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Ari Staprans Leff Born August 8 1994 Known By His Stage Name Lauv Is An American Musician. His Debut EP Titled Lost In The Light Was Released In 2015. He Is Best Known For His 2017 Single I Like Me Better & The Other Which Charted At #17 In Billboard's Spotify Velocity. Interested In Music From A Young Age The San Francisco-Born Leff Took Piano And Viola Lessons As A Child Before Picking Up The Guitar Around Age 11. During High School He Played In Several Bands And Studied Jazz Before Discovering Electronic Music Production. However It Was While Attending N.Y.U. As A Music Tech Major In 2014 That A Bad Breakup Found Leff On His Own And Digging Deep Into His Writing And Recording Process. Out Of This Period Came The Song "The Other " Co-Written With Songwriter/instrumentalist Michael Matosic. Released Under Leff's Stage Name Lauv Inspired By The Latvian "lauva" Or Lion The Song Went Viral After Gaining Blog Attention And Peaked At Number Three On Blog Aggregator Hype Machine. In 2015 He Returned With His Debut EP Lost In The Light Which Featured "The Other." More Tracks Followed Including 2015's "Reforget" And 2016's "Question " Featuring Travis Mills. In 2017 Lauv Headed His Own Late Nights Deep Talks Tour And Premiered The Official Video For "The Other " Along With A Series Of Remixes. Released In May Of That Year Lauv's Single "I Like Me Better" Became A Breakout International Hit And Was Later Featured On His Self-Titled Second EP That October. The Single Was Also Included On His Full-Length Debut 2018's I Met You When I Was 18 Which Also Featured The Singles "Paranoid" And "Bracelet." Hit Collaborations With Julia Michaels "There's No Way" And Troye Sivan "I'm So Tired..." Carried Him Into 2019. Lauv's Debut Album "~How I'm Feeling~" Is Set To Be Released In March 2020.
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Lauv - I Like Me Better
"I Like Me Better" Is A Song Recorded By American Singer-Songwriter Lauv. It Was Released On May 19 2017 And Is Included On Lauv's Compilation Album "I Met You When I Was 18 The Playlist " Which Was Released On May 31 2018. It Has Also Been Used In An Android Auto App Commercial In The Trailer Of Netflix's Romantic Comedy "To All The Boys I've Loved Before " And In The Fall Ball Episode Of Netflix's Comedy Series "The Expanding Universe Of Ashley Garcia". "I Like Me Better" Reached The Top Ten In Australia Austria And Germany The Top-Twenty In New Zealand And Slovakia And The Top-Forty In Belgium The Czech Republic Denmark Hungary Ireland Norway Sweden Switzerland. In His Native United States The Song Was A Sleeper Hit Spending Over Six Months On The US Billboard Hot 100 Before Reaching Number 27 In September 2018. It Was Used In The Miss Universe 2018 Evening Gown Competition As Its Background Music. The Song Was Inspired By Lauv's Move To New York City And Falling In Love Shortly Afterwards. After Arriving At The Studio With "no Concept No Lyrics No Idea I Was Going To Write That Song" He Chopped Together A Voice Memo He Left Himself Intending To Change The Sound Later Although He Never Did. Musically "I Like Me Better" Is An Electropop Song That Contains Elements Of Guitar Pop Snap And Alt-Pop As Well As Vocal Effects. According To The Sheet Music Published At Musicnotes.Com The Song Is Written In The Key Of A Major. The Song's Verses Are Resigned And Have A Quaint And Simple Sound Laden With A Simple Jangly Guitar Loop An Electric Piano And A Sparse Finger-Click Beat That Transitions Into Drum Beats In The Chorus. Lauv's Vocals Span From The Low Note Of B2 To The High Note Of C#5. It Features A Prominent Sound Effect That Sounds Similar To A Synthesizer. The Sound Was Lauv's Voice Which He Recorded On His Phone.
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Ari Staprans Leff Born August 8 1994 Known By His Stage Name Lauv Is An American Musician. His Debut EP Titled Lost In The Light Was Released In 2015. He Is Best Known For His 2017 Single I Like Me Better & The Other Which Charted At #17 In Billboard's Spotify Velocity. Interested In Music From A Young Age The San Francisco-Born Leff Took Piano And Viola Lessons As A Child Before Picking Up The Guitar Around Age 11. During High School He Played In Several Bands And Studied Jazz Before Discovering Electronic Music Production. However It Was While Attending N.Y.U. As A Music Tech Major In 2014 That A Bad Breakup Found Leff On His Own And Digging Deep Into His Writing And Recording Process. Out Of This Period Came The Song "The Other " Co-Written With Songwriter/instrumentalist Michael Matosic. Released Under Leff's Stage Name Lauv Inspired By The Latvian "lauva" Or Lion The Song Went Viral After Gaining Blog Attention And Peaked At Number Three On Blog Aggregator Hype Machine. In 2015 He Returned With His Debut EP Lost In The Light Which Featured "The Other." More Tracks Followed Including 2015's "Reforget" And 2016's "Question " Featuring Travis Mills. In 2017 Lauv Headed His Own Late Nights Deep Talks Tour And Premiered The Official Video For "The Other " Along With A Series Of Remixes. Released In May Of That Year Lauv's Single "I Like Me Better" Became A Breakout International Hit And Was Later Featured On His Self-Titled Second EP That October. The Single Was Also Included On His Full-Length Debut 2018's I Met You When I Was 18 Which Also Featured The Singles "Paranoid" And "Bracelet." Hit Collaborations With Julia Michaels "There's No Way" And Troye Sivan "I'm So Tired..." Carried Him Into 2019. Lauv's Debut Album "~How I'm Feeling~" Is Set To Be Released In March 2020.
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"I Like Me Better" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Lauv. It was released on May 19, 2017, and is included on Lauv's compilation album "I Met You When I Was 18 (The Playlist)", which was released on May 31, 2018. It has also been used in an Android Auto app commercial, in the trailer of Netflix's romantic comedy "To All the Boys I've Loved Before," and in the fall ball episode of Netflix's comedy series "The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia".
"I Like Me Better" reached the top ten in Australia, Austria and Germany, the top-twenty in New Zealand and Slovakia, and the top-forty in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland. In his native United States, the song was a sleeper hit, spending over six months on the US Billboard Hot 100 before reaching number 27 in September 2018. It was used in the Miss Universe 2018 Evening Gown Competition as its background music.
The song was inspired by Lauv's move to New York City and falling in love shortly afterwards. After arriving at the studio with "no concept, no lyrics, no idea I was going to write that song" he chopped together a voice memo he left himself intending to change the sound later although he never did.
Musically, "I Like Me Better" is an electropop song that contains elements of Guitar pop, snap and Alt-pop, as well as vocal effects. According to the sheet music published at musicnotes.com, the song is written in the key of A major. The song's verses are resigned and have a quaint and simple sound, laden with a simple, jangly guitar loop, an Electric piano and a sparse, finger-click beat that transitions into drum beats in the chorus. Lauv's vocals span from the low note of B2 to the high note of C#5. It features a prominent sound effect that sounds similar to a synthesizer. The sound was Lauv's voice, which he recorded on his phone. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.