Selena Gomez sent her fans into a frenzy after releasing the track list for her and fiancé Benny Blanco’s highly anticipated album, I Said I Love You First, on Tuesday.
Within minutes, the 32-year-old pop star’s followers began to scramble to dig up any information about the upcoming record and its songs based just off the тιтles.
The two-time Grammy nominee’s 11th track, You Said You Were Sorry, caught the eye of many social media users as they feverishly began to speculate it may be a direct ‘reply’ to her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber’s 2015 hit Sorry.
‘I can’t help but think “You Said You Were Sorry” is gonna be a reply to Justin’s “Sorry,”‘ one TikToker theorized.
Another pointed out that the song’s тιтle appeared to be a clear reference to Bieber’s song, Sorry, which is widely believed to be about their turbulent relationship.
A third predicted You Said You Were Sorry would ‘surely become the “controversy”‘ off the album.
Selena Gomez sent her fans into a frenzy after releasing the track list for her and fiancé Benny Blanco’s highly anticipated album, I Said I Love You First, on Tuesday
‘Is You Said You Were Sorry about Justin??’ a fourth asked.
In Bieber’s track, Sorry, which topped the charts in 13 countries, he pleads with a past love to give him the chance to apologize.
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The Emilia Pérez actress and Bieber dated on and off for eight years from 2010 until 2018, the year he rekindled and married his wife Hailey Bieber.
Gomez has since found love with Blanco, who popped the question in December after more than a year of dating.
Another track on I Said I Love You First that may nod to Bieber and his wife is Younger and H๏τter than Me.
Gomez already released the lyrics to Younger and H๏τter than Me while speaking to Interview, earlier this month.
‘I used to feel like an angel/ Now I’m a dog on your leash/ Begging for more/ X on my hand drawn in Sharpie/ Now I use my own ID/ All of the girls at this party/ Are younger and H๏τter than me,’ she said in the first verse.
In the chorus, she sang: ‘Wish I never loved you/We’re not getting any younger/But your girlfriends seem to.’
Within minutes, the 32-year-old pop star’s followers began to scramble to dig up any information about the upcoming record and its songs based just off the тιтles; pictured with Bieber in 2011
Another track on I Said I Love You First that may nod to Bieber and his wife is Younger and H๏τter than Me as Hailey is four years younger than Gomez
In the confessional lyrics, she admits to ‘looking for something to tell’ to him or ‘reasons’ for them to ‘speak’ again.
She also recalls seeing pictures of him ‘at the movies’ and wondering if the girl he was with ‘is younger and H๏τter than’ her.
In July 2018, four months after Gomez and Justin called it quits for the last time, he and Hailey were seen holding hands on their way to see a movie together.
Hailey is also four years younger than Gomez.
Following Bieber’s romance with Gomez, he did date a number of women younger than her including Sofia Richie, 26.
Gomez and Blanco’s new album comes out on March 21.
Previously, she collaborated with Blanco on her single, Single Soon, which came out in 2023, and her track, I Can’t Get Enough, off her last album Rare came in 2020.
Additionally, they worked together on her songs Same Old Love and Kill Em With Kindness back in 2015.
Gomez’s surprise caught many of her fans off guard as she recently teased that was ‘a little bit too old for the pop star life’ and has been taking on more acting gigs.
During a December chat with Saoirse Ronan for Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Selena opened up about her career in entertainment.
She noted, ‘I definitely think my strong suit is probably acting. But one thing I’m proud of in music is being able to tell a story — my favorite songs are mostly ballads, and they’re very transparent and honest.’
I Said I Love You First by Selena Gomez
1. I Said I Loved You First
2.Younger And H๏τter Than Me
3. Call Me When You Break Up
4.Ojos Tristes
5.Don’t Wanna Cry
6.Sunset Blvd
7.Cowboy
8.Bluest Flame
9. How Does It Feel To Be Forgotten
10. Do You Wanna Be Perfect
11. You Said You Were Sorry
12.I Can’t Get Enough
13.Don’t Take It Personally
14.Scared Of Loving You
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The Only Murders In The Building sensation added, ‘But I think I might be a little too old for the pop-star life.
‘I’m genuinely so happy to just be in this new era of my life, because in a lot of ways, it’s just the beginning.’
Gomez has been dating Blanco since June 2023, though she did not confirm the relationship until that December.
At the time, she used Instagram to confirm to fans that she’d been secretly dating the hitmaker for six months and that he was her ‘absolute everything.’
Previously, the Wolves songstress dated The Weeknd, Zedd, Nick Jonas, Taylor Lautner and was linked to a number of other stars, including Zayn Malik and The Chainsmokers’ Andrew Taggart.
Before getting romantic, Gomez and Blanco were friends for over a decade and even worked on music together.
Last year, the music producer revealed that it was Gomez who made the first move.
‘She asked me out. It was crazy, it was crazy. She literally asked me… like we were just talking, and then she said, “You wanna get dinner?” And I went to the dinner, and I had no idea,’ he explained on Kai Cenat’s Twitch stream.
Blanco claimed he wasn’t ‘nervous’ because he already knew Gomez on a personal and professional level.
‘No [I wasn’t nervous], ’cause I’ve been friends with her for years. We’ve been friends for like 10 years plus, maybe 15,’ he told Cenat.
Blanco said he and Gomez got drinks but that he didn’t immediately realize that he and the Rare Beauty founder were on a date.
‘Leaking some more details,’ Gomez captioned a picture of the back of her album, featuring the track list. ‘Benny & I are so excited to reveal the official tracklist for our album “I Said I Love You First,” out March 21st’
Gomez and Blanco’s new album comes out on March 21
Previously, she collaborated with Blanco on her single, Single Soon, which came out in 2023, and her track, I Can’t Get Enough, off her last album Rare came in 2020
‘I didn’t even realize we were on a date. And she was like, “I would’ve worn something different to this date.” And I was like, “Wait, what? We’re on a date?” I had no idea. No idea we were on a date,’ he said.
‘She left early because she had to go somewhere to film a video the next day, and then we hung out like two days later, and then I was like, “Yo, I think she likes me.” And then I literally just kissed her, and the rest is history.’
He went on to call Gomez his ‘best friend.’
In 2024, Gomez spoke about her ‘future’ with Blanco during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
The Emilia Perez star said Blanco is the one man who has made her feel the ‘safest.’
‘This is the safest I’ve ever felt in [a relationship], and I see a future with this person,’ she told the outlet.
Gomez’s surprise caught many of her fans off guard as she recently teased that was ‘a little bit too old for the pop star life’ and has been taking on more acting gigs
Prior to their engagement announcement, Gomez and Blanco have both publicly discussed the possibility of getting married.
While appearing on Howard Stern in May, Blanco said he could see himself marring the billionaire.
He made the reveal after Stern asked him to share was going to ask Gomez for her hand in marriage.
‘When I look at her, I do say, I’m always just like, ‘I don’t know a world where it could be better than this,” he gushed.
Stern then predicted marriage in their future, and Blanco replied, ‘You and me both.’
Earlier in the same interview, Blanco expressed his desire to welcome kids with Gomez someday. ‘That’s my next goal [to check] on the box. I have a lot of god kids, I’ve got a ton of nephews. I love being around kids,’ he told Stern.
When asked about Blanco’s comments about marriage and children at the Time 100 Event in May, Gomez said: ‘He can’t lie to save his life. If he’s asked a question, he’ll answer it.’
Prior to their engagement announcement, Gomez and Blanco have both publicly discussed the possibility of getting married
‘I just cherish every moment with him. I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that he’s not going anywhere any time soon.’
Gomez then revealed that she had plans to adopt a child herself if she didn’t meet the right partner by age 35.
‘I was alone for five years, and I got really used to it,’ Selena said. ‘A lot of people are afraid of being alone and I probably tortured myself in my head for like two years being alone, and then I kind of accepted it.
‘Then I came up with my plan, which was I was going to adopt at 35 if I had not met anyone,’ she said.
Gomez’s adoption plans also stem from the fact that she cannot ‘carry’ children due to medical reasons, which includes a long battle with the chronic autoimmune disease Lupus.
She told Vanity Fair in September that she had to ‘grieve’ her inability to become a mother naturally.
Gomez previously revealed that she had plans to adopt a child herself if she didn’t meet the right partner by age 35
‘I haven’t ever said this,’ she told the publication, ‘but I unfortunately can’t carry my own children.
‘I have a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the baby’s in jeopardy. That was something I had to grieve for a while.
Although her path to motherhood will ‘look different’, the actress doubled down on the fact that she wants to be one someday.
She told the outlet: ‘It’s not necessarily the way I envisioned it. I thought it would happen the way it happens for everyone.
‘I’m in a much better place with that. I find it a blessing that there are wonderful people willing to do surrogacy or adoption, which are both huge possibilities for me.
‘It made me really thankful for the other outlets for people who are dying to be moms. I’m one of those people. I’m excited for what that journey will look like, but it’ll look a little different,’ she said.
Selena expressed that through surrogacy or adoption, the child will be ‘mine.’
‘At the end of the day, I don’t care. It’ll be mine. It’ll be my baby,’ she expressed.
