| "Let Me Love You" | ||||
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| Single by Mario | ||||
| from the album Turning Point | ||||
| Released | November 16, 2004 (U.S.) February 14, 2005 (UK) |
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| Format | CD, digital download, 12" | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop | |||
| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Label | J | |||
| Writer(s) | Shaffer Smith, Scott Storch | |||
| Producer | Scott Storch | |||
| Certification | 2× Platinum (RIAA)[1] Platinum (ARIA)[2] |
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"Let Me Love You" is an R&B song by American recording artist Mario, from his second studio album Turning Point (2004). It was co-written by Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, and Scott Storch, who also produced it. The remix of the song, also produced by Storch, contains rapped verses from Jadakiss and T.I..
In 2008, it was ranked at #45 on Billboard's All-Time Top 100 Hot 100 singles during the first 50 years of the chart.[3] It was the eighth most successful single of the decade according to the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade chart released in December 2009.[4]
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"Let Me Love You" is a moderate R&B ballad in the Dorian mode, centered around the progression c minor / g minor / F major. It is written in common time.[5] The song was written by Ne-Yo.[6]
In 2004, "Let Me Love You" was nominated for a Vibe Award for Best R&B Song and two Teen Choice Awards, Choice Love Song and Choice R&B/Rap Track, but it failed to receive any awards. In 2005, it received nominations for Billboard Music Awards, including "Hot 100 Single of the Year", "Hot 100 Airplay Single of the Year", "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year", "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Single of the Year, winning in both the R&B categories. It was also nominated for an MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B Single, a Viewer's Choice award at the BET Awards, Best Single at the MOBO Awards, and Best R&B/Soul Song at the Soul Train Music Awards. In 2006, Mario was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance with "Let Me Love You". He also received an MTV Australia Awards nomination for Best R&B music video for "Let Me Love You".[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Jon Parales from New York Times "Let Me Love You", looks back to another 1980's blockbuster, lifting its keyboard sound from Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do With It".[15]
The music video was directed by Little X.
"Let Me Love You" held the number-one position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for nine consecutive weeks from January to February 2005, and, As of 2011[update], is Mario's biggest single. It also reached number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Internationally, it reached the number-one position on the singles charts in Germany, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, his biggest hit to date in Britain. The single holds the honor of being one of the highest-selling ringtones with 1.6 million downloads.[16]
| Chart (2004/2005) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 6 |
| Belgium Singles Top 50 | 3 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 1 |
| Denmark Singles Top 40 | 2 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 16 |
| French Singles Chart | 7 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 (Billboard)[17] | 1 |
| German Singles Chart | 1 |
| Ireland Singles Top 50 | 5 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 2 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 5 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 18 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | 1 |
| US Pop 100 (Billboard) | 1 |
| Chart (2000–2009) | Rank |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[18] | 8 |
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