Smells Like Me

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"Smells Like Me"
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Single by Charlie Puth
from the album Charlie
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)
Length3:24
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth singles chronology
"Left and Right"
(2022)
"Smells Like Me"
(2022)
"I Don't Think That I Like Her"
(2022)
Music video
"Smells Like Me" on YouTube

"Smells Like Me" is a song recorded and produced by American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth. Released on September 2, 2022, through Atlantic Records as the fourth single [1] from his third studio album, Charlie (2022), the song was written by Puth and American songwriter Jacob Kasher Hindlin. [2] [3]

Contents

Composition and lyrics

"Smells Like Me" is set in the key of F# major with a tempo of 108 beats per minute. [4] It features "a bright melody, subtle guitars, and twinkling keys", [5] and was described by Uproxx as "a mix of modern pop and an '80s synth ballad". [6] The song sees Puth discuss a former relationship, singing that he hopes his ex-partner's "jacket smells like me". [3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Smells Like Me"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard Japan ) [7] 12
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [8] 14
South Korea (Circle) [9] 147

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for "Smells Like Me"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
South Korea (Circle) [10] 153

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