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| "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" | ||||||||
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| Single by Ne-Yo | ||||||||
| from the album R.E.D. | ||||||||
| Released | July 10, 2012 | |||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||
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| Length | 4:14 | |||||||
| Label | Motown | |||||||
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"Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo, taken from his fifth studio album, R.E.D. (2012). Released on July 10, 2012 by Motown Records, the song serves as the mainstream lead singlefrom the album following the release of an R&B-tinged lead single, "Lazy Love".
"Let Me Love You" combines elements of synthpop and Europop with a celebratory chorus co-written with indie-pop songwriter Sia Furler and production courtesy of Ne-Yo's frequent Norwegian collaborators StarGate and British producers Mark Hadfield and Mike Di Scala (also known as Reeva & Black). A music video directed by Christopher Simms sees Ne-Yo "channeling" Michael Jackson in his dance moves, as well as showing off a toned physique.[1]
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[hide]Background and release[edit]
Ne-Yo's 2012-released fifth album R.E.D. (as in "Realizing Every Dream")[2] is the follow-up to the singer's 2010 concept-heavystudio album, Libra Scale.[3] The album's first single titled "Lazy Love" premiered online on May 14, 2012,[4] and was serviced to USurban radio later the same month.[5] On June 12, 2012, the song was released for digital download in the United States, and a music video for the steamy R&B single premiered a day prior on June 11, 2012 on BET's 106 & Park.[6][7]
On July 9, 2012, "Let Me Love You" premiered online to various media outlets.[8] A day later it was released for digital download in Australia,[9] mainland Europe[10][11] and the UK.[12] "Let Me Love You" was served to US rhythmic / crossover radio stations on July 31, 2012 and a week later to pop / mainstream stations.[13][14] It was released for US digital downloads on July 31, 2012.[15]Internationally, "Let Me Love You" is the sole lead single for the album.[16] On November 6, 2012 a remix was released with a different type of beat and an additional rap verse from French Montana.[17]
Writing and production[edit]
At 4:14 in length, "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" is an up-tempo club song with a chord progression in F major-D minor-C major which combines elements of Europop and synthpop.[5][18] The original instrumental track was written and produced British producers Mike Di Scala and Mark Hadfield, who began a production partnership in November 2011. In February 2012 the duo sent the then untitled "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" along with eleven other songs to the management team of Norwegian production duo Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Hermansen, better known under their production moniker of StarGate.[19] The Norwegian duo sebsequently worked on the song writing additional music elements, while Australian indie pop singer-songwriter Sia Furler wrote and recorded the "top line vocals".[19]
Sia built the song's chorus around the line "Let me love you, and I will love you/ Until you learn to love yourself", which would also become the song's title.[5] The record was then heard by Ne-Yo who decided to record the song, and proceeded to re-write some of the lyrics in the verses.[19] Speaking about the song Ne-Yo said he was inspired by the powerful chorus, and in a press release he elaborated on the song's lyrical content: "It goes beyond the realm of just a relationship between man and woman, "this is understanding what it is to allow another person to get close enough to you to teach you how to love yourself. This song, if taken care of the right way, could help the world!"[5]Kim Dawson from the UK newspaper Daily Star described the song's production as "energetic", which came courtesy of StarGate, Hadfield and Di Scala.[18][20] The melody consists of "euphoric synthesizers" and "pounding beats".[21]
This is one of two collaborations between Sia and StarGate. They would later team up again to co-write Rihanna's song "Diamonds", alongside producer Benny Blanco.
