"I Warned Myself" is a song by American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth. It was released through Artist Partner Group and

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as a single on August 21, 2019. Puth produced the song with Benny Blanco and they wrote the song together.

Background

On October 1, 2018, Puth announced that he was working on a new album. He first hinted at the title of the track on August 10, 2019 on his

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with the caption "i Warned Myself this would happen". A week later, he officially announced the release date and posted the cover art of the song. The song marks the first of three single releases. Puth revealed that the song is about "a vicious cycle of going back to someone continuously, knowing deep down that they aren't any good for you".

Critical reception

Salvatore Maicki at '' The Fader'' thought the song had an "undeniably sticky hook" and noted the "sparse, rumbling production". Writing for '' Vulture'', Hunter Harris pointed out the lyrical content to be "about love and loss, secrets and lies — basically a breakup" and questioned who the song could be about, with possibilities ranging from a fan to fellow singer Selena Gomez. Derrick Rossignol at '' Uproxx'' praised the song for being a "a dark and welcomed addition to the Billie Eilish-led pop landscape".

Music video

The music video was released along with the song on August 21, 2019, and was directed by Brendan Vaughn. The video shows Puth being surrounded by a love interest in various settings and also includes scenes of the singer driving in a red Jaguar F-type coupe. Kirsten Spruch at ''Billboard'' noted that in the video "Puth serves up plenty of somber glances", while Sofiana Ramli of '' NME'' described the visuals as "hypnotizing".

Charts

References

2019 songs 2019 singles Atlantic Records singles Charlie Puth songs Songs written by Charlie Puth Song recordings produced by Benny Blanco Songs written by Benny Blanco {{2019-single-stub