Lover Like Me

On September 17, four days after attending the annual Met Gala fashion event in New York City, CL announced via her social media platforms that her upcoming second single, titled "Lover Like Me", would be released on September 29. It was made available for digital download and streaming as the second single off of her debut studio album, Alpha.{{cite web |last1=Hwang |first1=Hye-jin |title=앤마리 손잡은 CL, 빠져들 수밖에 없는 멋진 기지배 ‘Lover Like Me’[들어보고서] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000493182 |website=Newsen |via=Naver |language=ko |date=29 September 2021}}

Composed in the key signature of C♯ major, the song contains a tempo of 158 BPM.{{cite web |title=Key, BPM of Lover Like Me By CL |url=https://musicstax.com/track/lover-like-me/33H4jpDv7tK6UxPukAiabA |website=Musicstax |access-date=7 October 2021 |language=en}} Stylistically, "Lover Like Me" showcases a different charm in contrast to Alpha{{'}}s first single, "Spicy", which was released a month prior. Caitlin White from Uproxx commented that "'Lover Like Me' has the braggadocio of 'Spicy' but it's undercut with some of the softness of her pop sound."{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Caitlin |title=CL’s Swaggering New Single 'Lover Like Me' Closes The Door On The Past |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/cl-lover-like-me-alpha/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=29 September 2021 |date=29 September 2021}} Teen Vogue{{'}}s Jazmine Denise commented that it "will instantly trigger nostalgic feelings associated with early '00s R&B; it oozes self-confidence and sass as CL brazenly reminds an ex-lover that she’s one of a kind."{{cite web |last1=Denise |first1=Jazmine |title=CL, Wallows, Kali Uchis ft. SZA, and More Best New Music Friday |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/cl-wallows-kali-uchis-ft-sza-more-best-new-music-friday |website=Teen Vogue |access-date=7 October 2021 |date=1 October 2021}} Regarding its lyrical content, W Korea noted that "although it looks like a story about love, it can also be interpreted as a story about CL as a musician", the refining of her identity.{{cite web |title=CL, 'Lover Like Me' 발매. 앤 마리 참여 |trans-title=CL releases 'Lover Like Me'. Anne-Marie participates |url=https://www.wkorea.com/2021/09/29/cl-lover-like-me-%eb%b0%9c%eb%a7%a4-%ec%95%a4-%eb%a7%88%eb%a6%ac-%ec%b0%b8%ec%97%ac/ |website=W Korea |access-date=29 September 2021 |language=ko-KR |date=29 September 2021}}

Writing for Beats Per Minute, Chase McMullen contrasted the song to the open aggressiveness of "Spicy", saying it "practically glides, with CL displaying her equal strength for softer vocals. That doesn't mean she’s dropped even an ounce of that famous attitude." He additionally highlighted its catchiness, calling it "an instant, delightfully bitter, earworm."{{cite web |last1=McMullen |first1=Chase |title=Korean icon CL eviscerates an ungrateful ex on the effortless earworm that is 'Lover Like Me' |url=https://beatsperminute.com/korean-icon-cl-eviscerates-an-ungrateful-ex-on-the-effortless-earworm-that-is-lover-like-me/ |website=Beats Per Minute |access-date=7 October 2021 |date=29 September 2021}} In its debut week, the song entered at number 35 on the Gaon Download Chart.{{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=40&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week |title=2021년 40차 Download Chart |publisher=Gaon Music Chart |access-date=October 7, 2021 }}

The music video for "Lover Like Me" was uploaded to CL's YouTube channel simultaneously with the release of the single on September 29; a teaser video was uploaded via the same platform two days prior.{{cite web |last1=Yoon |first1=Sang-geun |title=CL 'Lover Like Me' 뮤비 티저..파워풀한 보컬+파격 레드 비주얼 |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002991491 |website=Star News |via=Naver |access-date=29 September 2021 |language=ko |date=27 September 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Kim |first1=Yeeun |title=CL Drops Empowering New Track, "Lover Like Me" |url=https://hypebae.com/2021/9/cl-lover-like-me-alpha-album-second-single-announcement-release-date |website=Hypebae |access-date=29 September 2021 |date=29 September 2021}} The music video features shots of CL in brightly colored sets, including a room covered in sunflowers, as well as a red-tinted studio full of vintage television sets.{{cite web |last1=Chin |first1=Carmen |title=CL unveils eccentric music video for 'Lover Like Me' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/cl-music-video-lover-like-me-3057659 |website=NME |date=29 September 2021 |access-date=29 September 2021 }}

Credits adapted from Melon.{{cite web |title=Lover Like Me - CL |url=https://www.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=33970495 |publisher=Melon |access-date=September 29, 2021 |language=ko}}

• Lee Chae-rin – vocals, lyricist
• Freedo – lyricist, composer
• Anne-Marie Nicholson – lyricist
• Nafla – lyricist
• Cleo Tighe – lyricist
• Sarah Blanchard – lyricist
• Nick Lee – composer

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