Let Me Love You (Mario song)

"Let Me Love You" is a song by American singer Mario. It was released in 2004 from his second studio album, Turning Point (2004). It was written by Ne-Yo, Kameron Houff and Scott Storch, and produced by Storch. The remix of the song, also produced by Storch, contains rapped verses from Jadakiss and T.I.. The song was an instant hit, garnering Mario a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2006.

This article is about the 2004 song written by Ne-Yo. For Ne-Yo's 2012 similarly titled song, see Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself). For other uses, see Let Me Love You.

"Let Me Love You"
Single by Mario
from the album Turning Point
B-side	"Call Out Hook"
Released	November 16, 2004 (2004-11-16)
Recorded	2004
Genre	R&B
Length	4:09
Label	J Epic
Songwriter(s)	Shaffer Smith Kameron Houff Scott Storch
Producer(s)	Scott Storch
Mario singles chronology
"C'mon" (2003) "Let Me Love You" (2004) "How Could You" (2005)

In 2008, it was ranked at number 45 on Billboard's All-Time Top 100 Hot 100 singles during the first 50 years of the chart.[1] 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.[2] In 2013, it was ranked at number 53 on Billboard's All-Time Top 100 Hot 100 singles during the first 55 years of the chart.[3]

Music and structure

"Let Me Love You" is a moderate R&B ballad in G minor, centered around the progression C minor / G minor / F major. It is written in common time.[4] The song was written by Ne-Yo,[5] and features him singing backing vocals in two-part harmony and unison.

Reception

Critical reception

Jon Pareles from The New York Times commented that "Let Me Love You" "looks back to another 1980s blockbuster, lifting its keyboard sound from Tina Turner's 'What's Love Got to Do with It'."[6]

Accolades and nominations

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]

Commercial performance

"Let Me Love You" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the week of October 23, 2004 at number 97. The song went on to hold the number-one position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for nine consecutive weeks from January to February 2005, and, as of 2019, 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 (held off the top spot by "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo"), making it Mario's biggest hit to date in the UK. The single also holds the honor of being one of the highest-selling ringtones with 1.6 million downloads.[15]

Music video

The music video was recorded at studios in Brooklyn, New York in September 2004, directed by Little X. As of June 2020 it has 283+ million views on YouTube.

Covers

• Charlotte Church covered the song as a B-side to her "Call My Name" single.
• The cast of Glee covered the song in the season 3 episode "Heart".
• Zayn Malik from One Direction sang the song at his audition for The X Factor in 2010.
• DJ/producer Fei-Fei sampled some of the vocals for her track "Back To You"
• Austin Mahone and Justin Bieber each covered the song at the start of their careers.
• Indonesian singer Widi Winata covered the song in 2014.
• Mario and Zendaya performed the song on ABC's Greatest Hits in 2016 (season 1, episode 5).
• Country pop artist Chris Lane recorded a cover version of the song for his debut studio album, Girl Problems.
• The Voice Nigeria contestants Chike and Patrick from team Patoranking did a cover version of the song for their battle round in 2016.
• Dutch producer Dastic sampled the song and released his own tropical house version featuring vocals from singer CADE. The version charted on the Belgian Dance and Ultratip Bubbling Under charts.[16]
• American rapper 6ix9ine sampled the first verse of the song on his 2018 single "SESE".
• Girl group Four of Diamonds released their own cover of the song in 2020.

Track listing

US CD single

1. "Let Me Love You" (album version)
2. "Let Me Love You" (remix version)
3. "Let Me Love You" (Mauve Remix Extended)
4. "Let Me Love You" (video)

US promo CD

1. "Let Me Love You" (album version)
2. "Let Me Love You" (Mauve Remix Edit)

Australian CD single

1. "Let Me Love You" (album version)
2. "Let Me Love You" (remix version)
3. "Whiz"
4. Multimedia track

12-inch maxi single

1. "Let Me Love You"
2. "Let Me Love You" (instrumental)
3. "Call Out Hook"

Remix

1. "Let Me Love You" (featuring Jadakiss and T.I.)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2004–05) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[17] 3 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18] 6 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[19] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[20] 12 Czech Republic (IFPI)[21] 46 Denmark (Tracklisten)[22] 2 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[23] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[24] 16 France (SNEP)[25] 7 Germany (Official German Charts)[26] 1 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[27] 18 Ireland (IRMA)[28] 5 Italy (FIMI)[29] 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[30] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[31] 2 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[32] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[33] 5 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[34] 4 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[35] 18 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[36] 18 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 2 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[38] 2 UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[39] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[40] 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[41] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[42] 1 US Pop 100 (Billboard)[43] 2 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[44] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Australia (ARIA)[45] 7 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[46] 60 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[47] 30 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[48] 76 France (SNEP)[49] 67 Germany (Official German Charts)[50] 27 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[51] 91 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[52] 43 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[53] 40 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[54] 12 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[55] 18 US Billboard Hot 100[56] 3 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[57] 1 Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009) Position US Billboard Hot 100[58] 8 All-time charts Chart (1958–2018) Position US Billboard Hot 100[59] 58

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[60]	Platinum	70,000^^
France (SNEP)[61]	Silver	100,000^*
Italy (FIMI)[62]	Gold	15,000[62]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[63]	Platinum	10,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[64]	2× Platinum	1,200,000
United States (RIAA)[65]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
Ringtone
United States (RIAA)[65]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Anniversary edition

"Let Me Love You (Anniversary Edition)"
Single by Mario
Released	February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
Recorded	2019
Genre	R&B
Length	4:11
Label	New Citizen The Orchard
Producer(s)	Scott Storch

In 2020, Mario announced that he had re-recorded his vocals for the remastered version, which will celebrate the 15 year anniversary of the song. The anniversary edition was released on February 14, 2020.[66]

See also

• List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2005
• List of European number-one hits of 2005
• List of number-one hits of 2005 (Germany)
• List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand)
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2005
• List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2005
• List of number-one R&B singles of 2005 (U.S.)

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External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics