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Love Me (Lil Wayne song)

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type	single
artist	Lil Wayne featuring Drake and Future
album	I Am Not a Human Being II
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recorded	2012
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"Love Me" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne featuring Drake and Future from the former's tenth studio album I Am Not a Human Being II (2013). Written by the artists alongside producers Mike WiLL Made It and A+, it was released on January 18, 2013, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Republic Records as the second single from the album. It also appeared for free download on the Rich Gang mixtape Rich Gang: Allstars (2014). The song spent 20 weeks on French Singles Chart and peaked at number 27, becoming Wayne's second highest-charting song as a lead artist since "Mirror" with Bruno Mars and third overall alongside "Mirror" but also "Down" with Jay Sean, while it smashed the top ten in US Billboard Hot 100.

The song became Lil Wayne's 18th top ten hit, peaking at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also became Future's first top ten hit and most successful single until his 2017 single "Mask Off."

The song, described as "sexual, braggadocios, [and] heavily Auto-Tuned", serves as an ode to Wayne's polyamory, while also expressing his distrust for such women. Despite commercial success in the United States and France, "Love Me" was largely panned by critics.

Background

The song leaked online in late December 2012 when Cash Money's in-house DJ's, DJ Stevie J and E-Feezy premiered I Am Not a Human Being IIs lead single on December 29, 2012. The artwork for the single was designed by Kanye West, who had a longtime desire to do so for a Wayne record. Regarding his involvement, Wayne told The Times-Picayune: On January 30, 2013, an animated version of the cover was released.

On December 23, 2013, the songs producer, Mike WiLL Made It released the original version on his mixtape, #MikeWillBeenTrill, which omitted Wayne and was only performed by Future and Drake—the former of whom replaced Wayne's two verses.

Music video

The music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis and shot on January 30, 2013, in Los Angeles. The teaser trailer was released on February 12, 2013. The music video premiered on February 14, 2013, on MTV Jams. As of June 2025, it has over 600 million views on YouTube. In France, despite the success of the song in the country, the music video accompanying was broadcast after 10pm following sexual scenes, images of submissive women, sadomasochistic content and dark theme. The music video was then broadcast with a warning Not advised to kids under 10 years old or 12 years old or without warning (depending on channels).

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)	12

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
France (SNEP)	135
US Billboard Hot 100	39
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	10
US Rhythmic (Billboard)	20

Certifications

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	United States	United Kingdom
January 18, 2013	Digital download	Cash Money
January 30, 2013

References

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Trust, Gary. (February 27, 2013). "Baauer's 'Harlem Shake' Tops Hot 100 for Second Week". [[Billboard (magazine).
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"Lil Wayne – Good Kush & Alcohol f. Drake & Future [CDQ]". 2DopeBoyz.
"Lil Wayne "Love Me" on Songfacts".
Wayne, Lil. (30 January 2013). "I Am Not a Human Being II". Hot New Hip Hop.
Been Trill, Mike WiLL Made It. "#MikeWillBeenTrill". Datpiff.
Stevens, Mary. (March 19, 2019). "Music video director Hannah Lux Davis went from doing makeup to breaking records with Ariana Grande". [[CNBC]].
(12 February 2013). "Watch a Preview of Lil Wayne's "Love Me" Video - XXL".
(2013-02-14). "Lil Wayne - Love Me (Explicit) ft. Drake, Future". YouTube.
"Top de l'année Top Singles 2013". SNEP.
"Best of 2013 - Hot 100 Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
"2013 Year End Charts — R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Prometheus Global Media.
"Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2013".
"iTunes - Music - Love Me (feat. Drake & Future) - Single by Lil Wayne".
"Love Me: Lil Wayne: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads".

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