"Love Me Harder" is the fourth single and ninth track from Ariana Grande's sophomore album, My Everything. It features Canadian singer, The Weeknd. The song also is the title track from the Love Me Harder EP. It was officially released as a single through Republic Records on September 30, 2014
The song debuted at #79 on the Billboard Hot 100 and later peaked at #7.[1] It also peaked at #48 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
Background
Grande previewed a snippet of the song on August 4, 2014, to start the 20 day countdown to My Everything.[3] On August 20, Grande released this song to MTV along with "Be My Baby," "Just a Little Bit of Your Heart," and "Why Try."[4]
Live performances
Grande and The Weeknd performed this song live for the first time on the season 40 premiere of Saturday Night Live on September 27, 2014.
Music video
On October 1, 2014 Grande and her manager, Scooter Braun, both confirmed that they were working on the music video. It is directed by Hannah Lux Davis. The lyric video premiered on October 17, 2014 which is directed by Alfredo Flores and the music video premiered on November 3, 2014. Big Sean was on the set of the music video.
Videos
Gallery
“deep breaths, tight chest, life, death” To view the Love Me Harder gallery, click here.
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Trivia
- "Love Me Harder" was the last recorded song from the album.
- Grande and The Weeknd are signed to the same label, Republic Records.
Lyrics
[Verse 1: Ariana Grande]
Tell me something I need to know
Then take my breath and never let it go
If you just let me invade your space
I’ll take the pleasure, take it with the pain
And if in the moment I bite my lip
Baby, in that moment, you’ll know this is
Something bigger than us and beyond bliss
Give me a reason to believe it
[Chorus]
Cause if you want to keep me
You gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Got to love me harder
And if you really need me
You gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Got to love me harder
(Lo-love me harder)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Love me, love me, love me)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Harder, harder, harder)
[Verse 2: The Weeknd]
I know your motives and you know mine
The ones that love me I tend to leave behind
If you know about me and choose to stay
Then take this pleasure and take it with the pain
And if in the moment you bite your lip
When I get you moaning, you know it's real
Can you feel the pressure between your hips?
I’ll make it feel like the first time
[Chorus: Ariana Grande & The Weeknd]
Cause if you want to keep me
You gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Got to love me harder
(I'ma love you harder)
And if you really need me
You gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Got to love me harder
(Lo-love me harder)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Love me, love me, love me)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Harder, harder, harder)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Love me, love me, love me)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Harder, harder, harder)
[Bridge: The Weeknd & Ariana Grande]
So what do I do if I can’t figure it out?
(You got to try, try, try again, yeah)
So what do I do if I can’t figure it out?
(I’m gonna leave, leave, leave again)
[Chorus: Ariana Grande & The Weekend]
Cause if you want to keep me
You gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Got to love me harder
(I'ma love you, love you, love you)
And if you really need me
You gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Got to love me harder
Got to love me, baby
Cause if want to keep me
You gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Got to love me harder, love me harder
And if you really need me
You gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
(I'ma do it, do it, do it)
Got to love me harder
(I'ma love you harder)
[Outro: Ariana Grande]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Love me, love me, love me)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Harder, harder, harder)
Boy get love me, love me, baby (Love me, love me, love me)
Just a little bit harder, harder, baby (Harder, harder, harder)
References
| My Everything | |
|---|---|
| August 22, 2014 • 40:31 • Republic Records | |
| Songs | |
| Released | Bang Bang • Be My Baby • Best Mistake • Break Free • Break Your Heart Right Back • Cadillac Song • Hands On Me • Intro • Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart • Love Me Harder • My Everything • One Last Time • Only 1 • Problem • Too Close • Why Try • You Don't Know Me |
| Unreleased | Ain't About What You Got • In The Morning • Lighter • Not Afraid of Love • Nothing Lasts Forever • Ridiculous • The Way It Is |
| Artists | |
| Ariana Grande • A$AP Ferg • Big Sean • Cashmere Cat • Childish Gambino • Iggy Azalea • Jessie J • Miley Cyrus • Nicki Minaj • The Weeknd • Tori Kelly • Zedd | |
| Tour | |
| The Honeymoon Tour | |
| "Nobody got me the way that you did." Not to be confused with the extended play. |
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