- Ohh, that's a clear shoutout to Justin and Hailey.
- "She dodged a bullet." Bruh! BRUH!
- Me at Olive Garden: ♪ Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm ♪
♪ (industrial intro) ♪
- ♪ You promised the world and I fell for it ♪
- Oh! This is Selena Gomez's new song.
- ♪ Set fires to my forest ♪
- Ooh, go of. - ♪ And you let it burn ♪
♪ Sang off-key in my chorus ♪ - Shot on an iPhone.
- And I know it was shot on the new iPhone, which is crazy.
- ♪ I put you first and you adored it ♪
♪ Set fires to my forest ♪ - Is this the new song
that's supposed to be about Justin Bieber?
- ♪ Sang off-key in my chorus ♪ - Oh my god. I'ma start crying.
- ♪ We'd always go into it... ♪ - I haven't seen the video,
but I really like it so far. - ♪ I needed to lose you to find me ♪
- Jeez, that's deep. - It's like, ooh, chills.
I'm sweaty. Ah, she's so good. - ♪ This dancing was
killing me softly ♪ - I like her, 'cause in her music,
she's not afraid to show emotions. She's never been scared of that.
- So stripped down, love the lyrics.
It's a little shades of Ariana Grande.
- ♪ ...to lose you to love me ♪ - Relatable, honey.
- ♪ I gave my all and they all know... ♪
- Dang, those cuts. - I understand that it's really artsy,
but also, how quickly the opacity is shifting between frames
is making me really dizzy. - ♪ ...two months, you replaced us ♪
- See, that's such a callout! (laughs)
- ♪ ...think I deserved it ♪ ♪ In the thick of healing ♪
- Where is she looking? - ♪ You promised the world,
and I fell for it ♪ - Already gonna say not my cup of tea
off the bat. (chuckles) I think it's a little too slow.
I really love her pop songs and stuff, but maybe I just can't relate?
- ♪ Sang off-key in my chorus ♪ - Look at her! Look at her! Queen!
I adore her. - ♪ To love, love, yeah ♪
♪ To love, love, yeah ♪ - (chuckles)
- (FBE) What do you think? - It's very dramatic.
- ♪ ...to love me, yeah ♪ - Yes. Tell 'em.
- ♪ To love, love, yeah ♪ - Honestly, this is probably
the best Selena Gomez song I've heard yet.
- One of her better songs to be honest. Is that mean to say?
She has so many hits, but it feels so heartbreaking.
- ♪ ...it's goodbye, it's goodbye for us ♪
- Go off. So, great response to the Hailey-Bieber wedding.
I mean, I would probably do the same thing too.
- The only way to describe it is just kind of angelic.
The voice was so soft, and the black void,
it was like, "Ooh! Okay, a little bit of chills."
- It's, you know, another ♪ somebody broke my heart,
so I'm gonna sing about it ♪ I don't like it. I don't dislike it.
It's fine! - (FBE) We have more to show you
in just a second, but that was the newest single by Selena Gomez
called "Lose You to Love Me." - "Lose You to Love Me," yeah.
That was the only lyric that I got. I'm all for self-growth,
it's just thematically, the visuals don't really match
with what she's trying to see. - (FBE) Exactly 24 hours
after the release of this music video, she released another single
titled "Look at Her Now," and we have that to show you next.
- (gasps) I'm gonna look at her now is what you're telling me?
- (FBE) Yes. That's exactly it. - Let's do it.
- ♪ They fell in love one summer ♪ - Look at her with her big,
grownup lady look going on. - ♪ Feels good till it doesn't ♪
- Ooh, already like it better. Already like it better.
- This is what I want! Different angles, different lighting,
dancers, an environment that's not like regular day-to-day life.
- ♪ Of course she was sad ♪ ♪ But now she's glad... ♪
- "She dodged a bullet." Bruh! BRUH!
- ♪ ...to soak up the tears ♪ ♪ But look at her now ♪
♪ Watch her go ♪ - (sings along) ♪ Mm, mm, mm,
mm, mm, mm, mm, mm ♪ - ♪ Look at her now ♪
- Was this shot on the iPhone also? - (FBE) Yeah.
- What?! That's so crazy! I'm so glad I have
the new iPhone. (laughs) - I feel like the other one was like,
"I'm sad, but I'm coming up," and this one is her up, like,
(snaps) "Bitch." - ♪ Fast nights that got him ♪
♪ That new life was his problem ♪ ♪ Not saying she was perfect ♪
- The third person's kinda interesting, right?
- ♪ Like that night ♪ ♪ Was it wrong?
Was it right? ♪ - It's like all that Disney training.
Look at her dancing. (laughs) - ♪ Made her more of a woman ♪
- Yes, bitch. You are a strong, independent woman.
- ♪ Of course she sad ♪ ♪ But now she's glad
she dodged a bullet ♪ - (makes whooshing noise)
Love that line. SO good!
- ♪ But look at her now ♪ - I... for some reason,
this chorus beat just isn't there for me,
the ♪ Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm, mm ♪
Like, are you eating something good? - I can see all the memes
coming out of that chorus already. Mm, mm, mm, mm.
Me at Olive Garden: ♪ Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm ♪
- This is such an empowering song too, so that's why I think a lot
of people like it. - ♪ Look at her now ♪
- I like that one. I do like listening to stuff like that.
It's really fun. - She thought she was asleep
in a coma, dying 'cause of a broken kidney.
I'm not exactly sure what, but she came back
and WHACKED us in the face with a gay anthem!
That was so good! - (FBE) So, many fans have been
obsessing over Selena's lyrics, analyzing, you know, who or what
she may be referencing within her new songs.
- Yeah. I'm trying to think. I was like, "Who has she been with?"
Like, the Weeknd. - (FBE) So, here are a couple
of standout lyrics for you to analyze.
- Yeah. I'm excited. I'm ready to see
what's been pointed out here. - ♪ I gave my all
and they all know it ♪ - Ooft.
- ♪ You tore me down and now it's showing ♪
- Ooft! - ♪ In two months, you replaced us ♪
- AHHH! - ♪ You tore me down
and now it's showing ♪ - Ohhh.
That's a clear shoutout to Justin and Hailey.
- Hailey, come on, man. - ♪ ...think I deserved it ♪
- No, you did not! You did not deserve it.
- I don't think it's about a boy. Is it about her struggle
with her health? 'Cause I knew she had health problems.
- It's not necessarily just a generic pop song.
It more feels like she wrote a poem and then she was like, "All right,
I'm gonna turn it into a song." - That must be Justin Bieber.
It has to be. I mean, a little on the nose-y, right?
Those lyrics feel a little pointed, (chuckles)
honest, and autobiographical, so I feel like the speculation
is probably right and/or she's smart to sort of
play on what people think anyways. - I always thought that
when they broke up, it was just a clean break.
But now it sounds like it definitely did sit with her
of, "Wow, you moved on really quickly, and now it makes me
feel like everything that we had before
didn't even matter." - (FBE) So, some have pointed out
that this may be a reference to her relationship
with pop star Justin Bieber. That relationship is said
to have ended in March 2018, but some speculate
that a couple months after the breakup, in June 2018,
Bieber started dating model Hailey Baldwin.
- Bye. Instead of festering and crying and dying and wallowing
in a pool of her own tears, she has decided to put together
a [bleep] you soundtrack. - You have to get people
wanting to know more info about your personal life
to reach that celebrity. Everyone's interested in gossip.
If you're going to write personal singles,
they have to have bits of your life in it.
- ♪ It was her first real lover ♪ ♪ His too till he had another ♪
♪ Oh god, when she found out ♪ ♪ Trust levels went way down ♪
- Oh. She get cheated on? - ♪ Oh god, when she found out ♪
- "She found out"... Ohhhh! Well, yeah,
'cause they were on and off again. - ♪ ...glad she dodged a bullet ♪
- Ooh. - ♪ Took a few years
to soak up the tears, but look at her now ♪
- ♪ Mm, mm, mm ♪ (laughs) - Of course she was sad,
but now she's glad she dodged a bullet, bitch.
Oof! Can relate! And I know you can too.
- I feel like a lot of people kind of relate to that.
That's why people like the song. It's like, that was her first love,
that was his first love, and then he moved on really quickly.
- I feel like the lyrics are a continuation of the first song.
This is all about, I feel like, the same person. It's an arc.
We're at a story arc. It's a little movie.
Ohhh, it's getting juicy!
- (FBE) So, fans once again think that Selena is alluding
to her relationship with Justin Bieber.
They both dated when they were very young,
leading fans to think that the first lover
described in these lyrics is Bieber, and in turn is the one
who cheated on her. Do you think this song
finds her in a better place than the previous song?
- Yeah. I feel like the second song is her in a much better place.
She's up to the point where she's like,
"I'm glad he did it. Like, [bleep] that bitch.
I'm better off without you, Biebs."
- Definitely. I mean, she's still singing about it,
but she didn't blatantly just be like, "Oh, he cheated on me,"
but it was like, "This happened to me,
and I lost trust for him," and that's what happened.
- I like the different stages, I guess, of the breakup,
'cause it's the first one when you're really sad about it
and then the second part when you're reflecting
and then being like, "But I'm so much better now,
and I learned from that, and I'm glad that I am no longer
a part of that anymore." - (FBE) So, after four years
without a release of a proper album,
the song "Lose You to Love Me" has already outperformed
every other single Selena Gomez has released since "It Ain't Me"
that hit number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Why do you think this song in particular has done so well
with fans and the general public compared to her previous songs?
- Ooh. Dude, it's word of mouth. The best way to market your thing
is just to get people talking about it,
and then they market it for you. - I definitely am very interested
in the gossip, because I have nothing better to do.
But I also really love Selena Gomez. But there's definitely people
out there who are so emotionally invested
in her personal life, and I know that's definitely
not my business and I take full blame for it,
but it's like, people are interested.
They wanna know like, "Are they gonna get back together?
Is this gonna 'cause drama between the Biebers?
Let's all find out." - She seems to be conjuring something
that people have speculated on forever,
so it feels like maybe she's giving them some kind
of closure. - It just resonates
with literally everyone. She's just saying goodbye.
It's not so much sad. It's more of a triumphant goodbye.
- When an artist is going through [bleep],
and they've already had a lot of success,
sometimes they need a few years to marinate
and come up with a better concept than before
and just give people a chance to breathe,
'cause then when you release a new track four years from now
after you've healed or gone through stuff
or you feel like you finally have your album together,
it's gonna be an even bigger surprise especially don't forewarn anybody.
- (FBE) Selena started promoting the single "Lose You to Love Me"
with cryptic posts on social media, but chose to surprise release
her second single with no promotion whatsoever.
After listening to both songs, is there one you prefer most?
- Not really. I think they're both good songs.
- I like "Look At Me Now" better. I like more upbeat music.
And of her older songs, that was more of my favorite.
- I like the second one still. I don't know. I just couldn't
get past the visuals of the first one.
It was too distracting. Maybe I was supposed to just
listen to the audio at first. I always like those ballads
that are like, "Yeah, [bleep] you. Look at me now. Come on."
- I like "Lose You to Love Me" more just because I like how dramatic it is
and how different it sounds compared to some of her other music.
I feel like if we would've just been left with "Lose You
to Love Me," there would've been this assumption that Selena Gomez
is still really sad and torn up about Justin Bieber
and really dramatic about it. But the fact that she released
her second single right away the next day, it shows just,
"No, I'm okay. [Bleep] Justin Bieber.
I'm glad that that happened, but I'm glad that I'm out of it."
- (FBE) So, in the past, we've seen an assortment
of product placements within music videos,
things like Beats headph-- - iPhone 11! Let's go, baby!
- (FBE) More recently, like, the TikTok app has been
featured in a bunch of music videos now.
Both of these videos you watched today
were actually shot entirely on iPhones.
- Ohhh. - (FBE) And they've made that
kind of a big deal. Is this a more effective way
to market a product? Or is it something you don't really
pay attention to? - Well, it's subliminal, right?
Product placement forever has just been an effective way
to create a vibe. So, the vibe the iPhone
is creating here obviously is coolness and those are beautiful.
I mean, the videos are beautiful. - It's an amazing way of marketing,
because you're showing the quality that the product has.
You saw the [bleep] iPhone camera quality.
It's amazing. It's clear, it's crisp, and it gets people interested,
like, "Oh, maybe I can just start filming on my iPhone.
It's not that big of a deal." - I don't pay attention to it,
but obviously, if somebody like Selena Gomez mentions a product,
that product's gonna get a boost. That's just business.
She has like a million people looking at every single thing
she does no matter what it is. - We know that iPhone cameras
are amazing, so I don't know why we're gonna pretend this is impressive
that it was entirely shot off an iPhone.
It feels really gimmicky, kind of like it's a relatability thing
of "You can make your own music videos by just using your phone.
Look at us. Look at how creative we are"
as if they aren't using super expensive editing software.
- (FBE) So, although Selena has taken a short break with music,
she has kept busy producing Netflix hit series 13 Reasons Why...
- I forgot about that. - (FBE) ...as well as serving
as an executive producer for Living Undocumented
that follows various undocumented immigrant families
living in the United States. She also received
the 2019 McLean Award for mental health advocacy
for furthering the public's understanding for psychiatric illness
and mental health, this, in part, to being open
with her struggles with mental health. Do you pay attention to what musicians
do outside of music? Or do you just stick to the music?
- Do I pay attent--
sometimes I do. I think that I always like to see
when people are using their fame and their money for good.
That's really critical for young girls
and older women also to be able to take a look at that
and go, "Yeah, I can do that as well." - I think that's cool.
And I laud that, and I do pay attention to that.
If you're an artist, you wield a ton of power.
When you speak to young people, it's exponential.
- I do pay attention. There's silent heroes.
It's just because of their celebrity status,
a lot of people don't think they can do anything
besides being a celebrity, but money moves.
- I don't necessarily follow tooth and nail,
but I think it's important. I think that they should do
more than just release music. I think that they should take,
I don't know, $1 million out of their $100 million bank account
and donate it to something that could really use it.
- I feel like it's not my business. And magazines put [bleep] information
out on the internet anyways, and it's like, I don't know
what to believe, so I kind of try to stay away from it
and just stick with the music. - (FBE) So finally, after watching
these music videos, do you think you'll check out the rumored album
or do you think you'll skip it altogether?
- I'll probably check out the album. I like what I'm hearing so far,
so the album might be really good. - I'll check it out.
I really like the second song, so I'm gonna see what she has.
- Yeah, definitely. I wanna see if she talks about her struggles,
like what she went through when she went through her hiatus,
like what she went through when she was struggling
with her anxiety and depression. - I'm gonna check it out.
Just based on these last two singles that have been so good, I feel like
this is an album that I'm actually really gonna like from her.
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