It Ain’t Me
I had a dream
We were sipping whiskey neat
Highest floor, The Bowery
And I was high enough
Somewhere along the lines
We stopped seeing eye to eye
You were staying out all night
And I had enough
[Pre-Chorus: Selena Gomez]
No, I don't wanna know
Where you been or where you're goin'
But I know I won't be home
And you'll be on your own
[Chorus: Selena Gomez]
Who's gonna walk you
Through the dark side of the morning?
Who's gonna rock you
When the sun won't let you sleep?
Who's waking up to drive you home
When you're drunk and all alone?
Who's gonna walk you
Through the dark side of the morning?
It ain't me
No, no, ah-ah, The Bowery
No, no, ah-ah, whiskey neat
Grateful, I'm so grateful, ah
It ain't me
No, no, ah-ah, The Bowery
No, no, ah-ah, whiskey neat
Grateful, I'm so grateful, ah
It ain't me
No, no, ah-ah, The Bowery
No, no, ah-ah, whiskey neat
Grateful, I'm so grateful, ah
It ain't me
No, no, ah-ah, The Bowery
No, no, ah-ah, whiskey neat
Grateful, I'm so grateful, ah
It ain't me
[Verse 2: Selena Gomez]
I had a dream
We were back to seventeen
Summer nights and The Libertines
Never growing up
[Pre-Chorus: Selena Gomez]
I'll take with me
The Polaroids and the memories
But you know I'm gonna leave
Behind the worst of us
Who's gonna walk you
Through the dark side of the morning?
Who's gonna rock you
When the sun won't let you sleep?
Who's waking up to drive you home
When you're drunk and all alone?
Who's gonna walk you
Through the dark side of the morning?
[Bridge: Selena Gomez & Kygo]
It ain't me, no, no
It ain't me, no, no
It ain't me, no, no
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
[Drop: Selena Gomez & Kygo]
It ain't me
No, no, ah-ah, The Bowery
No, no, ah-ah, whiskey neat
Grateful, I'm so grateful, ah
It ain't me
No, no, ah-ah, The Bowery
No, no, ah-ah
It ain't me
Grateful, I'm so grateful, ah
Ah ooh...
No, no, ah-ah, The Bowery
No, no, ah-ah, whiskey neat (Ah ooh...)
Grateful, I'm so grateful, ah
(It ain't me) Ah ooh...
No, no, ah-ah, The Bowery
No, no, ah-ah, whiskey neat (Oh...)
Grateful, I'm so grateful, ah
It ain't me
No, no, ah-ah, The Bowery
No, no, ah-ah, whiskey neat
Grateful, I'm so grateful, ah
It ain't me
No, no, no, no, no, The Bowery
No, no, no, no, no, whiskey neat
Grateful, I'm so grateful, ah
It ain't me
About
“It Ain’t Me” is an uptempo tropical house breakup song. It features Selena Gomez on vocals. In the song, Selena breaks up with someone by asking who will take care of him—when that person isn’t her. Actor Vin Diesel is mistakenly credited as a background vocalist, when what he actually did was an in-studio cover version of the track with Kygo himself in the booth; adding several ad-libs during the beatdrops.
The track is the first single from the second studio album by Norwegian EDM producer Kygo. The song was released on Kygo’s official Vevo, after previews on Selena’s Instagram.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
This one [“It Ain’t Me”], it just felt like it all connected. I don’t really deal with the business side of things and that’s the beauty of working with my team – they allow me to step away from the business. When Kygo heard this song, he was instantly mapping out where he was going to take it. He followed the melodies and emotions of the song and brought it to life. It all aligned. Usually, we’ll wait around for a few months, try pitching a song to different artists and hopefully something sticks. When Selena heard it, she loved it – she heard it about a month after we wrote it.
Andrew Watt knows Kygo and his manager just from working together in the past. Kygo’s manager reached out to Andrew and asked to come into the session, so Andrew facilitated that for us. We’ve been able to build a relationship with Kygo from there and from a producer-level – aside from his DJ work – he’s one of the greatest producers that I’ve had the pleasure of working with.
Apparently, yes.
- 2.Human
- 3.Touch
- 4.Starboy
- 5.Paris
- 7.Ciao Adios
- 8.24K Magic
- 9.I Would Like
- 11.No Lie
- 12.Solo Dance
- 13.Stay
- 15.Just Hold On
- 16.Be the One
- 17.By Your Side
- 18.Hypnotised
- 19.Love Me Now
- 20.Love My Life
- 21.Fastlove
- 23.I Feel It Coming
- 25.It Ain’t Me
- 26.Black Beatles
- 27.Bad Things
- 28.Now and Later
- 31.You Want Me
- 32.Places
- 33.Shed A Light
- 34.Not In Love
- 35.Skin
- 36.Play That Song
- 37.All Night
- 38.Everyday
- 39.Run Up
- 40.Congratulations
- 41.Issues
- 42.Green Light
- 43.Slide