Me, Myself & I (G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha song)

"Me, Myself & I" is a song by American rapper G-Eazy and American singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha, billed together as G-Eazy x Bebe Rexha.[4] It was released on October 14, 2015, as the first single for his third studio album When It's Dark Out. "Me, Myself & I" was written by Rexha, Gerald Earl Gillum, and Lauren Christy.[1][2][3][5] The song was originally produced by Rexha and TMS and re-produced by Michael Keenan, with additional production by Christoph Andersson and G-Eazy.[3] It was formerly both artists' highest peaking single, until Rexha's song "Meant to Be" peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, and G-Eazy's song "No Limit" peaked at number four. It is also featured in the NBA 2K17 soundtrack.

"Me, Myself & I"
Single by G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha
from the album When It's Dark Out
Released	October 14, 2015
Recorded	Early 2015
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	4:11
Label	BPG RVG RCA
Songwriter(s)	Bleta Rexha Lauren Christy Gerald Gillum Michael Keenan Christoph Andersson Thomas Barnes Peter Kelleher Ben Kohn[1][2][3]
Producer(s)	Michael Keenan Christoph Andersson (add.) G-Eazy (add.)
G-Eazy singles chronology
"You Got Me" (2015) "Me, Myself & I" (2015) "Order More" (2016)
Bebe Rexha singles chronology
"Battle Cry" (2015) "Me, Myself & I" (2015) "No Broken Hearts" (2016)
Music video
"Me, Myself & I" on YouTube

Recording and production

The original version of "Me, Myself and I" was written by Bebe Rexha, Lauren Christy, and TMS in early 2015[6] with the title "I Don't Need Anything".[7] The song was intended to be part of Rexha's debut album, but her label wasn't convinced it fit the style of her upcoming record. She asked a friend to put her in contact with rapper G-Eazy, because she wanted to do the song with him. Rexha and G-Eazy met three days later and she played the track on piano for him. He loved the track and asked for the song to be on his album. Rexha accepted and began immediately working on the track with Michael Keenan, G-Eazy's producer. Rexha and Keenan re-produced the beat and decided to keep the chorus, post-chorus, and bridge of the original song and put G-Eazy's rap on the verses, while changing the title to "Me, Myself & I".[8][9] She performed the acoustic of the original version of the song on Elvis Duran and the Morning Show on March 16, 2016.[10]

Composition

According to musicnotes.com, the song is written in the key of C minor, with a tempo of 112 beats per minute.[11]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 89 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number seven, becoming G-Eazy's first top 10 single and Rexha's second after David Guetta's "Hey Mama". It was also G-Eazy and Rexha's highest-charting single, until "Meant To Be" peaked at number two and "No Limit" peaked at number four, as well as the first number one song for both artists on the US Hot Rap Songs chart.[12] As of December, 2018, it has sold 4,000,000 copies in the United States.[13]

Music video

The song's music video premiered on October 29, 2015 on G-Eazy's Vevo account on YouTube. Since its release, the video has received over 400 million views.[14] Directed by Taj Stan's Berry, the video surrounds the scene of G-Eazy's birthday, where he is forced to reconcile with his anxieties and the man in the mirror.[15] Bebe Rexha is shown singing throughout the music video.

Live performances

G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha have performed the song at Jimmy Kimmel Live on December 3, 2015,[16] at Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on January 25, 2016[17] and at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards on April 3, 2016.[18][19]

On August 28, 2016, American singer Britney Spears performed the song with G-Eazy at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, along with their song "Make Me...". The mashup with Spears was also performed at the iHeartRadio Music Festival 2016 in Las Vegas on September 25, 2016 and live at her Las Vegas residency concert, Britney: Piece of Me, on October 21, 2016.

The song is also featured on the soundtrack to the basketball video game, NBA 2K17.

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "Me, Myself & I" – 4:11

• Digital download[20]

1. "My, Myself & I" (Marc Stout & Scott Svejda Remix) – 4:35

• Digital download[21]

1. "Me, Myself & I" (Viceroy Remix) – 4:23

Cover versions

The song has been covered by American singer Britney Spears and remixed with the her 2016 single "Make Me..." in a series of live performances with G-Eazy.[22]

Personnel

• Written by Bebe Rexha, G-Eazy, Lauren Christy, Ben Kohn, Tom Barnes, Peter Kelleher, Michael Keenan and Christoph Andersson[1][2][3]
• Originally produced by Bebe Rexha and TMS
• Re-produced by Michael Keenan[3][8]
• Vocal production by TMS
• Additional production by Christoph Andersson and G-Eazy
• Mixing engineering by Dakarai Gwitira

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015–16) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[23] 19 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[24] 6 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[25] 12 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[26] 16 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[27] 9 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[28] 3 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[29] 2 Denmark (Tracklisten)[30] 7 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[31] 5 France (SNEP)[32] 9 Germany (Official German Charts)[33] 7 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[34] 14 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[35] 31 Hungary (Single Top 40)[36] 10 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[37] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[38] 15 Italy (FIMI)[39] 22 Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[40] 33 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[41] 7 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[42] 11 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[43] 9 Norway (VG-lista)[44] 2 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[45] 46 Scotland (OCC)[46] 17 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[47] 2 South Africa (EMA)[48] 10 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[49] 25 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[50] 4 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[51] 11 UK Singles (OCC)[52] 13 UK R&B (OCC)[53] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[54] 7 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[55] 2 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[56] 3 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[57] 34 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[58] 1 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[59] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Australia (ARIA)[60] 72 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[61] 31 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[62] 45 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[63] 49 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[64] 21 Denmark (Tracklisten)[65] 44 France (SNEP)[66] 20 Germany (Official German Charts)[67] 19 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[68] 38 Hungary (Single Top 40)[69] 50 Italy (FIMI)[70] 48 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[71] 57 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[72] 36 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[73] 32 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[74] 22 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[75] 24 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[76] 44 US Billboard Hot 100[77] 19 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[78] 5 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[79] 40 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[80] 17 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[81] 4

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[82]	Platinum	70,000
Canada (Music Canada)[83]	4× Platinum	320,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[84]	Platinum	60,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[85]	3× Gold	600,000
Italy (FIMI)[86]	2× Platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[87]	2× Platinum	30,000^*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[88]	3× Platinum	180,000
Poland (ZPAV)[89]	4× Platinum	80,000
Sweden (GLF)[90]	3× Platinum	120,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[91]	Platinum	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[92]	Gold	400,000
United States (RIAA)[93]	5× Platinum	5,000,000
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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External links

• Audio on YouTube