That Should Be Me

That Should Be Me is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his debut studio album My World 2.0.

It was released on March 19, 2010.

Background
"That Should Be Me" was co-written by Bieber alongside Luke Boyd, as well as Nasri Atweh and Adam Messinger of The Messengers, with the latter also producing the track. The song was recorded by The Messengers at NH Studios in North Hollywood, California. Instrumentation and all vocal arrangements were done by Atweh and Messinger. Additional engineering was performed by Pat Thrall, while the track was mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios, also in North Hollywood. The mix was assisted by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid, whereas Atweh and Luke Boyd perform background vocals on the song.

According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "That Should Be Me" is set in common time with a moderate tempo of 69 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of C minor and raises up half a step after the bridge with Bieber's vocal range spanning from the low-note of G3 to the high-note of C♯5. The song follows in the chord progression of Cm–A♭2–E♭–G/B. Described as a "sobbing" ballad by Monica Hererra of Billboard, Bieber "pleads the girl he left behind to take him back." Herrera called the ballad "orchestral" and said that Bieber plays the "scorned ex" in the song.