Sweet Love (Chris Brown song)

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"Sweet Love"
Single by Chris Brown
from the album Fortune
ReleasedApril 10, 2012 (2012-04-10)
GenreElectro-R&B
Length3:19
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jason "JP" Perry
  • Polow da Don
Chris Brown singles chronology
"Take It to the Head"
(2012) 		"Sweet Love"
(2012) 		"Till I Die"
(2012)
Music video
"Sweet Love" on
YouTube

"Sweet Love" is a song by American singer

urban contemporary radio in the United States on April 10, 2012, as the second single from the album. "Sweet Love" is a slow jam R&B ballad which incorporates elements of electronic music
. The lyrics of the song revolve around Brown asking his lover to take off her clothes so that they can have sex.

"Sweet Love" garnered positive reviews from

Universal Studios in Los Angeles
, California. It displays intimate scenes of Brown and his lover partaking in sexual activity, women levitating out of their beds, and Brown dancing. Critics were complimentary of the video's sexual themes and presentation.

Background and release

"Sweet Love" was written by

urban contemporary playlists in the United States on April 10, 2012.[5] It was released as a one-track digital download in Oceania and most European countries on April 13, 2012.[6] However, in the US, "Sweet Love" was released on April 17, 2012.[7] A remix of the song by American R&B singer R. Kelly, was posted online on July 26, 2012.[8]

Composition and lyrics

"Sweet Love" is a

keyboard,[12] synthesizers,[9] percussion[11] and a drum machine.[13] According to Nadeska Alexis of MTV's Rapfix, Brown sings in a falsetto tone, which she found to be reminiscent of Michael Jackson.[14] Amy Sciarretto of PopCrush described the ballad as "very Michael Jackson and neo-Bieber".[13] JusMusic of Singersroom noted that "Sweet Love" is inspired by Silk's "Freak Me" (1993).[15] Cameron Adams of the Herald Sun musically compared the song to Prince.[16] The theme of "Sweet Love" revolves around sex.[17] It contains lyrics about Brown asking his lover to take off her clothes so that they can have sex.[18] During the chorus, he harmonizes: "Oooh baby let's get naked / Just so we can make sweet love / All these sensations got me going crazy for you / Inside on top of you / Grinding inside and out of you / Baby I know what to do / Let's just take our clothes off".[14][18]

Music video

The accompanying

behind the scenes video was released on May 26, 2012, a day after the video premiered online.[19]

As the song begins, Brown watches a woman, who appears as a

hologram, lying in a bed.[22] This scene is intercut with scenes of Brown singing in front of a flowing backdrop.[22] He then approaches the woman, and together they appear under white bedsheets.[22] Brown is then seen walking down a street, while women are shown levitating out of their beds as he passes by them.[22] He then enters a limo and starts caressing various ghostlike female figures.[22] Brown then returns to the bedroom where he "strips shirtless and makes passionate love" to the woman "as they are showered in water".[22] He later enters a dance studio, where he performs a dance routine with other shirtless male dancers, while several women watch them from across the room.[22] Towards the end of the video, more scenes are shown of Brown and the woman in the bedroom.[22]

Melinda Newman of HitFix called the video "undeniably steamy".[23] Emily Hewett of the Metro wrote that the video featured "flawless dance moves" from Brown.[24] Robbie Daw of Idolator noted that Brown "makes things real sexy" in the video, but was unsure if "we should be turned on or utterly creeped out".[25] Jessica Sager of PopCrush noted that Brown "channels his R&B side" and added that he is "a bit of a clumsy romantic".[26] Jessica Sinclair of the Long Island Press described the video as a "juicy new entertainment" for Brown's fans in anticipation of his new album.[27] Jazmine Gray of Vibe magazine described the video as "hot, heavy and really wet".[28] Upon its release, the video went viral and received over one million views in its first day of release.[27]

Critical reception

"Sweet Love" garnered positive reviews from

Idolator wrote that the ballad ticks all the boxes for its "synthy melody, decent beat" and Brown's "vocal harmonies", but felt that it is not "the most innovative offering" from Brown.[18] Melinda Newman of HitFix wrote that in "Sweet Love", it appears "there are two songs at war here as the synth drum beat totally overwhelms and clashes with the ballad". She criticized the song for being "memorable for all the wrong reasons".[9]

Chart performance

In the United States, "Sweet Love" debuted at number 90 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the issue dated April 14, 2012.[32] After spending 12 weeks ascending the chart, the song peaked at number 25 in the issue dated July 7, 2012.[33] The song remained on the chart for a total of 15 weeks.[33] On the Billboard Hot 100, "Sweet Love" debuted and peaked at number 89 in the issue dated May 5, 2012.[34]

Track listing

  • Digital download[7]
  1. "Sweet Love" – 3:19

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes for Fortune[1]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[38] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States[5] April 10, 2012
Urban contemporary
radio 		RCA Records
Australia[6] April 13, 2012 Digital download
Austria[39]
Belgium[40]
Canada[41]
Denmark[42]
Finland[43]
France[44]
Italy[45]
Netherlands[46]
New Zealand[47]
Norway[48]
Portugal[49]
Spain[50]
Sweden[51]
Switzerland[52]
United States[7][53] April 16, 2012
Urban mainstream
radio
April 17, 2012 Digital download

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