“Mentally Cheating” by Natalie Jane

What appears to be going down in this song, as in what the young vocalist (Natalie Jane) means by “mentally cheating”, is that she’s dating someone but finds herself having stronger romantic feelings for someone else. In other words, she may not be physically cheating, as in actually doing something with another person. But the desire is obviously there, and so are the related thoughts. And Natalie is sort of disappointed in herself for being psychologically unfaithful, if you will.

But the reason it was noted earlier that the vocalist is young is because even she herself appears to chalk up these complex emotions to the fact that she’s “just 18”. Owing to this, she ‘doesn’t have experience’ dealing with such matters, or however that assertion is meant to be interpreted within this context.

So basically the addressee of this song, i.e. Natalie’s established partner, is on the verge of being dumped. Or phrased otherwise, Jane’s solution to the aforenoted dilemma appears to be following her heart by hooking up with the new guy. 

And she is obviously sympathetic to what her established boyfriend will go through emotionally as a result. But at the same time, in her own defense the vocalist lets it be known that their relationship wasn’t really that serious – or at least not that confirmed – to begin with.

Who is Natalie Jane?

Natalie Jane is a singer who first gained public notoriety after participating on Season 18 of American Idol, in 2020. She was only just 15 years old when she participated in the show. At the end of the day, she managed to make it to the top 40. 

Since then she has dropped a few tracks on her own and most notably maintained a presence on TikTok, where as of this writing her account boasts of 1.7 million followers. And it is via that platform that “Mentally Cheating” managed to make a name for itself even prior to being officially released.

When was “Mentally Cheating” released?

This came out on 15 July 2022. The labels that backed this track are 10K Projects and Capitol Records.

Did Natalie write “Mentally Cheating”?

Yes. Natalie is credited with writing this song. But she doesn’t hold sole writing credit. The following songwriters are also officially credited with composing “Mentally Challenging”:

• Paul Daniel
• James Miller Gulielmetti

Its producers are JackMG and Doc Daniel.