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By Yourself
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Wikipedia article
"'By Yourself'" is a song by American singers Ty Dolla Sign and Jhen Aiko and producer Mustard. The song was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio as the fourth single from Ty Dolla Sign's third studio album, 'Featuring Ty Dolla Sign' (2020), on February 2, 2021. However, it was originally released as a promotional single from the album on October 16, 2020. It was produced by Mustard and GYLTTRYP. The two wrote the song with the artists alongside Melvin Moore and Nye Lee, Jr. Mustard is also featured alongside American rapper Roddy Ricch on the song "Real Life" from the album, and contributes production to that song, as well as "Everywhere".
Background
Ty Dolla Sign spoke about his collaboration with Jhen Aiko and Mustard and explained the idea of the song:
One of my favorite parts of making this album was getting back in with my brother Mustard and just making hits after hits, like we've been doing for the past decade. The song needed the frequency of a strong woman, so I had to call my sis Jhen who came in and killed it like only she can do. "By Yourself" is an ode to all the amazing women, especially all the single women and the single mothers, who do this thing called life on their own. Especially now more than ever. Ladies if you're handling your responsibilities by yourself, just know we see you and appreciate you.
Composition
Floating over the production of the song, Ty Dolla Sign and Jhen Aiko's vocals blend in together. According to Wongo Okon of Uproxx, Ty Dolla Sign "takes a moment to praise the Miss Independents in his life and commends the women who push through life and take care of their needs by themselves" and Jhen Aiko "steps through with a verse of her own showing that she's an example of a woman who does it by herself".
Live performances
Ty Dolla Sign and Jhen Aiko performed the song live on 'The Late Show' with Stephen Colbert on October 20, 2020. This performance was held only a few hours before the former released the single "Spicy", featuring Post Malone, as the third single of his album, 'Featuring Ty Dolla Sign'.
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Category:2021 singles
Category:2021 songs
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Ty Dolla Sign songs
Category:Jhen Aiko songs
Category:Songs written by Ty Dolla Sign
Category:Songs written by Jhen Aiko
Category:Songs written by Mustard (record producer)
Category:Song recordings produced by Mustard (record producer)
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