Role Model and Dakota Johnson have taken their relationship to a new creative level, collaborating on music as the singer-songwriter prepares to release his next album. At a late-night show in Chicago on Thursday, July 30, Role Model debuted a new song called ‘Love I You’, which features voice notes from the actress woven throughout the track.
Role Model debuts new song featuring Dakota Johnson’s voice notes
According to PEOPLE, a fan video posted on TikTok captured the song’s conversational exchange between Role Model and a female voice that listeners have identified as Johnson. The dialogue reveals a playful romantic tension, with Role Model singing “Hey, I think you’re perfect,” and the female voice responding, “You say that to everyone.”
Dakota Johnson features in the playful spoken-word exchanges on ‘Love I You’ from Role Model’s upcoming album ‘Chuck Timely & the Hourglass’.Image credit (Instagram)
Role Model and Dakota Johnson’s flirty voice note exchange explainedThe back-and-forth continues with Role Model asking, “K, well is it working?” to which the female voice responds, “Yeah, but don’t tell anyone.” The conversation takes on a more introspective tone as Role Model suggests she seems “uncertain” while she insists he’s “just having fun.”Role Model counters that she doesn’t “know him,” and subsequently talks himself up by mentioning he has “money.” The female voice responds with skepticism: “Oh, you think you’re big time?” and calls him “Mr. Big Night.”Role Model concludes the vocal exchange with “Aw, f—, you don’t know me,” capturing a moment of vulnerability wrapped in humor.
Role Model reveals inspiration behind ‘Chuck Timely & the Hourglass’
‘Love I You’ will appear on Role Model’s upcoming album ‘Chuck Timely & the Hourglass’, set for release August 7. Speaking with the publication in June, the “Compromise” singer explained that the album explores themes of time and feeling stagnant through an alter ego concept.
The singer debuted ‘Love I You’ live before the release of his upcoming album ‘Chuck Timely & the Hourglass’ on August 7.Image credit (Instagram)
“I’m hitting that age now where a lot of people are getting married around me, and there’s a lot of feeling stagnant and feeling like everybody’s moving ahead in their lives and taking those steps and starting families or just falling in love or moving away and always kind of felt stagnant,” the “Frances” singer said.He added: “So that’s a lot lyrically about that. There’s a lot about wanting to go back in time and change other things in my life. It just seemed like time was obviously very much on my mind throughout all the songs I wrote.”
Role Model and Dakota Johnson’s relationship timeline
Role Model, real name Tucker Pillsbury, was first linked to Johnson, 36, in December of last year. Since then, the pair has been spotted getting cozy on numerous occasions. According to the publication in April, their relationship is characterized as “more than a fling,” with Johnson taking things slowly following her previous long-term partnership.Johnson was in an on-and-off relationship with musician Chris Martin spanning from October 2017 to June 2025. Meanwhile, Pillsbury was previously linked to content creator Emma Chamberlain from 2020 to 2023.
