▁American ▁singer ▁Bruno ▁Mars , ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁Mars ▁and ▁The ▁S tere ot ypes , ▁" Please ▁Me " ▁is ▁a ▁mid - tem po ▁retro ▁gro ove . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁artists ' ▁second ▁collaboration ▁after ▁the ▁rem ix ▁of ▁Mars ' ▁" F ines se " ▁released ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁single ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁five ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁and ▁later ▁reached ▁a ▁peak ▁of ▁number ▁three . ▁The ▁song ' s ▁accomp any ing ▁music ▁video ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁production ▁Card i ▁B ▁react iv ated ▁her ▁Inst agram ▁to ▁announ ce ▁the ▁collaboration ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁having ▁de activ ated ▁her ▁profile ▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁days ▁after ▁receiving ▁criticism ▁online ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁her ▁winning ▁Best ▁Rap ▁Album ▁at ▁the ▁ 6 1 st ▁Ann ual ▁Gram my ▁Awards . ▁Both ▁Card i ▁and ▁Mars ▁shared ▁the ▁cover ▁art ▁on ▁their ▁respective ▁accounts . ▁ ▁" Please ▁Me " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Card i ▁B , ▁Bruno ▁Mars , ▁James ▁Fa unt ler oy , ▁Jonathan ▁Y ip , ▁Ray ▁Rom ulus , ▁Jer emy ▁Re e ves , ▁and ▁Ray ▁McC ull ough ▁II . ▁The ▁production ▁and ▁programming ▁was ▁handled ▁by ▁Mars ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁four , ▁known ▁as ▁The