Tough Love (Jessie Ware song)

"Tough Love"
Single by Jessie Ware
from the album Tough Love
Released	23 June 2014
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2013
Length	3:29
Label	Island
Writer(s)	Jessie Ware Benjamin Levin Benjamin Ash
Producer(s)	BenZel
Jessie Ware singles chronology
"Imagine It Was Us" (2013) "Tough Love" (2014) "Say You Love Me" (2014)

"Tough Love" is a song by British recording artist Jessie Ware from her second studio album, Tough Love (2014). It was written by Ware, Benny Blanco, and Benjamin Ash and produced by the latter under the production pseudonym BenZel.The song was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 12 April 2014 as the lead single from the album. It peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Ware's first domestic top 40 entry. Critically acclaimed, "Tough Love" was included on Pitchfork's list of the 100 best songs of 2014.^[1]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Tough Love" was directed by BRTHR. It was first released onto YouTube on 9 July 2014 at a total length of three minutes and thirty seconds.^[2]

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tough Love"	3:29

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3]	19
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[4]	37
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5]	34

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	23 June 2014[6]	Digital download	Island Records

References

1. "The Best 100 Tracks of 2014". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
2. Jessie Ware - Tough Love - YouTube
3. "Ultratop.be – Jessie Ware – Tough Love" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
4. "Archive Chart: 2014-08-16". Scottish Singles Top 40.
5. "Archive Chart: 2014-08-16" UK Singles Chart.
6. iTunes - Music - Tough Love - Single by Jessie Ware