Love Me (Lil Tecca song) explained

Love Me
Type:single
Artist:Lil Tecca
Album:We Love You Tecca
Released:October 29, 2018
Length:1:57
Producer:Dystinkt Beats
Prev Title:Count Me Out
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Ransom
Next Year:2019

"Love Me" is the debut single by American rapper Lil Tecca. The track was originally released as a single on October 29, 2018,[1] before being re-released as a single on July 15, 2019, to act as a pre-release single for his debut mixtape We Love You Tecca.

Music video

The music video for the track was released on November 18, 2018, on Lil Tecca's official YouTube channel. It has racked up over 22 million views as of January 2020.[2] The video was directed by David Del Rosario.

Critical reception

Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork called the track "impressive" and a "refreshing genre-fusing track", saying that Tecca "quickly separated himself from being labeled an A Boogie clone". Daniel Spielberger of HipHopDX gave the song a more mixed review, saying that although the track was a "pleasant dancehall vibe", and that Tecca "did a good job rapping along with the groove", he said the track had some "questionable production choices", and that "the heavy Auto-Tune and bizarre helium effects didn’t bode well with the more organic, breezy beat".[3]

Commercial performance

Following the debut of Lil Tecca's mixtape We Love You Tecca debuting at number four on the Billboard 200, the song debuted at number 97 the week ending September 13, 2019.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018-2019)Peak
position
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 66
US Rolling Stone Top 100[7] 65

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Ones: Lil Tecca's "Love Me". Pitchfork.
  2. Web site: Lil Tecca - Love Me (Official Music Video). YouTube.
  3. Web site: Review: Lil Tecca's Debut "We Love You Tecca" Is Bloated & Subpar. HipHopDX.
  4. Top 100 Songs: September 13, 2019. Billboard.
  5. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 42, 2019. sv. Sverigetopplistan. May 30, 2021.
  6. Web site: Lil Tecca full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company.
  7. Top 100 Popular Songs Rolling Stone Music Charts. Rolling Stone.
  8. Web site: Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais. Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Portuguese. July 10, 2020.