Selfish (Madison Beer song)  "Selfish" is a song recorded by American singer Madison Beer. It was released on February 14, 2020 as the second single from her upcoming debut studio album, "Life Support". Beer co-wrote and produced the song with Leroy Clampitt, while other credited writers of the song include Jeremy Dussoliet, Tim Sommers, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, and Jaramye Daniels. Commercially, "Selfish" reached number 25 in Ireland, making it her first top forty hit as a solo artist in the country. "Selfish" is a slow tempo pop ballad with stripped-down production. The song was written by Madison Beer, Leroy Clampitt, Jaramye Daniels, Jeremy Dussoliet, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, and Tim Sommers. Beer and Clampitt handled production of the song. In terms of music notation, "Selfish" was composed using common time in the key of A major with a slow tempo of 75 beats per minute. Beer's vocal range spans from the low note of F#3 to the high note of E5. For much of the song, the stripped-down instrumentation consists of an electric guitar, placing emphasis on Beer's vocals, which are doubled in select parts of the song such as the chorus. Beer's vocal performance on the track was described by one music critic as "emotional". Deemed a "breakup ballad" by one music critic, "Selfish" contains lyrics about a toxic relationship and feelings of betrayal. "Billboard" magazine praised Beer's vocal performance on the song, writing that the singer "sounds poised [on "Selfish"], committed to the approach and confident in her capabilities as a vocalist". Brian Cantor, writing for "Headline Planet", praised the song as an "impressive vocal showing" and "perhaps the strongest 'mainstream pop' song to hit the market thus far in 2020". Mike Wass of "Idolator" deemed the song a "stirring breakup ballad". "Selfish" was accompanied by a music video that was released the same day as the single. The visual features the singer performing the song on the ground with various rain effects. Adapted from Tidal.