Loyal to Myself (song)

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"Loyal to Myself"
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Single by Lena
from the album Loyal to Myself
Released15 March 2024
Length2:27
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nicolas Rebscher
Lena singles chronology
"Straitjacket"
(2023)
"Loyal to Myself"
(2024)

"Loyal to Myself" is a song by German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut. It was written by Meyer-Landrut along with Hannah Wilson, Sam Merrifield, and Nicolas Rebscher for her same-titled sixth studio album (2024), while production was helmed by the latter. It was released by Polydor as the album's lead single on 15 March 2024 and has since peaked at number 25 on the German Airplay Chart. [1]

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Chart performance

Released as the lead single from its same-titled parent album on 15 March 2024, "Loyal to Myself" has since peaked at number 27 on the German Airplay Chart. [1]

Music video

A music video for "Loyal to Myself" was directed by Adam Munnings and produced by Jan Hellerung for COMMONVISION. It premiered online on 22 March 2024. [2]

Track listing

Digital single [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Loyal to Myself"
Rebscher2:28
2."Straitjacket"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Hailey Collier
  • Nikolay Mohr
  • Sophia Brenan
Mohr2:39
3."What I Want"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Pascal "Kalli" Reinhardt
  • Joe Walter
Reinhardt2:49

Personnel and credits

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Loyal to Myself"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Germany (Official Airplay Charts) [1] 25

Release history

"Loyal to Myself" release history
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Various15 March 2024 Polydor [3]

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