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==Music and structure==
==Music and structure==
"Let Me Love You" is a moderate R&B ballad in the [[Dorian mode]], centered around the progression c minor / g minor / F major. It is written in [[common time]].<ref>[http://www.musicnotes.com/download/scorch/default.asp?ppn=SC0022946 Mario - Let Me Love You Sheet Music (Print Instantly)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The song was written by [[Ne-Yo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=18346|title=Ne-Yo's one night stand|author-Jasmine Dotiwala|newspaper=Voice Online|date=2010=10=28|quote=Let Me Love You at the time that I wrote it I wasn’t trying to be an artist, I was completely content with just being a song writer but I think back on that song and I look back and think had I been trying to be an artist at the time that’s definitely one I would of held on to.}}</ref>
"Let Me Love You" is a moderate R&B ballad in the [[Dorian mode]], centered around the progression c minor / g minor / F major. It is written in [[common time]].<ref>[http://www.musicnotes.com/download/scorch/default.asp?ppn=SC0022946 Mario - Let Me Love You Sheet Music (Print Instantly)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The song was written by [[Ne-Yo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=18346|title=Ne-Yo's one night stand|author-Jasmine Dotiwala|newspaper=Voice Online|date=2010=10=28|quote=Let Me Love You at the time that I wrote it I wasn’t trying to be an artist, I was completely content with just being a song writer but I think back on that song and I look back and think had I been trying to be an artist at the time that’s definitely one I would have held on to.}}</ref>


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==

Revision as of 17:32, 22 December 2010

This article is about the song by Mario. For the song by Da Buzz, see Da Sound.
"Let Me Love You"
Song

"Let Me Love You" is the first single from Mario's 2004 album Turning Point. It was produced by Scott Storch, and co-written by Shaffer Smith and Scott Storch. The remix of the song, also produced by Storch, contains rapped verses from Jadakiss and T.I..

In 2008, it was ranked at #45 on Billboard's All-Time Top 100 Hot 100 singles during the first 50 years of the chart[3]. It was the eighth most successful single of the decade according to the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade chart released in December 2009.[4]

Music and structure

"Let Me Love You" is a moderate R&B ballad in the Dorian mode, centered around the progression c minor / g minor / F major. It is written in common time.[5] The song was written by Ne-Yo.[6]

Awards and nominations

In 2004, "Let Me Love You" was nominated for a Vibe Award for Best R&B Song and two Teen Choice Awards, Choice Love Song and Choice R&B/Rap Track, but it failed to receive any awards. In 2005, it received nominations for Billboard Music Awards, including "Hot 100 Single of the Year", "Hot 100 Airplay Single of the Year", "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year", "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Single of the Year, winning in both the R&B categories. It was also nominated for an MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B Single, a Viewer's Choice award at the BET Awards, Best Single at the MOBO Awards, and Best R&B/Soul Song at the Soul Train Music Awards. In 2006, Mario was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance with "Let Me Love You". He also received an MTV Australia Awards nomination for Best R&B music video for "Let Me Love You".[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Critical reception

Jon Parales from New York Times "Let Me Love You", looks back to another 1980's blockbuster, lifting its keyboard sound from Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do With It". But the music isn't retro.[15]

Music video

The music video was directed by Little X.

Track listing

U.S. CD single
  1. Album Version"
  2. Remix Version"
  3. Mauve Remix Extended
  4. Video
U.S. Promo CD
  1. Album Version
  2. Mauve Remix Edit
Australian CD single
  1. Album Version
  2. Remix Version
  3. "Whiz"
  4. Multimedia Track
12" Maxi Single
  1. "Let Me Love You"
  2. "Let Me Love You" (Instrumental)
  3. "Call Out Hook"
Let Me Love You (Remix)
  1. "Let Me Love You" (Feat. Jadakiss and T.I.)

Chart performance

"Let Me Love You" held the number-one position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for nine weeks from January to March 2005, and, As of 2010, is Mario's biggest single. It also reached number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Internationally, it reached the number-one position on the singles charts in Germany, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, his biggest hit to date in the UK. The single holds the honor of being one of the highest-selling ringtones with 1.6 million downloads.[16]

Charts

Chart (2004/2005) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 3
Austrian Singles Chart 6
Belgium Singles Top 50 3
Dutch Top 40 1
Denmark Singles Top 40 2
Finnish Singles Chart 16
French Singles Chart 7
Eurochart Hot 100 (Billboard)[17] 1
German Singles Chart 1
Ireland Singles Top 50 5
Italian Singles Chart 2
New Zealand Singles Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 5
Spanish Singles Chart 18
Swiss Singles Chart 2
UK Singles Chart 2
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 1
US Pop 100 (Billboard) 1

See also

References

  1. ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - "Let Me Love You" by Mario. RIAA.com. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  2. ^ "Mario - Platinum CD single".
  3. ^ The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs (50-41)
  4. ^ Hot 100 Decade Songs
  5. ^ Mario - Let Me Love You Sheet Music (Print Instantly)
  6. ^ "Ne-Yo's one night stand". Voice Online. 2010=10=28. Let Me Love You at the time that I wrote it I wasn't trying to be an artist, I was completely content with just being a song writer but I think back on that song and I look back and think had I been trying to be an artist at the time that's definitely one I would have held on to. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "author-Jasmine Dotiwala" ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Mario 2005 BET Awards,Teen Choice Awards & Billboard Music Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  8. ^ "Billboard Music Award Nominations 2005". Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  9. ^ "Usher, 50 Cent Lead Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Winners". Retrieved 2009-01-31. [dead link]
  10. ^ "Mario grammy nominations". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  11. ^ "Mobo awards 2005: The winners". BBC. September 22, 2005. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  12. ^ "The Darkness And The Veronicas Set To Perform At The 2006 MTV Australia Video Music Awards". Retrieved 2009-01-18. [dead link]
  13. ^ "Usher gets five Soul Train nominations". USA Today. February 2, 2005. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  14. ^ "VIBE Announces 2005 VIBE Award Nominees". Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  15. ^ Pareles, Jon (December 20, 2004). "CRITIC'S CHOICE New CD's". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  16. ^ "Mario - Top selling ringtones".
  17. ^ [1][dead link]
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