Canadian singer and dancer Tate McRae did it again. She has released another iconic song. With amazing choreography and stunning vocals, McRae finally released her new song “It’s Ok, I’m Ok” Thursday, Sept. 12, after teasing her fans since Lollapalooza on Aug. 3, 2024. She further boosted the anticipation by dropping clips of the song the week before its release. 

   It quickly rose to the top 15 trending on YouTube within two hours and later to the number two spot in 16 hours. I believe that this song deserves the popularity it has gained. It’s a mix of suggestive dances and beautifully sung lyrics about a romantic rival who has her ex “locked down.”

  The music video started out in the false pretense of McRae sitting on a beautiful blue-skied beach sipping a drink. Only to be revealed as only an image on a truck behind her in a bustling city. 

   As the song started, McRae strutted down the street in a revealing outfit, confidence radiating off of her. This confidence gave way to the message of the song being that she’s over her exes.

   With a shocking twist, the music video moves onto McRae getting arrested in the nude (don’t get too excited, it’s all pixelated) as she reenacts a conversation between his new lover and her, singing “And she be like, “He’s so perfect. I be like, Oh, what version? Ain’t nobody got me this nervous. Oh, baby, I been there.” With those lyrics, she clarifies that though he may seem “perfect” he really isn’t as good as he seems. 

   That specific line has been circling in my head ever since I listened to the song and has become one of my favorite parts since its release. 

   McRae further emphasizes her feelings about her exes with the lyric “take him, he’s yours.” Though I am unsure if this is referencing an actual ex-lover she has had, some fans have speculated that it’s related to her previous relationship with Cole Sillinger who is suspected to have been the inspiration to her hit song, “greedy.”

   After running from the back of a police cruiser and into a crowd of fans with another illustrious outfit change, the title of the song is sung. In a bold move, she addressed the new love interest of her ex repeating, “it’s ok, I’m ok, had him in the first place.” 

   The pop-song is full of uniquely choreographed dances. Tate and her backup dancers danced on the busy streets of New York with an air of self-confidence. The dances were energetic and powerful. The movements went along with the lyrics, further demonstrating her feeling of being over her ex. 

   I can see this song and dance going viral on social media platforms for its quick and straightforward movements and lyrics that give the listener a feeling of independence and freedom.

   The song ended with a slightly suggestive dance as she flaunted her independence before quickly falling back to the beginning scene of McRae in an elevated lawn chair sipping her lidded drink with sunglasses as the truck drove up behind her.

   I especially love this transition because of the way you can loop back to the beginning of the song and have it seem like nothing has happened. With McRae’s unbothered disposition, this music video was a work of art. After another great piece from the pop sensation herself, Tate McRae, it’s hard for me to believe that she had just turned 21, July 1st, and has already received so many awards within her years of making music. 

   With the combination of creative dances, storytelling lyrics and catchy tunes, I would rate this song a 9/10.