Love Me Like That (R5 song) explained

Love Me Like That
Type:Promotional Single
Artist:R5
Album:Louder
Recorded:2012–13
Genre:
Label:Hollywood
Producer:

"Love Me Like That" is a song by American band R5 from their 2013 debut studio album Louder. It is the first R5 song to feature Rydel Lynch as lead vocalist.

Background

"Love Me Like That" was written by Evan “Kid” Bogart, R5, and Lindy Robbins. It was produced by Andrew Goldstein and Emanuel Kiriakou. There is no music video for the song, but the audio was published to YouTube on September 16, 2013, from the R5 Vevo account. It currently has over 200,000 views.

Critical reception

The song received generally positive reviews, with AllMusics Tim Sendra referring to the interlude as "sassy" and a "cheerleader hip-hop jammer."[1] [2] Rachel Ho of Musicale called the song, "a funky track which helps showcase the 20 year old's gargantuan vocal range."[3] On the other hand Amanda Joyce of Portrait Magazine stated that it was, "not a bad song, but a song that gets old after you listen to it a few times. It's definitely not something you can have on repeat, unlike the rest of the album."[4]

Performances

The band has performed the song on several occasions including the following:

Credits and personnel

The credits have been adapted from the liner notes of Louder.[10]

RecordingThe song was recorded in Burbank, California.
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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Tim Sendra . Louder - R5 . AllMusic . 2013-10-11.
    2. Web site: All Music Louder Review. R5. 14 April 2014.
    3. Web site: Rachel Ho . Review: Louder by R5 . Musichel . 2013-09-26 . 2013-10-11.
    4. Web site: Joyce. Amanda. R5: Louder Review. https://archive.today/20140414030649/http://www.portraitmagazine.net/reviews/albums/r5louder.html%23.U0tOb-0o7IU. dead. 14 April 2014. 14 April 2014.
    5. Web site: Love me like that-R5. 15 April 2014.
    6. Web site: Love Me Like That Live R5: Paramount in Huntington, New York. 15 April 2014.
    7. Web site: November 16, 2013 Los Angeles, CA: Club Nokia. 14 April 2014.
    8. Web site: Love Me Like That. 14 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140415105027/https://www.r5rocks.com/music/lyrics/love-me/. 15 April 2014. dead.
    9. Web site: Hardy. Freya. R5 - Love Me Like That - Louder - Indigo2 - London - March 4th 2014. 15 April 2014.
    10. Web site: R5 reveal credits for debut album ‘Louder’. 14 April 2014.