Meant to Be (Bebe Rexha song)

"Meant to Be"
Single by Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
from the EP All Your Fault: Pt. 2
ReleasedOctober 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
GenreCountry pop[1]
Length2:43
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • David Garcia
  • Wilshire Pablo Garcia
  • Joey Moi
Bebe Rexha singles chronology
"Back to You"
(2017) 		"Meant to Be"
(2017) 		"Home"
(2017)
Florida Georgia Line singles chronology
"Let Me Go"
(2017) 		"Meant to Be"
(2017) 		"Up Down"
(2017)
Music video
"Meant to Be" on YouTube

"Meant to Be" is a song recorded by American singer Bebe Rexha featuring American country music duo Florida Georgia Line,[2][3] from Rexha's third extended play (EP) All Your Fault: Pt. 2 and later included in her debut studio album Expectations (2018). It was sent to American contemporary hit radio on October 24, 2017, by Warner Bros. Records as the second single from the EP.[4] It was nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[5] And it holds the record of the most streamed country song of all-time on Spotify.[6] Rexha's acoustic version of the song without Florida Georgia Line was released on April 6, 2018.

Commercial performance

"Meant to Be" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 61 on the chart dated November 11, 2017. It later peaked at number two, kept out of the summit by Drake's "God's Plan". It became Rexha's third top ten hit and her first as a solo lead artist, as well as the second top ten hit for Florida Georgia Line. It is Rexha's highest-charting single on the chart, surpassing "Me, Myself & I".[7]

It also debuted atop the US Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Rexha's first entry on that chart and Florida Georgia Line's sixth number one. Rexha also became the first female artist to ever debut atop the chart, while "Meant to Be" is the third song overall to start at the summit since 2012, when the chart transitioned to a hybrid data list, blending airplay, streaming and sales.[8][9] When the song spent an eleventh week in the top spot in February 2018, it surpassed Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" as the longest-running number one song on the chart for a lead female artist.[10] In August 2018, the song broke the record previously held by 2017's "Body Like a Back Road" by Sam Hunt for the most weeks at number one on the US Hot Country Songs chart.[11] After spending 50 weeks at the top, it was dethroned by Kane Brown's "Lose It". The song has sold 1,413,000 copies in the United States as of March 2019.[12] In 2020, it was certified diamond for selling over 10 million units in the US.[13][14]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico and directed by Sophie Muller. It was released on October 23, 2017.[15] As of October 2024, the video has over 1.1 billion views on YouTube.[2]

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "Meant to Be"
Year Organization Award Result
2018 Billboard Music Awards Top Country Song Nominated
Radio Disney Music Awards Best Collaboration Nominated
Country Favorite Song Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice Collaboration Nominated
Choice Country Song Won
MTV Video Music Awards Best Collaboration Nominated
iHeartRadio MMVAs Song of the Summer Nominated
Best Collaboration Won
American Music Awards Collaboration of the Year Nominated
Favorite Country Song Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Song Nominated
Country Music Association Awards Single of the Year Nominated
Musical Event of the Year Nominated
2019 Grammy Awards Best Country Duo/Group Performance Nominated
iHeartRadio Music Awards Best Collaboration Nominated
Country Song of the Year Won
54th Academy of Country Music Awards Single of the Year Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
Music Event of the Year Nominated
Billboard Music Awards Top Country Song Won
Top Radio Song Nominated

Track listing

  • Digital download[16]
  1. "Meant to Be" (Acoustic) – 2:38
  • Digital download[17]
  1. "Meant to Be" (live from CMA Fest 2018) – 3:02

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Meant to Be"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[81] 8× Platinum 560,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[82] Gold 10,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[83] Diamond 250,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[84] Diamond 800,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[85] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[86] Gold 100,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[87] Gold 200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[88] Gold 25,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[89] Platinum 40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[90] 6× Platinum 180,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[91] 3× Platinum 180,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[92] Platinum 50,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[93] Platinum 10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[94] Gold 30,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[95] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[96] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[97] 11× Platinum 11,000,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[98] 2× Platinum 16,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Meant to Be"
Country Date Format Version Label Ref.
United States October 24, 2017 Contemporary hit radio Original Warner Bros. [4]
November 20, 2017 Country radio
[99]
Italy February 2, 2018 Contemporary hit radio Warner [100]
United Kingdom March 9, 2018 [101]
April 6, 2018 Digital download Acoustic Warner Bros. Records [16]
Various December 22, 2018 Live from CMA Fest 2018 BMLG [17]

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