Like I'm Gonna Lose You
"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor from her debut major-label studio album Title (2015), featuring guest vocals from singer John Legend. Trainor wrote the song with Justin Weaver and Caitlyn Smith, and produced it with Chris Gelbuda. Epic Records released it as the album's fourth single on June 23, 2015. A soul love ballad, "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" has lyrics about savoring moments spent with loved ones and not taking them for granted.
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Single by Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend | ||||
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Released | June 23, 2015 | |||
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Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 3:45 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
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Meghan Trainor singles chronology | ||||
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"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" on YouTube |
While music critics unanimously praised Legend's performance on "Like I'm Gonna Lose You", some were positive of Trainor's vocals on the song while others felt Legend upstaged her. In the United States, the song reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified 4× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It peaked at number one in Australia, New Zealand, and Poland, attaining 5× Platinum certifications in Australia and Canada.
Constellation Jones directed the music video for "Like I'm Gonna Lose You", which features Trainor singing the song in a candlelit room on a rainy night while people engaged in a diverse variety of relationships are shown interacting with their loved ones. Trainor performed the song on television shows such as the Billboard Music Awards, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and the American Music Awards, and included it on the set lists of her concert tours That Bass Tour (2015), MTrain Tour (2015), and The Untouchable Tour (2016).
Background

After independently releasing three albums herself between 2009 and 2010, Meghan Trainor started writing songs for other singers.[1][2] In 2012, she signed a publishing deal with Big Yellow Dog Music, a Nashville, Tennessee-based music publishing firm, and moved to Nashville the following November.[3] While working in Music Row, Trainor met fellow songwriters Justin Weaver and Caitlyn Smith, and wrote "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" with them, intending to pitch it to Kelly Clarkson.[4] Trainor initially decided not to include the song on her debut major-label studio album, Title (2015), because it was not "shoo-wop vibey" enough.[5] Her uncle, Burton Toney, forced her manager to hear it: "You need to hear this song, she didn't show you this song, you need to hear it."[5] Upon listening to "Like I'm Gonna Lose You", Trainor's manager was reduced to tears and convinced her to record it.[5] Trainor produced it with Chris Gelbuda, with whom she had co-written the song "3am" and Sabrina Carpenter's 2014 single "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying".[6][7] Trainor's management, which also represents John Legend, sent the track to him. He said "I love this. I want to be a part of it".[5]
Trainor signed with Epic Records in 2014 and released the doo-wop song "All About That Bass" as her debut single.[2][8] The song reached number one in 58 countries and sold 11 million units worldwide.[9][10][11] She followed it with "Lips Are Movin" (2014) and "Dear Future Husband" (2015), which were sonically in the same vein and achieved commercial success.[12][13][14] "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" was released as Title's sixth track on January 9, 2015.[15] Epic Records serviced the song to contemporary hit radio stations in the United States on June 23, 2015, as the fourth single from the album.[16] They sent it to rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the country on October 6, 2015, and contemporary hit radio stations in Italy on October 30.[17][18]
Composition and lyrical interpretation
"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" is three minutes and 45 seconds long.[15] Trainor and Gelbuda programmed the song; he recorded her vocals at The Green Room in East Nashville, Tennessee, while Jason Agel recorded Legend's vocals at Germano Studios in New York City. Manny Marroquin mixed it at Larabee North Studios in Universal City, California, and Dave Kutch mastered it at The Mastering Palace in New York City.[6]
"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" is a soul love ballad.[19][20][21] Trainor delivers her soprano vocals with a twang.[12][22] Unlike other songs on Title, it features minimal instrumental accompaniment and places emphasis on Trainor's vocals; the Associated Press's Melanie J. Sims noted that in a rare moment for Trainor, it does not employ "a catchy hook or quirky production".[23] Ian Gittins of Virgin Media described "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" as a "classic Motown-style ballad", while Chuck Arnold of Rolling Stone likened Trainor and Legend's chemistry on the "finger-snapping ballad" to that between Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.[24][25]
"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" has lyrics about fatalism.[26] Trainor parlays her fear of losing a loved one into determination to relish and savor every moment spent with them.[27] She wrote the song after having one of "those nightmares that your brother or sister or boyfriend just dies", following which one is relieved to find them still breathing: "It's like I'm going to love you like I'm going to lose you because I know what it feels like from that dream and I'm not going to let it happen".[28] Trainor sings about how "tomorrow" is not assured on it, promising someone that she "won't take [them] for granted".[27] In his verse, Legend talks about how one could lose everything "in the blink of an eye" and promises to kiss his partner longer and tell her everything he wants to say, while delivering a "silky voice and presence".[6][22]
Critical reception
Music critics including Gittins and Newsday's Glenn Gamboa thought "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" sounds like a "classic", with the latter commenting that it will serve Trainor throughout her career which will surely last long.[19][24] Gittins and Sims praised the song as a showcase of Trainor's vocal prowess. The latter felt that it was the "most refreshing" song on Title, and deemed its focus on Trainor's voice as a welcome change from the production-heavy nature of other tracks.[23][24] Writing for MTV News, Loren Diblasi called "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" a "moving collaboration", while Madeline Roth considered it among the standout tracks on the album.[20][29] Elysa Gardener of USA Today deemed the song proof that Trainor is most appealing when she is not cunning and agitational, and called her vocals a flawless accompaniment for Legend's.[22]
The Daily Telegraph's Helen Brown opined that "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" is a formulaic ballad, but complimented Legend's sincerity of tone.[30] Jeff Benjamin of Fuse considered Trainor and Legend an unlikely pairing to perform a love duet.[12] Writing for Daily News, Jim Farber thought the song's seriousness did not suit Trainor, noting that it cajoled to Legend.[31] The Boston Globe's Marc Hirsh wrote that Trainor struggled when attempting to stray from her usual pastiche music, and failed to project personality on it while Legend "[came] through loud and clear".[32] Carl Wilson of Billboard said Legend's vocals brought deeper quality to the "otherwise static [song]".[33]
Commercial performance
"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" debuted at number 95 on the US Billboard Hot 100 issued for July 25, 2015.[34] On November 21, 2015, the song ascended into the top 10, becoming Trainor's third and Legend's second to achieve the milestone. With this, she became the first female artist since Kesha in 2010 to attain at least three top-10 singles on the chart from a debut album.[35] It peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 issued for December 12, 2015, and received a 4× Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.[36][37] On the Canadian Hot 100, "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" charted at number eight and Music Canada certified it 5× Platinum.[38][39] The song reached number 99 in the United Kingdom, earning a Gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry.[40][41]
"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" was commercially successful in Oceania. In Australia, the song spent four consecutive weeks at number one, becoming both Trainor and Legend's second to reach the summit.[42] The Australian Recording Industry Association certified it 5× Platinum.[43] "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" peaked atop the New Zealand chart for three consecutive weeks, giving Trainor her third and Legend his first chart-topper.[44] The song received a 2× Platinum certification from Recorded Music NZ.[45] It charted within the top 40 of national record charts, at number one in Poland,[46] number six in South Africa,[47] number 24 in the Czech Republic,[48] number 34 in the Netherlands,[49] number 36 in Belgium,[50] number 38 in Slovakia,[51] and number 39 in Slovenia.[52] "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" earned a 2× Platinum certification in Poland,[53] Platinum in Denmark,[54] Mexico,[55] and Gold in Italy,[56] Sweden.[57]
Music video
Constellation Jones directed the music video for "Like I'm Gonna Lose You", which premiered on Vevo and was simultaneously promoted through a billboard in Times Square on July 9, 2015.[20][29][58] In it, Trainor performs the song in a candlelit room on a rainy night while people engaged in a variety of relationships are shown interacting with their loved ones: a mother and daughter, grandmother and granddaughter, heterosexual, homosexual and interracial romantic couples, and friends.[12][59] Trainor and Legend sing to each other through the opposite sides of a misty window.[12][58] The video concludes with the couples smiling and the singers joining hands, as the rain comes to a halt and the sun rises. Jackie Frere of Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter interpreted the final scene as a victory of love.[12][59][60] In a behind-the-scenes video released on July 21, Trainor described its message as "loving someone as if you're gonna lose them", and noted that its emotional nature represented a change of pace from the "bubblegum 'pop star'" role she was used to portraying.[29][61] Critics praised the video's heartwarming character; Benjamin opined that its depiction of different "people, races and sexualities" will help "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" connect with various audiences.[12][20][58]
Live performances
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Trainor included "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" on the set list for her That Bass Tour (2015). She dueted with Matt Prince during the show in New York City,[62] George Sheppard in Boston,[63] and Nathan Sykes in Birmingham.[64][65] Trainor first performed the song live with Legend at the Billboard Music Awards on May 17, 2015.[66] A backing band supported her as she began the rendition in a lengthy and shiny gown, which concluded with Legend in a black suit playfully dancing with her.[67] Billboard's Joe Lynch listed it as the seventh best performance of the show, describing the "stellar" rendition as among the night's silent wins: "Not a show-stopper, but a performance that stuck with you".[68] According to Keith Caulfield of the same magazine, it boosted the sales of Title by 60% over the previous week.[69] They sang "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon five days later.[70] Trainor reprised the song for The Today Show on May 22, in a set that also featured "All About That Bass", "Dear Future Husband" and "Lips Are Movin".[71]
Trainor and Legend performed an a cappella rendition of "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" for Pop TV's "Massive Musical Mash-Up", which Entertainment Weekly published on May 27.[72] On July 23, 2015, Trainor sang the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live!; she was steady while singing its towering notes and did not struggle, which led Billboard to comment that she had recovered well from her vocal cord hemorrhage the prior month.[73][74] She reprised it with Legend on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on October 14, 2015.[75] Trainor performed "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" at the American Music Awards on November 22, 2015, in a medley with "Marvin Gaye" (2015), her collaboration with Charlie Puth.[76] American girl group Fifth Harmony sang an acoustic guitar-driven cover of the song at the 2016 Billboard Women in Music ceremony, which Trainor could not attend due to being put on vocal rest.[77] Trainor included it on the set list for her MTrain Tour (2015) and The Untouchable Tour (2016).[78][79] During one of the dates on the latter, James Corden dueted with Trainor on "Like I'm Gonna Lose You"; writing for Entertainment Weekly, Derek Lawrence praised Corden's performance and noted he "didn't miss a beat".[80][81][82] They reprised the song when Trainor recorded her Carpool Karaoke segment for The Late Late Show with James Corden in January 2020.[83][84][85]
Credits and personnel
- Management
- Recorded at The Green Room, East Nashville, Tennessee and Germano Studios, New York City
- Mixed at Larabee North Studios, Universal City, California
- Mastered at The Mastering Palace, New York City
- Published by Year of the Dog Music (ASCAP), a division of Big Yellow Dog LLC. / WB Music Corp./Music of the Corn (ASCAP) / Cornman Music Publishing
- John Legend appears courtesy of Getting Out Our Dreams/Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
- Personnel
- Meghan Trainor – songwriter, producer, programming
- Chris Gelbuda – producer, programming, recording
- Justin Weaver – songwriter
- Caitlyn Smith – songwriter
- Jason Agel – recording
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
- Dave Kutch – mastering
Credits and personnel adapted from Title album liner notes.[6]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[43] | 5× Platinum | 350,000![]() |
Canada (Music Canada)[39] | 5× Platinum | 400,000![]() |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[54] | Platinum | 90,000![]() |
Italy (FIMI)[56] | Gold | 25,000![]() |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[55] | 2× Platinum+Gold | 150,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[45] | 2× Platinum | 30,000* |
Poland (ZPAV)[53] | 2× Platinum | 40,000![]() |
Sweden (GLF)[57] | Platinum | 40,000![]() |
United Kingdom (BPI)[41] | Gold | 400,000![]() |
United States (RIAA)[37] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000![]() |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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United States | June 23, 2015 | Contemporary hit radio | Epic | [16] |
October 6, 2015 | Rhythmic contemporary | [17] | ||
Italy | October 30, 2015 | Contemporary hit radio | [18] | |
See also
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