"Gimme" is a song by American singer and songwriter

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from her third studio album, '' III'' (2019). It was released as the album's lead single on April 29, 2019, and debuted on

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's Beats 1 radio show. The electro- R&B song was written by Banks and Josiah Sherman and produced by

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, Kito, and

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Composition

"Gimme" is a "heavily

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" pop and electro- R&B song that was written by Banks and Josiah Sherman and produced by

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. It was written in the key of D minor, "Gimme" has a

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. The song's production is made of funky beats and ethereal vocals with an aggressive distorted track, bouncing keyboards and pitched vocals. According to Banks, "Gimme" is about getting what you want. It’s about knowing what you deserve, saying it out loud, and demanding it with no apologies.

Music video

The music video for "Gimme" was directed by Matty Peacock and published on May 23, 2019, on Banks'

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channel. The video begins with Banks alone in the dark with a multicolored laser light that pulsates to the song's melody in a pyramid form. She starts playing a choreography while one beam is pointing directly downwards. Eventually she is joined by other dancers as the light starts growing more numerous.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of '' III''.

Recording

* Engineered at The Healthfarm, Westlake Recording Studios (

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) and Panther Palace ( Burbank, California) * Mixed at

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(Los Angeles, California) and

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(New York City, New York) * Mastered at HM Mastering (

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Personnel

– vocals *

– production, engineering, synthesizers, drum programming * Kito – co-production *

– additional production, engineering, drum programming, synthesizers, arrangement * Ross Birchard – engineering * Buddy Ross – engineering *

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– mixing * Brandon Bost – engineering for mix * Huntley Miller – mastering

Charts

Release history

References

{{authority control 2019 singles 2019 songs Banks (singer) songs Harvest Records singles Songs written by Banks (singer)