Love Me Now (John Legend song)

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"Love Me Now"
Love Me Now (Official Single Cover).jpg
Single by John Legend
from the album Darkness and Light
ReleasedOctober 7, 2016
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mills
  • Ryan
John Legend singles chronology
"Summer Nights"
(2016)		"Love Me Now"
(2016)		"Penthouse Floor"
(2016)
Music video
"Love Me Now" on YouTube

"Love Me Now" is a song by American singer John Legend. It serves as the lead single from his fifth studio album Darkness and Light , and was released on October 7, 2016, by GOOD Music and Columbia Records. [1] The song was produced by Blake Mills and John Ryan.

Contents

Music video

On October 6, 2016, Legend uploaded the music video for "Love Me Now" on his YouTube and Vevo account. [2] The music video is directed by Nabil Elderkin and depicts couples from various cultures expressing their love to each other. It also features Legend with his wife Chrissy Teigen and daughter Luna Simone Stephens.

Live performances

In October 2016, Legend performed the song at The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The X Factor (UK) . He also performed the song at the American Music Awards of 2016 and the season 11 finale of The Voice with contestant Wé McDonald. [3]

Commercial performance

"Love Me Now" debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated October 19, 2016. [4] Its debut was driven mostly by digital download sales, with 35,000 copies sold in its first week. [5]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [51] 3× Platinum210,000‡
Belgium (BEA) [52] Gold10,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [53] 3× Platinum240,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [54] Gold45,000‡
France (SNEP) [55] Gold66,666‡
Germany (BVMI) [56] Gold200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [57] Platinum50,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON) [58] Gold30,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [59] 2× Platinum80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [60] Gold15,000‡
Sweden (GLF) [61] Gold20,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [62] Gold15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [63] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [64] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesOctober 7, 2016 Columbia [65]

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