Your Love (Nicole Scherzinger song)

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"Your Love"
Single by Nicole Scherzinger
from the album Big Fat Lie
ReleasedMay 30, 2014 (2014-05-30)
Studio
  • California (Grundman Mastering), Triangle Sound West, Contra Recording)
  • Florida (Setai Recording)
Genre
Length4:05
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Nicole Scherzinger singles chronology
"Fino all'estasi"
(2013) 		"Your Love"
(2014) 		"Run"
(2014)

"Your Love" is a song recorded by American singer

Sony Music Entertainment
.

"Your Love" is a

UK Singles Chart
at number six and reached the top-forty of the charts in France and Ireland.

Background

Following the end of the

tenth series of The X Factor as the promotion for the album would clash with the live stages of the singing competition.[4] She ultimately decided to return as a judge,[5] and scrapped the album "Boomerang" was associated with.[6] It was during this time the media reported that Scherzinger was dropped from Interscope Records, however a spokesperson for Scherzinger denied speculation and confirmed that she was working with The-Dream and Tricky Stewart.[7]

In February 2014, it was announced that Scherzinger signed a multi-album deal with

Sony Music Entertainment) whilst confirming that the lead single would be released during the summer.[8] Scherzinger stated that she left Interscope Records as she felt that it was "time to make a change" and revealed that they didn't put out her previous album.[9] On May 20 Scherzinger revealed via Twitter that she was filming a music video for her new single on a Malibu beach.[10] Three days later Scherzinger confirmed the song's title and announced that it would premiere on radio on May 29.[11] The song marks Scherzinger's first release since signing a deal with Sony Records.[11] On the same day an 18-second snippet of the song was leaked on the internet featuring a part of the first verse and the pre-chorus.[12] The singer debuted the full song on her official SoundCloud account on May 29.[13]

Composition

"Your Love" is a four-minute and 5-second house-influenced, dance and pop song.[14][15][16] Built on a 1990s-inspired "bright piano-led beat" the song's instrumentation also contains "synth trumpets".[15][17] Bradley Stern from the website MuuMuse noted that Scherzinger opts to moan and do "sultry, filtered near-whispers" throughout the song.[15]

Lyrically, Scherzinger sings how her man's love makes her feel.

the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" (2009).[15]

Critical reception

A writer for

Idolator's Mike Wess wrote that it "sounds like a surefire smash."[18] Robbie Daw of the same website called it her first truly great single since "Don't Hold Your Breath" (2011) and noted that although "the snippets sounded promising, they didn’t indicate just how infectious 'Your Love' really is."[19] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard described "Your Love" as an "irresistible pop track" that anyone "could reasonably add to their ongoing 'Summer Jams' playlist." Lipshutz went on to praise the song's chorus as the "main appeal" of the song.[16] Bradley Stern from the website MuuMuse described the song as a "refreshing sound for [Scherzinger]."[15] Nolan Feeney from Time magazine also singled out the song's chorus describing it as "catchy" whilst noting the song could bring her success in the United States.[20]
Lewis Corner of
Michael Tyson”—for referencing domestic violence calling it "extremely problematic" and noted "there’s no excuse for trying to put a 'positive spin' on violence.[24]

Commercial performance

"Your Love" made its first chart appearance on the South Korean International

Australian Singles Chart on June 21, 2014, marked her first chart appearance in over three years and her fifth song as a lead artist to enter the top 100.[26]

In the United Kingdom,

Rixton's "Me and My Broken Heart" by a margin of nearly 12,000 copies after two days of availability as reported in their mid-week chart report.[28] It ultimately debuted at number six on the chart with, becoming Scherzinger's seventh top-ten song in Britain as a solo artist.[29] Elsewhere in Europe the track performed moderately peaking at number 22 in France, number 62 in Switzerland and number 99 in Germany.[30]

Music video

Scherzinger in the music video.

The music video for "Your Love" was shot on May 19, 2014, in Malibu, California.[31] The music video was directed by Dawn Shadforth and filmed on a beach.[32] Scherzinger took to Twitter to confirm that she was filming the music video, writing: "Beautiful day on the beach! On the set of my new music video for my first single... [coming soon]," along with a short video.[31]

The video depicts Nicole singing on the beach, with beautiful scenery shown and dances taking place reminiscent of a Caribbean setting. The video ends with Scherzinger sitting wrapped in a beach towel on the sand, with fire and lighting effects in a small forest appearing bright and colorful.

Live performances

Scherzinger first performed "Your Love" on the British chat show

Café Royal. "Your Love" was performed as the opening track.[37]

Track listing

Digital download

  1. "Your Love"  – 4:05

Remixes – EP[38]

  1. "Your Love" (
    Cahill
    Radio Remix)  – 3:23
  2. "Your Love" (Cahill Club Remix)  – 5:54
  3. "Your Love" (Mike Delinquent Radio Remix)  – 3:03
  4. "Your Love" (Mike Delinquent Club Remix)  – 4:40
  5. "Your Love" (Belanger Remix)  – 5:06

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from via JB Hi-Fi.[39]

  • Josh Drucker – assistant engineer
  • Manny Dominick – percussion
  • Brian Gardner – mastering engineer
  • Jordan Lewis – assistant engineer
  • Terius "The-Dream" Nash – producer, songwriter
  • Brian Thomas – recording engineer
  • Brent Paschke – guitar
  • Nicole Scherzinger – performer
  • Bart Schoudel – producer, songwriter
  • Christopher "Tricky" Stewart – producer, songwriter
  • Bart Schoudel – producer, engineer
  • Pat Thrall – editor
  • Andrew Wuepper – mixing engineer

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Your Love"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[51] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref
Belgium May 30, 2014 Digital download
Sony
[52]
Finland
[53]
Portugal
[54]
Sweden
[55]
France June 2, 2014
[56]
Italy June 3, 2014
[57]
Canada June 6, 2014
[58]
Australia June 13, 2014
[59]
New Zealand
[60]
Germany July 11, 2014
[61]
Digital download (Remixes)
[38]
Ireland Digital download
[62]
United Kingdom July 13, 2014 RCA
[63]

See also

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