Love Me (Lil Tecca song)

"Love Me"
Single by Lil Tecca
from the album We Love You Tecca
ReleasedOctober 29, 2018
Length1:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dystinkt Beats
Lil Tecca singles chronology
"Count Me Out"
(2018) 		"Love Me"
(2018) 		"Ransom"
(2019)

"Love Me" is the debut single by American rapper Lil Tecca. The track was originally released as a single on October 29, 2018,[1] before being re-released as a single on July 15, 2019, to act as a pre-release single for his debut mixtape We Love You Tecca.

Music video

The music video for the track was released on November 18, 2018, on Lil Tecca's official YouTube channel. It has racked up over 22 million views as of January 2020.[2] The video was directed by David Del Rosario.

Critical reception

Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork called the track "impressive" and a "refreshing genre-fusing track", saying that Tecca "quickly separated himself from being labeled an A Boogie clone".[1] Daniel Spielberger of HipHopDX gave the song a more mixed review, saying that although the track was a "pleasant dancehall vibe", and that Tecca "did a good job rapping along with the groove", he said the track had some "questionable production choices", and that "the heavy Auto-Tune and bizarre helium effects didn’t bode well with the more organic, breezy beat".[3]

Commercial performance

Following the debut of Lil Tecca's mixtape We Love You Tecca debuting at number four on the Billboard 200, the song debuted at number 97 the week ending September 13, 2019.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 72
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 73
Portugal (AFP)[7] 30
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] 66
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 97
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 41
US Rolling Stone Top 100[11] 65

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
Portugal (AFP)[12] 150

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Gold 35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[15] Gold 45,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[16] Platinum 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[18] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "The Ones: Lil Tecca's "Love Me"". Pitchfork.
  2. ^ "Lil Tecca - Love Me (Official Music Video)" – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Review: Lil Tecca's Debut "We Love You Tecca" Is Bloated & Subpar". HipHopDX.
  4. ^ a b "Top 100 Songs: September 13, 2019". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Top 100 Songs: September 14, 2019". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lil Tecca". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Lil Tecca – Love Me". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 42, 2019" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "Lil Tecca | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ "Chart Search: Lil Tecca, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Popular Songs | Rolling Stone Music Charts". Rolling Stone.
  12. ^ "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  14. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Lil Tecca – Love Me". Music Canada. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "Danish single certifications – Lil Tecca – Love Me". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  16. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Lil Tecca – Love Me" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  17. ^ "British single certifications – Lil Tecca – Love Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  18. ^ "American single certifications – Lil Tecca – Love Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 29, 2023.