A breakup ballad for the ages, “Lose You to Love Me” is Selena Gomez‘s most critically acclaimed single and it was the singer’s first No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart in late 2019.
In her Apple TV+ documentary, Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me, the Only Murders in the Buildings star revealed it’s the fastest she’s ever written a song, explaining she was inspired to do so after sharing her bipolar diagnosis with the world during her speech while accepting the 2019 McLean Award for mental health.
“Being honest that night helped,” Selena said. “I texted Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter and said, ‘I think I’m ready to just say I’m sad.'”
While the track is about her past relationship with Justin Bieber, “It’s about more than just a lost love,” Selena explained. “It’s me learning to choose myself, to choose life, but also hoping that people can find grace and peace in that, too. The song is about knowing that you completely lost every part of who you are, just to rediscover yourself again.”
