Sam Smithโs new self-worth hymn, โLove Me More.โ โI felt like that for the longest time and slowly Iโm learning how to just be nice to myself,โ Smith says about the song.
Sam Smith is learning to love themselves and sharing their experience with us. In the song video, the singers perform the anthem โLove Me Moreโ while they reflect on their upbringing and professional start. Weโre driven to tears in typical Sam Smith way โ not because weโre sad, but because the video is stunning.
โI wrote this song for anyone who feels different, anyone who has to stop themselves every day from saying unkind things to themselves, in their head, all the time,โ Smith said in a statement. โI felt like that for the longest time and slowly Iโm learning how to just be nice to myself. I wanted to share that because I captured it in this song. Over the last two years, music has been my therapy more than ever. So I hope this song can be your friend.โ
The music video begins with a montage of clips from Smithโs upbringing and early career, before Smith pays homage to their breakout smash โStay With Meโ by walking down some stairs, just like they did in the video for that song. The track then transforms into a self-empowering anthem.
They sing, โHave you ever felt like you were someone else/Feeling like the mirror isnโt healthy for your health.โ โEvery day I strive not to hate myself/But it doesnโt hurt as much as it used to/Perhaps Iโm growing to love myself more.โ
Smith is shown dancing and having a good time at a party with other LGBT people in the video.
For several days, Smith has been teasing the new single. They started with a black-and-white video of themselves singing the tune, captioned โSoon x.โ
In another video, they teased the songโs development alongside Jimmy Napes, saying, โThereโs something really lovely and serendipitous about us coming together and recording this record.โ
Smith last worked with Summer Walker on the Dear Evan Hansen album tune โYou Will Be Found.โ In 2020, he released his two-part LP Love Goes, which included the singles โDiamonds,โ โDancing with a Stranger,โ and โIโm Ready,โ which he co-wrote with Demi Lovato.
