Love Me or Hate Me

"Love Me or Hate Me" is the sixth single from UK grime artist Lady Sovereign and the fourth from her debut album Public Warning. The single was confirmed for release by her official website and was released in October 2006.^[1]^[2] The song was produced by Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald. The video features Lady Sovereign appearing in Tetris-style blocks, and acting out certain lyrics of the song.

The song became the first song by a British rap artist to ever reach number 1 on MTV's TRL, as well as being heard in a TV spot for Verizon Wireless. In addition, it peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it Lady Sovereign's first single to chart in the U.S. In 2007, the song debuted at number 48 in UK Singles Chart, later peaking at number 26, becoming her highest charting solo hit to date within the UK. Blender ranked it as the 32nd best song of 2006.^[3] The remix features Missy Elliott.

The song has sold over 750,000 copies in the US.^[4] The song has been featured as the theme song for the Oxygen Channel's reality show The Bad Girls Club. It can also be heard in the video game Need for Speed: Carbon, and in an episode of the ABC TV series Ugly Betty. It was also featured on the season 4 episode "The Metamorphis" of the teen drama series The O.C..

Commercial performance

"Love Me or Hate Me" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of October 28, 2006 at number 81.^[5] Three weeks later, it peaked at number 45 the week of November 18, 2006. It stayed on the chart for nine weeks.^[6]

Music video

Parts of the music video have a Tetris theme.

Directed by Brian Beltric (who previously directed videos for the Black Eyed Peas),^[7] the video features Lady Sovereign in London acting out certain parts of the song's lyrics. Intercut are scenes of Lady Sovereign appearing and disappearing in Tetris-style blocks.

Formats and track listing

UK CD single^[8]

1. "Love Me or Hate Me" (album version) – 3:29
2. "Love Me or Hate Me" (Remix featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:40
3. "Love Me or Hate Me" (Jason Nevins Remix) – 3:29

UK 12" single^[9]

A1. "Love Me or Hate Me" (Original) – 3:29
A2. "Love Me or Hate Me" (Remix featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:40
B1. "Love Me or Hate Me" (Jason Nevins Remix) – 3:29
B2. "Love Me or Hate Me" (Instrumental) – 3:30

US CD single^[10]

1. "Love Me or Hate Me (F**k You!!!!)" (Clean) – 3:32
2. "Love Me or Hate Me (F**k You!!!!)" (Main) – 3:32
3. "Love Me or Hate Me (F**k You!!!!)" (Instrumental) – 3:33
4. "Love Me or Hate Me (F**k You!!!!)" (A Cappella) – 3:29

Germany CD single^[11]

1. "Love Me or Hate Me (Fuck You!!!)" (Clean) – 3:30
2. "Love Me or Hate Me (Fuck You!!!)" (Remix featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:40
3. "Love Me or Hate Me" (video) – 2:47

Charts

Chart (2006–2007)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[12]	48
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)^[13]	50
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[14]	24
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[15]	10
Germany (Official German Charts)^[16]	65
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[17]	88
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[18]	26
US Billboard Hot 100^[19]	45
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[20]	1

References

↑ BBC - Radio 1 - Playlist
↑ Music News - The latest music news and gossip from Yahoo! Music UK & Ireland
↑ 100 Greatest Songs of 2006: 50-26 Article on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More
↑ http://www.marbecks.co.nz/detail/index.lsd?catalogID=478333 Marbecks
↑ Hope, Clover (October 19, 2006). "Ludacris Leapfrogs Timberlake To Overtake Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
↑ "Lady Sovereign - Love Me Or Hate Me (F**k You!!!!)". aCharts.us. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
↑ "Brian Beltric". mvdbase.com. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
↑ "Lady Sovereign - Love Me Or Hate Me (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
↑ "Lady Sovereign - Love Me Or Hate Me (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
↑ "Lady Sovereign - Love Me Or Hate Me (Fuck You!!!!) (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
↑ "Lady Sovereign - Love Me Or Hate Me (F**k You!!!) (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
↑ "Australian-charts.com – Lady Sovereign – Love Me or Hate Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200714 into search.
↑ "Lady Sovereign – Love Me or Hate Me Hitlisten.nu" (in Danish). Tracklisten.
↑ "Lady Sovereign: Love Me or Hate Me" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
↑ "Musicline.de – Lady Sovereign Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200708 into search.
↑ "Lady Sovereign: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
↑ "Lady Sovereign – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Lady Sovereign.
↑ "Lady Sovereign – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Lady Sovereign.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Lady Sovereign

Studio albums	Public Warning Jigsaw

EPs	Vertically Challenged Blah Blah Size Don't Matter!

Singles	"Ch Ching (Cheque 1 2)" "Random" "9 to 5" "Hoodie" "Nine2Five" "Love Me or Hate Me" "Those Were the Days" "I Got You Dancing" "So Human"

Related articles	"Celebrity Big Brother 7"

Book

Missy Elliott singles

Discography Production discography Awards and nominations

Supa Dupa Fly	"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" "Sock It 2 Me" "Beep Me 911" "Hit Em wit da Hee"

Da Real World	"She's a Bitch" "All n My Grill" "Hot Boyz"

Miss E… So Addictive	"Get Ur Freak On" "Lick Shots" "One Minute Man" "Take Away" "4 My People"

Under Construction	"Work It" "Gossip Folks" "Back in the Day"

This Is Not a Test!	"Pass That Dutch" "I'm Really Hot"

The Cookbook	"Lose Control" "Teary Eyed" "We Run This"

Other singles	"Fighting Temptation" "Ching-a-Ling" "Shake Your Pom Pom" "WTF (Where They From)"

Featured singles	"That's What Little Girls Are Made Of" "Brand New" "Ooh, Ooh Baby" "The Things That You Do (Bad Boy Remix)" "Steelo" "Do Thangz (Main Pass Remix)" "You Don't Have to Worry (Remix)" "Cold Rock a Party" "Can We" "Not Tonight (Remix)" "Up Jumps Da Boogie" "What About Us?" "Make It Hot" "5 Minutes" "Trippin'" "I Want You Back" "Here We Come" "I Like Control" "Ya Di Ya" "Take That" "Is That Yo Chick" "Son of a Gun" "Bootylicious (Rockwilder Remix)" "Oops (Oh My)" "The Knoc" "Burnin' Up (Remix)" "Crew Deep" "Honk Your Horn" "Cop That Shit" "Party to Damascus" "Tush" "Turn da Lights Off" "1, 2 Step" "Car Wash" "Touch It (Remix)" "Love Me or Hate Me (Remix)" "Let It Go" "Do It (Remix)" "Bad Girl" "Need U Bad" "Whatcha Think About That" "Let's Just Do It" "Work" "Fakin' It" "Get Involved" "Nobody's Perfect" "Bad Girls (N.A.R.S & Switch Remixes)" "How Ya Doin'?" "Without Me" "Niliria" "I Deserve It"

Promotional singles	"Best, Best" "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) (Remix)" "9th Inning" "Triple Threat" "Burnitup!"

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