Love King (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Love King
| cover = Love King single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The-Dream
| album = Love King
| released = March 9, 2010 (U.S. - Rhythm/Crossover radio){{Cite web |url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |access-date=2010-03-10 |archive-date=2012-05-25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525033449/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |url-status=dead }}
March 16, 2010 (Digital Download)[https://web.archive.org/web/20241216231656/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003B7T3ZC]
| recorded = 2009
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 4:12 (Album Version)
5:02 (Explicit Single Version)
4:06 (Radio Edit)
| label = Radio Killa, Def Jam
| writer = Terius Nash, Carlos McKinney
| producer = Los Da Mystro, The-Dream
| chronology = The-Dream
| prev_title = Gangsta Luv
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Make Up Bag
| next_year = 2010
}}
Love King is a song by the American R&B artist The-Dream. It is the first single from his third studio album Love King.{{cite web |url=http://www.vibe.com/audio/all-hail-dreams-love-king-here |title=All Hail, The-Dream's "Love King" Is Here! |website=Vibe.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220183616/http://www.vibe.com/audio/all-hail-dreams-love-king-here |archive-date=2010-02-20}} The song was premiered on February 17, 2010, on Def Jam's website. It was released digitally on March 16, 2010.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110721001759/http://www.islanddefjam.com/artist/news_single.aspx?nid=6236&artistID=7288]
Music videos
The music video was shot in March 2010 with the director Lil' X in Atlanta. The video was premiered on Black Entertainment Television's 106 & Park on April 7, 2010.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} Another video for the remix with Ludacris was filmed on April 1, 2010, with the director Clifton Bell.[http://www.rap-up.com/2010/03/29/behind-the-video-the-dream-love-king/ Behind the Video: The-Dream – 'Love King'], Rap-Up. It was premiered on May 5, 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2010/05/03/sneak-peek-the-dream-f-ludacris-love-king-remix/|title=Sneak Peek: The-Dream f/ Ludacris - 'Love King (Remix)'|website=Rap-up.com|access-date=24 May 2023}}
Remix
The remix features the rapper Ludacris. It was released on May 4, 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thisisrnb.com/2010/05/music-the-dream-feat-ludacris-love-king-remix-tags/|title=Music: The-Dream feat. Ludacris - Love King (Remix) [NO TAGS]|website=Thisisrnb.com|date=4 May 2010}} The second remix features the rapper Young Jeezy.
Critical reception
Chart performance
"Love King" debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart at number 92 in the March 6, 2010, issue. It was officially sent to US radio stations on March 9, 2010. In the week following its release, it re-entered the chart at number 67, and reached its peak at number 37 the following. In the next week, due to the song gaining strong digital sales, it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 92 but fell off the chart the following week. The song later returned onto the chart at #97 but again fell off the following week.
Charts
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!align="left"|Chart (2010) !align="left"|Peak |
| align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-dream/|title=The-Dream : Billboard Hot 100|website=Billboard.com|access-date=24 May 2023}}
|align="center"|92 |
| align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
|align="center"|26 |
References
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Category:Music videos directed by Director X
Category:Songs written by The-Dream
Category:Songs written by Carlos McKinney
Category:Song recordings produced by The-Dream