"Been Like This" is a song by American singer-songwriters Meghan Trainor and T-Pain from the former's sixth major-label studio album, Timeless (2024).

They co-wrote the song with Kurt Thum, Trainor's brother Ryan, and its producers, Gian Stone and Grant Boutin.

A doo-wop song with contemporary influences, it incorporates a jazz intro and trumpet melody and has lyrics about confidence.

After rising to mainstream popularity, Meghan Trainor cited T-Pain as one of her biggest influences in a 2014 interview: "Everything is upbeat and happy; there's no ballads and it's catchy".

"[10] Subsequently, Trainor wrote the song "Been Like This" with Faheem Najm, Kurt Thum, her brother Ryan, and its producers, Gian Stone and Grant Boutin.

[11] T-Pain described the song as "the collab you never knew you wanted but needed" and further reflected on its creation: "I think we came together in a way that's a perfect mesh of styles that will get everybody ready for us to work together again real soon.

[16] Mike DeWald of Riff likened the "memorable toe-tapping rhythm" of "Been Like This" to the work of Andy Grammer and believed T-Pain assumed a classic style that strayed from his usual music.

"[18] T-Pain raps the second verse included in the song, describing himself as "filthy rich" and mentioning the Grammy Awards he has won.

[11][14] Trainor and T-Pain released "Been Like This" as the lead single from the former's upcoming sixth major-label studio album, Timeless (2024), on March 14, 2024.

[21] Following its release, Trainor bought a page-length advertisement in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, thanking T-Pain for being her "favorite artist of all time" and his musicality and lyricism.