Watch Me Do

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"Watch Me Do"
Promotional single by Meghan Trainor
from the album Thank You
ReleasedMarch 25, 2016 (2016-03-25)
GenrePop
Length2:49[1]
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ricky Reed

"Watch Me Do" is a song by American singer-songwriter

promotional single. Produced by Ricky Reed, he co-wrote the song with Trainor, Jacob Kasher Hindlin and Gamal Lewis. "Watch Me Do" is a hip hop-influenced pop song, with lyrics about female empowerment. The track received mixed reviews from music critics, with some of them appreciating its empowering theme but others being critical of Trainor's rapping skills. It was performed during Trainor's The Untouchable Tour (2016).[2][3][4]

Background and composition

Ricky Reed in a grey suite and black tie with sunglasses on
"Watch Me Do" was produced and co-written by Ricky Reed.

"Watch Me Do" was written by

rap songs,[7] containing "90s hip hop throwback vibes" according to MTV News.[8] Colin Stutz of Billboard noted the presence of "swagger" and "groove", and writing "she opens the track singing over a funky drum beat before going on to gloat".[5] Entertainment Weekly's Dana Rose Falcone described it as a "female-empowerment" track, adding that she "peppers her new song with some hip-hop and doesn't play the modesty card".[9]

Music Times' Carolyn Menyes described the track as a notable departure from Trainor's previous work, writing "it differs greatly from the

Idolator's Carl Williott wrote that Trainor was in "full flaunt mode", adding "she preens over a syncopated synth-horn-snare beat".[11]

Critical reception

"Watch Me Do" received mixed reviews from

Independent Women (Part 1)".[15] Bustle's Amy Roberts included "I ain't saying I'm the besteses / But I got nice curves, nice breasteses/ I don't erase the textes from my exeses/ All in my DMs, leaving messages" and "I'm the shh, be quiet/ I've been on a low-hater diet" in her list of the most empowering lyrics on Thank You.[16]

Writing for

The Oklahoma Daily criticized it, describing it as "terrible pseudo-rap", with "weirdly pluralized words".[19] Bustle's Mary Grace Garis criticized Trainor's use of the term "nice breasteses", and called "Watch Me Do" one of the weakest tracks on its parent album.[20]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Thank You.[1]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[21] 36

References

  1. ^ a b Thank You (Media notes). Meghan Trainor. Epic Records. 2016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Idolator. Archived from the original
    on February 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Goodman, William (July 18, 2016). "Meghan Trainor: A Retro-Pop Everywoman at Seattle Show". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Craddock, Lauren (July 23, 2016). "Meghan Trainor Performs With James Corden, Hailee Steinfeld Covers Justin Bieber at L.A. Concert". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Stutz, Colin (March 25, 2016). "Meghan Trainor is All Swagger on New Track 'Watch Me Do'". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Menyes, Carolyn (March 25, 2016). "Meghan Trainor 'Watch Me Do' Review: New 'Thank You' Track Keeps It Old School". Music Times. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  7. ^ Lindner, Emilee (March 25, 2016). "Meghan Trainor's 'Watch Me Do' is a Culmination of Every Rap Cliche Ever". Fuse. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  8. ^ Geffen, Sasha (March 25, 2016). "Hear Meghan Trainor Assume Her Hip-Hop Alter Ego On 'Watch Me Do'". MTV News. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  9. ^ Falcone, Dana Rose (March 25, 2016). "Meghan Trainor's on a 'Low Hater Diet' in New Track 'Watch Me Do'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  10. ^ Warner, Sam (March 25, 2016). "Meghan Trainor Releases Another HOT 2000s Banger with 'Watch Me Do'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  11. ^ Williott, Carl (March 25, 2016). "Meghan Trainor Is In Full Flaunt Mode on 'Watch Me Do'". Idolator. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  12. ^ Weiss, Dan (May 17, 2016). "Review: Meghan Trainor, 'Thank You'". Spin. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  13. ^ Biedenharn, Isabella (May 12, 2016). "Meghan Trainor's 'Thank You'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  14. ^ Ryan, Patrick (May 12, 2016). "Review: Meghan Trainor exudes confidence on 'Thank You'". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  15. ^ Caramanica, Jon (May 12, 2016). "Review: Meghan Trainor and Mike Posner, Taking Stabs at Pop Stardom". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  16. ^ Roberts, Amy (May 13, 2016). "21 Empowering Meghan Trainor's 'Thank You' Lyrics To Make Your New Anthem". Bustle. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  17. ^ Conaton, Chris (May 25, 2016). "Meghan Trainor: Thank You (Deluxe Edition)". PopMatters. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  18. ^ Camp, Alexa (May 7, 2016). "Meghan Trainor: Thank You". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  19. The Oklahoma Daily. Archived from the original
    on May 27, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  20. ^ Grace Garis, Mary (May 13, 2016). "Ranking Meghan Trainor's 'Thank You' Track List From 'Bleh' To 'All About That Track'". Bustle. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  21. ^ "Meghan Trainor (Chart Search)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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