- Hi, I'm Meghan Trainor,
and I'm gonna be breaking down
some of my favorite music videos.
♪ Because you know ♪
♪ I'm all about that bass ♪
♪ 'Bout that bass no treble ♪
This was "All About That Bass" in 2014.
It was directed by Fatima Robinson,
and it was on my first album ever called, "Title."
This song was my first single ever,
and it is about
loving yourself for exactly how you are,
and who you are.
And we tried to portray that in this music video,
which was tricky,
because I was super insecure.
And I'm wearing a corset,
and I've never been filmed before.
So, everything you see is me faking it until I make it.
I was terrified,
and I was like, just do your best.
Luckily, I had Charm La'Donna,
who choreographed this,
and made me feel like a superstar that day.
Yeah, I remember getting in my glam chair,
at like six in the morning,
and there were pictures of old school looks,
like doo-wop vibes and lots of eye makeup.
They were like green at first,
and I had someone do my makeup,
and then they actually brought someone else in,
and redid all my makeup.
So that was scary.
I never had pink in my hair before,
I had pink extensions.
I felt so pretty and so cool,
and I was like,
mom, look it, I'm a superstar.
Yeah, that was a big day.
Like nowadays I would never wear a purple lip.
[Meghan laughing]
But the it was, it was iconic.
It was great.
The pastels.
I remember Fatima Robinson is the director,
and she called me and was like,
pastels are in,
and I was like,
okay, well I mostly wear black, but sure.
So, this video is really me trusting the industry folks
on like whatever you think, man.
And I just went with it.
And it was a great lesson to learn
for my first music video ever.
♪ I know you're lyin' ♪
♪ 'Cause your lips are movin' ♪
♪ Movin' ♪
♪ Tell me ♪
"Lips Are Movin'".
Oh, I got one music video down,
now I'm gonna show them I'm a superstar.
And you could see like I wore more black leather,
and I did more nude lips.
And I felt really gorgeous this day.
I had Alison, my makeup artist,
who still does my makeup today.
We had to do a poppin' red lip, always.
And the closeup on my teeth,
I got new teeth now.
I paid for my adult teeth, finally.
They came in and I love them.
But my cute little teeth back then,
I was like,
I have the cutest little mouth.
And I did Photoshop out my mustache.
I had a bright, fuzzy, cute mustache.
And I was like, can we just smooth that out?
But yeah, this music video is cute,
and bright, and colorful.
And I think all my music videos nowadays
I'm trying to be like,
let's do a bright,
and saturated colorful world,
like "Lips Are Movin'".
This is my favorite hairstylist.
I can't remember who did my hair this day,
but I loved it.
I love I gotta bring back
this ponytail look with the big bang.
I loved my legs,
and I loved wearing the knee-high socks with the skirts,
'cause they were like,
you're gonna be in skirts and my styling.
And I was like,
okay, I could show my thigh,
it looks, I have good legs.
I have good legs.
Look at those legs, ba-bow!
♪ Come and gimme that title title ♪
"Title," that was filmed in 2015,
and got released all over the world in 2021.
Here we go, the lost footage.
But this music video was Alison Christian,
my makeup artist.
We were still doing big fifties,
but we were figuring out like what looks really good.
So you can see more natural nude lips on this one.
And if anything, we went a little pink.
We were playing with the hair more,
but did some straighter looks,
and I really dig the half up half down look.
There was like a deal back in the day,
because it was supposed to be my second single,
but it didn't happen.
We went to "Lips Are Movin'."
So because of that,
we had this music video we paid for,
and we're like,
well, let's do somethin' special for
I think it was Japan or the UK,
we were like,
they can have it on their YouTube,
and it's only over there.
And then it got lost over there.
And then seven years later,
the song "Title" blew up on TikTok.
I love TikTok!
And I woke up that morning seeing that it was blowing up,
and I thought it was my birthday.
It felt like that.
I was like, [Meghan gasping]
they like me,
they really like me.
And my brother actually
made an appearance in the music video,
and he is holding a camera,
'cause pretty sure they sponsored it.
And then it it was a foreshadowing moment,
but he takes my pictures now.
So it set him up for life.
♪ If I was you ♪
♪ I'd wanna be me too ♪
This is "Me Too," in 2016,
directed by Hannah Lux Davis, the queen,
on my second album called, "Thank You."
Me and my bestie,
my assistant at the time,
who's in this music video,
just told her like,
yo let's show a day in the life
of my crazy, bizarre life right now,
'cause it's entertaining.
So, in the morning,
I had the movie star,
like, I have no glam on,
a full face of like bare,
and those are my PJs,
they're from Nantucket,
my, my pants,
as you could tell about all the whales.
As we went to pop star mode,
I was like,
all right, take it up a notch.
Let's have more lashes and more smokey eye.
And look at these blue nails.
God, she was cool.
That outfit, that blue outfit,
they were sewing on me day of,
it did not fit.
But it was great.
I had red hair, my Lord.
I was trying to do low lights,
in there I posted a picture of it,
with a filter back then, you know,
and it gave red.
And then there were articles that were like,
Meghan dyed her hair red.
And I was like, uh-oh.
And then my hair stylist and I,
Lo, she's in the music video,
and she was like,
let's just go red,
and I was like, okay.
So like days before the Grammys,
the one where I won a Grammy,
I was dying my hair red.
And it was great,
I did a whole tour with red hair.
A lot of people don't even remember me being red,
it was like the peak of my career,
but that's okay.
♪ It's what I wanna be ♪
♪ I dunno you ♪
♪ But I'm just what I wanna be ♪
"Nice to Meet Ya," featuring Nicki Minaj.
What? I can't believe I can say that.
Released this in 2020,
with Matthew Cullen as the director.
He's fantastic, love him.
This was on my third album, "Treat Myself."
Oh, I love this one.
So I wanted big, beautiful colors.
This was another one that I sat with my mom,
and we were like,
let's do a nine-to-five concept,
where we're like at work with our ladies,
and we're like,
we are the working women,
and we're boss bitches,
and we tell men what to do, period.
You know?
We were just fierce,
and we're like rawr,
and I was like,
I wanna be in an elevator with all dudes,
being like, what's up bitches?
And I start as the assistant,
and I'm like,
ugh, I hate these people,
and then I become the boss queen,
with Nicki Minaj, obviously.
I wanna do fun eighties looks.
My makeup artist, Alison Christian,
since day one loves me with a purple eye,
so I gave it to her.
I was like,
okay, for the beauty shots,
you may have purple.
And it looked gorgeous with my green eyes.
I wanted big Meg Ryan,
but also Dolly Parton, like..
[Meghan chuckling]
I wanted to be the blonde girl.
A psychic once told me
that I'm gonna have a music video
that's gonna blow up with a lollipop in it.
Wasn't this one,
but I put a lollipop in this,
because I was like,
that's what she wants.
That's why you'll see me sucking on lollipops
strictly because a psychic said it was that.
But my next music video I'm recording
is all like "Candy Crush,"
so now I'm like,
maybe it was this one.
Nicki Minaj is a boss queen.
I don't show my arms in music videos,
'cause I'm nervous.
But she walked up in this bomb outfit.
She took two takes and was done.
We were like done, you're perfect.
Thank you.
And she came up to me and was like,
you need to show your arms.
And I was like,
you're absolutely right.
So there's like one shot of me in the elevator
showing my arms being a sassy queen.
But that was it.
And then she was about to leave,
and she was like,
we should do one shot together.
And I was like, I would die for that.
Yeah, I'll do whatever you tell me to do.
So then she's in the boss chair,
and I was like,
let me just stand over here,
and be your partner in crime, you know?
♪ I'll love you endlessly ♪
♪ I know we're blood ♪
2022.
This is "Bad for Me," featuring Teddy Swims,
directed by Thom Kerr, love him.
From my new album, "Takin' It Back."
I didn't know this song would be the first single.
So, drama.
I usually come out with a big, bangin' upbeat anthem,
so this was a turn for me.
And when you're up to like nine music videos at this point,
not to brag,
but like we've been workin',
you're always like, what have I not done?
You know?
What's something new?
And I told them,
"I've never been in a field of pretty flowers."
And there was actually inspiration from this video,
which was Selena Gomez's video,
for..
♪ When you're ready come and get it ♪
You know?
She's in that beautiful field field of flowers.
I was like,
I wanna be in a field of flowers.
But we knew that I would melt in the sun.
So we took it inside,
and we made it dramatic.
And I knew all I had to do was be a goddess that day.
So I got a lymphatic drainage,
and I got a spray tan,
and [Meghan laughing]
we did goddess hair from Castillo,
who did my hair today,
thank you Castillo.
We love you.
And Alison Christian coming in.
This blue eye shadow was everything,
but it was miserable.
And I was like,
man, if we pull this off,
it'll be legendary.
And it is, look at it.
Ah.
I've lost 60 pounds after having a baby,
so, she's stunning,
and she's healthy.
She's a healthy queen.
I wanted to show off my body.
So this outfit, I am nakey.
Nakey in.
Curveball, was on my period this day.
Did not know that was gonna happen.
So I felt like poo-poo,
I felt terrible.
And I was like,
no, I want to show off my body,
I don't wanna be bloated,
but I still looked bomb.
The makeup looks, elevated.
I did for the last look,
which was the pink world,
the flowers,
I looked like we were getting married.
I did say, "I want the blush,
I want the blush to be all over me."
And after coloring it on set,
it was perfect.
And then when we colored it,
it was like extra.
And I was like,
is it giving alien,
or is it giving gorgeous?
No one has made fun of me yet for it,
so I think it worked.
This song is toxic relationships in your family,
which is so tough.
And it was a true story,
and I went to my therapist,
and I wrote a letter,
and I sent it to my family member,
and I didn't hear back for months,
but I did just hear back.
You can see in the first shot,
she's in the dark,
and she's like, what am I gonna do?
And then she lets the light turn on.
She lights it up,
which means she stepped away from that relationship,
and now she's much happier.
And sometimes you have to do that,
and it can be challenging and tough,
but I promise the sun will come out.
That was good.
Thank you so much "Allure."
I had so much fun breaking down my music videos,
and I hope to do it again very soon.
[upbeat music]