In the Name of Love (Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha song) explained

In the Name of Love
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Artist:Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha
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"In the Name of Love" is a song recorded by Dutch DJ and record producer Martin Garrix and American singer Bebe Rexha. The song was produced by Garrix, Matt Rad, Steve James and Simon Says.[1] It was released on iTunes and streaming services after he premiered the song at Ultra Music Festival 2016. A remix EP was released on 11 November 2016, consisting of three remixes featuring DallasK, The Him and Snavs.[2]

Background and composition

"In the Name of Love" is a future bass song, which contains "a combination of piano, bass, and guitar strums strums [which] provide percussion throughout demure verses".[3]

Garrix and Rexha used FaceTime when she was recording the song as he was not in the studio initially. The two later gathered together to finish it.[4]

Garrix debuted the song by playing it on his set in March 2016 at the Ultra Music Festival 2016. He announced the release of the song on 24 July 2016 via his social media accounts and a Tomorrowland 2016 interview.[5] In an interview, he said the "album is finished" and this song would appear as the first single from his upcoming album on which he said he was working.[6] It was the first track released since his deal with Sony Music which would also be distributed by the latter.[7]

When asked why he chose Bebe Rexha for the collaboration, Garrix said, "First of all, I love to hear her voice. I met her earlier this year in LA. She played me some of her demos and just straight away after the first song, I fell in love with her voice because it's so unique it's so different. The team and I were brainstorming and then Bebe ended up doing it, with a lot of sending back and forth, lots of shaping and polishing the song and then we finally came up with the version how the world knows it right now."[8]

Critical reception

Kat Bein of Billboard wrote that the song shows Garrix's artistic growth, "[it's] a far cry from the hard-hitting, stomp-ready beat of his breakthrough", and called the song "a charming track, as delicate as it is clean. It's Garrix sharing his softer side."[3] Idolator's Rachel Sonis felt the song sounded "like the summer anthem we’ve been waiting for all along".[9]

Music video

The official music video was released on Apple Music[10] on 9 August 2016 and on YouTube[11] on 23 August 2016. It was directed by Emil Nava.[12] The video opens with Rexha wearing a red dress and red pvc thigh high boots by a swimming pool on a springboard outside a mansion, surrounded by rushes of smoke, storm clouds and water explosions just after Garrix comes into the scene by walking towards a springboard standing just few feet away from her. He holds Rexha as they sink beneath the surface of water.[13] The video has over 700 million views as of July 2022.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–2017)Peak
position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[14] 13
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[15] 14
France Airplay (SNEP)[16] 6
Germany Dance (Official German Charts)[17] 4
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[18] 10
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[19] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Dance Top 30)[20] 3
Mexico (Billboard Mexico Airplay)[21] 1
Slovenia (SloTop50)[22] 34
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[24] 93
Australia (ARIA)[25] 65
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[26] 47
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[27] 58
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[28] 77
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[29] 81
Denmark (Tracklisten)[30] 68
France (SNEP)[31] 88
Germany (Official German Charts)[32] 60
Italy (FIMI)[33] 55
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[34] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[35] 28
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] 80
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 68
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 69
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[39] 60
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[40] 15
Chart (2017)Position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[41] 82
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[42] 85
Italy (FIMI)[43] 99
Portugal Streaming (AFP)[44] 96
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[45] 15

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha – In The Name of Love . discogs. 27 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Martin Garrix's 'In The Name of Love' Gets Remix Ep. McCallum. Rob. 14 November 2016. DJ Magazine. 26 December 2016.
    - News: Martin Garrix's "In The Name of Love" Gets A Remix Package. Jones. Connor. 11 November 2016. We Got This Covered. 16 December 2016.
  3. Listen to nazibul's New Single 'In The Name of nazibul'. 29 July 2016. Billboard. Bein. Kat . 6 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Watch Martin Garrix Talk His Collaboration with Bebe Rexha at Lollapalooza. Fuse. 11 August 2016. 30 July 2016.
  5. Web site: Martin Garrix's "In The Name of Love" Ft. Bebe Rexha Is Finally Out. 28 July 2016. 29 July 2016.

  6. - Web site: Martin Garrix Confirms His New Song 'In The Name of Love' Will Drop THIS Friday!. 29 July 2016.
  7. Martin Garrix Signs Worldwide Contract With Sony Music International. Billboard. 29 July 2016.
  8. News: Martin Garrix Is Finally A Top 40 Hitmaker: An Interview. McIntyre. Hugh. Forbes. 1 November 2016.
  9. Web site: Sonis. Rachel. Bebe Rexha And Martin Garrix Team Up On 'In The Name of Love': Listen. Idolator. 11 August 2016. 29 July 2016.
  10. Web site: In the Name of nazibul" on Apple Music. 9 August 2016 . iTunes Store. 10 August 2016.
  11. Web site: In the Name of nazibul Official Video . YouTube. 23 August 2016.
  12. Web site: Martin Garrix Releases Video for "In the Name of Love Feat. Bebe Rexha" - Out Today on Apple Music!.
  13. Web site: WATCH: Martin Garrix Makes Out With Bebe Rexha In Video For His New Smash Single. Rubinstein. Peter. 10 August 2016. Your EDM. 10 August 2016.
  14. Web site: Top 20 Argentina – Del 23 al 29 de Enero, 2017. Monitor Latino. 1 May 2017. es. 23 January 2017.
  15. Web site: Monitor Latino – Top 20 General – República Dominicana – Del 24 al 30 April 2017. charts.monitorlatino.com. es. 30 April 2017. 2 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810212803/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/RD/General/20170424. 10 August 2017.
  16. Web site: Top de la semaine. October 20, 2016.
  17. Web site: Offiziellecharts.de – Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha – In the Name of Love. GfK Entertainment Charts. 28 September 2016.
  18. Web site: Latvijas Top 40. Latvijas Radio. 11 September 2016. 11 September 2016.
  19. Web site: The Official Lebanese Top 20 – Martin Garrix. The Official Lebanese Top 20. 30 October 2016. 1 November 2016.
  20. Web site: Martin Garrix feat. Bebe Rexha – In the Name of Love. dutchcharts.nl . Hung Medien . 6 July 2017 . nl.
  21. Mexico Ingles Airplay. 22 October 2016. 11 October 2016. Billboard. subscription .
  22. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 28 August 2018. 13 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180613111448/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2016&week=45. dead.
  23. Web site: Top Singles (Current week) - Elportaldemusica.es: New Releases and Official Music Sales Charts in Spain . 28 July 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150830123002/http://www.elportaldemusica.es/canciones.php . 30 August 2015 .
  24. Web site: Top 100 Anual 2016. 21 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170822000556/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top100/anual/Argentina/General. 22 August 2017. Monitor Latino.
  25. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016. Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 January 2017.
  26. Web site: Ö3 Austria Top 40 – Single-Charts 2016 . oe3.orf.at . 29 December 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161228174302/http://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/2749413/ . 28 December 2016 .
  27. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2016. Hung Medien. 29 December 2016.
  28. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2016. Hung Medien. 29 December 2016.
  29. Canadian Hot 100 Year End 2016. Billboard. 9 December 2016.
  30. Web site: Track Top-100, 2016 . Hitlisten.NU . 31 December 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161230012931/http://www.hitlisten.nu/top2016.asp?list=Track%20100 . 30 December 2016 .
  31. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2016. SNEP. fr. 30 July 2020.
  32. Web site: Top 100 Jahrescharts 2016. de . . viva.tv . 1 January 2017.
  33. Web site: Classifiche 'Top of the Music' 2016 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digitali . it . . 23 February 2017 . Click on Scarica allegato to download the zipped file containing the year-end chart PDF documents . 10 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170110154925/http://www.fimi.it/news/top-of-the-music-fimi-gfk-2016-le-uniche-classifiche-annuali-complete . dead .
  34. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2016. Dutch Top 40. 6 November 2019.
  35. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2016. Hung Medien. 25 December 2016.
  36. Web site: Top 100 Songs Annual 2016. Productores de Música de España. es. 9 May 2022.
  37. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 2016. sv. Sverigetopplistan. 6 November 2019.
  38. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2016 – hitparade.ch . Hung Medien . 2 January 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170106174130/http://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade . 6 January 2017 .
  39. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2016. Official Charts Company. 31 December 2016.
  40. Hot Dance/Electronic Songs : Year End 2016. Billboard. 12 December 2017.
  41. Web site: Top 100 Anual Argentina. 10 December 2017. Monitor Latino.
  42. Web site: Stream Top 100 – 2017. 17 February 2018. Mahasz.
  43. Web site: Classifiche annuali dei dischi più venduti e dei singoli più scaricati nel 2017. FIMI. it. 9 January 2018. Click on "Scarica allegato" and open the "Classifica annuale 2017 Singoli digital" file. https://web.archive.org/web/20180108233439/http://www.fimi.it/news/top-of-the-music-2017-lalbum-piu-venduto-in-italia-e-divide-%c3%b7-di-ed-sheeran. 8 January 2018. dead.
  44. Web site: Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 100 Streaming 2017. Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. pt. 16 August 2020.
  45. Hot Dance/Electronic Songs : Year End 2017. Billboard. 12 December 2017.

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