Love Myself (song)

## Haiz Chronology

"**Love Myself**" is the debut single by American actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld. The song was written by Mattias Larsson, Robin Fredriksson, Oscar Holter, Julia Michaels, and Justin Tranter, while production was handled by Larsson and Frederiksson under their stage name Mattman & Robin, and Holter.

The song was released on August 7, 2015 by Republic Records. The song serves as the lead single for Steinfeld's debut extended play, *HAIZ* and is also included on the soundtrack to the 2015 film, *Jem and the Holograms*, and 2016 film, *How to Be Single*.

## Background

This club-ready banger is the debut single by Hailee Steinfeld. The Mattman & Robin produced track finds the Pitch Perfect 2 actress crooning: "Can't help myself, no, I don't need anybody else
Anytime, day or night/ (I love me)"

Steinfeld told Ryan Seacrest: "It is ultimately about taking care of and indulging yourself. Though it's nice to have someone provide for you - whether that be emotionally, or physically, or with material things - this song really represents the power in providing for yourself. Discussing the song with New York's Z100, Steinfeld said: "We're fed this false sort of sense of what we're supposed to be like in order to love ourselves.

I think this song... kind of highlights the power of loving yourself and empowering yourself. Hailee Steinfeld gave the song its world-premiere performance at the Streamy Awards on September 17, 2015. The Streamy Awards, popularly known as the Streamys, recognize and honor excellence in online video, including directing, acting, producing, and writing. This was written by Hailee Steinfeld with the songwriting duo of Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter. It was produced by the Swedish pair, Mattman & Robin along with Captain Cuts, Harvey Mason, Jr. and The Futuristics. The song is often promoted as a self-empowerment anthem, but Michaels revealed the true meaning in an interview with The New York Times.

"It's very clearly about masturbation," she said. Steinfeld was just 18 when this song was released. Julia Michaels (Justin Bieber's "Sorry," Selena Gomez's "Good For You") was just 21 when she co-penned this song. She told Billboard magazine that it's because she's so young that, "Selena and Hailee feel comfortable enough to tell me how they feel and know that I'm going to do what they say justice by putting it in a song. The video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis, who is used to spreading the love: her credits include Ariana Grande's "Love Me Harder" and Lil Wayne's "Love Me". To make the video, a mirrored cube emblazoned with the selfie-ready hashtag #lovemyself was placed in various locations around Los Angeles, with cameras capturing reactions as people walk by. Steinfeld appears wearing a top that says "self service" as she sings from a rooftop.

## Music Video

The music video was released on August 14, 2015. It directed by Hannah Lux Davis and it was been shot in Los, Angeles.

## Lyrics

Yeah

When I get chills at night

I feel it deep inside without you, yeah

Know how to satisfy

Keeping that tempo right without you, yeah

Pictures in my mind on replay

I'm gonna touch the pain away

I know how to scream my own name

Scream my name

(I love me)

Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else

(Hey)

Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else

(I love me)

Can't help myself, no, I don't need anybody else

Anytime, day or night

(I love me)

Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else

(Hey)

Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else

(I love me)

Can't help myself, no, I don't need anybody else

Anytime that I like

(I love me)

I'll take it nice and slow

Feeling good on my own without you, yeah

Got me speaking in tongues

The beautiful, it comes without you, yeah

I'm gonna put my body first

And love me so hard 'til it hurts

I know how to scream out the words

Scream the words

(I love me)

Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else

(Hey)

Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else

(I love me)

Can't help myself, no, I don't need anybody else

Anytime, day or night

(I love me)

Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else

(Hey)

Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else

(I love me)

Can't help myself, no, I don't need anybody else

Anytime that I like

(I love me)

Ah, la la la, la la la la la

Ah, la la la, la la la la la

Ah, la la la, la la la la la

Anytime that I like

(I love)

I know how to scream my own name

Scream my name

(I love me)

Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else

(Hey)

Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else

(I love me)

Can't help myself, no, I don't need anybody else

Anytime, day or night

(I love me)

Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else

(Hey)

Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else

Can't help myself, no, I don't need anybody else

Anytime that I like

(I love me)

Ah, la la la, la la la la la

Ah, la la la, la la la la la

Ah, la la la, la la la la la

Anytime that I like

(I love me)

## Videos

Hailee Steinfeld - Love Myself (Acoustic)Hailee Steinfeld - Love Myself (Fact Bubbles) (Vevo LIFT)Hailee Steinfeld "Love Myself" Behind the Scenes (BTS)

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