I Warned Myself

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"I Warned Myself"
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Single by Charlie Puth
ReleasedAugust 21, 2019 (2019-08-21)
Genre Pop [1]
Length2:39
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
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. [2] 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. [3]

Contents

Background

On October 1, 2018, Puth announced that he was working on a new album. [4] 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". [5] A week later, he officially announced the release date and posted the cover art of the song. [6] The song marks the first of three single releases. [7] 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". [8]

Critical reception

Salvatore Maicki at The Fader thought the song had an "undeniably sticky hook" and noted the "sparse, rumbling production". [9] 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. [10] [11] Derrick Rossignol at Uproxx praised the song for being a "a dark and welcomed addition to the Billie Eilish-led pop landscape". [1]

Music video

The music video was released along with the song on August 21, 2019, and was directed by Brendan Vaughn. [12] 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. [13] 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". [12] [14]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [15] 91
Lithuania (AGATA) [16] 34
Mexico Ingles Airplay ( Billboard ) [17] 17
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [18] 18
Singapore (RIAS) [19] 26
US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [20] 49

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