"Love in the Way" | ||||
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Single by Yung Bleu and Nicki Minaj | ||||
from the album Tantra | ||||
Released | September 16, 2022 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:42 | |||
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"Yung Bleu &Nicki Minaj - Love In The Way (Official Video)" on YouTube |
"Love in the Way" is song by American rapper Yung Bleu and Trinidadian-born Nicki Minaj. It was released on September 16,2022,through Moon Boy University and Empire Distribution as the second single from Yung Bleu's second studio album Tantra . The song samples "Whole" by British singer Sam Tompkins. [1] Lyrically,it is a break-up song,with the two artists "bemoan[ing] how it hurts to love again in the aftermath of an intense relationship." [2]
The song's official music video dropped on September 22,2022. The video opens with Minaj in a "pink peacock-esque" bodysuit atop a golden throne,with Bleu joining in from a balcony in between two "futuristic" buildings. These solo shots are interspersed with the two accompanied by backup dancers in "sleek African attire." [2]
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [3] | 24 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] | 93 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [5] | 25 |
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard ) [6] | 29 |
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [7] | 25 |
Country | Date | Format | Labels | Ref. |
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Various | September 16,2022 |
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United States | September 20,2022 | Rhythmic contemporary radio |
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