Love Songs (Kaash Paige song)

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"Love Songs"
Single by Kaash Paige
from the album Parked Car Convos
ReleasedNovember 19, 2018
Genre
Length2:29
Label Def Jam
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dream Koala
Kaash Paige singles chronology
"Love Songs"
(2018)		"Happy Song"
(2019)
Music video
"Love Songs" on YouTube

"Love Songs" is a song by American singer-songwriter Kaash Paige. The song was originally released on SoundCloud on October 8, 2018, but was released on all digital and streaming platforms on November 19, 2018. [1] The single became trending on the video-sharing platform TikTok in late 2019. [2] A remix featuring fellow R&B singer 6lack was released on January 28, 2020, available on all digital and streaming platforms. [3] The single samples Dream Koala's 2012 song "We Can't Be Friends."

Contents

"Love Songs" has since peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 charts in the United States and number 66 on the Canadian Hot 100 in the Canada. [4] [5]

Composition and lyrics

During an interview with Genius, Paige stated that she was inspired to make the song when she heard Doja Cat's 2014 song "No Police," claiming "This is a fire beat. It's like a fire melody. I was like bro, I gotta make a part two. I had to make a part two." Ironically, Paige declares that she really doesn't like love songs, but the song lyrics just came to her while vacuuming.

Critical reception

Pete Freedman of Central Track awarded the song 'Song Of The Day,' writing, "That mindset paid off with this track, for sure. With its Chance The Rapper-nodding lyrics sung in an alluring but unconventional tone that we can’t help but think was at least a little influenced by another notable area performer, the Dream Koala-produced cut isn’t the shallow offering you’d perhaps expect from a performer as young as Kaash Paige is. Quite the opposite, actually: “Love Songs” rather deftly laments the fact that our heroine is resigned to singing love songs in order to pretend that her current relationship isn’t quite as rosy in real life as it looks on paper." [6]

Charts

Chart (2019-2020)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 66
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [8] 10
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard) [9] 2
US Hot R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)Position
US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard) [11] 37

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [12] Diamond160,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [13] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [14] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
VariousNovember 19, 2018 [1]

6LACK Remix

"Love Songs (Remix)"
Single by Kaash Paige featuring 6LACK
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2020
Length2:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dream Koala
6lack singles chronology
"Touch & Go"
(2019)		"Love Songs (Remix)"
(2020)		"ATL Freestyle"
(2020)

The official remix was released on January 28, 2020 on all digital and streaming services. [3]

Critical response

Carson Cooper of Intersect Magazine stated that "The song puts listeners in a very relaxed mood; the tempo is not too fast or too slow and the instrumentation gives a chill factor millennials are accustomed to hearing. It fits into the typical modern R&B mold, giving us a lax background to words that aren’t all that complex. It’s very laid back and offers a sound that almost melts. The sound is very sexy like your typical 6LACK song, so Kaash Paige’s sound meshes perfectly. The song earns an 8/10 on Intersect's rating scale." [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ Dunn, Frankie (January 17, 2020). "10 things you need to know about Kaash Paige, the Texas heartbreaker making intimate R&B". Vice. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Love Songs (Remix) - Single by Kaash Paige & 6LACK on Apple Music" . Retrieved January 28, 2020– via Apple Music.
  4. ↑ "Kaash Paige Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Kaash Paige Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  6. ↑ Freedman, Pete (September 5, 2019). "SONG OF THE DAY: KAASH PAIGE — "LOVE SONGS"". Central Track. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Kaash Paige Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Kaash Paige Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Kaash Paige - Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Chart History". Billboard . Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Kaash Paige Chart History (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Hot R&B Singles: Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – Kaash Paige – Love Songs" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  13. ↑ "British single certifications – Kaash Paige – Love Songs". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  14. ↑ "American single certifications – Kaash Paige – Love Songs". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Did Kaash Paige and 6LACK have us singing Love Songs? Or a sour tune?". April 15, 2020.
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