The #10 song of 2023, according to Billboard, is another I managed to miss entirely: ‘I’m Good (Blue)’ by David Guetta and Beve Rexha.
This song had a long journey to the 2023 top ten. The duo initially worked on the track in 2017, with no intention to release it. However, when a snippet of the song (which heavily samples Eiffel 65’s 1998 ‘Blue (Da Ba Dee)’) went viral on TikTok, they decided to give it an official release.
In Billboard’s #5 spot is ‘Meant to Be’ by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line, the rare country tune to crack the Top Ten.
Rexha is better known as a pop and R&B performer but going country resulted in her biggest hit yet, with ‘Meant to Be’ peaking at #2. This is also the biggest hit for Florida Georgia Line, who previously reached #4 with ‘Cruise,’ a collaboration with Nelly.
At #7 on Billboard is G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha with ‘Me, Myself & I.’ I have no idea who either of these people are (I assume it’s two people) and I fear that they will end the streak of surprisingly good songs topping the chart.
According to my extensive research (read: a single Wikipedia entry), this song started as a solo piece by singer-songwriter Rexha, but when it was cut from her album she decided to shop it around. Rapper G-Eazy signed on and provided verses to pair with the chorus and bridge of Rexha’s original tune.
