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"Love Me"
Song

"Love Me" is a song by Canadian recording artist, Justin Bieber. It was released exclusively to iTunes as the first digital-only single from his debut studio release, My World on October 26, 2009. The chorus lyrics sample the hit song Lovefool by the Swedish band The Cardigans.[1] It was one of the most well received tracks on the album, and although it was released via iTunes only, the song had a strong hot shot debuts in Canada and in the U.S. at twelve and thirty-seven, respectively. The song also charted in the United Kingdom on its main chart and R&B chart, and in Australia.

Background and release

The song was produced by DJ Frank E at Side 3 Studios in Denver, Colorado. The song recorded by Bill Malina at Serenity Sound Studio in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mixing was done by Dave Pensado and Jaycen-Joshua Fowler, at Larrabee Studios in North Hollywood, California. Taylor Graves and Bonnie McKee provided background vocals.[2]

Bieber originally stated that the third single from his debut album to be released exclusively on iTunes would be an acoustic remix of his lead single, One Time, and that it would be released on October 27, 2009[3]. However plans were changed, and a week before the release, Bieber announced that a new song, "Love Me" would be released. It was released a day early on October 26.[3] Bieber took to Twitter with his shock saying that he was surprised himself.[3]

Composition and critical reception

"Love Me"
"Love Me" is described as " a widescreen club track that is full of bubbly synths", and Bieber's now "signature croon"[1]
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The song was one of the most well received on the album. Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly said "Bieber's better on "Love Me", where he riffs on the Cardigans' "Lovefool" atop a killer electro-glam groove."[4] Mark Hirsh The Boston Globe, which was one of the few reviewers that gave the album a mixed analysis, said that "Love Me" was the essential song on the set.[5] Washington Post also cited the song as one of the album's best, referring to it as a "modest club track." [6] The New York Times said the track is "probably the only release in recent memory that owes debts to both the Cardigans."[7] Mike Diver of BBC Music called the song an "an electro-infused reinterpretation of The Cardigans' Lovefool, where Bieber exhibits the right kind of attitude, playful and endearing." Diver preferred Bieber in the song and wanted more of "the cheeky chap rightfully having the time of his young life", rather than the "adolescent playboy". [8]

Live performances

Bieber performed the song several times including at the new Microsoft Store grand opening in Mission Viejo, California, on the Fearless Tour, on his radio promotion tour and Jingle Ball tour, and CBS' The Early Show as a part of their Super Bowl programming.[9][10][11] He also performed it in an unaired segment of VH1's Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam, and at the 2010 Houston Rodeo with Selena Gomez.[12] Bieber performed the song at a concert at the Hollywood Palladium. In a review of the performance, August Brown of the Los Angeles Times, said commended the song, saying the song "tacks the indie-pop chorus from the Cardigans’ “Lovefool” onto en-vogue trance synthesizers and martial dance beats."[13]

Chart performance

"Love Me" had debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100 at twelve and thirty-seven.[14] It spent twelve non-consecutive weeks on the Canadian chart and four in the United States.[14] On the week ending January 10, 2010, "Love Me" entered the UK Singles Chart at eighty-two, and later peaked at seventy-one.[14] It also debuted and peaked on the UK R&B chart at twenty-three, remaining on the chart for three weeks.[15] It debuted and peaked in Australia at 100.[16]

Credits and personnel

Source: [2]

Charts

Chart (2009/2010) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[16] 100
Canadian Hot 100[14] 12
UK Singles Chart[14] 71
UK R&B Chart[15] 23
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 37

References

  1. ^ a b "Justin Bieber Borrows From The Cardigans for New Single 'Love Me'". 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  2. ^ a b My World digital album booklet via iTunes. (Island Records)
  3. ^ a b c "Justin Bieber - The Deal Behind "Love Me"". Soaps-Now!. Retrieved 2010-04-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Wood, Mikael. Review: My World. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-11-17.
  5. ^ Justin Bieber, 'My World' - The Boston Globe. Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2009-12-08
  6. ^ Quick Spins:Reviews of albums by Justin Bieber, Clipse, and Animal Collective. Washington Post.. Retrieved on 2009-12-08
  7. ^ Review: My World. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-12-08
  8. ^ Diver, Mike (2010-01-19). "BBC - Music - Review of Justin Bieber - My World". BBC Music. Retrieved 2010-04-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  9. ^ "Justin Bieber Performs 'Love Me' At Jingle Ball". MTV. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  10. ^ "Justin Bieber Fans Cause Police To Shut Down Paris In-Store Appearance". WorldNews. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  11. ^ "Justin Bieber Performs Mini Concert For The Early Show In Miami". Neon Limelight. 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  12. ^ "Justin Bieber 'Love Me' Live At Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam 2010". Popdirt. Retrieved 2010-04-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Brown, August. "Live review:Justin Bieber at the Hollywood Palladium". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-04-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  14. ^ a b c d e f "Justin Bieber - Love Me - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  15. ^ a b "TOP 40 R&B SINGLES ARCHIVE". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  16. ^ a b "ARIA Charts" (PDF). Pandora Archive. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
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