About this song
- Show Me” is the second song on Big Time Rush’s second studio album, Elevate. It was written by Lucas Secon, Wayne Hector, and Don McLean. This song was originally recorded by American actress and singer Keke Palmer. It was intended to be the lead single for her self-titled sophomore album, planned for release via Interscope Records. Palmer recorded the song with producer Lucas Secon in June 2011. Initially teasing a release between late 2011 and spring 2012, the singer also confirmed plans for an accompanying music video. She described this song as a “little flirty song” with “a pop and R&B feel,” saying it represented “definitely the older me.” Lyrically, she explained how the song “can be seen in different types of ways.” “It’s like, show me the kind of guy that I should be with. Show me what you got. Prove to me that you’re the type of guy. And then it also could be like let me show you.” ” – Keke Palmer While Palmer’s single leaked onto the Internet in September 2011,the album was ultimately shelved,and the song never officially released. In 2016, Palmer uploaded the unreleased album herself via Soundcloud, though “Show Me” was not included. According to Carlos PenaVega, it took them a long time to convince writer and producer Lucas Secon to let them cut “Show Me”, which he had originally showed them about “a year and a half” before the release of Elevate. He and Logan Henderson were particularly interested in recording the track, with Henderson saying that, upon his first time hearing the track, he knew that “this song has to be on the album to make this album complete,” additionally recalling thinking “it will complete the story if we have this song.” Kendall Schmidt and James Maslow each said that they were “kind of on the ropes” about the track at first, but once they entered the studio and recorded their own vocals, all four members were “100% on board.” In its inclusion on Elevate’s track listing, Schmidt described the song as bringing “a level of maturity” as well as “maybe a little… sexiness?” The song was performed on both the Better with U Tour and Big Time Summer Tour, as well as in the 2021 Big Time Rush Live shows. According to Carlos PenaVega, was the only song on the 2021 setlist that they were unable to obtain the original stems for, so they were forced to re-record a new version to use as a backing track. However, they have said that they completely re-recorded the song, and have teased an eventual release of their new, re-imagined version. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. — lastfm
