Love Me (Lil Tecca song)

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"Love Me"
Single by Lil Tecca
from the album We Love You Tecca
ReleasedOctober 29, 2018
Length1:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dystinkt Beats
Lil Tecca singles chronology
"Count Me Out"
(2018)
"Love Me"
(2018)
"Ransom"
(2019)

"Love Me" is the debut single by American rapper Lil Tecca. The track was originally released as a single on October 29, 2018, [1] before being re-released as a single on July 15, 2019, to act as a pre-release single for his debut mixtape We Love You Tecca .

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Music video

The music video for the track was released on November 18, 2018, on Lil Tecca's official YouTube channel. It has racked up over 22 million views as of January 2020. [2] The video was directed by David Del Rosario.

Critical reception

Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork called the track "impressive" and a "refreshing genre-fusing track", saying that Tecca "quickly separated himself from being labeled an A Boogie clone". [1] Daniel Spielberger of HipHopDX gave the song a more mixed review, saying that although the track was a "pleasant dancehall vibe", and that Tecca "did a good job rapping along with the groove", he said the track had some "questionable production choices", and that "the heavy Auto-Tune and bizarre helium effects didn’t bode well with the more organic, breezy beat". [3]

Commercial performance

Following the debut of Lil Tecca's mixtape We Love You Tecca debuting at number four on the Billboard 200, the song debuted at number 97 the week ending September 13, 2019. [4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 72
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 73
Portugal (AFP) [7] 30
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [9] 66
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 97
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 41
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [12] 65

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Portugal (AFP) [13] 150

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [14] Gold35,000
Canada (Music Canada) [15] Gold40,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [16] Gold45,000
Portugal (AFP) [17] Platinum10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [19] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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