"Mean to Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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artist

Brett Eldredge Brett Ryan Eldredge (born March 23, 1986) is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. Eldredge has had five No. 1 singles on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart, three of which came from his debut album, '' Brin ...

. It was released on July 14, 2014, as his fifth single and the fourth single from his debut studio album, '' Bring You Back''. The song was written by Eldredge and Scooter Carusoe. The song has sold 477,000 copies in the US as of April 2015.

Critical reception

The website ''

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'' gave the song a positive review, saying that "In a way, ‘Mean to Me’ is Eldredge's answer to a test brought to him after two successful, but sonically similar songs. He needed to go in a different direction or risk boring his fans, and he did. This beautiful ballad makes him all the more interesting."

Music video

The music video was directed by

Shane Drake Shane C. Drake is an American music video director and producer originally from Redding, California. He has directed videos for many artists, including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Avril Lavigne, Trivium, Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at th ...

and premiered in September 2014.

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References

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