"Here with Me" is a song by American producer

Marshmello Christopher Comstock (born May 19, 1992), known professionally as Marshmello, is an American electronic music producer and DJ. His songs "Silence", "Wolves", "Friends", " Happier", and " Alone" have been certified multi-platinum in several ...

, featuring Scottish band Chvrches. It was released on March 8, 2019 alongside an animated lyric video. The official music video was released on April 10, 2019.

Composition

"Here with Me" is composed in

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. The song was called reminiscent of Marshmello's earlier electronic production work, with the opening being "markedly restrained" that "provides a rare chance for him to experiment with guitars." The instrumentation was also described as "acoustic guitars and EDM beats".

Promotion

Along with announcing the song, Marshmello posted a 19-second snippet of the song, with ''Your EDM'' saying that the collaboration sounds more like Marshmello's previous singles with vocalists instead of his ''Joytime'' album series material. On April 3, 2019, Marshmello and Chvrches gave a live performance of "Here with Me" on '' Jimmy Kimmel Live!''.

Critical reception

'' Stereogum'' called it "standard-issue dance-pop fluff, with a bit more of an emotional pull to it thanks to Mayberry's performance. It's the sort of song that you might forget about immediately after hearing."

Chart performance

"Here with Me" became Marshmello's fourth number one (and his seventh top ten) and Chvrches' first on ''Billboard''s

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chart. It is also the highest position peak for Chvrches on a ''Billboard'' airplay chart to date. It also reached the top twenty in Canada. It peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart. It charted at number 31 on the '' Billboard'' Hot 100 becoming Chvrches' first entry on the chart & their highest charting single in the country.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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– production, lyrics * Steve Mac – additional production *

Lauren Mayberry Lauren Eve Mayberry (born 7 October 1987) is a Scottish singer, musician and songwriter. She is the vocalist and percussionist of the Scottish pop band Chvrches. In Chvrches, Mayberry co-writes and co-produces the songs with Iain Cook and Ma ...

– vocals, lyrics * Iain Cook – guitar, lyrics * Brandon Buttner – studio personnel, vocal engineering *

Martin Doherty Martin Clifford Doherty (born 24 December 1982) is a Scottish musician, singer and record producer. He is a member of Glasgow-based pop band Chvrches, with whom he has recorded four studio albums. Prior to forming Chvrches, Doherty was a tou ...

– lyrics

Charts

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Decade-end charts

Certifications

References

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