Obsessed

"Obsessed" is the debut single by American singer Addison Rae, released on March 18, 2021. The song peaked at number ten on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. It was included as a bonus track on the Spotify edition of Rae's debut extended play AR (2023). Background and composition "Obsessed" is a dance-pop song. The lyrics are about a relationship and self-hate. At a young age, Rae was influenced by her mother's playlist which included music from the 1990s and 2000s. In an interview with Vogue, Rae identifies Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, and Katy Perry as musical influences. She cited Taylor Swift as an inspiration for the song. Production Preceding the release, Rae worked with songwriter Jacob Kasher Hindlin (Jkash) to study songwriting. Rae released the song through Hindlin's independent label, Sandlot Records. They worked with manager Adam Mersel, and publicists Katie Greenthal and Courtni Asbury of The Lede Company. After four months in the Hindlin's studio, Rae and her team developed most of "Obsessed" in one session. Critical reception "Obsessed" was critically panned; in a review for PopDust, music critic Langa stated "Addison Rae's embarrassing new single 'Obsessed' proves she should stick to lip syncing". Zoe Haylock of Vulture negatively compared Rae's use of whispering to Selena Gomez. Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Nick Romano described the lyrics as "[reading] more like a text exchange", while assuming the message was "about how obsessed [Rae] is with herself", in contrast with what Rae intended, writing "the execution may have gotten lost in translation".