At San Luis Obispo High School, Taylor Swift fans are gushing over “Me!”, it is the newest hit single by acclaimed artist Taylor Swift. The song is already on the billboard top 100 having been released just over a week ago, on April 26. If the new song was not enough already, it features Brendon Urie from Panic! at the Disco.
“I thought she [Taylor Swift] and Brendon were a good combination and fit well for the song,” said freshman Hannah Stephens.
Taylor Swift fans have been patiently awaiting the release of this song since her previous album ‘Reputation’ dropped in 2017. The song has an upbeat tempo with positive lyrics about being yourself and accepting yourself. Lyrics such as “I’m the only one of me, baby that’s the fun of me,” promotes a positive self-image for listeners.
“I have mixed feelings about the song. On one hand, I like it because it is different from what she has been producing recently, but I also don’t like it because it sorta seems like a forced concept that ‘you’ll never find anyone like me,’” said junior Alexis Nelson.
While most fans are excited with the new song, some don’t like the transition from her previous album. In ‘Reputation’, fans saw a dark side of Taylor who didn’t care what others thought and reimagined herself as the queen of haters. This is very different from the persona Swift portrays in “Me!” where she is just being herself and not caring about others opinions.
The music video is on youtube and was co-directed by Swift herself. The video was recorded as the fastest to reach one hundred million views on Vevo, taking only 79 hours. “Me!” was also the record breaker of most views in 24 hours. The music video takes viewers on a ride through a world of pastel colors, butterflies, and a downpour of rainbow rain.
“Me!” is hoped by fans and rumored to be the lead single of another album. If the song is followed by an album it is set to be Swift’s seventh album. Fan’s cannot wait to see what comes next, but for now, “you can’t spell awesome without me” and that will have to be enough.
