Surround Me (song)

## **Surround Me**

"**Surround Me**" is the lead single by Swedish pop singer LÉON from her third studio EP of the same name, *Surround Me* (2017). It was released 7 July 2017 under Columbia Records. It is the first track released by LÉON without writing or production credits from former producing partner Agrin Rahmani.

## Background & composition

"Surround Me" was written in 2017 by LÉON, producer Kurtis McKenzie, Jon Mills, and singer-songwriter Wrabel, and was produced by McKenzie.

LÉON stated that before writing the song, she and Wrabel "spent hours dissecting [her] state of mind." She recalled being "tired of being sad and writing sad songs." Though the rest of the project is contains "sad" songs, "Surround Me," LÉON noted, is the only one that is not inherently "sad." On being in the studio with Wrabel, LÉON said: "We played around on a grand piano and just jammed. The song was finished in like, an hour. Or maybe I blacked out during it."

LÉON said about the song: "I wrote [it] very recently, and it turned out to be one of the few songs I have that isn’t about an aching heart. It’s about feeling free and letting go in ‘the heat of the moment’. I feel like everyone’s been in a situation where you’ve decided to stay home alone, but then something happens and you change your mind and end up having the craziest night out."

## Release

The eponymous lead single, "**Surround Me**," was first teased on Instagram four days before release with the following lyrics: "Baby take me outside / Kiss me in the moonlight." The official single cover was revealed two days later. On 7 July 2017, is was officially released as the lead single and premiered via Hillydilly (now BeatRoute).

The official music video for "Surround Me," directed by Helgi & Hörður, was released a month later on 4 August 2017.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

Wasn't gonna go out

I was gonna stay in

Another Friday night on my own

Then I started drinking

My phone started ringing

I got my shit and walked out the door

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Oh every time you cross my mind

I get stupid

Whoa

**[Chorus]**

Don’t overthink it

Just finish up your drink

And surround me, surround me

The night ain’t over

We’re far from being sober

Surround me, surround me

‘Cause I like you, I like you, I like you a lot

How to see through the smoke

I don’t know how you found me, you found me

The night ain’t over

We’re far from being sober

Surround me, surround me

**[Verse 2]**

Baby take me outside

Kiss me in the moonlight

I just want you to touch me

I don’t wanna waste no time

You don’t even know me

But I want you to show me

What it feels like to be alive

**[Pre-Chorus]**

The lights go down

I want you around me

Whoa

**[Chorus]**

Don’t overthink it

Just finish up your drink

And surround me, surround me

The night ain’t over

We’re far from being sober

Surround me, surround me

‘Cause I like you, I like you, I like you a lot

How to see through the smoke

I don’t know how you found me, you found me

The night ain’t over

We’re far from being sober

Surround me, surround me

**[Bridge]**

So don’t let me go, no don’t let me go

Surround me, surround me

So don’t let me go, no don’t let me go

Surround me, surround me

So don’t let me go, no don’t let me go

(Don’t let me go, don’t let me go)

Surround me, surround me

So don’t let me go, no don’t let me go

Surround me, surround me

**[Outro]**

Don’t let me go

Don’t let me go

Don’t let me go

## Videos

### Official videos

LÉON - Surround Me (Official Video)Official music videoLÉON - Surround Me (Audio)Official audio
### Live Performances

Main article: Live Performances
LÉON - Surround me - 3FM Live - NPO 3FMNPO 3FM (Aug. 26, 2017)LÉON - "Surround Me" (live) with special guest WrabelSurround Me Tour (Nov. 21, 2017)LÉON – Surround Me (Live from the Fade Into A Dream Tour)Fade Into A Dream Tour (Jun. 26, 2022)

## Trivia

* "Surround Me" was used in the following TV shows:
	+ *The Bold Type*, S01E07 (Freeform) (Aug. 2017)
	+ *Grey's Anatomy*, S14E06 (ABC) (Nov. 2017)
	+ *The Good Doctor*, S01E15 (ABC) (Feb. 2018)
	+ *Love Island*, S05E08 (ITV) (Jun. 2019)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 LÉON. “Surround Me.” *Spotify*, 6 Oct. 2017, open.spotify.com/track/4aai1PoVGPcspMhmzOzpZN?si=f14db0d0c09c4317.
2. ↑ Dalton, Rosie. “Musician Léon Makes Retro Songs for Our Internet-Addled Age.” *The Last Magazine*, 26 Oct. 2017, thelast-magazine.com/leon-singer-interview-surround-me.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Caminiti, Kasey. “Swedish Soul Singer Léon Opens Up.” *DuJour*, 10 Nov. 2017, dujour.com/culture/interview-with-swedish-singer-leon-ep-surround-me.
4. ↑ Barragan, Eva. “Swedish Pop Songstress LÉON Still Has a Few Sad Things to Say on Her New Surround Me EP, but Isn’t Alone.” *Flaunt Magazine*, 7 Oct. 2017, archive.flaunt.com/content/music/featured/leon.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Palmer, Vanessa. “LÉON - ‘Surround Me.’” *Hillydilly*, 6 July 2017, www.hillydilly.com/2017/07/leon-surround-me.
6. ↑ “LÉON - Surround Me (Official Video).” *YouTube*, uploaded by LÉON, 4 Aug. 2017, youtu.be/Fn06Edo8asw.
7. ↑ “Léon / Surround Me.” *Helgi & Hörður*, www.helgiandhordur.com/portfolio/leon-surround-me. Accessed 19 May 2023.
8. ↑ Freeform. “The Bold Type | Season 1, Episode 7 Music: ‘Surround Me’ | Freeform.” *YouTube*, uploaded by Freeform, 21 Aug. 2017, youtu.be/bsh0CJVUNu8.
9. ↑ ABC. “Grey’s Anatomy 14x06 Ending Scene Season 14 Episode 6 [HD] ‘Come on Down To My Boat, Baby.’” *YouTube*, uploaded by Reeta Geeta, 2 Nov. 2017, youtu.be/Y8Fc0LbNIPs.