"It's OK I'm OK" is a song by Canadian singer

Tate McRae Tate Rosner McRae (born July 1, 2003) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer. She first gained prominence as the first Canadian finalist on the American reality television series ''So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series), So You Th ...

. It was released as the lead single from her third studio album ''

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'' (2025), on September 12, 2024, through

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influences was written by McRae, alongside

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, with production by the latter. The song was a commercial success, becoming McRae's highest-charting debut on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and reaching the top 20 in various countries including Australia, Canada, Norway, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It became her first number one single on the ''

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chart. A music video was released in which McRae was edited to appear naked, which garnered widespread media attention.

Background and release

After releasing her second studio album, ''

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'', in December 2023, McRae embarked on its supporting concert tour. The album produced " Greedy" (2023), which was one of her highest-charting singles. In March 2024, McRae revealed that she had returned to the studio and was "writing and seeing what first comes to mind right now, especially since it's so quickly after my album just dropped". McRae wrote the song "It's OK I'm OK" with

, and its producer,

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. The song is about a woman talking about her ex-boyfriend. The narrator is glad that she is no longer in a relationship with her ex, and warns his new girlfriend about him. The song is a moody

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elements. Salmanzadeh told ''

'' in October 2024, the song was written after its composers asked McRae if she wanted something to drink during sessions at the studio to which McRae replied "it's okay, i'm okay" which Salmanzadeh found catchy. On August 22, 2024, during her performance at

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, McRae premiered the new song as an

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on the tour. It included the lyrics "It's OK. I'm OK. I don't really gotta say. It's OK. You can have him anyway." According to ''

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's 2000 album '' Oops !…I Did It Again''". McRae posted a picture of herself with the song title written on sand in September 2024, stating that "yall aren't readyyy" for it. Her prior collaborator Tedder liked the post.

released the song as a single on September 12, 2024. The song's live performance from Madison Square Garden was released exclusively to YouTube on September 18, 2024, and was uploaded to streaming platforms as a single on October 4, 2024. A digital maxi-single with the original version of the song, an Ian Asher

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of the song, sped up and slowed down versions of the song, and the song's instrumental was released on October 11, 2024.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by

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. Speaking about inspirations behind the video, McRae said: "So many pop videos. Old Britney, old Christina. It's very campy, I would say.

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, and has McRae walk the streets in several outfits. At one point, she gets arrested while appearing to be naked. McRae revealed in an interview that she actually wore a

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, and the nudity was edited into it later. Her parents were present on the set cheering; "Whoo, this is so fire!"

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

Release history

References

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