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{{Infobox song
| name          = Treat Me
| cover         = Treat Me - Chloe Bailey.jpeg
| alt           =
| type          = single
| artist        = [[Chloe Bailey|Chlöe]]
| album         =
| released      = April 8, 2022
| recorded      = 2021
| studio        =
| genre         =
* [[contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[hip hop]]
| length        = 2:29
| label         = [[Parkwood Entertainment|Parkwood]]
| writer     =
* [[Chloe Bailey]]
* [[Caroline Ailin]]
| composer      =
* [[Warren Felder]]
* Keith Sorrells
* Alex Niceforo
* Deongelo Holmes
* Eric Jackson
* [[Michael Crooms]]
* Warren Mathis
| producer      =
* [[Oak Felder|Oak]]
* Sorrells
* Nice
* Bailey
| prev_title    = [[Have Mercy (Chloe Bailey song)|Have Mercy]]
| prev_year     = 2021
| next_title    = [[Surprise (song)|Surprise]]
| next_year     = 2022
| misc          = {{External music video|{{YouTube|-OfaMlMcZew|"Treat Me"}}}}
}}
"'''Treat Me'''" is a song by American singer [[Chloe Bailey|Chlöe]]. It was released on April 8, 2022, through [[Parkwood Entertainment]].
==Background and release==
In 2021, Bailey released her debut solo single, "[[Have Mercy (Chlöe song)|Have Mercy]]", which reached number one on the [[Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay]] chart and debuted within the top 40 of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Hot 100.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=2022-03-31 |title=Chloe Bailey Shares Release Date for New Single 'Treat Me' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/chloe-bailey-treat-me-release-date-1235053122/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627001917/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/chloe-bailey-treat-me-release-date-1235053122/ |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |access-date=2022-08-04}}</ref> Bailey provided vocals on "You & Me" by [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]], from the album ''[[DS4Ever]]'' before she started to promote her next single.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Folk |first=Antwane |date=2022-04-08 |title=Chlöe Returns With Bossy New Single 'Treat Me' |url=https://ratedrnb.com/2022/04/chloe-returns-with-bossy-new-single-treat-me/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=Rated R&B |language=en-US |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408070622/https://ratedrnb.com/2022/04/chloe-returns-with-bossy-new-single-treat-me/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Bailey hinted at the release of "Treat Me" with a promotional video, showing the singer vocalizing in a [[bodysuit]] with crystals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chlöe Teases New Single "Treat Me" With Seductive Video |url=https://hypebae.com/2022/3/chloe-bailey-treat-me-single-music-video-teaser-watch |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=HYPEBAE |archive-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809042055/https://hypebae.com/2022/3/chloe-bailey-treat-me-single-music-video-teaser-watch |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vargas |first=Chanel |date=2022-03-23 |title=Chloë's New "Treat Me" Challenge Has TikTokers Dancing in Their Bathrobes |url=https://www.popsugar.com/node/48763752 |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=PopSugar |language=en-US}}</ref>
On March 31, 2022, Bailey announced the release date of "Treat Me", stating that the single would come out on April 8, through [[Parkwood Entertainment]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-11 |title=Chlöe Electrifies with 'Treat Me' |url=https://yr.media/arts-culture/chloe-bailey-treat-me-yared-gebru/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=YR Media |language=en |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804192359/https://yr.media/arts-culture/chloe-bailey-treat-me-yared-gebru/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The cover artwork for the song depicts the singer in a latex [[thong]] and an up-sized black [[puffer jacket]]. Her hair consists of sleek [[Bangs (hair)|bangs]], and she wears jewelry around her neck which goes down to her chest area. The song was Bailey's first release of 2022.
==Composition==
==Critical reception==
In a review of Chlöe's debut album ''[[In Pieces (Chlöe album)|In Pieces]]'', ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''{{'}}s Heven Haile wrote that "the forced strut of her delivery and unimaginative 'Ms. New Booty' sample made 'Treat Me' feel optimized for [[mainstream radio]]", characterizing the singer's solo material as "manufactured to the point of sterility."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/chloe-in-pieces/ |title=Chlöe: In Pieces Album Review |first=Heven |last=Haile |date=March 31, 2023 |access-date=March 31, 2023 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>
==Music video==
The music video for "Treat Me", directed by Diana Kunst, begins with Bailey standing in the middle of the frame, wearing a leather suit as lights flash in the background. After this, the singer dances beside a [[leopard]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Luchi |first=Loreal |date=2022-08-11 |title=Chloe Bailey On Criticism, Reading Comments + Dating Dos & Don'ts |url=https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/chloe-bailey-on-criticism-reading-comments-dating-dos-donts |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Hot 97 |language=en-US}}</ref> The video is inspired by [[Grace Jones]] and [[Janet Jackson]]. William Ylvisaker and Lukas van der Fecht designed some of the outfits used in the clip.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-15 |title=Chlöe Bailey on Channeling Janet Jackson and Finding Her Inner Khalessi In Her New Music Video |url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/chloe-bailey-treat-me-music-video-fashion |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=Vogue |language=en-US |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804192357/https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/chloe-bailey-treat-me-music-video-fashion |url-status=live }}</ref> The video's production was handled by Christopher Lopez. The executive producers are Justin Benoliel, Amanda Leya Andrews, and Jill Kaplan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chlöe Returns With New Song and Video "Treat Me" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/chloe-treat-me-video |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=Complex |language=en |archive-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426162800/https://www.complex.com/music/chloe-treat-me-video |url-status=live }}</ref> Creative direction is provided by Andrew Makadsi of Parkwood.<ref name=":1" />
==Credits==
Credits adapted from [[Spotify]].<ref>[https://open.spotify.com/track/2ZCu2xskiEBCV3y0eu0zJG?si=kebZhrp4TV6aAfDKUIgKtw "Treat Me" by Chlöe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804192356/https://open.spotify.com/track/2ZCu2xskiEBCV3y0eu0zJG?si=kebZhrp4TV6aAfDKUIgKtw |date=August 4, 2022 }}, [[Spotify]]. To view credits, select "Options" (three vertical dots), then select "Show credits".</ref>
* [[Chloe Bailey]] – performer, [[songwriter]]
* [[Warren Felder]] – songwriter, [[Producer (music)|producer]]
* Keith Sorrells – songwriter
* [[Caroline Ailin]] – songwriter
* [[Deonjelo Holmes]] – songwriter
* [[Eric Jackson, Jr.|Eric Jackson]] – songwriter
* [[Michael Crooms]] – songwriter
* Warren Mathis – songwriter
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Treat Me"
! scope="col" | Chart (2022)
! scope="col" | Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row" | New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Official New Zealand Music Chart |url=https://nztop40.co.nz/ |access-date=2022-08-05 |language=en |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210508100039/https://nztop40.co.nz/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 19
|-
{{single chart|South Africa2|72|year=2022|week=15|rowheader=true|access-date=June 1, 2024}}
|-
! scope="row" | US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2022-04-16/ |access-date=2022-08-05 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=July 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728154516/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2022-04-16/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 81
|-
! scope="row" | US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart: Week of April 17, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2022-08-17 |url-status=live |access-date=August 4, 2022 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805022343/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2022-08-17/ }}</ref>
| 27
|-
! scope="row" | US [[Hot R&B Songs]]
| 6
|}
==References==
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{{Chlöe}}
[[Category:2022 songs]]
[[Category:Chloe Bailey songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Chloe Bailey]]
[[Category:Songs written by Oak Felder]]
[[Category:Songs written by Keith Sorrells]]
[[Category:Songs written by Caroline Ailin]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mr. Collipark]]