Me So Bad
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{{Infobox song
| name = Me So Bad
| cover = Tinashe Me So Bad.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Tinashe featuring Ty Dolla Sign and French Montana
| album = Joyride
| released = {{start date|2018|3|30}}
| genre = R&B
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=11}}
| label = RCA
| writer =
- Tinashe Kachingwe
- Tyrone Griffin, Jr.
- Karim Karbouch
- Simon Schranz
- Floyd Bentley
- Christian Ward
- Montrell Martinez
- Nigel Bond
- Andre Proctor
- Mayila Caiemi Marie Jones
- Christopher Dotson
- Mele Moore
| producer =
| chronology = Tinashe
| prev_title = Faded Love
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Like I Used To
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = French Montana
| type = single
| prev_title = Famous
| prev_year = 2017
| title = Me So Bad
| year = 2018
| next_title = Olha a Explosão (Remix)
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Ty Dolla Sign
| type = single
| prev_title = Psycho
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Me So Bad
| year = 2018
| next_title = Off Guard
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|VaGcPRMY5UM|"Me So Bad"}}}}
}}
"Me So Bad" is a song recorded by American singer Tinashe, featuring fellow American singer Ty Dolla Sign and American rapper French Montana. It was written by the three said artists, Hitmaka, and A1 Bentley. It was released commercially for digital download via RCA Records on March 30, 2018, as the third and final single from Tinashe's third studio album, Joyride (2018), along with the album's pre-order.
Background
The song was first revealed in a picture Tinashe posted on social media on January 12, 2018.{{cite news|last=Prance|first=Sam|title=Tinashe's New Singles Reportedly Feature Three Big Stars|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/vch4mh/tinashes-new-singles-reportedly-feature-three-big-stars|access-date=February 14, 2018|work=MTV News|date=January 16, 2018}}{{cite news|last=Gordon|first=Arielle|title=Tinashe – "Faded Love" ft. Future|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/02/tinashe-faded-love-ft-future/|access-date=February 14, 2018|work=Spin|date=February 12, 2018}} The singer teased the song again one week prior to its release.{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2018/03/stream-tinashe-ty-dolla-sign-french-montana-me-so-bad|title=Tinashe Delivers "Me So Bad" f/ Ty Dolla Sign and French Montana|website=Complex|access-date=2018-04-07}} The song was released along with Joyride{{'}}s pre-order.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8275081/tinashe-ty-dolla-sign-french-montana-me-so-bad|title=Tinashe Enlists Ty Dolla $ign and French Montana for New 'Me So Bad' Video: Watch|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-04-07}}
Composition
"Me So Bad" is a "synth-heavy" R&B{{Cite news|url=http://www.thefader.com/2018/03/30/tinashe-me-so-bad-video-ty-dolla-sign-french-montana|title=Watch Tinashe's tennis-themed "Me So Bad" video featuring Ty Dolla $ign and French Montana|work=The FADER|access-date=2018-04-07}} song with an island flavor. The song is three minutes and eleven seconds long. The song is in the key of B♭m, and moves at a tempo of 100 beats per minute in a 4/4 time signature.{{Cite web|url=https://findsongtempo.com/artists/tinashe-421c2078-f46f-4e4c-9f0e-977dd1dfac01/songs/me-so-bad|title=Me So Bad by Tinashe {{!}} BPM {{!}} Key {{!}} Find Song Tempo|website=findsongtempo.com|access-date=2018-04-07}} The song sees the singer confidently flaunting her body in the lyrics: "You want some me so bad, Come get this body."{{Cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2018/03/29/video-tinashe-ty-dolla-sign-french-montana-me-so-bad/|title=Video: Tinashe feat. Ty Dolla $ign & French Montana – 'Me So Bad' – Rap-Up {{!}} Rap-Up|website=www.rap-up.com|access-date=2018-04-07}}
Critical reception
Mike Nied of Idolator compared the song to Tinashe's previous singles "No Drama" and "Faded Love" and called it "the most energized of the group."{{Cite news|url=https://www.idolator.com/7676732/tinashe-me-so-bad-video?safari=1|title=Tinashe Hits The Courts In Her Vibrant "Me So Bad" Video|date=2018-03-30|work=idolator|access-date=2018-04-07}}
Music video
The music video for "Me So Bad" was released the same day as the single's release. The video is tennis-themed,{{Cite news|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1989231/tinashe-me-so-bad-feat-ty-dolla-sign-french-montana/music/|title=Tinashe – "Me So Bad" (Feat. Ty Dolla Sign & French Montana) Video|date=2018-03-30|work=Stereogum|access-date=2018-04-07}} and features Tinashe performing the song on a tennis court.{{Cite news|url=https://uproxx.com/hiphop/tinashe-me-so-bad-video-ty-dolla-sign-french-montana/|title=Tinashe's 'Me So Bad' Video Features Ty Dolla Sign And French Montana|date=2018-03-30|work=UPROXX|access-date=2018-04-07}} The video also features stylized choreography and the singer in a plaid skirt and platinum braids, as well as a soft velour tracksuit.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3071880/tinashe-me-so-bad-video-french-montana-ty-dolla-sign/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405162005/http://www.mtv.com/news/3071880/tinashe-me-so-bad-video-french-montana-ty-dolla-sign/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2018|title=Tinashe Gets Cozy With French Montana And Ty Dolla $ign In 'Me So Bad' Video|work=MTV News|access-date=2018-04-07}} The music video for "Me So Bad" has become Tinashe's fastest to reach one million views on YouTube in 24 hours.{{Cite news|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/hmdard/tinashe-breaks-huge-record-with-me-so-bad|title=Tinashe Breaks Huge Record with 'Me So Bad'|access-date=2018-04-07}}
Credits and personnel
Recording and management
- Recorded at Glenwood Place Recording Studios (Burbank, California)
- Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California)
- Mastered at Chris Athens Masters (Austin, Texas)
- Published by Shaybug Music/Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI), My Lord Prophet Music/APG/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Phil Trackson/Primary Wave Beats/BMG Platinum Songs US (BMI), Radical Publishing Group LLC, BMG Rights Management LLC (BMI), The Songs Right Now Publishing/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Mayila Caiemi Marie Jones Publishing Designee (ASCAP), It's Drugs Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI), Excuse My French Music II/Sony/ATV Allegro (ASCAP)
- Ty Dolla Sign appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation.
- French Montana appears courtesy of Bad Boy Entertainment/Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Personnel
- Tinashe – lead vocals, composition
- Ty Dolla Sign – featured artist, composition
- French Montana – featured artist, composition
- Christian "Hitmaka" Ward – composition, production
- Andre "Dre Moon" Proctor – composition, production
- Floyd "A1" Bentley – composition, production
- Montrell "Wavy" Martinez – composition, production
- Simon "BLWYRMND" Schranz – composition, production
- Mele Moore – composition
- Christopher "Chrishan" Dotson – composition
- Mayila Caiemi Marie Jones – composition
- Miagi – recording
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing
- David Nakaji – mixing assistant
- Ben Mitchev – mixing assistant
- Chris Athens – mastering
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Joyride.{{cite AV media notes|title=Joyride|others=Tinashe|year=2018|publisher=RCA Records}}
Charts
References
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Category:American contemporary R&B songs
Category:Songs written by French Montana
Category:Songs written by Ty Dolla Sign
Category:Songs written by Tinashe
Category:Songs written by Christopher Dotson
Category:Songs written by Hitmaka