Let You Love Me Last updated March 15, 2025 2018 single by Rita Ora
"Let You Love Me " is a song by British singer Rita Ora from her second studio album, Phoenix (2018). The song was written by Ora, Ilsey Juber , Noonie Bao , Linus Wiklund , Fred Gibson and Finn Keane , and produced by the last two. It was released on 21 September 2018 by Atlantic Records UK , as the album's fourth single. "Let You Love Me" is an electropop love song with elements of synth-pop .
The song reached the top-ten in twenty countries, including Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. "Let You Love Me" became Ora's thirteenth song to reach the UK top-ten, thus breaking the record for the most top ten songs by a British female solo artist. Ora performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Victoria's Secret Fashion Show .
Background and composition On 9 September 2018, in a backstage interview with the BBC, prior to her performance at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park , Ora shared the title of the song and revealed that it would be released at the end of the month. [ 1] On 18 September 2018, Ora announced that "Let You Love Me" was going to be released as a single on 21 September and that her second studio album, Phoenix , was set for release on 23 November. [ 2] [ 3] "Let You Love Me" was released by Atlantic Records UK as the fourth single from the album.
Ora co-wrote "Let You Love Me" with Ilsey Juber , Linus Wiklund , Noonie Bao , Fred Gibson and Finn Keane . [ 4] "Let You Love Me" has been described as an electropop song with elements of synth-pop . Lyrically, the song was described as a love song about a self-destructive relationship.
"Let You Love Me" debuted at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart on 28 September 2018. [ 5] The song reached number four in its eight-week on the chart. [ 6] "Let You Love Me" became Ora's 13th song to reach the UK top-ten and broke the record for most top-ten songs by a British female solo artist. The record was previously jointly held by Shirley Bassey and Petula Clark . [ 7] The song has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). "Let You Love Me" charted at number two in Scotland. [ 8]
Additionally, the song reached the top-ten in Belgium, [ 9] Croatia, [ 10] Estonia, [ 11] Hungary, [ 12] Ireland, [ 13] Lithuania, [ 14] Luxembourg, [ 15] Netherlands, [ 16] Poland [ 17] Romania, [ 18] Russia, [ 19] Slovakia, [ 20] Slovenia [ 21] and Ukraine. [ 22] The song peaked at number three on the Euro Digital Song Sales chart, becoming Ora's 11th top-ten song on the chart. [ 23] "Let You Love Me" reached the top-20 in Austria, [ 24] Czech Republic, [ 25] Finland, [ 26] Germany, [ 27] New Zealand, [ 28] Norway, [ 29] Singapore, [ 30] Sweden [ 31] and Switzerland. [ 32]
In Australia, "Let You Love Me" peaked at number eight on the ARIA Charts and was later certified quadruple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). [ 33] [ 34] The song peaked at number 12 on the US Pop Digital Songs chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [ 35] [ 36]
Music video The accompanying music video for "Let You Love Me" was filmed in London and directed by Malia James. The video was released on YouTube on 21 September 2018. [ 37] [ 38]
A video of an acoustic performance of the song was released on YouTube on 9 November 2018. [ 39]
Track listings "Let You Love Me" – 3:10 Digital download – Acoustic [ 53] "Let You Love Me" (Acoustic) – 3:09 "Let You Love Me" (Möwe Remix) – 3:06 "Let You Love Me" (James Hype Remix) – 3:42 Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal . [ 52]
Fred Gibson – producer, backing vocals, drums, guitar, keyboards, programmer Finn Keane – producer, backing vocals, drums, keyboards, programmer Michael Freeman – assistant mix engineer Daniel Zaidenstadt – engineer Alex Gordon – mastering Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing References ↑ White, Jack (11 September 2018). "Rita Ora announces her new single Let You Love Me" . Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 March 2023 . ↑ Daw, Stephen (18 September 2023). "Rita Ora Announces November Release for Her New Album 'Phoenix' " . Billboard . Retrieved 30 March 2023 . ↑ O'Connor, Roisin (19 September 2018). "Rita Ora announces release date for new album 'Phoenix' " . The Independent . Retrieved 30 March 2023 . ↑ "Let You Love Me, Rita Ora - Qobuz" . Qobuz . Retrieved 14 April 2023 . ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2023 . 1 2 "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . 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