Loyal to Me (Commentary)

Hi, it's Nina Nesbitt here
And I'm going to tell you a little bit about how my song "Loyal to Me" became a song
So I was really inspired by a lot of '90s and noughties RnB at the time
And I just kinda got into and I had gone back through the catalog
Listening to stuff like TLC, Lauren Hill, Destiny's Child
And I really wanted to write a song that sounded like that, I guess
Uhm, but I never really imagined me singing it

So, I was sitting on my bed, in London, with my laptop up
Um, just kinda trying out some melodies or some chords that I found, and, yeah
I just imagined it for like a girl band or something, I'm not sure who, I guess Little Mix maybe
And it has loads of harmonies in it and stuff

It kinda started off as a bit of joke song at first, just a bit of fun of me on deal
And then as it kept going I was like, "This is quite good, actually"
And it was originally called "Two steps back"
And the pre-chorus the, "If he never calls when he says he will" bit
Was the chorus originally

And I think when you're writing on your own, it's really hard to determine
What part should be what and if something's actually good or not
So I kinda just left it be for a while and then I had a session, and
They were like, "Do you have anything you've been working on?"
And I was like, "Yeah, I'm working on this, but I haven't finished it"
So I played it for them, and they were like
"Oh, this is really good, we should finish it"
So, I finished the chorus in a session in London
And then I was like, "Oh, I actually really like this, I wanna keep this for myself"

So, lyrically I wrote this for one of my best friends
That has just started dating a guy that she really liked
But she wasn't sure if he liked her back
Uhm, because they'd gone on all these amazing dates and he'd tell her that he really liked her
And he wanted to be with her, and then she would go home and not hear from him
For like a fortnight, and she was like, "I feel like he might be seeing other people"

So, I said to her, "You know, you need to, move away from this guy immediately
He's bad news, he had a bit of a reputation"
And yeah, it's basically about all the symptoms that come with dating
What I would call a fuckboy, or a fuckgirl, 'cause they're right there too
And, just kinda see, you know, if any of these things are happening
Maybe take a closer look at what's going on

But I think when you like someone, it's easy to make excuses for their behaviour, and
You know, kind of ignore that it's happening
So, this is a song that will hopefully help people
It's like a self-help song for dating, and yeah, it's kind of a fun one on the album
So, it's not to be taken too seriously
But, yeah, hopefully people like it

Thanks for listening