"Love Me More"
Single by Sam Smith
from the album Gloria
Released28 April 2022 (2022-04-28)
Length3:23 (album version)
3:10 (single)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sam Smith singles chronology
"You Will Be Found"
(2021) 		"Love Me More"
(2022) 		"Unholy"
(2022)
Music video
"Love Me More" on YouTube

"Love Me More" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sam Smith, released as a single on 28 April 2022 through Capitol Records. It is included on Smith's fourth studio album, Gloria (2023).[1] Written and produced by Smith, Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Hermansen of Stargate and Jimmy Napes, the song was announced on 20 April 2022.[2]

Reception

Tomás Mier of Rolling Stone described the song as a "melancholic track" that "turns into a self-empowering anthem".[1] Rania Aniftos of Billboard called the song "empowering" and felt that Smith's "honeyed vocals ring through the pensive chorus".[3]

Music video

The music video was released on 28 April 2022, and includes a montage of footage of Smith as a child through to the beginning of their career, as well as Smith dancing at a party with their friends.[1] The video also contains an homage to the video for Smith's breakthrough song "Stay with Me", with Smith walking down stairs as they did in the video for "Stay with Me".[1]

Track listing

Digital download / streaming[4]

  1. "Love Me More" – 3:10

Digital download / streaming (Acoustic)[5]

  1. "Love Me More" (Acoustic) – 3:22

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27] Gold 35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Love Me More"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 28 April 2022
Original Capitol [4]
Italy 29 April 2022 Contemporary hit radio Universal [28]
United States 2 May 2022 Adult contemporary radio Capitol [29]
3 May 2022 Contemporary hit radio [30]
Various 20 May 2022
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Acoustic [5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mier, Tomás (28 April 2022). "Sam Smith Learns to 'Love Me More' on Self-Worth Anthem". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ Skinner, Tom (21 April 2022). "Sam Smith announces brand new single 'Love Me More'". NME. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  3. ^ Aniftos, Rania (28 April 2022). "Sam Smith Unveils Introspective New Single 'Love Me More': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Love Me More - Single by Sam Smith". 28 April 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via Apple Music.
  5. ^ a b "Love Me More (Acoustic) - Single by Sam Smith". 20 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via Apple Music.
  6. ^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Plötutíðindi" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Sam Smith". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of May 18, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  14. ^ "The Official Lebanese Top 20 - Sam Smith". The Official Lebanese Top 20. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  15. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100 Week 18-2022". The Official South African Charts. Recording Industry of South Africa. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Download Chart – Week 18 of 2022". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 18". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  22. ^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  23. ^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  24. ^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  25. ^ "Adult Pop Airplay Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  26. ^ "Pop Airplay Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  27. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  28. ^ Seminara, Emanuela Ali. "Sam Smith "Love me more" (Radio Date: 29/04/2022)". Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  29. ^ "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". AllAccess. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  30. ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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