Love (Musiq Soulchild song)

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“Love”
Single by Musiq Soulchild
from the album Aijuswanaseing
Released December 11, 2000
Format 12"/CD single
Recorded 2000
Genre R&B/Soul
Length 4:57
Label Def Soul/Def Jam
Musiq Soulchild singles chronology
"Just Friends (Sunny)"
(2000)
"Love"
(2000)
"Girl Next Door"
(2001)

"Love" is the second single from Musiq Soulchild's debut album Aijuswanaseing. The song is widely acclaimed a classic due to its soulfulness, content, strong message and Musiq's falestto during the near end of the song.

It debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on December 30, 2000, spent 38 weeks on the chart (its last being September 15, 2001), and peaked at #2.

"Love" entered the Billboard Hot 100 on February 17, 2001, spending 22 weeks there, peaking at #24 and falling off on July 7, 2001.

A little known fact about the song is originally it was going to be titled "Lord" but Musiq had second thoughts as he did not want to be seen as a gospel artist. The gospel trio Trin-i-tee 5:7 covered the original version.