"Lose You to Love Me" is a song by singer Selena Gomez. It was released by Interscope Records on October 23, 2019, as the lead single of her third solo studio album, Rare, also included as the fourth track on the standard version album, and second in the deluxe edition.
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Background[]
- The cover art for the track and release date were shared by Selena on Twitter on October 18, 2019. More hype for the release of the song began to build when a credible insider on the music forum ATRL made a cryptic comment “2.2.22.23” on a popular discussion forum about Selena’s music. Many fans immediately pieced together the information and theorized that on either the 22nd or 23rd of October, “Lose You to Love Me” would be released with a music video and another single.
- As it turned out, Selena released her second single, “Look At Her Now,” the following day.
- The song is the lead single from her highly anticipated third studio album, Rare. It is a self-love anthem and about losing an lover during the process. Multiple media outlets speculated that the song refers to her relationship with ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber.
- A music video was released alongside the song. The music video was shot completely on an iPhone for Apple’s “Shot on iPhone” campaign; these words and the Apple logo can be seen in a promotional video posted by Apple.
- This is Selena's first song to debut at number one on Billboard Hot 100.
- On October 2, 2020, Selena Gomez presented a demo version of the track.
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Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
You promised the world and I fell for it
I put you first and you adored it
Set fires to my forest
And you let it burn
Sang off-key in my chorus
'Cause it wasn't yours
I saw the signs and I ignored it
Rose-colored glasses all distorted
Set fire to my purpose
And I let it burn
You got off on the hurtin'
When it wasn't yours, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
We'd always go into it blindly
I needed to lose you to find me
This dancing was killing me softly
I needed to hate you to love me, yeah
[Chorus]
To love, love, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, yeah
I needed to lose you to love me, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, yeah
I needed to lose you to love me
[Verse 2]
I gave my all and they all know it
Then you tore me down and now it's showing
In two months, you replaced us
Like it was easy
Made me think I deserved it
In the thick of healing, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
We'd always go into it blindly
I needed to lose you to find me
This dancing was killing me softly
I needed to hate you to love me, yeah
[Chorus]
To love, love, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, yeah
I needed to lose you to love me, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, yeah
I needed to lose you to love me
[Bridge]
You promised the world and I fell for it
I put you first and you adored it
Set fires to my forest
And you let it burn
Sang off-key in my chorus
[Chorus]
To love, love, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, yeah
I needed to hate you to love me, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, yeah
I needed to lose you to love me
To love, love, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, yeah
[Outro]
And now the chapter is closed and done
To love, love, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, yeah
And now it's goodbye, it's goodbye for us
| Rare | |
|---|---|
| January 10, 2020 • Interscope Records | |
| Songs | |
| Released | A Sweeter Place • Back To You • Bad Liar • Boyfriend • Crowded Room • Cut You Off • Dance Again • Feel Me • Fetish • Fun • It Ain't Me • Kinda Crazy • Let Me Get Me • Look At Her Now • Lose You to Love Me • People You Know • Rare • Ring • She • Souvenir • Vulnerable • Wolves |
| Unreleased | Bad Guy • Bad News • Flawless • Grateful • Stained • That's Why I Love You • Higher Or Heaven • Yellow Roses • Praise On Someone Else (P.O.S.E.) • Love's Not Over • I Can’t Change For You • Feels So Real • Unstoppable |
| Artists | |
| 6LACK • Gucci Mane • Kid Cudi • Kygo • Marshmello • Selena Gomez | |