Love Me or Hate Me
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| Single by Lady Sovereign | |||||||||||||
| from the album Public Warning | |||||||||||||
| Released | October 17, 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Format | CD single, 12" vinyl, digital download | ||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Electro-grime, hip hop | ||||||||||||
| Length | 3:29 | ||||||||||||
| Label | Def Jam, Island | ||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Louise Harman, Lukasz Gottwald | ||||||||||||
| Producer | Dr. Luke | ||||||||||||
| Lady Sovereign singles chronology | |||||||||||||
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"Love Me or Hate Me" is the sixth single from UK grime artist Lady Sovereign and the fourth from her debut album Public Warning. The single was confirmed for release by her official website and was released in October 2006.[1][2] The song was produced by Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald. The video was premiered in the last week of September. It features Lady Sovereign appearing in Tetris-style blocks, and acting out certain lyrics of the song.
The song became the first song by a British rap artist to ever reach #1 on MTV's TRL, as well as being heard in a TV spot for Verizon Wireless. In addition it debuted at #45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it Lady Sovereign's first single to chart in the U.S. In 2007, the song debuted at #48 in UK Singles Chart, later peaking at #26, becoming her highest charting solo hit to date within the UK. Blender ranked it as the 32nd best song of 2006.[3]
The song has been featured as the theme song for the Oxygen Channel's reality show The Bad Girls Club.
The song has sold over 750,000 copies in the US.[4]
It can also be heard on the video game Need for Speed: Carbon, and in an episode of the ABC TV series Ugly Betty. It was also featured on the season 4 episode "The Metamorphis" of cult teen-drama The O.C.. The remix features Missy Elliott.
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Track listings[edit]
- UK CD single
- "Love Me or Hate Me" (album version) – 3:29
- "Love Me or Hate Me" (Remix featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:40
- "Love Me or Hate Me" (Jason Nevins Remix) – 3:29
- UK 12" single
- "Love Me or Hate Me" (Original) – 3:29
- "Love Me or Hate Me" (Remix featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:40
- "Love Me or Hate Me" (Jason Nevins Remix) – 3:29
- "Love Me or Hate Me" (Instrumental) – 3:30
- Germany CD single
- "Love Me or Hate Me (Fuck You!!!)" (Clean) - 3:33
- "Love Me or Hate Me (Fuck You!!!)" (Remix featuring Missy Elliott) - 3:39
- "Love Me or Hate Me" (video) - 2:47
- Australian CD single
- "Love Me or Hate Me (Fuck You!!!)" (Clean) – 3:33
- "Love Me or Hate Me (Fuck You!!!)" (Remix featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:39
Chart performance[edit]
| Chart (2006–2007) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 48 |
| Czech Republic (IFPI)[6] | 50 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] | 24 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 10 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[9] | 65 |
| Slovakia (IFPI)[10] | 88 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] | 26 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 45 |
| Preceded by "Angelicus" by Delerium featuring Isabel Bayrakdarian |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single April 7, 2007 – April 14, 2007 |
Succeeded by "U Spin Me" by Inaya Day |
References[edit]
- ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Playlist
- ^ Music News - The latest music news and gossip from Yahoo! Music UK & Ireland
- ^ 100 Greatest Songs of 2006: 50-26 Article on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More
- ^ http://www.marbecks.co.nz/detail/index.lsd?catalogID=478333 Marbecks
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Lady Sovereign – Love Me or Hate Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200714 into search.
- ^ "Lady Sovereign – Love Me or Hate Me Hitlisten.nu" (in Danish). Tracklisten. IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music Control.
- ^ "Finnishcharts.com – Lady Sovereign – Love Me or Hate Me". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200708 into search.
- ^ "Lady Sovereign" UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Lady Sovereign Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Lady Sovereign. Prometheus Global Media.
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