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"Save Me"
Solo version cover
Single by Jelly Roll featuring Lainey Wilson
from the album Whitsitt Chapel
Released	June 25, 2020 (original) May 12, 2023 (remix)
Genre	Country
Length	4:00 (original) 3:57 (remix)
Label	War Dog BBR
Songwriter(s)	Jason DeFord David Ray Grant Sims
Producer(s)	David Ray
Jelly Roll singles chronology
"They Say" (2019) "Save Me" (2020) "Promise" (2020)
Lainey Wilson singles chronology
"Wait in the Truck" (2022) "Save Me" (2023) "Watermelon Moonshine" (2023)
Music video
"Save Me" on YouTube

"Save Me" is a song by American musician Jelly Roll, released on June 25, 2020, as a single from his seventh studio album Self Medicated (2020). An official remix of the song with American country music singer Lainey Wilson was released on May 12, 2023, as the second single from his ninth studio album Whitsitt Chapel (2023).

The song was sampled on "Somebody Save Me", the third single from Eminem's 2024 album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).

Background

The music video of the song premiered on June 16, 2020. In the description, Jelly Roll stated, "This one is a little bit of a curveball for me. I don't usually do these stripped down acoustic videos, but writing this song made me feel something and I felt y'all needed some insight into the more vulnerable side of the music business."

In regard to his inspiration for writing the song, Jelly Roll told Apple Music:

It was the middle of the pandemic. And when I say middle of it, I mean we were spraying boxes with Lysol. And I just couldn't sit through that. I was like, "We got to work." And I was in such a dark space because of that; I knew I needed to write. My father had just died a year before. So I'm still learning how to grieve through that. And then I'm like, "We got to write. I got to get this out of me." So "Save Me" came from a really dark space. It's still really hard to sing.

In a June 2024 interview with Howard Stern, Jelly Roll further revealed that inspiration for the song came from Bette Midler's song "The Rose".

Live performances

Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson performed the song at the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards and later at the finale of season 21 of American Idol.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

1. "Save Me - Single". Apple Music. June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
2. Black, Lauren Jo (May 12, 2023). "An Unforgettable ACM Awards Moment: Jelly Roll And Lainey Wilson Team Up For 'Save Me' Duet". Country Now. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
3. "US: Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson team up on revamped single, 'Save Me'". BMG Rights Management. May 11, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
4. Dailey, Hannah (July 12, 2024). "Eminem Apologizes to His Kids in Emotional New Song 'Somebody Save Me' Featuring Jelly Roll". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
5. "Here's Who Appears on Eminem's 'The Death of Slim Shady'". Rolling Stone Australia. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
6. "Jelly Roll - Save Me (New Unreleased Video)". YouTube. June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
7. "Whitsitt Chapel". Apple Music. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
8. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jelly-roll-cries-thinking-bette-midler-song-his-mom-said-play-her-funeral
9. Nicholson, Jessica (May 22, 2023). "Jelly Roll & Lainey Wilson Bring Dramatic 'Save Me' Collab to American Idol Finale". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
10. "Jelly Roll Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
11. "Jelly Roll Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
12. "Jelly Roll Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
13. "Jelly Roll Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
14. "Jelly Roll Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
15. "Jelly Roll Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
16. "Jelly Roll Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
17. "Jelly Roll Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
18. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
19. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2024". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
20. "Adult Pop Airplay Songs — Year-End 2024". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
21. "Country Airplay – Year-End 2024". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
22. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2024". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
23. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
24. "American single certifications – Jelly Roll – Save Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 13, 2023.

• 2020 singles
• 2020 songs
• 2023 singles
• 2023 songs
• 2020s ballads
• Jelly Roll (singer) songs
• Lainey Wilson songs
• Songs written by Jelly Roll (singer)
• Country ballads