Selena Gomez is trying again on her music catalog with fondness.
Earlier than launching her solo profession, the 33-year-old singer and actress fronted the pop-rock band Selena Gomez & the Scene, releasing three studio albums between 2009 and 2012. Now, she’s reflecting on a standout observe from these early days.
In an interview on the Therapuss podcast, launched Wednesday (Aug. 6), Gomez informed host Jake Shane that her favourite track from her time with the band is “Who Says,” the lead single from their remaining album, When the Solar Goes Down. The observe peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 in July 2011.
“It’s essentially the most highly effective second after I get to carry out it,” the Solely Murders within the Constructing actress mentioned. “That’s truthfully the one purpose I’d ever do a tour once more … is that if I may carry out ‘Who Says.’”
Gomez, who hasn’t toured since 2016, mentioned she’d must “take it down an octave from annually I’ve sang it” if she have been to carry out it immediately. She’s additionally open to re-recording the observe, noting that her voice on the unique sounds “younger.”
“I must redo it,” she mentioned. “I ought to recut it.”
The Emilia Pérez star additionally opened up concerning the track’s empowering message and revealed that she as soon as teared up whereas listening to it on the radio throughout a visit overseas.
“I used to be like, ‘Why the f—okay am I tearing as much as my very own track?’” she mentioned. “However it was as a result of it was the little me who was there saying these actually highly effective messages that I nonetheless want to listen to.”
Elsewhere within the interview, the Uncommon Magnificence founder reminisced about how she first bonded with longtime pal Taylor Swift practically 20 years in the past — after each skilled breakups with the Jonas Brothers.
“She and I prefer to say the most effective factor we received out of these relationships was one another,” Gomez informed Shane. “We turned greatest mates, bonded over the breakup, as ladies do. Then we simply caught round for all of the ups and downs that got here after, and right here we are actually 16 years later.”
Most lately, the Wizards of Waverly Place alum dropped a joint album with fiancé Benny Blanco, I Stated I Love You First, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in Might.
Watch Gomez speaking about “Who Says” on the 21-minute mark within the Therapuss interview under.
