Tate McRae, Like I do | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

In the 92^nd edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “Like I Do” performed by Gen-Z pop star Tate McRae.

Bring on the bold, fierce songs! Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 serves up background info and insight into songs of various styles, especially songs that raise eyebrows and/or stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 92^nd edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we break down “Like I Do” performed by Tate McRae.

“Got your own, but you started eyein’ down on my man,” Tate McRae sings in the first verse of “Like I Do”.  She continues, “And my clothes, and my plans / Know you’re prayin’ on my downfall.” Naturally, our Canadian Gen-Z pop standout disapproves of anyone trying to steal her man or who is jealous of what she brings to the table. In the pre-chorus, she is honest about her feelings: “I don’t trust you, not at all.” She’s even more honest in an interlude where she coolly but memorably tells this chick, “But also, fuck you / Get the fuck away from me.”

Tate adds fuel to the fire in the second verse of the 10^th track from her third studio album, So Close To What.  “You ain’t what you paint to the public, nah, nah / Friends with the ones that you know you shit-talkin’ about,” she sings, and adds, “I ain’t never seen that many faces (Oh) / I ain’t never ever wanna ever switch places.” Can you say, burn?! Backtracking, McRae sets the tone early with the chorus, the first section of the song that is heard:

“Say you wanna know me, you don’t wanna know me

You just wanna do what I do

You been tryna read me, think you wanna be me

You should go ahead and try to

Say you wanna know me, you don’t wanna know me

You just wanna do what I do

What I do (I do)

Like I do (Ooh).”

Ooh-wee! Beyond the lyrics, engaging, playful, and well-rounded vocals from Tate, “Like I do” features ear-catching production (Grant).  The keys – pads and synths – are warm, while the drum groove provides a trunk-rattling anchor.  Self-assured and eradicating bullshit and fake friends, Tate McRae excels something fierce on “Like I Do”.

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