Give Me My Name Back

2018 song by Meg Mac
"Give Me My Name Back"
Single by Meg Mac
from the album Hope
Released12 October 2018 (2018-10-12)
Length3:08
LabellittleBIGMAN, Inertia
Songwriter(s)Megan Sullivan McInerney
  • Myles Wootton [1]
Meg Mac singles chronology
"Don't Need Permission"
(2018) 		"Give Me My Name Back"
(2018) 		"Something Tells Me"
(2019)
Music video
"Give Me My Name Back" on YouTube

"Give Me My Name Back" is a song recorded by Australian singer Meg Mac. It was released on 12 October 2018.[2] It is the lead single from her second studio album Hope, which was released on 7 June 2019.[3]

Upon release Mac told Billboard: "'Give Me My Name Back' is a song for those who have suffered emotional and physical abuse, it's for the women who are standing up and speaking out, those discriminated against in the LGBTQI community, the Indigenous people of Australia and the children abused by the church. It's for everyone who has lost an important part of themselves and need to reclaim their identity, dignity and self-worth in order to move forward with their lives."[4]

Critical reception

Al Newstead from ABC called the song her "most empowering anthem yet" saying "It's a bit of a change from the raw, vintage-sounding soul of her debut album, Low Blows. There's more space and synthetic sounds, all grounded by Meg's foundation-shifting set of pipes. The result is a rallying cry, an empowering anthem encouraging others to join in solidarity and take a stand."[5]

Matthew Forbes from Outlet Mag said: "'Give Me My Name Back' achieves its desire for a wide-reaching message through its direct and all-encompassing lyricism, which are given even more weight by Meg's characteristically enthralling vocal performance. The track ventures forward in time from the vintage soul that defined her debut album to the more synthetic and futuristic territory she's explored on tracks like "Grandma’s Hands", resulting in an instrumental that's rich in texture. Despite this, the song, much like its lyrics, is at its most powerful in the simple moments – specifically, the bridge, in which the instrumental is reduced to a drum beat, letting the stirring lyrics and gorgeous harmonies take the forefront."[6]

Music video

The music video for "Give Me My Name Back" was produced, directed and edited by Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore and released on 11 October 2018. The music video had an all-female cast and crew.[7][4]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Independent Chart (AIR)[8] 2

References

  1. ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Give Me My Name Back – Single by Meg Mac on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Meg Mac confirms 'Give Me My Name Back' Aussie tour". The Music. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Meg Mac Wants Her 'Name Back' in Powerful New Video: Exclusive". Billboard. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  5. ^ "First Spin: Meg Mac's 'Give Me My Name Back' is her most empowering anthem yet". ABC. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Meg Mac releases the deeply resonant anthem 'Give Me My Name Back'". Outlet Mag. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Meg Mac - Give Me My Name Back". YouTube. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  8. ^ "100% INDEPENDENT SINGLES The week beginning 21 January 2019". air.org.au. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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Meg Mac
  • Discography
Studio albums
  • Low Blows
  • Hope
  • Matter of Time
Extended plays
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Singles
  • "Roll Up Your Sleeves"
  • "Low Blows"
  • "Never Be"
  • "Give Me My Name Back"