"Me And My Girls" is a promotional single by Fifth Harmony that was included on their debut studio EP; Better Together. It was released on July 13, 2013, and the song's music video debuted on the Disney Channel on August 24, 2013.
Background[]
On June 20 Scott Seviour, from Epic Records, confirmed on his Twitter account that there would be a new song be called "Me and My Girls," at first the original date for premiere was July 8, but then was switched to July 16. It would be premiered on Radio Disney as an exclusive. The cover-art was released on July 12 by Radio Disney along with a sneak-peak. On a interview with Radio Disney, Fifth Harmony's Normani said "It (the song) wasn't even anything serious, we just started writing it and we were like "Oh! Maybe this could be something." And it was fun to record, like, Ally transforms her voice!" The group explains the song as being "... about spending time out on the town with your girlfriends, exuding confidence and dancing like nobody’s watching".
The full song was leaked on July 13, 3 days before the day it was planned to be premiered on Radio Disney. The girls did perform the song on The Today Show along with "Miss Movin' On" on July 18, 2013.
Critical reception[]
Laura Plus Books gave the song a mixed review, saying it was "not the best song, not even mind-blowing but it was good. Definitely a song that I will listen to often."
Christina Lee of Idolator gave a positive review, saying "the seismic “Me And My Girls” would make for the perfect moment to break out the confetti and fireworks".
TheGrapeJuice.net also gave a positive review, saying "the song is enough to turn ‘Harmony’ critics into hardcore fans… Pop perfection to say the least.
Jessica Rawden of PopBlend gave a positive review, stating that "The girls still need to work on putting together a more complicated dance routine, but overall, the group's second single projects exactly the image the girls have been hoping to stand for all along, at least sans the stupid bow Camila Cabello used to wear".
Commercial Performance[]
Chart Name | Peak Position |
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US Bubbling Under Hot 100 | #4 |
US Heatseekers Songs Billboard | #17 |
Music Video[]
The video for "Me & My Girls" premiered on August 24 on the Disney Channel; and a different version of the video premiered on Fifth Harmony's YouTube Vevo account on August 25. It was directed by Hannah Lux Davis and Tom Banks. As of December, 2020 the song has received 87,168,100 views.
Lyrics[]
Camila with Fifth Harmony:
And we play our favorite songs
And we scream out all night long
Like ooooh oh
When it’s just me and my girls
Camila:
All the lights turn them off
It’s too loud in here to talk
I don’t understand a word you say
Normani:
Gotta sleep but instead
Karaoke on the bed
Taking duck face selfies right and left
Lauren:
We get crazy with it
We get stupid with it
We don’t care if people stare when we wobble with it
Ally:
We get diva on it
We get Queen B on it, yeah!
We get Britney, Demi, One Direction, Bieber on it
Camila with Fifth Harmony:
And we play our favorite songs
And we scream out all night long
Like ooooh oh
When it’s just me and my girls
And we dance like no one’s watching
We crack up booty popping like ooooh oh
When it’s just me and my girls
Watch me now
Me and my girls
Me-me and my girls
Me and my girls
Po-p-pop it pop it pop it
Me and my girls
Me me and my girls
Me and my girls
Po-p-pop it pop it pop it
Ally:
My voice is gone
Got my favorite PJs on
Times like this don’t always come along
Dinah:
You’re all I need
There’s nowhere I’d rather be
Than to have you crazy freaks with me
Lauren:
We get crazy with it
We get stupid with it
We don’t care if people stare when we wobble in it
Ally:
We get diva on it
We get Queen B on it, yeah!
We get Britney, Demi, One Direction, Bieber on it
Camila with Fifth Harmony:
And we play our favorite songs
And we scream out all night long
Like ooooh oh
When it’s just me and my girls
And we dance like no one’s watching
We crack up booty popping like ooooh oh
When it’s just me and my girls
Watch me now
Me and my girls
Me-me and my girls
Me and my girls
Po-p-pop it pop it pop it
Me and my girls
Me me and my girls
Me and my girls
Po-p-pop it pop it pop it
Break-it-down now break-it-down now break-it-down now break-it-down
Break-it-down now break-it-down now break-it-down now break-it-down
Camila with Fifth Harmony:
And we play our favorite songs
And we scream out all night long
Like ooooh oh
When it’s just me and my girls
And we dance like no one’s watching
We crack up… booty popping like ooooh ooh
When it’s just me and my girls
Normani:
Watch me now
Fifth Harmony:
And we play our favorite songs
And we scream out all night long
Like ooooh oh
When it’s just me and my girls
Camila:
All the lights turn them off
It’s too loud in here to talk
I don’t understand a word you say
Normani:
Gotta sleep but instead
Karaoke on the bed
Taking duck face selfies right and left
Lauren:
We get crazy with it
We get stupid with it
We don’t care if people stare when we wobble with it
Ally:
We get diva on it
We get Queen B on it, yeah!
We get Britney, Demi, One Direction, Bieber on it
Fifth Harmony:
And we play our favorite songs
And we scream out all night long
Like ooooh oh
When it’s just me and my girls
And we dance like no one’s watching
We crack up booty popping like ooooh oh
When it’s just me and my girls
Watch me now
Me and my girls
Me-me and my girls
Me and my girls
Po-p-pop it pop it pop it
Me and my girls
Me me and my girls
Me and my girls
Po-p-pop it pop it pop it
Ally:
My voice is gone
Got my favorite PJs on
Times like this don’t always come along
Dinah:
You’re all I need
There’s nowhere I’d rather be
Than to have you crazy freaks with me
Lauren:
We get crazy with it
We get stupid with it
We don’t care if people stare when we wobble in it
Ally:
We get diva on it
We get Queen B on it, yeah!
We get Britney, Demi, One Direction, Bieber on it
Fifth Harmony:
And we play our favorite songs
And we scream out all night long
Like ooooh oh
When it’s just me and my girls
And we dance like no one’s watching
We crack up booty popping like ooooh oh
When it’s just me and my girls
Watch me now
Me and my girls
Me-me and my girls
Me and my girls
Po-p-pop it pop it pop it
Me and my girls
Me me and my girls
Me and my girls
Po-p-pop it pop it pop it
Break-it-down now break-it-down now break-it-down now break-it-down
Break-it-down now break-it-down now break-it-down now break-it-down
You make me feel like I'm living a teenage dream
The way you turn me on, I can't sleep
Let's run away and don't ever look back
Don't ever look back
My heart stops when you look at me
Just one touch, now baby I believe
This is real, so take a chance
And don't ever look back, don't ever look back
And we play our favorite songs
And we scream out all night long
Like ooooh oh
When it’s just me and my girls
And we dance like no one’s watching
We crack up… booty popping like ooooh ooh
When it’s just me and my girls
Normani:
Watch me now
<poem> Camila: All the lights turn them off It’s too loud in here to talk I don’t understand a word you say
Normani: Gotta sleep but instead Karaoke on the bed Taking duck face selfies right and left
Lauren (with Normani): We get (crazy with it) We get (stupid with it) We don’t care if people stare when we (wobble with it)
Ally (with Fifth Harmony): We get (diva on it) We get (Queen B on it), yeah! We get (Britney, Demi, One Direction, Bieber on it)
Camila: And we play our favorite songs And we scream out all night long Like ooooh oh When it’s just me and my girls
Fifth Harmony: And we dance like no one’s watching We crack up booty popping like ooooh oh When it’s just me and my girls
Normani with Fifth Harmony harmonizing: Watch me now Watch me now Me and my girls Me-me and my girls Me and my girls Po-p-pop it pop it pop it Me and my girls Me me and my girls Me and my girls Po-p-pop it pop it pop it
Ally: My voice is gone Got my favorite PJs on Times like this don’t always come along
Dinah: You’re all I need There’s nowhere I’d rather be Than to have you crazy freaks with me
Lauren (with Normani): We get (crazy with it) We get (stupid with it) We don’t care if people stare when we (wobble in it)
Ally: We get (diva on it) We get (Queen B on it), yeah! We get (Britney, Demi, One Direction, Bieber on it)
Camila: And we play our favorite songs And we scream out all night long Like ooooh oh When it’s just me and my girls
Fifth Harmony: And we dance like no one’s watching We crack up booty popping like ooooh oh When it’s just me and my girls
Normani with Fifth Harmony harmonizing: Watch me now Me and my girls Me-me and my girls Me and my girls Po-p-pop it pop it pop it Me and my girls Me me and my girls Me and my girls Po-p-pop it pop it pop it
Fifth Harmony: Break-it-down now break-it-down now break-it-down now break-it-down Break-it-down now break-it-down now break-it-down now break-it-down
Camila: And we play our favorite songs And we scream out all night long Like ooooh oh When it’s just me and my girls
Fifth Harmony: And we dance like no one’s watching We crack up… booty popping like ooooh ooh When it’s just me and my girls
Normani: Watch me now
<poem>
Trivia[]
- Just like "Miss Movin On," this song premiered on Radio Disney.
- Although Scott Seviour said that the song would be out on July 8, the date was switched to July 16, 2013 according to a tweet by @demetria5h to Normani's dad on a DM.
- In the Radio Disney version of the song, the words 'booty' and 'stupid' are censored.
- The girls performed the song on NBC's The Today Show on July 18, 2013.
- The music video debuted on the Disney Channel on August 24, 2013.
- The girls performed this song on the X Factor on November 14, 2013.