{{Use American English|date=April 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox song | name = Try with Me | cover = Nicole Scherzinger - Try with Me.png | alt = | border = yes | type = single | artist = Nicole Scherzinger | album = Killer Love | released = {{start date|2011|10|28}} | recorded = 2011 | studio = Soulpower Studios, Los Angeles | genre = {{flatlist| *Pop *EDM }} | length = {{duration|m=3|s=56}} | label = Interscope | writer = *Carsten "Soulshock" Schack *Sean Hurley *Olivia Nervo *Miriam Nervo | producer = Soulshock | prev_title = Wet | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = Boomerang | next_year = 2013 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|R7sYiTyBjTY|"Try with Me"}}}} }}
"'''Try with Me'''" is a song recorded by American singer Nicole Scherzinger, taken from the re-release of her debut studio album, ''Killer Love'' (2011). The song was produced by Carsten "Soulshack" Schack, and written by Schack, Sean Hurley and the twins Olivia and Miriam Nervo. "Try with Me" was released as the first single from the re-release and the fifth and final single overall both releases. The song starts as a slow power ballad before erupting into an upbeat dance track. Lyrically the song is about heartache and heartbreak.
"Try with Me" received mainly positive reviews from critics who praised the song's production and Scherzinger's vocals. An accompanying music video directed by Aaron Platt & Joseph Toman was filmed in Xilitla, Mexico which portrays Scherzinger dancing, singing and emoting throughout the video. Scherzinger performed "Try with Me" in a series of live appearances such as television shows ''The X Factor'' and ''This Morning''. In addition Scherzinger performed "Try with Me" at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance, in the presence of Princess Anne.
==Background and composition== Following the release of her debut studio album ''Killer Love'' (2011) and its four singles—including the number one UK single "Don't Hold Your Breath"— Scherzinger was preparing a US version of ''Killer Love'' with an alternate track listing, which would include "a mixture of strong dance anthems, urban twists and uplifting songs."<ref name="Vena">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1662407/nicole-scherzinger-redone-killer-love.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424045609/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1662407/nicole-scherzinger-redone-killer-love.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 24, 2011 |title=Nicole Scherzinger Calls New Album 'Empowering' |publisher=MTV. MTV Networks |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=May 20, 2011 |accessdate=January 4, 2012}}</ref> On October 12, 2011, a 30-second snippet of a song titled "Try With Me" leaked online, with Digital Spy revealing that the song would be Scherzinger's next single.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://idolator.com/6042832/nicole-scherzinger-try-with-me-demo-snippet |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216063321/http://idolator.com/6042832/nicole-scherzinger-try-with-me-demo-snippet |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 16, 2013 |title=Nicole Scherzinger "Try With Me" Demo Snippet Surfaces |date=October 12, 2011 |accessdate=January 24, 2013 |publisher=Idolator. Buzz Media |last=Daw |first=Robbie}}</ref> On October 17, 2011, Scherzinger confirmed that "Try With Me" was being released as a single on October 30, 2011,<ref name=4music>{{cite web |url=http://www.4music.com/news/news/1713/Nicole-Scherzinger-confirms-new-single-Try-With-Me |title=News: Nicole Scherzinger Confirms New Single Try With Me |last=Griffths |first=David |date=October 17, 2011 |accessdate=January 24, 2013 |publisher=4music. Box Television}}</ref> and that it would be included on the re-release of ''Killer Love'' along with "Trust Me I Lie", "Tomorrow Never Dies" and the official remix of "Right There" featuring 50 Cent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a345926/nicole-scherzinger-confirms-killer-love-album-re-release.html |title=Nicole Scherzinger confirms 'Killer Love' album re-release |last=Corner |first=Lews |date=October 17, 2011 |accessdate=January 4, 2012 |publisher=Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK}}</ref> "Try with Me" was written by Carsten Schack, Sean Hurley, Olivia Nervo, Miriam Nervo and produced by Soulshock and Hurley.<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |title=Try with Me | Allmusic |url=http://allmusic.com/song/try-with-me-t24832156 |publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation |accessdate=May 12, 2012}}</ref> According to the press release, the song showcases Scherzinger's vocals, "by stripping them bare in a slow, melodic beginning which builds to a powerful crescendo as the dance beat drops,"<ref name=4music/> while Amy Sciaretto of PopCrush described its composition saying that it "starts out soft and slow and builds up to a beat-driven breakdown."<ref name=popcrush>{{cite web |last=Sciarretto |first=Amy |title=Nicole Scherzinger Is a Rain Forest Glamazon in 'Try With Me' Video |url=http://popcrush.com/nicole-scherzinger-try-with-me-video/ |accessdate=May 12, 2012 |publisher=Pop Crush |date=October 18, 2011}}</ref>
==Critical reception== The song was generally received positively from music critics. Pop Justice praised the song, based just on its demo. "We like this. It has a slight whiff of 'bounced around between the A&R inboxes of A-List global songstresses of the world until eventually ending up on a Nicole Scherzinger reissue' about it but there's lots to love. We particularly like the line that sounds like 'why does it feel like a cow?'." The website listed the song as the fourth best song from Scherzinger.<ref name="popjustice">{{cite web |url=http://www.popjustice.com/briefing/a-jolly-good-nicole-scherzinger-song-not-being-sung-by-nicole-scherzinger-but-you-get-the-idea/74061/ |title=A jolly good Nicole Scherzinger song not being sung by Nicole Scherzinger but you get the idea |publisher=Pop Justice (Peter Robinson) |date=October 12, 2010 |accessdate=January 3, 2013}}</ref> Brad Stern of MTV Buzworthy praised the song for its production. "'Try with Me' is a gorgeous combination of pulsating synthesizers and slammin' vocals, and if she times this one right, there's no way Scherzy can't claw her way back to the top overseas."<ref name="mtvbuzzworthy">{{cite web |url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/10/18/coldplay-kelly-clarkson-oh-my-new-pop-songs/#more-101424 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022011310/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/10/18/coldplay-kelly-clarkson-oh-my-new-pop-songs#more-101424 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 22, 2011 |last=Stern |first=Brad |title=Coldplay, Kelly Clarkson, Oh My! + More: 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs of the Week |work=MTV |publisher=MTV .(MTV Networks) |date=October 18, 2010 |accessdate=January 3, 2013}}</ref> Meena Rupani of DesiHits complimented the "amazing" vocals of Scherzinger.<ref name=desihits>{{cite news |last=Rupani |first=Meena |title=Nicole Scherzinger Says 'Try With Me' |url=http://www.desihits.com/news/view/nicole-scherzinger-says-try-with-me-20111018 |accessdate=May 12, 2012 |work=DesiHits}}</ref>
==Chart performance== "Try with Me" made its first chart appearance in Ireland on November 30, 2011, where it debuted and peaked at number 29.<ref name="Ireland">{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=44 |title=Irish Singles |work=Chart-Track |publisher=IRMA |date=November 30, 2011 |accessdate=December 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217134159/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=44|archive-date=December 17, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the UK "Try with Me" debuted and peaked at number eighteen selling 21,315 copies.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Alan |title=UK Singles Chart analysis: Professor Green's Read All About it sales dip 44% |url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1047360&c=1 |work=Music Week |accessdate=November 7, 2011 |date=November 7, 2011}}</ref> It's the only single from the album, along with Wet, that didn't reach the top-ten. "Try With Me" only spent 3 weeks on the chart, becoming her fastest single to leave the UK charts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicole Scherzinger {{!}} Official Charts|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/nicole%20scherzinger/|publisher=The Official Charts Company|accessdate=May 21, 2013}}</ref>
==Music video== <!-- Deleted image removed: thumb|250px|right|Scherzinger in the music video -->
The accompanying music video for "Try with Me" was shot in Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico on October 3, 2011 by Aaron Platt and Joseph Toman,<ref name=theringbearer/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2011/10/in-production-nicole-scherzinger-aaron-platt-joseph-toman-dir.html |title=In Production: Nicole Scherzinger – Aaron Platt & Joseph Toman, dir. |publisher=Video Static |date=October 14, 2011 |last=Gottlieb |first=Steven |accessdate=December 19, 2012}}</ref> while the choreography was handled by Brian Friedman. The flight to Mexico was followed with a five-hour drive to the rainforest.<ref name=msnmusic>{{cite web |url=http://music.uk.msn.com/features/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=159518027|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129052028/http://music.uk.msn.com/features/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=159518027|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013 |title=MSN exclusive Nicole Scherzinger video: Try With Me |last=Hurley |first=James |date=October 18, 2011 |accessdate=December 19, 2012 |publisher=MSN Music UK. MSN}}</ref> Scherzinger wears a cream chiffon couture gown designed by Anne Barge, while towards the end of the video she wears a Claire Pettibone dress teamed up with handmade cuffs by Christina Makowsky.<ref name=theringbearer>{{cite web |url=http://www.theringbearer.ca/wedding_style.php?aid=9573 |title=Nicole Scherzinger's Wedding Dress |accessdate=December 19, 2012 |work=The Ring Bearer |archive-date=March 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316123829/http://www.theringbearer.ca/wedding_style.php?aid=9573 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The music video was premiered on MSN Music UK on October 18, 2011.<ref name=msnmusic/>
In the video, Scherzinger is romping in the jungle, playing a moss-covered piano while wearing a white sheath and surrounded by the lush shrubbery of nature and a babbling waterfall.<ref name=popcrush/> Throughout the entirety of the video, she is singing, dancing and emoting.<ref name=popcrush/>
==Live performances==
"Try with Me" was performed for the first time at the live on the eighth season of ''The X Factor'' on October 30, 2011.<ref name="popcrush"/> Scherzinger opened the performance singing the slow part of the song while seated on a high stage, surrounded by smoke.<ref name="softpedia"/> As the song picked up pace, she stood up and started dancing. Amy Sciarretto from PopCrush wrote that "the overall performance was drenched in mystique and drama."<ref name="popcrush 2">{{cite web |url=http://popcrush.com/nicole-scherzinger-try-with-me-on-x-factor-u-k/ |title=Nicole Scherzinger performs 'Try with Me on U.K. 'X Factor' |publisher=PopCrush (Townsquare Media) |last=Sciarretto |first=Amy |date=November 1, 2011 |accessdate=October 4, 2012}}</ref> During the performance she wore black lace gown while she was barefoot.<ref name="softpedia">{{cite web |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nicole-Scherzinger-Performs-Try-with-Me-on-X-Factor-231130.shtml |title=Nicole Scherzinger Performs 'Try with Me' on X Factor |publisher=Softpedia |last=Gorgan |first=Elena |date=October 31, 2011 |accessdate=October 4, 2012}}</ref> Sciarretto commented: "Her performance spoke volumes to ‘X Factor’ hopefuls: this could all be yours one day!"<ref name="popcrush 2"/> On November 4, 2011 Scherzinger performed the song on ITV's show ''This Morning'' using some pre-recorded vocals. Elan Gorgan of Softpedia wrote, "her performance was live and lived up to her reputation as a solid performer."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nicole-Scherzinger-Puts-on-Killer-Performance-of-Try-with-Me-in-London-232555.shtml |title=Nicole Scherzinger Puts on Killer Performance of 'Try with Me' in London |publisher=Softpedia |last=Gorgan |first=Elena |date=November 5, 2011 |accessdate=October 4, 2012}}</ref> Scherzinger performed the song at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance held at The Lowry, in Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, which was attended by Princess Anne.{{cn|date=April 2020}}
==Track listing== '''Digital Download''' # "Try With Me" – 3:56
== Credits and personnel ==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Killer Love''.<ref name=AlbumCredits>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Killer Love |others=Nicole Scherzinger |year=2011 |type=CD |publisher=Interscope Records |location=United States}}</ref>
;Management *Published by C Schack: Notting Hill Music Inc. (BMI) / Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd (PRS)/ Full of Soul Music (BMI), S. Hurley: Dos Duettes Music (ASCAP), O. Nervo: PRS (ASCAP), M. Nervo: PRS (ASCAP) *Recorded and mixed at Soulpower Studios (Los Angeles, California). *Mixed at Larrabee Studios (Universal City, California).
;Personnel {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} *Cory Enemy – additional keyboards *Chris Galland – engineering, mixing assistant *Sean Hurley – songwriting, instruments *Eric Madrid – engineering, mixing assistant *Manny Marroquin – mixing *Olivia Nervo –songwriting *Miriam Nervo –songwriting *Soulshock – songwriting, production, instruments, mixing {{div col end}}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !scope="col"| Chart (2011) !scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{singlechart|Ireland|29|artist=Nicole Scherzinger|song=Try with Me|year=2011|week=44|refname=Ire}} |- {{singlechart|Scotland|13|artist=Nicole Scherzinger|song=Try with Me|date=2011-11-12|accessdate=2012-06-18}} |- {{singlechart|Slovakia|19|year=2012|week=09}} |- {{singlechart|UK|18|artist=Nicole Scherzinger|song=Try with Me|date=2011-11-12|refname=UK}} |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Country ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | Ref |- !scope="row"| Ireland | October 28, 2011 | rowspan="2"| Digital download | Universal Music Group | {{center|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ie.7digital.com/artist/nicole-scherzinger/release/try-with-me/ |title=Try With Me (2011) – Nicole Scherzinger |publisher=7digital (Ireland) |accessdate=December 26, 2014 |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226194938/https://ie.7digital.com/artist/nicole-scherzinger/release/try-with-me/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} |- !scope="row"| United Kingdom | October 30, 2011 | Polydor Records | {{center|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.7digital.com/artist/nicole-scherzinger/release/try-with-me/ |title=Try With Me (2011) – Nicole Scherzinger |publisher=7digital (United Kingdom) |accessdate=December 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102054930/http://www.7digital.com/artist/nicole-scherzinger/release/try-with-me|archive-date=November 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} |- |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
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Category:Nicole Scherzinger songs Category:2011 singles Category:Dance-pop songs Category:Synth-pop ballads Category:Songs written by Olivia Nervo Category:Songs written by Miriam Nervo Category:Songs written by Soulshock Category:Songs written by Sean Hurley (songwriter)