{{Short description|2021 song by PinkPantheress}} {{For|the Saint Jhn song|Saint Jhn#Discography}} {{Use British English|date=March 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox song | name = Just for Me | cover = Just for Me PinkPantheress.jpg | alt = Two people shaking hands in a doorway next to two fire extinguishers | type = single | artist = PinkPantheress | album = To Hell with It | released = 13 August 2021 | genre = * Bedroom pop * 2-step garage * alternative pop | length = 1:55 | label = * Parlophone * Elektra | writer = * Alexander Crossan * PinkPantheress | producer = Mura Masa | prev_title = Passion | prev_year = 2021 | next_title = I Must Apologise | next_year = 2021 }}
"'''Just for Me'''" is a song by British singer PinkPantheress. Written alongside producer Mura Masa, it was released on 13 August 2021 through Parlophone and Elektra as the fourth single from her debut mixtape ''To Hell with It''. Prior to being released, a snippet of the song posted to TikTok by PinkPantheress went viral on the platform. The bedroom pop, 2-step garage, and alternative pop song is a spiritual successor to PinkPantheress's song "Pain", and is written about her unhealthy obsession with a crush.
"Just for Me" received critical acclaim, and was named the best song of 2021 by ''The Fader'', as well as one of the best songs of the year by ''Billboard'', NPR, and ''Pitchfork''. It peaked at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 49 on the Irish Singles Chart. A low resolution music video for the song, directed by PinkPantheress and Lauzza, was released on 9 September 2021, and depicts PinkPantheress singing to a crowd of depressed youths. "Just for Me" was sampled by Central Cee in his song "Obsessed with You", and covered by Giveon for BBC Radio 1Xtra's Live Lounge and by Coldplay for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. It was later nominated for the Best Contemporary Song Ivor Novello Award in May 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=Tilly |date=2022-04-07 |title=Nominations announced for The Ivors 2022 |url=https://ivorsacademy.com/news/nominations-announced-for-the-ivors-2022/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=The Ivors Academy |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Background, release, and composition== [[File:Mura Masa Field Day 2017.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7|"Just for Me" was produced by British record producer Mura Masa.]]
"Just for Me" was inspired by the "stalkerish" theme of "Stan" by Eminem as well as PinkPantheress's desire to make a song that sounded like Craig David.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Georgia |title=PinkPantheress: "I always wanted to have an audience" |url=https://diymag.com/2021/10/12/pinkpantheress-just-for-me-october-2021-interview |website=DIY |access-date=October 12, 2021 |language=en |date=October 12, 2021}}</ref> After writing the melody of the song, she recorded it during a four-hour-long studio session with producer Mura Masa two weeks before the song's release.<ref name="bbcsoundof">{{cite web |last1=Savage |first1=Mark |title=PinkPantheress made hits from her bedroom - now she's won the BBC Sound Of 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59733291 |website=BBC News |access-date=6 January 2022 |language=en |date=6 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="crackjust">{{cite web |last1=Kent-Smith |first1=Jasmine |title=Cover story: PinkPantheress – Just a feeling |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/pinkpantheress/ |website=Crack |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |date=17 November 2021}}</ref> A snippet of "Just for Me" posted to TikTok in July 2021 by PinkPantheress went viral and was used in over two million videos on the platform {{As of|lc=y|October 2021}}.<ref name="pfzoomer">{{cite web |last1=Zhang |first1=Cat |title=The Zoomer Embrace of Drum 'n' Bass |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/drum-n-bass-pinkpantheress-tiktok-column/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=30 October 2021 |language=en |date=29 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="slate">{{cite web |last1=Chaudhry |first1=Aliya |title=TikTok's Latest Breakout Star Hides Her Name, but She Can't Escape Her Fame |url=https://slate.com/culture/2021/10/pinkpantheress-just-for-me-tiktok-mixtape-review.html |website=Slate |access-date=1 November 2021 |language=en |date=21 October 2021}}</ref> TikTok named "Just for Me" its "breakout track of the summer" and its third top song by a British artist in 2021.<ref name="insider">{{cite web |last1=Press-Reynolds |first1=Kieran |title=How a 20-year-old student used TikTok to become the summer's breakout pop musician |url=https://www.insider.com/pinkpantheress-tiktok-star-pain-justforme-breakitoff-music-spotify-viral-2021-8 |website=Insider |access-date=18 September 2021 |language=en |date=18 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Krol |first1=Charlotte |title=Ed Sheeran, PinkPantheress, Tion Wayne and Russ Millions among TikTok's top UK acts of 2021 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ed-sheeran-pinkpantheress-tion-wayne-and-russ-millions-among-tiktoks-top-uk-acts-of-2021-3117652 |website=NME |access-date=6 January 2022 |language=en |date=13 December 2021}}</ref>
"Just for Me" was released on 13 August 2021 through Parlophone and Elektra Records.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bloom |first1=Madison |title=PinkPantheress Shares New Song "Just for Me" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/pinkpantheress-shares-new-song-just-for-me-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=13 August 2021}}</ref> The song was added to the BBC Radio 1 playlist in August 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grant |first1=Kirsty |title=PinkPantheress: The 'breakout' singer who's happy to be a mystery |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-58319555 |website=BBC News |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=25 August 2021}}</ref> British rapper Central Cee's song "Obsessed with You" heavily sampled "Just for Me".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Atkinson |first1=Jessie |title=Central Cee samples PinkPantheress on new cut 'Obsessed With You' |url=https://www.gigwise.com/news/3409272/central-cee-samples-pinkpantheress-on-new-cut--obsessed-with-you- |website=Gigwise |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=10 September 2021}}</ref> In October 2021, American singer Giveon performed an acoustic soul cover of the song for BBC Radio 1Xtra's Live Lounge.<ref name="rsgivcover"/><ref name="sgcover"/> Later that month, British band Coldplay performed a slow piano-focused cover on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rossignol|first=Derrick|date=2021-10-26|title=Coldplay Covers PinkPantheress' 'Just For Me' For The BBC Live Lounge|url=https://uproxx.com/indie/coldplay-pinkpantheress-just-for-me-cover/|access-date=2021-10-27|website=Uproxx|language=en-US}}</ref>
"Just for Me" is a "wistful",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wang |first1=Steffanee |title=Who Is PinkPantheress? Does It Really Matter? |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/who-is-pinkpantheress-tiktok-just-for-me-break-it-off |website=Nylon |access-date=16 September 2021 |language=en |date=16 September 2021}}</ref> "funky", "2000s-inspired" bedroom pop,<ref name="nmeradio">{{cite web |last1=Bumidin |first1=Qistina |title=NME Radio Roundup 23 August 2021: Lorde, Lizzo & Cardi B, Disclosure and more |url=https://www.nme.com/features/radio-roundup-23-august-2021-lorde-lizzo-cardi-b-disclosure-3026911 |website=NME |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=23 August 2021}}</ref> 2-step garage,<ref name="faderrelease">{{cite web |last1=Renshaw |first1=David |title=PinkPantheress drops new song "Just For Me" |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/08/13/pinkpantheress-mura-masa-just-for-me |website=The Fader |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=13 August 2021}}</ref> and alternative pop<ref name="rsgivcover">{{cite magazine |last1=Paul |first1=Larisha |title=Giveon Drops a Sultry Take on PinkPantheress' 'Just for Me' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/giveon-pinkpantheress-just-for-me-1241014/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=October 13, 2021 |language=en |date=October 12, 2021}}</ref> song produced by British record producer Mura Masa, who also programmed and played drums and keyboards on the song. It runs for slightly less than two minutes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kenneally |first1=Cerys |title=PinkPantheress unveils Mura Masa-produced new single "Just for me" |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/pinkpantheress-unveils-mura-masa-produced-new-single-just-for-me |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=13 August 2021}}</ref> In it, PinkPantheress sings in a "soft", "android-like",<ref name="sgthwi" /> "helium-high" tone, over a "snappy", "nostalgia-fueled" garage beat and "delicate", "gentle"<ref name="insider" /> guitars, about having an unhealthy obsession with a crush and going to lengths such as finding their house and sleeping with their hair under her pillow.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brodsky |first1=Rachel |title=TikTok Wunderkind PinkPantheress Releases New Single, 'Just For Me' |url=https://uproxx.com/indie/pinkpantheress-just-for-me/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=13 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Denise |first1=Jazmine |title=Ten's "Paint Me Naked," Lizzo Feat. Cardi B, and More Best New Music |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ten-lizzo-feat-cardi-b-best-new-music |website=Teen Vogue |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=13 August 2021}}</ref> She described the song as the spiritual successor to her song "Pain".<ref name="occint">{{cite web |last1=Copsey |first1=Rob |title=Who is PinkPantheress? The TikTok DIY artist breaking into the chart |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/who-is-pinkpantheress-the-tiktok-diy-artist-breaking-into-the-chart__33812/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=18 August 2021}}</ref> NPR's Alex Ramos referred to the song as "uncanny, as are most stories about stalking and obsession".<ref name="nprbest" /> Chris Taylor of ''DIY'' wrote that the song was reminiscent of UK garage duo Artful Dodger, while ''Stereogum''{{'}}s Chris DeVille described it as "hyperpop-leaning".<ref name="diythwi">{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Chris |title=PinkPantheress - To Hell With It |url=https://diymag.com/2021/10/12/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it-mixtape-review |website=DIY |access-date=October 12, 2021 |language=en |date=October 15, 2021}}</ref><ref name="sgcover">{{cite web |last1=DeVille |first1=Chris |title=Watch Givēon Cover PinkPantheress' "Just For Me" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2163676/watch-giveon-cover-pinkpantheress-just-for-me/news/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=October 13, 2021 |language=en |date=October 12, 2021}}</ref>
==Critical reception and commercial performance== NPR named "Just for Me" one of the best songs released in August 2021, with writer Alex Ramos writing that "Just for Me" "demonstrates [PinkPantheress's] appeal" and "lingers under the radar", adding that "you won't even notice you've had it on repeat until the next time you're sucked in again".<ref name="nprbest">{{cite web |last1=Pierre |first1=Gabrielle |last2=McKenna |first2=Lyndsey |last3=Ramos |first3=Alex |last4=Huizenga |first4=Tom |last5=Cruz |first5=Reanna |last6=Chinen |first6=Nate |title=The Best Music Of August: NPR Staff Picks : All Songs Considered |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/08/31/1032816945/the-best-music-of-august-npr-staff-picks |website=NPR |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=1 September 2021}}</ref> Jordan Darville of ''The Fader'' wrote that the song "transcends mere nostalgia thanks to a heap of emotion" and "has enough stomach butterflies to fill a monarch colony."<ref name="fadergivcover">{{cite web |last1=Darville |first1=Jordan |title=Giveon shares cover of PinkPantheress's "Just For Me" |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/10/12/givon-shares-cover-of-pinkpantheresss-just-for-me |website=The Fader |access-date=October 13, 2021 |language=en |date=October 12, 2021}}</ref> In a review of ''To Hell with It'', ''Stereogum''{{'}}s Chris DeVille called "Just for Me" his favorite PinkPantheress song as of writing the review, writing that it "most clearly affirms her potential to be a paradigm-shifting figure".<ref name="sgthwi">{{cite web |last1=DeVille |first1=Chris |title=The PinkPantheress Debates Have Already Begun |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2163348/pinkpantheress-to-hell-with-it/columns/the-week-in-pop/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=October 12, 2021 |language=en |date=October 11, 2021}}</ref> Rob Copsey of Official Charts Company described "Just for Me" as PinkPantheress's "most radio-friendly offering yet" and praised it for its "high replayability", comparing it to "Do You Really Like It?" by garage group DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies.<ref name="occint" />
"Just for Me" peaked at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart, making it her highest-charting single on the chart, and at number 49 on the Irish Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ainsley |first1=Helen |title=Ed Sheeran scores ninth week at Number 1 with Bad Habits |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ed-sheeran-s-bad-habits-scores-ninth-week-at-official-singles-chart-number-1__33908/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=27 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Jack |title=Bad Habits become Ed Sheeran's longest-reigning Irish Number 1 single in four years |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/bad-habits-become-ed-sheeran-s-longest-reigning-official-irish-singles-chart-number-1-in-four-years__33848/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=11 September 2021 |date=20 August 2021}}</ref> "Just for Me" was named the best song of 2021 by ''The Fader''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robert Ross |first1=Alex |last2=Darville |first2=Jordan |last3=Renshaw |first3=David |last4=Maicki |first4=Salvatore |last5=Paul |first5=Larisha |last6=Isama |first6=Antoinette |last7=Raw |first7=Son |last8=Villa |first8=Lucas |last9=Richards |first9=Janiel |last10=D'Souza |first10=Shaad |last11=Elder |first11=Sajae |last12=Bourne |first12=Nkosi |last13=Helfand |first13=Raphael |last14=Joyce |first14=Colin |title=The 100 best songs of 2021 |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/12/16/the-100-best-songs-of-2021 |website=The Fader |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> ''Dazed'' named it the fifth best song of the year, and it was also listed as one of the best songs of the year by ''Pitchfork'',<ref name="Pitchfork ranking">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-songs-2021|title=The 100 Best Songs of 2021|work=Pitchfork|first=Stefanie|last=Fernández|date=December 6, 2021|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> ''NME'',<ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 best songs of 2021 |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/nme-best-songs-of-the-year-2021-3112636 |website=NME |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |date=7 December 2021}}</ref> NPR,<ref>{{cite web |title=NPR Music's 100 Best Songs of 2021 (40-21) |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/12/02/1054379661/the-100-best-songs-of-2021-page-4 |website=NPR |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |date=2 December 2021}}</ref> ''Billboard'',<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The 100 Best Songs of 2021: Staff List |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-songs-2021/100-abba-dont-shut-me-down/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |date=7 December 2021}}</ref> Uproxx,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Best Songs Of 2021 |url=https://uproxx.com/music/best-songs-2021-list/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |date=1 December 2021}}</ref> ''The Line of Best Fit'',<ref>{{cite web |title=The Best Songs of 2021 Ranked |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/articles/best-songs-of-2021-ranked |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |date=20 December 2021}}</ref> ''Nylon'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Nylon Editors Share Their Favorite Songs Of 2021 |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nylon-best-songs-of-2021 |website=Nylon |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |date=14 December 2021}}</ref> ''Slant'',<ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Songs of 2021 |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/the-50-best-songs-of-2021/4/ |website=Slant |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en |date=8 December 2021}}</ref> and ''Crack''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Top 25 Tracks of the Year |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/list-article/top-25-tracks-2021/ |website=Crack |access-date=7 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
==Music video== A music video for "Just for Me" was co-directed by PinkPantheress with Lauzza and uploaded to the YouTube channel "PP_ROCKSXX" on 9 September 2021. In it, she is shown standing in front of a DJ and performing the song in front of a white background to a crowd of depressed youths wearing emo-style clothing, with occasional fisheye lens cutaways. The video has a low display resolution and includes scenes with a tarantula, a book blowing in the wind, and people using flip phones.<ref name="uproxxvid">{{cite web |last1=Brodsky |first1=Rachel |title=PinkPantheress Hosts A Subdued Live Show In Her 'Just For Me' Video |url=https://uproxx.com/indie/pinkpantheress-just-for-me-video/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=16 September 2021 |language=en |date=14 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Darville |first1=Jordan |title=pinkpantheress shares "just for me" video |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/09/10/pinkpantheress-just-for-me-video |website=The Fader |access-date=10 September 2021 |language=en |date=10 September 2021}}</ref> In the video, she also wears her hair in micro braids.<ref name="billboardint">{{cite magazine |last1=Mamo |first1=Heran |title=Viral U.K. Pop Sensation PinkPantheress Talks Debut Mixtape 'To Hell With It,' Reinventing Classics and Writing Short |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/pinkpantheress-interview-to-hell-with-it-9644781/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=en |date=15 October 2021}}</ref> ''DIY''{{'}}s Chris Taylor compared the video to "an early-00s Taking Back Sunday video", while Erica Russell of ''Paper'' stated that the video has "the stark, post-Y2K flair you might expect from a Cooler Kids or Anna Nalick video of the same era".<ref name="diythwi" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Russell |first1=Erica |title=PinkPantheress Is 2021's Most Bewitching Breakout |url=https://www.papermag.com/pinkpantheress-tiktok-2655672071.html?rebelltitem=33#rebelltitem33 |website=Paper |access-date=December 13, 2021 |language=en |date=November 16, 2021}}</ref>
==Credits and personnel== Credits adapted from Tidal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Just for Me / PinkPantheress |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/193282127/credits |website=Tidal |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * PinkPantheress{{spaced en dash}}vocals, songwriting * Mura Masa{{spaced en dash}}production, songwriting, drums, keyboards, engineering, programming * Matt Colton{{spaced en dash}}mastering * Jonny Breakwell{{spaced en dash}}mixing, engineering * Dill{{spaced en dash}}additional keyboards
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Chart performance for "Just for Me" !Chart (2021) !Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Ireland4|49|date=20210820|artist=PinkPantheress|song=Just for Me|rowheader=true|access-date=11 September 2021}} |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2021-09-17|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=23 August 2021|access-date=17 September 2021}}</ref> | align="center"| 5 |- {{single chart|UK|27|date=20210827|rowheader=true|access-date=11 September 2021}} |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Just for Me"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=PinkPantheress|title=Just for Me|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=11 August 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=PinkPantheress|title=Just for Me|type=single|award=Silver|id=18395-5874-1|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|access-date=September 27, 2022}} {{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release history and formats for "Just for Me" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| Various | 13 August 2021 | {{flatlist|* Digital download * streaming}} | rowspan="2"| Parlophone | <ref>{{cite web |title=Just for me by PinkPantheress |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/just-for-me-single/1579892495 |via=Apple Music |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"|United Kingdom | 27 August 2021 | Contemporary hit radio | <ref>{{cite web |title=Radio 1 Playlist |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3tqPdBWF9yMbTrfjWvfKV8t/radio-1-playlist |website=BBC |access-date=11 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827073531/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3tqPdBWF9yMbTrfjWvfKV8t/radio-1-playlist |archive-date=27 August 2021}}</ref> |}
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