“Tearing Me Up” by Bob Moses

Although Jimmy Valance, one of the two co-writers of “Tearing Me Up”, has stated that “the lyrics speak for themselves”, honestly this isn’t the simplest love song – if you want to call it that – which we have come across. But what is apparently going down is that the vocalist has developed strong feelings for a lady who is already in a committed relationship. On the surface, she likewise appears to be feeling him.

And by the looks of things, he doesn’t have a major issue with her already being with someone, though he is a bit perturbed by that fact. Instead, presumably with that reality being a factor, he seems unconvinced that she is truly interested in him, with Bob being under the impression that homegirl may be just toying with his emotions. He admits that since he is in fact smitten such is actually possible, i.e. the addressee being in a position where she can easily mislead him. And ultimately that is the concept the title of this song points to, the singer experiencing some serious internal turmoil trying to figure out if this woman he has fallen for truly feels the same.

“Tearing Me Up” Facts

Artist(s): Bob Moses
Album/EP: “Days Gone By” 

Was “Tearing Me Up” a single release?

Yes. On September 18 of 2015, it became an official single Bob Moses released from the album, “Days Gone By”.

Credits

The song was authored and produced by the members of Bob Moses.

Grammy Nomination

“Tearing Me Up” was honored with a nomination for the award, “Best Dance/Electronic Recording” at the Grammy awards in 2017. It lost to a song performed by The Chainsmokers and Daya titled “Don’t Let Me Down”. The following songs were also nominated for the award:

• Flume (ft. Kai) – “Never Be like You”
• Riton (ft. Kah-Lo) – “Rinse & Repeat”
• Sofi Tukker – “Drinkee”

Movie and TV Appearances

“Tearing Me Up” featured in episode 4, season 1 of the mystery thriller series, “White Lines”. It was also used on the episode 1, season 2 of the comedy series, “Private Eyes”. This song can also be found on episode 3, season 2 of the comedy series, “Ballers”. On the episode 21, season 4 of the American TV series, “Nashville”, you can also hear “Tearing Me Up”.

The “Days Gone By” Album

“Days Gone By” is the electronic duo’s first full-length studio album. This album, which was released through Domino Recording Company on September 18 of 2015, has a total of ten tracks. However, the bonus edition includes two extra tracks namely “She Don’t Mind” and “Here We Are”.

“Tearing Me Up”, which sits at number five on this project’s tracklist, is one of the most successful songs on the album.