Love like This

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“Love like This”
“Love like This” cover
Single by Natasha Bedingfield featuring Sean Kingston
from the album Pocketful of Sunshine
B-side "Stepping Stone"
Released September 20, 2007 (North America)
April 7, 2008 (Ireland, UK)
Format CD single, digital download, vinyl single
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop/R&B
Length 3:45
Label Phonogenic, Epic
Writer(s) Natasha Bedingfield, Louis Biancaniello, Rico Love, Ryan Tedder, Sam Watters, Kisean Anderson (aka Sean Kingston), Wayne Wilkins
Producer Runawayz
Certification Platinum (RIAA)[1]
Natasha Bedingfield US singles chronology
"The One That Got Away"
(2006)		 "Love like This"
(2007)		 "Pocketful of Sunshine"
(2008)


Natasha Bedingfield UK singles chronology
"Say It Again"
(2007)		 "Love like This"
(2008)		 "Pocketful of Sunshine"
(2008)


Sean Kingston singles chronology
"Me Love"
(2007)		 "Love like This"
(2007)		 "Big Girls Don't Cry (remix)"
(2007)
Alternate covers
Digital Remixes EP artwork
Digital Remixes EP artwork

"Love like This" is a pop song performed by Natasha Bedingfield and Sean Kingston. The song was written by Louis Biancaniello, Rico Love, Ryan Tedder, Sam Watters, Kisean Anderson and Wayne Wilkins for Bedingfield's second North American album Pocketful of Sunshine (2008). Its lyrics discuss finding love with a person who has "been there all your life and has always loved you, but you've never noticed it until now" A remix has been made by rapper Lil Wayne, but still includes Sean Kingston.[2]

The song was released in North America on October 2, 2007 to mixed reviews from critics. It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on April 7, 2008. The song was a commercial success, reaching the top twenty on the majority of the charts it entered, and topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States.[3][4] On March 12, 2008, "Love like This" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[1]

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[edit] Background and writing

In 2007, Bedingfield began writing and recording new material for her second North American album Pocketful of Sunshine. While working with producer J. R. Rotem she was introduced to rapper Sean Kingston, who was also recording with Rotem. Bedingfield decided to work with Kingston because she "just liked his thing".[2] In an interview with Digital Spy, she said that she respected rappers and seemed to "have a little thing with rappers" since she had previously worked with Estelle and Bizarre from D12.[2]

In the song, Bedingfield discusses finding love with a person who has always "been there all your life", but that "you've never noticed it until now". According to her, it is all about realizing how that person is actually the "love of your life".[2]

[edit] Critical reception

"Love like This" received mixed reviews from critics. Chuck Taylor in a review for Billboard described the song as a "jaunty, youthful track that clears home base and should propel Nat forward",[5] while Chris Boeckmann of Stylus Magazine called it "useless" and a "dud".[6] Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly found the song left him "feeling absolutely nothing". Slezak was unimpressed with the pairing of Bedingfield and Kingston, writing "it's as if two people who I'm not entirely convinced can sing got together and recorded a heavily focus-grouped song, then ran their vocals through a giant computer".[7]

In a review for About.com, Bill Lamb called the song "irrepressibly sunny, but forgettable".[8] In another review of the song, Lamb wrote that Kingston's vocals "serve no purpose other than providing an extra element for the single's marketing campaign".[9]

[edit] Music video

Bedingfield and Kingston at a house party.
Bedingfield and Kingston at a house party.

The music video was directed by Gil Green and produced by Merge @ Crossroads.[10] Filmed in Los Angeles, California, the video features Bedingfield reuniting with a love from her past.[11] The video begins with Bedingfield singing in a park. She then meets up with a boyfriend (played by model Josh Slack) from her past. The two then remember the good times they had together while sitting on a picnic bench. The video concludes with Bedingfield singing and dancing at a house party. Scenes of Kingston in front of an ice cream truck and at the house party are intercut throughout the video.

The video premiered on Bedingfield's official US website on October 27, 2007.[12] In 2008, the video reached number two on VH1's VSpot Top 20 Countdown in the U.S.[1]

[edit] Chart performance

"Love like This" was officially solicited to radio in the United States on September 20, 2007.[13] The song was released as a download on October 2, 2007, and debuted at number nineteen on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[14] The following week the song rose to number four,[15] before debuting on the Hot 100 chart at number ninety-four.[3] Fifteen weeks later "Love like This" reached number eleven.[3] The song did well on pop-oriented charts, reaching number ten on the Pop 100 chart and number ten on the Top 40 Mainstream chart.[16] The single had crossover success in the dance charts, reaching number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and number seventeen on the Hot Dance Airplay chart.[4] The song has sold over one million digital downloads and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[1]

Elsewhere, "Love like This" was largely successful, and reached number nine in Canada, number five in New Zealand and number thirty-nine in Portugal.[3] In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number twenty-seven on March 25, 2008.[17] Four weeks later, it reached number twenty and remained on the singles chart for seven weeks.[3] The track debuted on the United World Chart at number thirty-eight on January 8, 2008.[18] Five weeks after its debut, "Love like This" reached its peak position at number eighteen.[3]

[edit] Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Love like This".

US vinyl single
(88697227731-S1; Released 2007)

  1. "Love like This" (Johnny Vicious Club vox) - 9:47
  2. "Love like This" (Johnny Vicious Radio mix) - 3:53
  3. "Love like This" (Kings of Tomorrow Club mix) - 6:31
  4. "Love like This" (Johnny Vicious Warehouse mix) - 5:42

Digital download single
(Released October 2, 2007)

  1. "Love like This" – 3:45

Digital EP
(Released January 15, 2008)

  1. "Love like This" (Johnny Vicious Club vox) - 9:43
  2. "Love like This" (Johnny Vicious Radio mix) - 3:53
  3. "Love like This" (Kings of Tomorrow Club mix) - 6:31
  4. "Love like This" (Johnny Vicious Warehouse mix) - 5:44

German CD single
(886972-996028; Released April 4, 2008)

  1. "Love like This" – 3:45
  2. "Love like This" (Natasha only) - 3:43

German Maxi-CD single
(886972-959429; Released April 4, 2008)

  1. "Love like This" – 3:45
  2. "Love like This" (Natasha only) - 3:43
  3. "Love like This" (Johnny Vicious Radio remix) - 3:53
  4. "Love like This" music video

UK CD single
(88697287252; Released April 7, 2008)

  1. "Love like This"
  2. "Stepping Stone"

[edit] Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position[3][4]
Bulgarian Singles Chart 31
Canadian Hot 100 9
German Singles Chart 33
Irish Singles Chart 34
New Zealand Singles Chart 5
Portuguese Singles Chart 39
UK Singles Chart 20
US Billboard Hot 100 11
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
US Billboard Pop 100 10
United World Chart 18

[edit] Personnel

  • Natasha Bedingfield – lead vocals
  • Sean Kingston – vocals
  • Ravaughn Brown - backing vocals
  • Keith Gretlein, Nate Hertweck, Matt Serrecchio - assistant engineer
  • Greg Ogan - vocal engineering
  • The Runawayz - mixing
  • David Kutch - mastering

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "Natasha Bedingfield's Pocketful of Sunshine Blazes Onto Billboard's Top 200 at #3". Yahoo!. January 30, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d Levine, Nick. "Interview: Natasha Bedingfield". Digital Spy. April 1, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Love Like This World Charts". aCharts.us. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
  4. ^ a b c "Billboard Artist Singles Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
  5. ^ Taylor, Chuck. "'Love Like This' Single Review". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
  6. ^ Boeckmann, Chris. "'Love Like This' Single Review". Stylus Magazine. October 2, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
  7. ^ Slezak, Michael. "Snap judgment: New singles from Natasha Bedingfield, Kelly Sweet". Entertainment Weekly. October 9, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
  8. ^ Lamb, Bill. "Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine: Missing the Creative Fire We've Heard From Natasha Bedingfield". About.com. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
  9. ^ Lamb, Bill. "Natasha Bedingfield feat. Sean Kingston - Love Like This". About.com. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
  10. ^ "Music Video News: September 9, 2007 - September 15, 2007". VideoStatic.com. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
  11. ^ "Gil Directs Natasha Bedingfield Video "Love Like This"". GilGreen.com. September 17, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
  12. ^ "'Love like This Video Now Live!". NatashaBedingfield.com. October 27, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
  13. ^ "Release Schedule". FMQB.com. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
  14. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Week of Oct 20 2007)". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
  15. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Week of Oct 27 2007)". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
  16. ^ "Natasha Bedingfield > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". All Music Guide. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
  17. ^ "UK Singles Top 75 (Tuesday March 25th, 2008)". aCharts.us. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  18. ^ "World Singles Top 40 (Tuesday January 8th, 2008)". aCharts.us. Retrieved April 11, 2008.

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