Love It When You Hate Me
"Love It When You Hate Me" | ||||
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Single by Avril Lavigne featuring Blackbear | ||||
from the album Love Sux | ||||
B-side | "Bite Me" | |||
Released | January 14, 2022 | |||
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Length | 2:25 | |||
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Blackbear singles chronology | ||||
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"Love It When You Hate Me" on YouTube |
"Love It When You Hate Me" is a song by Canadian singer Avril Lavigne featuring American singer Blackbear. It was released on January 14, 2022, through Elektra Records as the second single from Lavigne's seventh studio album, Love Sux (2022).
Background
[edit]"Love It When You Hate Me" was released the same day as Lavigne announced the title, release date and track list of Love Sux.[1]
Promotion
[edit]In the United States, "Love It When You Hate Me" was sent to contemporary hit radio on January 25, 2022 and to adult contemporary radio on February 7, 2022.[2][3] It was also sent to Italian radio.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]Ali Shutner from NME described "Love It When You Hate Me" as a "pop-punk banger",[5] and Emily Carter writing for Kerrang! noted that the song "hears the Canadian star embracing nostalgic pop-punk in the chorus – 'The highs the lows the yes, the nos / You're so hot when you get cold / Don't call me baby / I love it when you hate me' – and fresher elements in the verses."[6]
Accolades
[edit]Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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MTV Video Music Awards | 2022 | Best Alternative | Nominated | [7] |
Commercial performance
[edit]"Love It When You Hate Me" debuted at number 76 on Canadian Hot 100.[8] In the United States, the song debuted at number 15 on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs.[9] It peaked at number 25 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, and number 18 on the US Adult Top 40 chart, It was Lavigne's biggest hit on the chart since her 2011 single "What the Hell".[10]
Music video
[edit]The official music video for "Love It When You Hate Me" was directed by Audrey Ellis Fox and was released on March 5, 2022. It opens up with Avril being chased by paparazzi after a prison sentence due to "falling in love too many times". The video mainly shows Lavigne, Blackbear and Barker performing inside of a prison cell with dancing female inmates. The ending showed Lavigne flipping off the press following her release for bad behavior.[11] The music video was nominated for 2022 MTV Video Music Awards' Best Alternative music video, it was Lavigne's first Video Music Award nomination since her 2007 single "Girlfriend".[12]
Track listing
[edit]- Digital download[13]
- "Love It When You Hate Me" (featuring Blackbear) – 2:25
- Streaming (explicit)[14]
- "Love It When You Hate Me" (featuring Blackbear) – 2:25
- "Bite Me" – 2:39
- "Bite Me" (acoustic) – 3:09
- Streaming (clean)[15]
- "Love It When You Hate Me" (featuring Blackbear) – 2:25
- "Bite Me" – 2:39
Credits and personnel
[edit]Credits and personnel are adapted from the Love Sux album liner notes.[16]
- Avril Lavigne – vocals, writer
- John Feldmann – writer, producer, guitar, bass
- Derek "Mod Sun" Smith – writer, producer
- Matthew Musto – writer, vocals
- Travis Barker – producer, drums
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
- Dylan McLean – additional production and engineering, additional guitar and bass
- Scot Stewart – additional production and engineering, additional guitar and bass
- Michael Bono – additional production and engineering, additional guitar and bass
- Josh Thornberry – additional production and engineering
- Cameron Mizell – additional production and engineering
- Hero DeLano – additional production and engineering
- Kevin Thrash – additional engineering
- Andrew Goldstein – additional engineering
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Various | January 14, 2022 |
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Italy | Radio airplay | Warner | [4] | |
United States | January 25, 2022 | Contemporary hit radio |
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February 7, 2022 | [3] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Avril Lavigne Previews New LP 'Love Sux' With 'Love It When You Hate Me'". Rolling Stone. January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Top 40/M Future Releases | Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates ..." All Access. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases | Hot Adult Contemporary Rock Songs and Release Dates | ..." All Access. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b Tenaglia, Raffaella (January 14, 2022). "Avril Lavigne - Love It When You Hate Me (feat. blackbear) (Radio Date: 14-01-2022)" (Press release) (in Italian). earone.it. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Listen to Avril Lavigne's pop-punk anthem 'Love It When You Hate Me'". NME. January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Listen to Avril Lavigne's and Blackbear's infectious new single Love It When You Hate Me". Kerrang. January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "2022 MTV VMA Winners: See The Full List". MTV News. August 28, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2023.[dead link ]
- ^ "Avril Lavigne". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Avril Lavigne". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Avril Lavigne". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Avril Lavigne (March 4, 2022). "TOMORROW…. "Love It When You Hate Me" 🧡🖕🏻music video drops! Thank you @travisbarker and @iamblackbear for being a part of this one. I've had so much fun performing this song live with you guys, and I'm so grateful to be working with such talented artists. #LoveSux". Twitter.
- ^ "Your 2022 VMA Nominations Are Here: Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X Lead The Pack". MTV. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ Lavigne, Avril (January 13, 2022). "Love It When You Hate Me (feat. blackbear) - Single by Avril Lavigne on Apple Music". music.apple.com.
- ^ Lavigne, Avril; Blackbear (January 14, 2022). "Spotify – Love It When You Hate Me (feat. blackbear)". open.spotify.com.
- ^ Lavigne, Avril (2013). "Spotify – Love It When You Hate Me (feat. blackbear)". open.spotify.com.
- ^ Love Sux (Inlay cover). Avril Lavigne. DTA Records. 2022. 0075678637582.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 24 January 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1664. Australian Recording Industry Association. June 16, 2023. p. 9.
- ^ "Avril Lavigne Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Avril Lavigne Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ "Avril Lavigne Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Avril Lavigne Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Avril Lavigne Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Avril Lavigne Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ "Year-End Charts: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (2022)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.