"It's Not U It's Me" (stylized in

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) is a song by American singers

Bea Miller Beatrice Annika Miller is an American singer and actress. She was the fifth contestant eliminated on The X Factor (U.S. season 2), season two of The X Factor (American TV series), ''The X Factor'' (US) when she was 13 years old. She was later si ...

and

6lack Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr. (born June 24, 1992), known professionally as 6lack (stylized as 6LACK, pronounced "black"), is an American R&B singer and songwriter. Born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, he gained recognitio ...

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released it on March 1, 2019, as the intended lead single from Miller's upcoming third studio album.

Background and promotion

On February 14, 2019, Miller teased the track on

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. She posted a picture of herself with the song's title as the caption. On February 25, 2019, Miller announced the release date of the song along with a snippet of the song's chorus. On February 28, 2019, Miller announced that the song would release at midnight and would be a collaboration with rapper 6lack.

Composition

"It's Not U It's Me" is a

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song written by Miller,

Justin Tranter Justin Drew Tranter (born June 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, singer, and activist. Tranter has written songs for artists such as Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Linkin Park, Kelly Clarkson, Sara Bareilles, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, DNCE, ...

, Mary Weitz, Mike Sabath, and 6lack, and produced by Sabath. The song is about "working on oneself before trying to help someone else". Miller said in an interview with ''Bustle'' that she wanted to "write a self-love song that wasn't corny" with this song.

Music video

The official music video for the song was released on April 11, 2019. The video shows Miller and 6lack "explor ngself-love" in a "pastel future" world. The video shows Miller in her home reading an advertisement in a magazine that says "Learn how to find yourself in the Dream World". Miller then dials the phone number featured in the advertisement and is transported into the Dream World. Miller eventually returns to her home where 6lack appears in her window and then in her living room by a cloud of purple smoke.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. *

– composer, lyricist *

– composer, lyricist * Mike Sabath – producer, composer, lyricist, mixer, studio personnel *

– composer, lyricist * Mary Weitz – composer, lyricist

Charts

References

External links

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