So Am I (Ty Dolla Sign song)
{{Infobox song
| name = So Am I
| cover = Ty Dolla Sign So Am I.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Ty Dolla Sign featuring Damian Marley and Skrillex
| album = Beach House 3
| released = {{start date|2017|9|1}}
| genre = {{hlist|Tropical|club{{cite news|last=Tom|first=Breihan|title=Ty Dolla $ign – "So Am I" (Feat. Damian Marley & Skrillex)|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1960467/ty-dolla-ign-so-am-i-feat-damian-marley-skrillex/music/|accessdate=September 2, 2017|work=Stereogum|date=September 1, 2017}}}}
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=45}}
| label = {{hlist|Atlantic|WEA}}
| writer = Griffin, Jr. Damian Marley, Boyd S. Moore Sirota
| producer = Skrillex
| chronology = Ty Dolla Sign
| prev_title = Ego
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Ex
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Damian Marley
| type = single
| prev_title = Medication
| prev_year = 2017
| title = So Am I
| year = 2017
| next_title = Living It Up
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Skrillex
| type = single
| prev_title = Favor
| prev_year = 2017
| title = So Am I
| year = 2017
| next_title = GOH
| next_year = 2018
}}
}}
"So Am I" is a song by American singer Ty Dolla Sign. It was released through Atlantic Records and WEA International on September 1, 2017, as the second single from his second studio album, Beach House 3 (2017).{{cite news|last=Michelle|first=Kim|title=Ty Dolla $ign, Skrillex, Damian Marley Team for New Song "So Am I": Listen|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/ty-dolla-dollarign-skrillex-damian-marley-team-for-new-song-so-am-i-listen/|accessdate=September 2, 2017|work=Pitchfork|date=September 1, 2017}} The song features Jamaican reggae artist Damian Marley and American electronic dance music producer Skrillex, the latter of whom is sole producer of the song.
Background
Sign told Billboard in an interview that he is "trying out 'new reggae'" with the song.{{cite magazine|last=Steven|first=Horowitz|title=Ty Dolla $ign Aims for Megafame: 'There's No Ceiling for the Dolla'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7940980/ty-dolla-sign-fall-preview-interview|accessdate=September 2, 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=August 24, 2017}} It was uploaded to SoundCloud on August 28, 2017, but was unavailable for streaming.{{cite news|last=Matthew|first=Meadow|title=Skrillex & Damian Marley To Release New Collab With Ty Dolla $ign|url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/08/28/skrillex-damian-marley-release-new-collab-ty-dolla-ign/|accessdate=September 2, 2017|work=Your EDM|date=August 28, 2017}}{{cite news|last=Stevo|title=Skrillex Plans To Release Song With Damian Marley & Ty Dolla Sign|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/08/28/skrillex-plans-release-song-damian-marley-ty-dolla-sign/|accessdate=September 2, 2017|work=EDM Sauce|date=August 28, 2017}} On the same day, both Sign and Skrillex teased the track on Twitter. Sign tweeted the single artwork, which features a miniature figurine of him surfing on a tongue.{{cite magazine|last=Kat|first=Bein|title=Skrillex Teases Track With Ty Dolla $ign & Damian Marley|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7948960/skrillex-ty-dolla-sign-damian-marley-so-am-i|accessdate=September 2, 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=August 29, 2017}} On August 31, 2017, the song was leaked in full ahead of release.{{cite news|last=Matthew|first=Meadow|title=Ty Dolla $ign Collaboration With Skrillex & Damian Marley Leaks A Day Ahead Of Release|url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/08/31/ty-dolla-ign-collaboration-skrillex-damian-marley-leaks-day-ahead-release/|accessdate=September 2, 2017|work=Your EDM|date=August 31, 2017}}{{cite news|last=Hunter|first=Thompson|title=Listen to Skrillex's Collab with Ty Dolla $ign and Damian Marley Ahead of its Friday Release|url=http://runthetrap.com/2017/08/31/listen-skrillexs-collab-ty-dolla-ign-damian-marley-ahead-friday-release/|accessdate=September 2, 2017|work=Run the Trap|date=August 31, 2017}}
Critical reception
Andrew Rafter of DJ Mag opined that Skrillex, whom he referred as "the king of dubstep", have forgone his usual style for a song that is "a lot closer to what you might expect from Damian Marley and Ty Dolla Sign".{{cite news|last=Andrew|first=Rafter|title=Skrillex just dropped his Ty Dolla $ign and Damian Marley collaboration, 'So Am I': Listen|url=https://djmag.com/news/skrillex-just-dropped-his-ty-dolla-ign-and-damian-marley-collaboration-‘so-am-i’-listen|accessdate=September 2, 2017|work=DJ Mag|date=September 1, 2017}} Emmanuel C.M. of XXL described the song as "an excellent blend of their respective styles into a cohesive final product".{{cite news|last=Emmanuel|first=C.M.|title=Ty Dolla Sign, Damian Marley and Skrillex Make an Excellent Team on New Song "So Am I"|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2017/09/ty-dolla-sign-damian-marley-skrillex-so-am-i/|accessdate=September 2, 2017|work=XXL|date=September 1, 2017}} Similarly, Rap-Up wrote that the song "blends their varied musical styles into one banger".{{cite news|title=New Music: Ty Dolla $ign feat. Damian Marley & Skrillex – 'So Am I'|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2017/08/31/new-music-ty-dolla-sign-damian-marley-skrillex-so-am-i/|accessdate=September 2, 2017|work=Rap-Up|date=August 31, 2017}} Patrick Lyons of Merry Jane stated that Sign's voice sounds like "he's been doing Jamaican-inflected pop his entire life", and he appreciates that Sign is "actually working with Skrillex".{{cite news|last=Patrick|first=Lyons|title=Ty Dolla $ign, Damian Marley & Skrillex Supply the Good Vibes on "So Am I"|url=https://merryjane.com/music/ty-dolla-signs-damian-marley-skrillex-so-am-i|accessdate=September 2, 2017|work=Merry Jane|date=September 2, 2017}} Kevin Goddard of HotNewHipHop regarded the song as a "pop-friendly record" and opined that Skrillex supplied "dance-friendly production".{{cite news|last=Kevin|first=Goddard|title=Ty Dolla Sign Recruits Skrillex & Damien Marley For "So Am I"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ty-dolla-sign-recruits-skrillex-and-damien-marley-for-so-am-i-new-song.1975568.html|accessdate=September 2, 2017|work=HotNewHipHop|date=September 1, 2017}} Bianca Gracie of Fuse wrote that the song's "warm, sunny vibes" will make the listeners "wish summer was year-round".{{cite news|last=Bianca|first=Gracie|title=Ty Dolla $ign's 'So Am I' Song With Skrillex & Damian Marley Will Whisk You to the Islands: Listen|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2017/09/ty-dolla-sign-so-am-i-song-skrillex-damian-marley|accessdate=September 2, 2017|work=Fuse|date=September 1, 2017}} Matthew Meadow of Your EDM felt the song "features subtle, but recognizable production from Skrillex on a smooth and tropical sound", but is "not particularly a 'summer hit'". Erik of EDM Sauce deemed the song as "an almost entirely reggae tune" and "a downtempo, tradition Jamaican track", he felt "everything flows perfect from one style to another".{{cite news|last=Erik|title=Skrillex's New Reggae Production For Damien Marley and Ty Dolla $ign Has Dropped: Listen|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/08/31/skrillexs-new-reggae-production-damien-marley-ty-dolla-ign-dropped-listen/|accessdate=September 2, 2017|work=EDM Sauce|date=August 31, 2017}} Hunter Thompson of Run the Trap called the song "a very chill, island inspired soon to be radio hit", and felt it is "a blaring dubstep track". He noted that it would be played frequently everywhere "as summer begins to wind down" and he expect "some pretty dope remixes" of this track. Alex Ross of Vice wrote a negative review of the song, faulting the reggae beat that was "squeezed tightly through Skrillex's desk", which "actively distracts from Ty and Marley's vocals", and blaming Skrillex exclusively for making it "ends up sounding like a Fyre Festival promo", but not "a fun blend of styles between Ty and Marley".{{cite news|last=Alex|first=Ross|title=Here's Ty Dolla $ign, Skrillex, and Damian Marley's New Song, "So Am I"|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/8xx39z/heres-ty-dolla-dollarign-skrillex-and-damian-marleys-new-song-so-am-i|accessdate=September 2, 2017|work=Noisey|date=September 1, 2017}}
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2017-09-08|title=NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=September 11, 2017|access-date=September 8, 2017}}
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References
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Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Warner Music Group singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Skrillex
Category:Songs written by Ty Dolla Sign
Category:Songs written by Poo Bear
Category:Songs written by Skrillex