That Should Be Me

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"That Should Be Me"
Island, RBMG
Songwriter(s)Justin Bieber, Nasri Atweh, Adam Messinger, Luke Boyd
Producer(s)The Messengers

"That Should Be Me" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber, included as the tenth and final track on his first studio album, My World 2.0, released on March 19, 2010. The song was written by Bieber alongside Luke Boyd and Nasri Atweh and Adam Messinger of The Messengers, the production team who produced the track. "That Should Be Me" is an orchestral ballad in which Bieber sings about losing his love, and according to Monica Herrera of Billboard, plays the "scorned ex." Most music critics positively received the song, and it debuted at number ninety-two on the Billboard Hot 100 following the release of My World 2.0.

In December 2010, it was announced that Bieber would be working with American country band Rascal Flatts on new music, presumably for his second studio album. However it was revealed that "That Should Be Me" was remixed to include vocals from the country group for the release of Bieber's second remix album, Never Say Never: The Remixes, released to accompany the release of his 3D concert-documentary film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. A music video was released to accompany the remixed version of the song, which premiered during Rascal Flatts' ABC special, Rascal Flatts: Nothing Like This Presented by JC Penney.

Background and composition

"That Should Be Me"
A sample of "That Should Be Me," which is described as an "orchestral ballad."
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"That Should Be Me" was co-written by Bieber alongside Luke Boyd, as well as

North Hollywood, California.[1] Instrumentation and all vocal arrangements were done by Atweh and Messinger.[1] Additional engineering was performed by Pat Thrall, while the track was mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios, also in North Hollywood.[1] The mix was assisted by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid, whereas Atweh and Luke Boyd perform background vocals on the song.[1]

According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by

beats per minute. It is composed in the key of E-flat major and raises up half a step after the bridge with Bieber's vocal range spanning from the low-note of G3 to the high-note of C♯5. The song follows in the chord progression of Cm–A♭2–E♭–G/B.[2] Described as a "sobbing" ballad by Monica Hererra of Billboard, Bieber "pleads the girl he left behind to take him back."[3] Herrera called the ballad "orchestral" and said that Bieber plays the "scorned ex" in the song.[4]

Reception

Fraser McAlpine of

UK Singles Chart at number 179.[8] Following the release of Never Say Never: The Remixes in 2011, "That Should Be Me" charted on the Canadian Hot 100 at number ninety-nine.[9]

Remix

Gary LeVox, lead singer of Rascal Flatts

On December 20, 2010,

AOL Music said Bieber "looks really comfortable belting out a country tune."[13]

Music video

It was first revealed that Bieber and Rascal Flatts would be shooting a video for the remix version of the song when

TMZ revealed photos on Bieber on set of the video shoot. The photos pictured Bieber after a dramatic haircut, changing his trademark style over the previous two years.[13] The video premiered during the ABC special, Rascal Flatts: Nothing Like This Presented by JC Penney, which aired March 12, 2011.[14] The video begins with Rascal Flatts arriving in a Cadillac Escalade to a studio. Inside, they are directed to Bieber, who is playing the keyboard. Bieber then sings his lines, playing guitar, and is joined by Joe Don Rooney also on guitar, and Jay DeMarcus now on keyboard. The woman who directed the band into the studio now directs them and Bieber into another room with lights, to film the video. Gary LeVox
then sings his lines, joined by Bieber for the chorus while Rooney is on guitar and DeMarcus playing a grand piano. All are wearing black, with Bieber in particular wearing a leather jacket, his signature dog tag, and grey Supras sneakers. During the sequence of the video, more behind-the-scenes action is shown, before it ends with only Bieber's silhouette shown, as his jacket is on the ground.

The music video won the award for Collaborative Video of the Year at the 2011 CMT Music Awards on June 8, 2011.[15]

Credits and personnel

Source [1]

Charts

Chart (2010–2011) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 99
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 179
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 92

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Platinum 70,000‡
United States (RIAA)[17] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Justin Bieber My World 2.0 (Digital booklet) Island, RBMG. (2010).
  2. Sony/ATV Music Publishing. MN0087659 (Product Number).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  3. ^
    BBC Music
    . BBC. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  4. ^ Herrera, Monica (2010-04-09). "Justin Bieber, "My World 2.0"". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  5. ^ Richards, Chris (2010-03-23). "Album review: Justin Bieber's 'My World 2.0'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  6. ^ Klapper, Rudy (2010-03-24). "Justin Bieber My World 2.0". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  7. ^ a b "Justin Bieber Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  8. ^
    The Official Charts Company
    . Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  9. ^ a b "Justin Bieber Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  10. ^
    Viacom
    ). Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  11. New York City, New York: Prometheus Global Media
    . Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  12. ^ Newman, Melinda (2011-03-14). "Watch: Justin Bieber and Rascal Flatt's new video for 'That Should Be Me'". HitFix. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  13. ^
    AOL Music. AOL, Inc. Retrieved 2011-03-19.[permanent dead link
    ]
  14. ^ Gorman, Bill (2011-03-02). "Justin Bieber, Natasha Bedingfield Join ABC's "Rascal Flatts: Nothing Like This" Special". TVbythenumbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  15. Country Music Television
    . Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  16. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  17. ^ "American single certifications – Justin Bieber – That Should Be Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

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