Love Dealer

{{Infobox song

| name = Love Dealer

| cover = Love Dealer cover.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Esmée Denters featuring Justin Timberlake

| album = Outta Here

| released = 4 May 2010

| recorded = 2009

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Dance-pop

| length = 3:45

| label = Interscope

| writer = {{hlist|Esmée Denters|Justin Timberlake|Mikkel S. Eriksen|Tor Erik Hermansen}}

| producer = {{hlist|Justin Timberlake|StarGate}}

| chronology = Esmée Denters

| prev_title = Until You Were Gone

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = Life Without You

| next_year = 2010

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Justin Timberlake

| type = singles

| prev_title = Carry Out

| prev_year = 2009

| title = Love Dealer

| year = 2010

| next_title = Winner

| next_year = 2010

}}

Love Dealer is Esmée Denters' third single from her debut album Outta Here. The song was written by Denters, Justin Timberlake and production team StarGate in 2009. StarGate produced the song together with Justin Timberlake, who also provided featured vocals.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Esm%C3%A9e-Denters-Outta-Here/release/1870856|title=Esmée Denters - Outta Here|publisher=}} On 22 March 2010, British radio station BBC Radio 1Xtra confirmed that "Love Dealer" would be Esmée Denters' next single off of Outta Here.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007gw82|title=Max - BBC Radio 1Xtra|publisher=}} It was, however, her first official single in the US. The song was released in an attempt to help her break the US market with the help of Justin Timberlake. Due to a lack of airplay in the United Kingdom the single failed to reach the UK Top 40. It also failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

Critical reception

BBC Music was mixed in its review of the single: ""Love Dealer" is introduced by Timberlake in provocative fashion, but his breathily suggestive vocals dominate the mix when contrasted with Denters’ lead lines, and ultimately comprise the most memorable aspect of the experience. That's not intended to imply the girl lacks ability, but swap her contributions with those of any number of similarly stylised singers and the overall effect is the same."{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/z4hf|title=BBC - Music - Review of Esmée Denters - Outta Here|first=Mike|last=Diver|publisher=}}

Music video

The music video, directed by The Malloys, was filmed in Los Angeles on March 18, 2010.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/esmeeworld/status/10642792272|title=Esmée Denters on Twitter|publisher=}} Both Denters and Timberlake appeared in the video.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/jtimberlake/status/10696886407|title=Esmée Denters on Twitter|publisher=}} Several official previews of the video, which premiered April 28, 2010, were featured at Denters' official website.{{cite web|url=http://www.esmeeworld.com/lovedealer|title="Love Dealer"|website=Esmée Denters|publisher=Tennman Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122195619/http://esmeeworld.com/lovedealer|archive-date=2010-11-22|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-12-19}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

Chart (2010) !Peak position
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{{single chart\|Flanders Tip\|3\|artist=Esmée Denters feat. Justin Timberlake\|song=Love Dealer}}
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|12\|year=2010\|week=27\|artist=Esmée Denters feat. Justin Timberlake\|song=Love Dealer}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|32\|artist=Esmée Denters feat. Justin Timberlake\|song=Love Dealer}}
{{single chart\|UKsinglesbyname\|68\|artist=Esmee Denters\|song=Love Dealer\|artistid=23518}}
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard){{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=esmée denters\|chart=all}} \|align="center"\| 9

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable"
Chart (2010) !Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2010\|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2010\|publisher=Dutch Top 40\|accessdate=April 7, 2020}} \|align="center"\|80

class="wikitable"

Chart (2010)

!Position

Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2010|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2010|publisher=Dutch Top 40|accessdate=April 7, 2020}}

|align="center"|80

Release history

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Region !Date !Format !Label
rowspan="2"\|United States \|May 4, 2010{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003IZAZM2\|title=Love Dealer\|publisher=\|via=Amazon}} \|Digital download \|rowspan="2"\|Interscope
May 25, 2010[https://archive.today/20120712194021/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=05/25/2010&Format=1] \|Mainstream radio
rowspan="1"\|United Kingdom \|July 11, 2010 \|Digital download \|rowspan="1"\|Polydor

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Region

!Date

!Format

!Label

rowspan="2"|United States

|May 4, 2010{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003IZAZM2|title=Love Dealer|publisher=|via=Amazon}}

|Digital download

|rowspan="2"|Interscope

May 25, 2010[https://archive.today/20120712194021/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=05/25/2010&Format=1]

|Mainstream radio

rowspan="1"|United Kingdom