Love Me (Lil Wayne song)


"Love Me" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne featuring Drake and Future for his tenth studio album I Am Not a Human Being II. It was released on January 18, 2013, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Republic Records as the second single from the project. The song was produced by Mike WiLL Made It, with songwriting by Lil Wayne, Drake, Future, and Asheton Hogan. It also appeared for free download on the Rich Gang mixtape Rich Gang: Allstars.
The song became a top ten hit, peaking at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming Lil Wayne's 18th top ten single on that chart. It also became Future's first top 10 hit and most successful single until "Mask Off," which peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in May, 2017.

Background

The song leaked online in late December 2012, after Cash Money’s DJ E-Feezy premiered I Am Not a Human Being IIs lead single on December 29, 2012. The artwork for the single was made by Kanye West's creative content company, DONDA. On January 30, 2013, an animated version of the cover was released.
On December 23, 2013, Mike WiLL Made It released his mixtape, #MikeWillBeenTrill, which featured the original version of "Love Me" with only Future and Drake, with two verses by Future.

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. It currently has over 340 million views on YouTube.

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