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"I Warned Myself"
Single by Charlie Puth
Released	August 21, 2019 (2019-08-21)
Genre	Pop
Length	2:39
Label	Artist Partner Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Charlie Puth Benjamin Levin
Producer(s)	Puth Benny Blanco
Charlie Puth singles chronology
"Easier (Remix)" (2019) "I Warned Myself" (2019) "Mother" (2019)
Music video
"I Warned Myself" on YouTube

"I Warned Myself" is a song by American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth. It was released through Artist Partner Group and Atlantic Records as a single on August 21, 2019. Puth produced the song with Benny Blanco and they wrote the song together.

Background

On October 1, 2018, Puth announced that he was working on a new album. He first hinted at the title of the track on August 10, 2019 on his Instagram with the caption "i Warned Myself this would happen". A week later, he officially announced the release date and posted the cover art of the song. The song marks the first of three single releases. Puth revealed that the song is about "a vicious cycle of going back to someone continuously, knowing deep down that they aren't any good for you".

Critical reception

Salvatore Maicki at The Fader thought the song had an "undeniably sticky hook" and noted the "sparse, rumbling production". Writing for Vulture, Hunter Harris pointed out the lyrical content to be "about love and loss, secrets and lies — basically a breakup" and questioned who the song could be about, with possibilities ranging from a fan to fellow singer Selena Gomez. Derrick Rossignol at Uproxx praised the song for being a "a dark and welcomed addition to the Billie Eilish-led pop landscape".

Music video

The music video was released along with the song on August 21, 2019, and was directed by Brendan Vaughn. The video shows Puth being surrounded by a love interest in various settings and also includes scenes of the singer driving in a red Jaguar F-type coupe. Kirsten Spruch at Billboard noted that in the video "Puth serves up plenty of somber glances", while Sofiana Ramli of NME described the visuals as "hypnotizing".

Charts

References

1. ^ Rossignol, Derrick (August 21, 2019). "Charlie Puth's First New Song Of 2019 Is The Dark Pop Single 'I Warned Myself'". Uproxx. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
2. Spruch, Kirsten (August 19, 2019). "Charlie Puth Announces New Song 'I Warned Myself'". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
3. Maicki, Salvatore (August 21, 2019). "Charlie Puth's new single "I Warned Myself" is here". The Fader. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
4. Hulton, Anna Sky (October 1, 2018). "Charlie Puth posts a cute throwback pic to announce some exciting news". Planet Radio. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
5. "i Warned Myself this would happen". Retrieved August 21, 2019 – via Instagram.
6. ""I WARNED MYSELF" IS OUT WEDNESDAY. THE MUSIC VIDEO COUNTDOWN STARTS AT 8AM PST WEDNESDAY ON YOUTUBE. 🥺". Retrieved August 21, 2019 – via Instagram.
7. Dresdale, Andrea (August 19, 2019). "Charlie Puth to return with new single "I Warned Myself" on Wednesday". ABC News Radio. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
8. @charlieputh (August 20, 2019). ""I Warned Myself" is about a vicious cycle of going back to someone continuously, knowing deep down that they aren't any good for you" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2019 – via Twitter.
9. Maicki, Salvatore (August 21, 2019). "Charlie Puth's new single "I Warned Myself" is here". The Fader. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
10. Harris, Hunter (August 21, 2019). "If You Broke Charlie Puth's Heart, I Swear to God …". Vulture. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
11. "Charlie Puth New Song 'I Warned Myself: Lyrics & Selena Gomez Connection Explained". Capital FM. August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
12. ^ Spruch, Kirsten (August 21, 2019). "Charlie Puth Plays With Fire On Dramatic New Single 'I Warned Myself': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
13. Zemler, Emily (August 22, 2019). "See Charlie Puth Question a Relationship in 'I Warned Myself' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
14. Ramli, Sofiane (August 22, 2019). "Charlie Puth returns with fiery 'I Warned Myself' music video". NME. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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