore on the tour. It included the lyrics "It's OK. I'm OK. I don't really gotta say. It's OK. You can have him anyway." According to Variety{{'}}s Lexi Carson, "elements of [it] evoked songs from Britney Spears's 2000 album Oops !…I Did It Again".{{cite magazine |title=Tate McRae Invites The Kid Laroi to Perform with Her At Madison Square Garden |url=https://www.billboard.com/video/tate-mcrae-invites-the-kid-laroi-to-perform-with-her-billboard-news/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 8, 2024 }}{{cite web |last=Carson |first=Lexi |title=Tate McRae Sings with Kid Laroi, Shouts Out Jake Shane at Madison Square Garden Debut: Concert Review |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/reviews/tate-mcrae-kid-laroi-jake-shane-madison-square-garden-concert-review-1236116987/ |website=Variety |access-date=September 8, 2024 |date=August 23, 2024 }}{{cite web |last=Irvin |first=Jack |title=Tate McRae Steps Out in N.Y.C. with The Kid Laroi After Duetting (and Sharing a Kiss!) at Her MSG Tour Stop |url=https://people.com/tate-mcrae-the-kid-laroi-nyc-date-madison-square-garden-8700537 |website=People |access-date=September 8, 2024 |date=August 23, 2024 }} McRae posted a picture of herself with the song title written on sand in September 2024, stating that "yall aren't readyyy" for it. Her prior collaborator Tedder liked the post.{{cite web |title=Tate Mcrae Says We're Not 'Ready' for Her New Song |url=https://www.live955.com/tate-mcrae-says-were-not-ready-for-her-new-song/ |publisher=KBFF |access-date=September 11, 2024 }}{{cite web |title=Tate Mcrae Says We're Not 'Ready' for Her New Song |url=https://www.movin925.com/tate-mcrae-says-were-not-ready-for-her-new-song/ |publisher=KQMV |access-date=September 11, 2024 |date=September 5, 2024 }} RCA Records released the song as a single on September 12, 2024.{{cite web |title=Tate McRae – 'It's OK I'm OK' |url=https://itsokimok.tatemcrae.com/ |publisher=Tate McRae |access-date=September 8, 2024 }}{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2024 |title=TATE MCRAE RELEASES NEW SONG AND VIDEO FOR "It's ok I'm ok" |url=https://www.rcarecords.com/news/tate-mcrae-releases-new-song-and-video-for-its-ok-im-ok/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240917143929/https://www.rcarecords.com/news/tate-mcrae-releases-new-song-and-video-for-its-ok-im-ok/ |archive-date=2024-09-17 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=RCA Records |language=en-US}}
The song's live performance from Madison Square Garden was released exclusively to YouTube on September 18, 2024,{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHzfHLPXKjU |title=Tate McRae - It's ok I'm ok (Live From Madison Square Garden) |date=2024-09-18 |last=TateMcRaeVEVO |access-date=2025-01-01 |via=YouTube}} and was uploaded to streaming platforms as a single on October 4, 2024.{{Citation |title=It's ok I'm ok (Live From Madison Square Garden) |date=2024-10-04 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/59QYb9v9DwJxm7KOgOJViW |access-date=2025-01-01 |language=en}}
A digital maxi-single with the original version of the song, an Ian Asher remix of the song, sped up and slowed down versions of the song, and the song's instrumental was released on October 11, 2024.{{Citation |title=It's ok I'm ok (remixes) |date=2024-10-11 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3XaVpz5yxOIkha03FETXPQ |access-date=2025-01-01 |language=en}}
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Hannah Lux Davis.{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2495803/tate-mcrae-references-britney-spears-and-pussycat-dolls-in-new-single-its-ok-im-ok-music-video|title=Tate McRae references Britney Spears and Pussycat Dolls in new single 'It's ok I'm ok' music video|work=The Express Tribune|date=September 13, 2024|access-date=September 15, 2024}} Speaking about inspirations behind the video, McRae said: "So many pop videos. Old Britney, old Christina. It's very campy, I would say. Sean [Bankhead] absolutely devoured the choreo."{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/tate-mcrae-its-ok-im-ok-lyrics-meaning-video/|title=Who are Tate McRae's 'It's Ok I'm Ok' lyrics about? Here's what she's said about the song and music video|publisher=Capital. Global Media & Entertainment|date=September 13, 2024|first=Sam|last=Prance|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915203511/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/tate-mcrae-its-ok-im-ok-lyrics-meaning-video/|archive-date=September 15, 2024|access-date=September 15, 2024|url-status=bot: unknown}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMYPTvRgY5E|title=Tate McRae Teases 'It's ok, I'm ok' Music Video at MTV VMAs 2024|via=YouTube|date=September 12, 2024|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914115237/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMYPTvRgY5E&feature=youtu.be|archive-date=September 14, 2024|access-date=September 15, 2024|url-status=bot: unknown}} The music video takes place in New York City, and has McRae walk the streets in several outfits. At one point, she gets arrested while appearing to be naked.{{cite web |last=Saulog |first=Gabriel |title=Tate McRae Is More Than Fine on Her New Single 'It's OK I'm OK' |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/news/tate-mcrae-is-more-than-fine-on-her-new-single-its-ok-im-ok-listen-release-2024/ |website=Billboard Philippines |access-date=September 16, 2024 |date=September 13, 2024 }}{{cite web |last=Haigh |first=Joshua |title=Tate McRae Goes Naked in Raunchy New Music Video |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tate-mcrae-goes-naked-in-raunchy-new-music-video/news-story/a089551d448d12180539355e238ff9d7 |publisher=News.com.au |access-date=September 16, 2024 |date=September 13, 2024 }} McRae revealed in an interview that she actually wore a Skims nude tube top and hotpants,{{cite news |title= Tate McRae Plans to Show You All Sides of Herself |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/tate-mcrae-skims-style-interview-2024 |work=W | date=October 28, 2024 |last=Twersky |first=Carolyn |accessdate=November 3, 2024}} and the nudity was edited into it later.{{cite web |last=Knight |first=Kathryn |title=Tate McRae Explains How She Really Filmed 'It's OK I'm OK' Video – 'I Wasn't Naked!' |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/tate-mcrae-filmed-its-ok-im-ok-video/ |publisher=Capital |access-date=October 11, 2024 |date=October 9, 2024 }} Her parents were present on the set cheering; "Whoo, this is so fire!"
Charts
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scope="row"| Estonia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ee/monthly/202410|title=Top Radio Hits Estonia Monthly Chart: October 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=November 1, 2024}}
| 67 |
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scope="row"| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lt/monthly/202410|title=Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: October 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=November 1, 2024}}
| 21 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Gold|type=single|certyear=2024|access-date=December 24, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Tate McRae|title=It's OK I'm OK|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2024|certyear=2024|access-date=November 4, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Tate McRae|title=It's OK I'm OK|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|source=radioscope|access-date=February 16, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Tate McRae|title=It's Ok I'm Ok|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|access-date=January 10, 2025|id=20687-5406-1}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Tate McRae|title=It’s OK I’m OK |award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|access-date=August 29, 2024}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2025|certyear=2025|certweek=09|id=20250305100408|access-date=March 5, 2025}}
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