The song is an uptempo trap-influenced track with a length of four minutes and forty-two seconds. The beat features a heavy use of 808 drums and features a melody based around the flute. The song also makes use of various sound effects, including sirens and gunshots.
Lyrically, the song is about bragging rights and celebrating one’s success. Bieber sings the hook, which consists of the lines “I’m the one / I’m the one / Yeah, I’m the one”. Quavo and Chance the Rapper take turns rapping verse two and three respectively. Lil Wayne closes out the song with a brief freestyle.
The music video for I’m The One was released on May 4, 2017. It was directed by Benny Boom and shot in Miami, Florida. The video features all four artists performing their verses in front of various luxury cars and private jets.
I’m The One received generally positive reviews from music critics. many praised its production and catchiness, while others criticized its lyrical content. Despite this, the song was a commercial success, becoming Khaled’s first number-one single in the United States as well as Bieber’s
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DJ Khaled
Yeah, you’re lookin’ at the truth, the money never lie, no
I’m the one, yeah, I’m the one
Early mornin’ in the dawn, know you wanna ride now (let’s ride)
I’m the one, yeah (let’s ride), I’m the one, yeah
Yeah, you’re sick of all those other imitators
Don’t let the only real one intimidate you
See you watchin’, don’t run outta time now
I’m the one, yeah
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the one
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the only one
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the one
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the only one
Yeah, yeah
Quavo
I’m the one that hit that same spot (hit it)
She the one that bring them rain drops (rain drops)
We go back, remember criss-cross and hopscotch? (hopscotch)
You the one that hold me down when the block’s hot (hot)
I make your dreams come true when you wake up (dream)
And your look’s just the same without no make-up
Had to pull up on your mama, see what you’re made of (mama)
Ain’t gotta worry ’bout ’em commas ’cause my cake up (cake)
You can run inside my life on that fame bus (skrr)
‘Cause I promise when we step out you’ll be famous (yeah)
Modern day Bonnie and Clyde what they named us (why?)
‘Cause when we pull up (prr, prr) all angle
Yeah, you’re lookin’ at the truth, the money never lie no
I’m the one, yeah, I’m the one
Early mornin’ in the dawn, know you wanna ride now (let’s ride)
I’m the one, yeah (let’s ride), I’m the one, yeah
Yeah, you’re sick of all those other imitators
Don’t let the only real one intimidate you
See you watchin’, don’t run outta time now
I’m the one, yeah
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the one
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the only one
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the one
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the only one
Okay though
Uh, she beat her face up with that new Chanel
She like the price, she see the ice, it make her coochie melt
When I met her in the club I asked her who she felt
Then she went and put that booty on that Gucci belt
We don’t got no label
She say she want bottles, she ain’t got no table
She don’t got no bed frame, she don’t got no tables
We just watchin’ Netflix, she ain’t got no cable, okay though
Plug, plug, plug, I’m the plug for her
She want a nigga that pull her hair and hold the door for her
Baby, that’s only me, bitch, it okay with me
Baby, okay, okay though
Yeah, you’re lookin’ at the truth, the money never lie no
I’m the one, yeah, I’m the one
Early mornin’ in the dawn, know you wanna ride now (let’s ride)
I’m the one, yeah (let’s ride), I’m the one, yeah
Yeah, you’re sick of all those other imitators
Don’t let the only real one intimidate you
See you watchin’, don’t run outta time now
I’m the one, yeah
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the one
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the only one
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the one
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the only one
Lookin’ for the one? Well, bitch, you’re looking at the one
I’m the best yet, and yet, my best is yet to come
‘Cause I’ve been lookin’ for somebody, not just any fuckin’ body
Don’t make me catch a body, that’s for any and everybody
Oh my God, she hit me up all day, get no response
Bitch, you blow my high, that’s like turnin’ gold to bronze
Roll my eyes
And when she on the molly, she a zombie
She think we Clyde and Bonnie, but it’s more like Whitney and Bobby
God forgive me
Tunechi F, finessin’, I’m a legend
Straight up out The Crescent, fly your bae down for the Essence
For the record I knew Khaled when that boy was spinnin’ records
Mula Gang, winnin’ record, I’m just flexin’ on my exes, oh God
Yeah, you’re lookin’ at the truth, the money never lie no
I’m the one, yeah, I’m the one
Early mornin’ in the dawn, know you wanna ride now (let’s ride)
I’m the one, yeah (let’s ride), I’m the one, yeah
Yeah, you’re sick of all those other imitators
Don’t let the only real one intimidate you
See you watchin’, don’t run outta time now
I’m the one, yeah
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the one
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the only one
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the one
Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh
I’m the only one
Don’t you know girl, don’t you know girl
I am the one for you (I’m the one) yeah I’m the one
Don’t you know girl, don’t you know girl
I am the one for you (I’m the one) yeah I’m the one
Don’t you know girl, don’t you know girl
I am the one for you (I’m the one) yeah I’m the one
Don’t you know girl, don’t you know girl
I am the one for you (I’m the one) yeah I’m the one