Format Digital download Genre Hip hop Label Epic | Recorded 2015–16 Length 2:49 | |
Released March 25, 2016 (2016-03-25) | ||
"Watch Me Do" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Meghan Trainor from her second studio album Thank You (2016). It was released on March 25, 2016, on iTunes for those who pre-ordered the album and other digital download platforms as a promotional single. Produced by Ricky Reed, he co-wrote the song with Trainor, Jacob Kasher Hindlin and Gamal Lewis.
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Composition and lyrics
"Watch Me Do" was written by Meghan Trainor along with Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Gamal Lewis and Ricky Reed, who also produced the song. It is an upbeat, brass-heavy track where Trainor references a number of rap songs, containing "90s hip hop throwback vibes" according to MTV News.
Colin Stutz of Billboard noted the presence of "swagger" and "groove", and writing "she opens the track singing over a funky drum beat before going on to gloat". Entertainment Weekly's Dana Rose Falcone described it as a "female-empowerment" track, adding that she "peppers her new song with some hip-hop and doesn't play the modesty card". Emilee Lindner of Fuse dubbed the song as a "retro gift", adding "the upbeat, brass-heavy track will certainly have you bouncing your bum". Music Times's Carolyn Menyes described the track as a notable departure from Trainor's previous work, writing "it differs greatly from the doo-wop influences of Trainor's first album and few hit singles" and compared it to the works of Christina Aguilera and Destiny's Child.
Sam Warner of Digital Spy described it as a "2000s banger", and "a typically Trainor-esque empowering anthem". He likened it to the early work of Britney Spears. Idolator's Carl Williott wrote that Trainor was in "full flaunt mode", adding "she preens over a syncopated synth-horn-snare beat".
Critical reception
Allison Weintraub of The Oklahoma Daily criticized the song, describing it as "terrible pseudo-rap", with "weirdly pluralized words".
Credits and personnel
Credits are referenced from the album's liner notes.