“So love me or leave me alone!”
Rachel Platten declares on her retro-infused new cut, which EW is thrilled to premiere today.
It terrified me and it brought up all these fears I thought I had grown out of.
Credit: Sarah Barlow + Stephen Schofield
Perfect for You' was born out of that.
I am done worrying about what everyone thinks of me.
I care too much.
I have to stop.
I am good enough as I am."
Platten was adamant that the song get as much time to shine as possible.
My job is to make the best art possible, which I think I did.
Beyond that, it’s out of my hands."
We are all beautiful contradictions and I just wanted the album to show me truly.
If I felt super frustrated and angry, that’s where the song went.
It’s just honest I guess."
“Perfect For You” is streaming above.Wavesis due for release Oct. 27.
