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I'm So Tired...

2019 song by Lauv and Troye Sivan

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"I'm So Tired..." (stylized in lowercase) is a song recorded by American singer Lauv and Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan. It was released on January 24, 2019, and was later featured as the lead single on Lauv's debut album, How I'm Feeling. The song reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart, becoming both artists' first top 10 there. It also reached the top 5 in Ireland, top 10 in New Zealand, and the top 15 in Australia.

01Background

Sivan remembers "Fully flipping out" upon being shown the track by Lauv during a writing session. The track went through several variations. At one point, the chorus featured four on the floor drum beats, although this version "felt really good". According to Sivan, it felt like a remix and that element was eventually dropped. Lauv would go on to call the single an "accidental duet" explaining " he [Sivan] just sounded too good singing it, so I think it was just natural to do the record together.".

02Critical reception

Rolling Stone called the track a "snappy cut" that "dump[s] on modern lovelorn ballads like Coldplay's 'Hurts Like Heaven' and Lorde's 'Buzzcut Season'", with Lauv and Sivan singing about how they are "so tired of love songs". Lake Schatz of Consequence of Sound called it a "reflective, sobering listen".

The song was nominated by the Best Pop Award at the 2019 Melon Music Awards but lost out to Billie Eilish "Bad Guy".

03Music videos

YouTube includes a visuallzer by Troye Sivan and a visualizer by Lauv. The difference between the two visualizers is that Lauv's version is 2 seconds longer than Troye Sivan's version. Also, Lauv drives the car in Troye Sivan's version, while Troye Sivan drives the car in Lauv's version.

A music video for the song was released on February 14, 2019, or Valentine's Day. It shows the two singing and getting in the middle of a dating couple, while still unnoticed. In the end, Lauv slams the car's door, starting a car alarm and gaining their attention while walking away.

04Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 11
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 22
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 37
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 45
Canada Hot 100 (Billboard) 57
Czech Republic Airplay (ČNS IFPI) 42
Czech Republic Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI) 19
Denmark (Tracklisten) 40
Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista) 27
Germany (GfK) 42
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 23
Hungary (Single Top 40) 26
Hungary (Stream Top 40) 17
Ireland (IRMA) 4
Latvia (LAIPA) 7
Lithuania (AGATA) 7
Malaysia (RIM) 3
Netherlands (Global Top 40) 25
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 63
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 9
Norway (VG-lista) 21
Romania (Airplay 100) 33
Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts) 7
Singapore (RIAS) 3
Slovakia Airplay (ČNS IFPI) 45
Slovakia Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI) 10
Slovenia (SloTop50) 47
South Korea (Gaon) 113
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 37
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 40
UK Singles (Official Charts) 8
UK Indie (Official Charts) 1
US Billboard Hot 100 81
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard) 21
US Pop Airplay (Billboard) 21
US Dance Airplay (Billboard) 35

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
Australia (ARIA) 42
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 71
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 60
Ireland (IRMA) 44
Latvia (LAIPA) 35
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 35
South Korea (Gaon) 182
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 100
Tokyo (Tokio Hot 100) 62
UK Singles (Official Charts) 72

05Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) 3× Platinum 210,000
Austria (IFPI Austria) Gold 15,000
Belgium (BRMA) Gold 20,000
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Platinum 90,000
Germany (BVMI) Gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI) Gold 35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) 3× Platinum 90,000
Spain (Promusicae) Gold 30,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA) 2× Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Watch videos about I'm So Tired...Explainers and documentaries on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Sources and credits

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