Obsessed (song)

## ObsessedSong by Addison Rae

“**Obsessed**” is the debut single by American singer Addison Rae. It was released on March 18, 2021, through Sandlot Records and Atlantic Records.

The song also serves as a bonus track on the Spotify edition of Rae's debut extended-play.

## Background & Composition

In an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Rae shared the inspiration behind the song:

> "**I was driving. Right before the studio, I had dropped off [my boyfriend at the time] at his house, and he looked at me and was like, “I’m obsessed with you!” and I was like, “me too!” It was like, kind of an accident, I mean, I didn’t really mean that, I kind of meant, “I’m obsessed with you too,” but he was like, “Oh, are you obsessed with yourself?” and I was like, “You know what? I should be!**”
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"Obsessed" is a dance-pop song. The lyrics are about a relationship and self-hate. At a young age, Rae was influenced by her mother's playlist which included music from the 1990's and 2000's. In an interview with *Vogue*, Rae identifies Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, and Katy Perry as musical influences. She also cited that Taylor Swift as an inspiration for the song.

### Production

Preceding the release, Rae worked with songwriter Jacob Kasher Hindlin to study songwriting. Rae released the song through Hindlin's independent label, Sandlot Records. They worked with manager Adam Mersel, and publicists Katie Greenthal and Courtni Asbury of The Lede Company. After four months in the Hindlin's studio, Rae and her team developed most of "Obsessed" in one session.

Rae performed "Obsessed" on *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon*, marking her debut appearance on a late-night talk show. She also released accompanying clothing and poster merchandise.

On August 13, 2022, the demo version of the song leaked. ( listen)

## Reception

"Obsessed" was critically panned; in a review for *PopDust*, music critic Langa stated "Addison Rae's embarrassing new single 'Obsessed' proves she should stick to lip syncing". Zoe Haylock of *Vulture* negatively compared Rae's use of whispering to Selena Gomez. Writing for *Entertainment Weekly*, Nick Romano described the lyrics as "[reading] more like a text exchange", while assuming the message was "about how obsessed [Rae] is with herself", in contrast with what Rae intended, writing "the execution may have gotten lost in translation".

Writing for British *Vogue* in 2023, Amel Mukhtar described "Obsessed" as "fabulously camp" and wondered: "Was it shallow trash, or tongue-in-cheek art?"

## Commercial Performance

In the United States, the song debuted at its peak of number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart issue dated April 3, 2021, which serves as a twenty-five slot extension to the main *Billboard* Hot 100.

## Music Video

The music video, directed by Diane Martel, includes TikTok dances choreographed by Sara Biv and Calvit Hodge. On the day of its release, the single was the sixth video trending on YouTube. Kyle Luu was the stylist. In parts of the video, Rae wore catsuits by LaQuan Smith, clothing by Mugler and a fake fur Gucci bolero. Her white Dion Lee corset was inspired by the Britney Spears' music video for "Sometimes". The catsuit was influenced by the music video of "Say You'll Be There".

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

You turned our song down, baby, what for?

You had lit candles on the dashboard

Red roses growin' out of the door

Wanna say somethin' you never said before

**[Pre-Chorus]**

We were drivin' down Sunset

You know I love fast cars

Passed by where we first met

Damn, we made it so far

Red eyes from the red light

And that just set the mood

You say you're obsessed with me

So I took a second

And I said, "Me too"

**[Chorus]**

I'm obsessed with me as much as you

Say you'd die for me, I'd die for me too

And if I lost you, I'd still have me, I can't lose

When you say that you're obsessed with me, me too

**[Verse 2]**

I did my hair like waves on the beach

This dress so tight, you can't even speak

My heels so high, might get a nosebleed

Music's so loud, but I hear your heartbeat

**[Pre-Chorus]**

We were drivin' down Sunset

You know I love fast cars

Passed by where we first met

Damn, we made it so far

Red eyes from the red light

And that just set the mood

You say you're obsessed with me

So I took a second

And I said, "Me too"

**[Chorus]**

I'm obsessed with me as much as you

Say you'd die for me, I'd die for me too

And if I lost you, I'd still have me, I can't lose

When you say that you're obsessed with me, me too

I'm obsessed with me as much as you

Say you'd die for me, I'd die for me too

And if I lost you, I'd still have me, I can't lose

When you say that you're obsessed with me, me too