# @popbase on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdS6NHkBiVG
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70638396-popbase-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-15T05:00:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Pop Base (@PopBase) — https://gondola.cc/PopBase

## Caption

3 years ago today, Tate McRae released “greedy.”

OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder stepped in as a key creative partner for Tate McRae, executive producing 'Greedy' alongside Amy Allen and Jasper Harris, with Tedder and Harris also handling production together with Grant Boutin. McRae has said the song grew out of an early-2000s mood board she'd assembled while shaping the sound of her second studio album, 'Think Later,' pointing directly to Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous" and Timbaland's signature production as reference points during the writing process. She and Tedder initially clashed creatively during their first Zoom session together, each insisting on their own way of working, before eventually settling into a rhythm that shaped much of the album.

Built on dance-pop and R&B textures with a glossy, early-2000s electropop homage, the track's confident, self-assured tone made it an instant fit for McRae's evolving artistic identity, with McRae framing it as a celebration of embracing her own power rather than apologizing for wanting attention. Its rise accelerated through a jolt of momentum that November, when McRae's viral 'Exes' video sparked widespread online buzz just as 'Greedy' was already climbing the charts, leading to standout televised performances on 'Saturday Night Live' and the Billboard Music Awards within the same week.

The single went on to top the charts in eighteen countries, including Austria, Denmark, and Switzerland, while topping both the Billboard Global 200 and the Canadian Hot 100. It cracked the top ten in the US, UK, Australia, and several other major markets, cementing itself as the breakout moment that pushed McRae from rising TikTok favorite into a genuine mainstream pop contender heading into 'Think Later's' full release that December.

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