In a recent moment of vulnerability, Selena Gomez opened up about her “past insecurities” being the inspiration behind her song “Younger and Hotter Than Me.” With her and Benny Blanco’s first-ever collaborative album topping charts, Gomez dived into the message behind the track in a recent interview with SiriusXM’s Chris Olsen. The singer explained the meaning behind the relatable and nostalgic song, acknowledging that “every girl, person, human being has felt insecure.”
The title track itself opened with Gomez’s footage from Disney’s “Wizards of Waverly Place” days, setting the stage for what came next. The emotional clip showed her thanking the cast and crew during the final days of the shooting, looking back at her younger self, and it only seemed natural that the subsequent song on the album seemed like a trip down memory lane.
Selena Gomez opens up about how her insecurities inspired ‘Younger and Hotter Than Me’
Selena Gomez had a lot to say about “Younger and Hotter Than Me” and her “past insecurities” in an emotional message. Her latest album, “I Said I Love You First,” opens with a nostalgic video of her delivering a heartfelt message to the cast and crew of “Wizards of Waverly Place,” which featured her in a lead role. The footage was from the final days of shooting and showed Gomez tearing up as she thanked those around her. She disclosed that she wasn’t always sure about opening the album in such a “vulnerable” way.
“Benny saw the video online, and it was the last day I was shooting Wizards,” Gomez explained, as it not only marked the beginning of her journey but also the end of one chapter. She explained how her fiancé, Benny Blanco, “thought it would be sweep,” with the first song being “a reflection of my past or insecurities.” The singer-actor claimed that the feeling of “homecoming” to people’s younger selves is exactly what they intended with that song.
Selena Gomez elaborated how her “past insecurities” were to thank for as “Younger and Hotter Than Me” gave people a sense of “nostalgia” about their younger selves. “What the message was meant to be is that every girl, person, human being has felt insecure,” said Gomez, addressing how “hard” the emotion is. She then spoke about feeling “insecure sometimes” but not as much as when she was younger. “There’s always something shinier, there’s always something better,” she said, claiming it’s not what “she should be thinking right now.”
