"Love More" is a song by American singer Chris Brown featuring rapper Nicki Minaj. The song was written by Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Verse Simmonds, Howard Eversley, Darrell Eversley, and Shaun J. Spearman, with the latter three also handling production under their production team FRESHM3N III. It was released on July 19, 2013, as the third official single from the former's sixth studio album X, and peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 29 on the Australia Singles Chart.
Background Parts of "Love More" were premiered at the 2013 BET Awards, along with "Don't Think They Know" and "Fine China". MTV praised the performance stating: "Brown hit the stage with his backup dancers in tow, sporting a black leather jacket while all the members of his crew donned sweatshirts with a neon 'X' across them, a nod to his upcoming July 16 album. For 'Fine China', Breezy kept it thematic, with images of Chinese fire dragons and fire lanterns flashing across the LED screen behind him, as he delivered his usual flawless choreography."
On March 29, 2013, Brown confirmed that Minaj will appear on his upcoming album, saying that she just gave him a "mean verse".Twitter: @NICKIMINAJ will be on the ALBUM. Just gave me a mean verse!!! Love Boo! Retrieved June 23, 2013. Minaj later publicly complimented the beat of the song, stating that her fans were going to love the song.Twitter: The beat is stoooooooooooooooopid. Yall gon love it! ;) > RT @kellyminaj_ @NICKIMINAJ sooo spill the tea on this song with chris;) Retrieved June 23, 2013. On June 30, the song premiered as a live performance by Brown and Minaj at the opening act of the BET Awards 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013. The name of the song was also confirmed to be "Love More".Twitter: 'Love More' RT @ActTfUP: What's the name of the song Chris & Nicki Performed? Retrieved July 17, 2013. The track was planned to be released with the whole album on July 16, but, for unknown reasons, the release was pushed back. Minaj was asked about the song and she replied "one more week," on July 16.Twitter: 1 more week babes > RT “@KiNG_RoMAN_SHxT: @NICKIMINAJ where's #LOVEMORE Nic?!?!?!?!?” Retrieved July 17, 2013.
The song premiered on the radio station 99.1 KGGI on July 22 at 6:30 am.NEW Chris Brown Ft Nicki Minaj Drops Monday On KGGI !! Retrieved July 22, 2013. It was sent to Rhythmic radio on July 23, 2013.Top 40/Rhythmic-Crossover > Future Releases impacting songs Retrieved July 20, 2013.
Music video The music video was filmed on August 2, 2013, in Los Angeles, California and was directed by Brown himself. The video premiered on YouTube on August 17, 2013. It features Brown taking some of his friends to a night club in his car, when he turns on the radio and the song starts. The music video features a cameo by Nick Swardson as they drive shotgun. At the club, Brown is seen flirting, singing and performing synchronized dance moves with his backup dancers, while multiple shots of Minaj are shown. The video was uploaded on Brown's Vevo channel on August 29, 2013.
Critical reception The song received widely positive reviews. Billboard praised the single stating: "Raunchy and sure to be a club favorite, 'Love More' is the latest single off of Brown's forthcoming album, X." AllHipHop also released a positive review stating: "Over a frenzied, dubstep-inspired club beat, Nicki and Brown exchange sexual innuendos, party recaps and their own brand of love."
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart (2013–2014) Peakposition scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban) 26 scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row"
Year-end charts + Chart (2013)PositionUS Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)31US Rhythmic (Billboard)23 US Streaming Songs (Billboard) 68
+ Chart (2014)PositionUS Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)57US Rhythmic (Billboard)34
Certifications
Radio and release history CountryDateFormatLabel United StatesJuly 16, 2013 Digital download RCAJuly 23, 2013 Rhythmic contemporary radioOctober 8, 2013Mainstream radio
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