"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.
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| Single by DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber | ||||
| from the album Encore | ||||
| Released | 5 August 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 9 April 2016 | |||
| Studio | Studio 713 (Houston, Texas) | |||
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| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
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| Justin Bieber singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Let Me Love You" on YouTube | ||||
Its music video, directed by James Lees, was released on 29 November 2016 on YouTube. The song became popular among teenagers and young adults in 2017. It also received a nomination for Best Crush Song at the Disney Awards.[citation needed]
Composition
"Let Me Love You" is written in the key of C minor with a tempo of 100 beats per minute 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 29 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 an outlaw couple (played by Tommy O'Brien and Emily Rudd) engaging in a high speed chase, a run in with a mob boss and kissing in their getaway car and in their motel 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.[3] The lyric video uploaded by Proximity has also racked up over 1 billion views on the site.[4]
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]
Covers
On 23 July 2021, Christian nu metal band Love and Death covered the song for their album Perfectly Preserved.[8]
On 1 October 2022, Fastball released their cover of the song exclusively on their Patreon website[citation needed].
Charts
Remix featuring R. Kelly
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[64] | 24 |
| US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[65] | 10 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2016) | Position |
|---|---|
| Argentina (Monitor Latino)[66] | 28 |
| Australia (ARIA)[67] | 19 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[68] | 24 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[69] | 35 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[70] | 27 |
| Brazil (Brasil Hot 100 Airplay)[71] | 13 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[72] | 31 |
| CIS (Tophit)[73] | 55 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[74] | 28 |
| France (SNEP)[75] | 21 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[76] | 16 |
| Hungary (Dance Top 40)[77] | 58 |
| Hungary (Single Top 40)[78] | 14 |
| Iceland (Plötutíóindi)[79] | 11 |
| Italy (FIMI)[80] | 20 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[81] | 4 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[82] | 19 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[83] | 23 |
| Poland (ZPAV)[84] | 46 |
| Russia Airplay (Tophit)[85] | 53 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[86] | 41 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[87] | 15 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[88] | 25 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[89] | 25 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[90] | 47 |
| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[91] | 7 |
| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[92] | 31 |
| Chart (2017) | Position |
| Argentina (Monitor Latino)[93] | 51 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[94] | 52 |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[95] | 61 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[96] | 41 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[97] | 74 |
| France (SNEP)[98] | 58 |
| Hungary (Dance Top 40)[99] | 32 |
| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[100] | 28 |
| Hungary (Single Top 40)[101] | 81 |
| Hungary (Stream Top 40)[102] | 68 |
| Italy (FIMI)[103] | 51 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[104] | 78 |
| Panama (Monitor Latino)[105] | 26 |
| Poland (ZPAV)[106] | 87 |
| Portugal (AFP)[107] | 74 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[108] | 78 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[109] | 91 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[110] | 54 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[111] | 46 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[112] | 9 |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[113] | 26 |
| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[114] | 5 |
| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[115] | 36 |
| Chart (2018) | Position |
| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[116] | 78 |
Decade-end charts
| Chart (2010–2019) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[117] | 22 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[118] | 9× Platinum | 630,000‡ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[119] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| Belgium (BEA)[120] | 2× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[121] | Diamond | 250,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[122] | Diamond | 800,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[123] | 3× Platinum | 270,000‡ |
| France (SNEP)[124] | Diamond | 233,333‡ |
| Germany (BVMI)[125] | Diamond | 1,000,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[126] | 6× Platinum | 300,000‡ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[127] | 9× Diamond | 2,700,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[128] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[129] | 4× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[130] | Diamond | 100,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP)[131] | 4× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[132] | 3× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
| Sweden (GLF)[133] | 5× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[134] | 3× Platinum | 1,800,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[135] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000‡ |
| Streaming | ||
| Japan (RIAJ)[136] | Silver | 30,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||