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TRYING ON SHOES
Tate McRae
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- Album
- SO CLOSE TO WHAT??? (deluxe)
- Released
- 2025
- Genres
- Pop
- Length
- 3:02
- Tempo
- 138 BPM
- Label
- RCA Records Label
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About this song
The song is on the deluxe edition of SO CLOSE TO WHAT. McRae first hinted at it on August 12th, 2025, nearly three months before its release, with a post on Instagram.
What it's about
The song is about trying to keep someone by becoming whatever they might want, even though the relationship is already over. It explores the emptiness of a breakup and the pain of realizing that no amount of reinvention will make them stay.
Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.
Fun facts
- Written by Tate McRae, Emile Haynie, Grant and Amy Allen.
- Produced by Emile Haynie and Grant.
- Recorded at Electric Lady Studios (New York.