Let Me Love You (DJ Snake song)


"Let Me Love You" is a song recorded by French DJ and electronic music producer DJ Snake featuring vocals from Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The song was released through Interscope Records on August 5, 2016 as the third single from his debut studio album, Encore. The artists both co-wrote the song along with Andrew Watt, Ali Tamposi, Brian Lee and Louis Bell, while the song's production was handled by the latter of three. Its music video, directed by James Lees, was released on November 29, 2016 on YouTube.

Composition

"Let Me Love You" is written in the key of C minor with a tempo of 100 beats per second common time. The song follows a chord progression of Cm7EE/GAE/GA.

Music video

The music video for "Let Me Love You” was released on 30 November 2016 on YouTube. Rolling Stone magazine referred to the video as "Bonnie and Clyde with a twist" as it shows a few takes with a couple engaging in a high speed chase, a run in with a head boss and a makeout session in the getaway car. In the end, it is revealed that the action sequences are part of a video simulation and the players on the other side are in fact a kid and an unkempt adult male with virtual reality devices on. The video was directed by James Lees.

Chart performance

In the United States, "Let Me Love You" debuted at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated August 27, 2016. The single opened at number-one on Digital Songs with 113,000 downloads, becoming DJ Snake's first and Bieber's sixth number-one on the chart. On the issue dated 1 October 2016, "Let Me Love You" advanced at sixth place, becoming DJ Snake's third top 10 single in the Hot 100 after "Turn Down for What" and "Lean On" with Major Lazer and Bieber's twelfth top 10 single. It eventually reached number four the following week.
In addition, the song reached number one in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland and Switzerland; as well as the top 10 in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Lebanon, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The remix of the song with the collaboration of American R&B singer R. Kelly debuted at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 on the issue dated 14 January 2017. The remix opened at number 11 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs with 25,000 downloads.

Charts

Weekly charts

Original version

Remix featuring R. Kelly

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications