Let Me Love You (DJ Snake song)

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"Let Me Love You"
DJSnakeLetMeLoveYou.jpg
Single by DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber
from the album Encore
Released5 August 2016
Recorded9 April 2016
StudioStudio 713 (Houston, Texas)
Genre
Length3:25
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • DJ Snake
  • Andrew Watt
  • Louis Bell
DJ Snake singles chronology
"Talk"
(2016)
"Let Me Love You"
(2016)
"The Half"
(2017)
Justin Bieber singles chronology
"Cold Water"
(2016)
"Let Me Love You"
(2016)
"Deja Vu"
(2016)
Music video
"Let Me Love You" on YouTube

"Let Me Love You" is a song recorded by French DJ and electronic music producer DJ Snake featuring vocals from Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The song was released through Interscope Records on 5 August 2016 as the third single from his debut studio album, Encore (2016).[2] The artists both co-wrote the song along with Andrew Watt, Ali Tamposi, Brian Lee and Louis Bell, while the song's production was handled by DJ Snake, Bell and Watt. Its music video, directed by James Lees, was released on 29 November 2016 on YouTube. In 2021, the song was covered by American nu metal group Love and Death featuring Lacey Sturm.[3]

Composition[]

"Let Me Love You" is written in the key of C minor with a tempo of 100 beats per second common time. The song follows a chord progression of Cm7 – E – E/G – A – E/G – A.

Music video[]

The music video for "Let Me Love You" was released on 30 November 2016 on YouTube. Rolling Stone magazine referred to the video as "Bonnie and Clyde with a twist" as it shows a few scenes with a couple (played by Tommy O'Brien and Emily Rudd) engaging in a high speed chase, a run in with a head boss and a makeout session in the getaway car and their hotel room. In the end, it is revealed that the action sequences are part of a video game and the players on the other side are in fact a kid and an unkempt and overweight adult male with virtual reality devices on. The video was directed by James Lees. The official music video has over 1 billion views on YouTube as of 13 September 2021.[4] The lyric video has also racked up over 970 million views on the site.

Chart performance[]

In the United States, "Let Me Love You" debuted at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated 27 August 2016. The single opened at number-one on Digital Songs with 113,000 downloads, becoming DJ Snake's first and Bieber's sixth number-one on the chart.[5] On the issue dated 1 October 2016, "Let Me Love You" advanced at sixth place, becoming DJ Snake's third top 10 single in the Hot 100 after "Turn Down for What" and "Lean On" with Major Lazer and Bieber's twelfth top 10 single. It eventually reached number four the following week.[6]

In addition, the song reached number one in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland and Switzerland; as well as the top 10 in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Lebanon, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The remix of the song with the collaboration of American R&B singer R. Kelly debuted at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 on the issue dated 14 January 2017. The remix opened at number 11 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs with 25,000 downloads.[7]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[114] 4× Platinum 280,000double-dagger
Belgium (BEA)[115] 2× Platinum 40,000double-dagger
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[116] Diamond 250,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada)[117] Platinum 80,000double-dagger
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[118] 3× Platinum 270,000double-dagger
France (SNEP)[119] Diamond 233,333double-dagger
Germany (BVMI)[120] 2× Platinum 800,000double-dagger
Italy (FIMI)[121] 6× Platinum 300,000double-dagger
Mexico (AMPROFON)[122] Diamond+Platinum 360,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[123] 2× Platinum 60,000double-dagger
Norway (IFPI Norway)[124] 4× Platinum 240,000double-dagger
Poland (ZPAV)[125] Diamond 100,000double-dagger
Portugal (AFP)[126] 4× Platinum 40,000double-dagger
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[127] 3× Platinum 120,000double-dagger
Sweden (GLF)[128] 5× Platinum 200,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[129] 2× Platinum 1,200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[130] 5× Platinum 5,000,000double-dagger
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[131] Silver 30,000,000dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
dagger Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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