| "Love Me or Hate Me" | ||||
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| Single by Lady Sovereign | ||||
| from the album Public Warning | ||||
| Released | October 17, 2006 (U.S.) January 29, 2007 (UK) |
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| Format | CD single, 12" vinyl, digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Electro-grime, hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | Def Jam, Island | |||
| Writer(s) | Louise Harman, Lukasz Gottwald | |||
| Producer | Dr. Luke | |||
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"Love Me or Hate Me" (produced by Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald) is the sixth single from UK hip-hop artist Lady Sovereign and the fourth from her debut album Public Warning. The single was confirmed for release by her official website and was released in October 2006 in the U.S. and 29 January 2007 in the UK.[1][2] The video was premiered in the last week of September. It features Lady Sovereign appearing in Tetris-style blocks, and acting out certain lyrics of the song.
The song became the first song by a British rap artist to ever reach #1 on MTV's TRL, as well as being heard in a TV spot for Verizon Wireless. In addition it debuted at #81 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it Lady Sovereign's first single to chart in the U.S. In 2007, the song debuted at #48 on the UK Singles Chart, later peaking at #26, becoming her highest charting solo hit to date. Blender ranked it as the 32nd best song of 2006.[3]
The song has been featured as the theme song for the Oxygen Channel's reality show The Bad Girls Club. It has sold over 750, 000 copies in the US.[4]
It can also be heard on the video game Need for Speed: Carbon, and in an episode of the ABC TV series Ugly Betty. It was also featured on the season 4 episode 'metamorphis' of cult teen-drama The OC.
The remix, which is the last track on the album, features Missy Elliott.
| Chart (2006–2007) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 48 |
| Czech Republic (IFPI)[6] | 50 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] | 24 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 10 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[9] | 65 |
| Slovakia (IFPI)[10] | 88 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[11] | 26 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 45 |
| Preceded by "Angelicus" by Delerium featuring Isabel Bayrakdarian |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single April 7, 2007 - April 14, 2007 |
Succeeded by "U Spin Me" by Inaya Day |
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