Written by

Megan Gallagher

Press photo: Aidan Cullen

May 2, 2025 – I Said I Love You First…And You Said It Back, the deluxe edition of Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s acclaimed collaborative debut, is out now via SMG Music/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records. Upon its original release, the album received widespread praise and delivered record-breaking first-week sales for both GRAMMY®-nominated, multi-Platinum artist Selena Gomez and GRAMMY®-nominated, multi-Platinum producer, songwriter, and artist benny blanco.

Accompanying today’s release is the official video for new song “Talk,” directed by Tony Yacenda. The prom-themed visual made its global broadcast premiere on MTV Live, MTVU, MTV Biggest Pop, and across MTV’s worldwide network, as well as on Paramount’s Times Square billboards.

The deluxe edition introduces four new tracks, including the long-awaited fan favorite “Stained,” a remix of “Bluest Flame,” “Cowboy” featuring GloRilla, and “Guess You Could Say I’m In Love” with vocals and production by Greg Gonzalez of Cigarettes After Sex. It also features an acoustic version of “Call Me When You Break Up” with GRAMMY®-nominated Gracie Abrams and a live rendition of “How Does It Feel To Be Forgotten.”

I Said I Love You First…And You Said It Back offers fans an intimate glimpse into Gomez and blanco’s love story. The album evolved organically, a product of the comfort and creative synergy the two found working together. It traces their journey from before they met, through falling in love, and into their future.

Gomez, one of the most celebrated artists, actors, producers, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists of her generation, has sold over 197 million singles and amassed more than 34 billion streams globally. All three of her solo studio albums debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Her recent smash hit “Calm Down” with Rema became the most successful Afrobeat song of all time and the longest-running track on Billboard’s U.S. Pop Airplay Chart. As an actor and producer, Gomez has earned Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG nominations, with her cast winning “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series,” and recently received her first BAFTA nomination for Emilia Perez.

benny blanco is a producer, songwriter, artist, actor, record executive, and New York Times bestselling author. He has contributed to hundreds of millions of album sales worldwide, working with artists like Ed Sheeran, SZA, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Juice WRLD, and Sia. His solo projects, FRIENDS KEEP SECRETS and FRIENDS KEEP SECRETS 2, have racked up over 11 billion streams and produced multiple multi-Platinum hits.

I SAID I LOVE YOU FIRST…AND YOU SAID IT BACK
Deluxe album art: Petra Collins

1. I Said I Love You First
2. Younger And Hotter Than Me
3. Call Me When You Break Up (with Gracie Abrams)
4. Ojos Tristes (with The Marías)
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
15. That’s When I’ll Care
16. Talk
17. Stained
18. Bluest Flame – DJ Sliink Remix
19. How Does It Feel To Be Forgotten – Live From Vevo
20. Call Me When You Break Up (with Gracie Abrams) – Acoustic Version
21. Cowboy (with GloRilla) – GloRilla Remix
22. Guess You Could Say I’m In Love