DFMU
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| Single by Ella Mai | ||||
| from the album Heart on My Sleeve | ||||
| Released | 28 January 2022 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
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"DFMU" (initialism for Don’t Fuck Me Up) is a song by English singer-songwriter Ella Mai. It was released on 28 January 2022 through 10 Summers and Interscope Records from her second studio album, Heart on My Sleeve (2022).[1][2] It was produced by Mustard and co-produced by J. Holt.[3]
Following the release of the single "Not Another Love Song" (2020), Mai took a hiatus from recording and public life.[4][5] In October 2021, the singer revealed on her social media accounts that she had returned to the recording studio.[4] The song was written in 2020 during a writing session with Mustard.[6][7] In an interview with Apple Music 1 Mai explaining the meaning and writing process of the song:[8]
"It was almost a therapy session when I was in the session. But I think that’s the best way. All the people that I grew up listening to are always very, very honest. And I’ve always just appreciated honesty. I think it’s the best way I think that people can relate to you also so. [...] I was having a very honest conversation with Prince Charlez who I wrote the song with about I was going through at that point. And it just was basically a conversation, and it just came together that way. And I think those are the best songs because storytelling is just conversation really. It was one of the ones during the recording process that I just knew it had to make"
Live performance
Mai performed a medley of "DFMU" and "Leave You Alone" at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in May 2022.[9]
Music video
The music video for the song, directed by Loris Russier, was released on 2 February 2022 through the singer's YouTube channel.[10]
