Outside of Love

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{{Infobox song

| name = Outside of Love

| type = single

| cover = Becky Hill - Outside of Love.png

| alt =

| artist = Becky Hill

| album = Believe Me Now?

| released = {{Start date|2024|03|28|df=y}}

| genre =

| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=55}}

| label = Polydor

| composer =

| producer = Parisi

| chronology = Becky Hill

| prev_title = Never Be Alone

| prev_year = 2024

| year = 2024

| next_title = Right Here

| next_year = 2024

}}

"Outside of Love" is a song by English singer-songwriter Becky Hill, released on 28 March 2024, through Polydor Records as the fourth single from her second studio album, Believe Me Now? (2024). It was written by Hill, Giampaolo Parisi, Marco Parisi, Charlotte Haining and Mike Kintish, and produced by PARISI.{{Citation |title=Outside Of Love by Becky Hill on Apple Music |date=2024-03-28 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/song/outside-of-love/1731891729 |access-date=2024-04-05 |language=en-US}}

Composition

In an interview with Emma Wilkes for NME, Hill said about the track: "I really hope people connect to this frustrated and isolated love song and still feel like they wanna dance their way through the shared sadness".{{Cite web |last=Wilkes |first=Emma |date=2024-03-30 |title=Listen to Becky Hill's "big, anthemic" new single 'Outside Of Love' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-becky-hills-big-anthemic-new-single-outside-of-love-3611361 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

Promotion

An accompanying music video was released alongside the song the same day, 28 March 2024.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgF8B0rF438 |title=Becky Hill - Outside Of Love (Official Video) |language=en |access-date=2024-04-05 |via=www.youtube.com}} The music video was directed by Michael Holyk, an often collaborator of Hill. The music video was filmed in Slovenia. A rave edit of the track was also made available the same day.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg1fjNJlhQ8 |title=Becky Hill - Outside Of Love (Rave Edit / Visualiser) |language=en |access-date=2024-04-05 |via=YouTube}}

Critical reception

"Outside of Love" was met with positive reviews by music critics. Dom Vigil of Prelude Press praised the track stating that the song: "sees Becky at her best: dancefloor-igniting electronica inspired by her underground roots, infused with an arena-filling infectiousness".{{Cite web |last=Vigil |first=Dom |date=2024-03-28 |title=Becky Hill Outside Of Love |url=https://preludepress.com/news/2024/03/28/becky-hill-outside-of-love/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Prelude Press |language=en-US}} Emma Wilkes of NME dubbed the song as a "big, anthemic" track. Likewise, Liam Cattermole of Notion also described the track as "anthemic" and praised Hill's "powerhouse vocals".{{Cite web |last=Cattermole |first=Liam |date=2024-04-02 |title=Notion Now: Beyoncé, Camila Cabello, Lancey Foux |url=https://notion.online/notion-now-beyonce-camila-cabello-lancey-foux/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Notion |language=en-GB}}

Personnel

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  • Becky Hill – vocals, songwriter
  • Giampaolo Parisi – producer, songwriter, keyboards, synthesiser, drums, bass, sound effects, piano, percussion
  • Marco Parisi – producer, songwriter, keyboards, synthesiser, drums, bass, sound effects, piano, percussion
  • Charlotte Haining – songwriter
  • Mike Kintish – songwriter
  • Chris Wheeler – string arranger, performer
  • Mark Ralph – additional producer, mixing engineer, programming, synthesiser
  • Ryan Ashley – performer, vocal producer
  • Josh Green – engineer
  • Gemma Chester – assistant recording engineer
  • Matt Colton – mastering engineer
  • The Heritage Orchestra – strings
  • Tim Lowe – cello
  • Jonny Byers – cello
  • Nerys Richards – cello
  • Meghan Cassidy – viola
  • Rachel Robson – viola
  • Sarah Chapman – viola
  • Millie Ashton – violin
  • Paddy Roberts – violin
  • Charis Jenson – violin
  • Ciaran McCabe – violin
  • Martyn Jackson – violin
  • Nicky Sweeney – violin
  • Michael Jones – violin
  • Emma Parker – violin
  • Žanete Uskane – violin

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Outside of Love"

! scope="col"| Chart (2024{{ndash}}2025)

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position

scope="row"| Belarus Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/by/weekly/20241011-20241017|title=Top Radio Hits Belarus Weekly Chart: Oct 17, 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=October 18, 2024}}

| 75

{{single chart|Czech Republic|13|year=2024|week=28|rowheader=true|access-date=18 July 2024}}
scope="row"| Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/kz/weekly/20250404-20250410|title=Top Radio Hits Kazakhstan Weekly Chart: Apr 10, 2025|publisher=TopHit|access-date=April 12, 2025}}

| 85

scope="row"| Latvia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lv/weekly/20241011-20241017|title=Top Radio Hits Latvia Weekly Chart: Oct 17, 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=October 18, 2024}}

| 3

scope="row"| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lt/weekly/20240419-20240425|title=Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Apr 25, 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=19 September 2024}}

| 32

{{single chart|Dutch40|31|year=2024|week=18|rowheader=true|access-date=4 May 2024}}
scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-04-05|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=8 April 2024|access-date=12 July 2024}}

| 38

scope="row"| Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/weekly/20241004-20241010|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Oct 10, 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=17 October 2024}}

| 88

{{single chart|UK|54|date=20240503|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2024}}
{{single chart|UKdance|18|date=20240503|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2024}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceairplay|4|artist=Becky Hill|rowheader=true|access-date=29 August 2024}}

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=Monthly charts=

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|+ Monthly chart performance for "Outside of Love"

! scope="col"| Chart (2024)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Belarus Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/by/monthly/202410|title=Top Radio Hits Belarus Monthly Chart: October 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=1 November 2024}}

| 93

scope="row"| Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100){{cite web|url=https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/2?weekId=2915|title=CZ – RADIO – TOP 100: Měsíc 7/2024|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|access-date=29 September 2024|lang=cs}}

| 17

scope="row"| Latvia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lv/monthly/202410|title=Top Radio Hits Latvia Monthly Chart: October 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=1 November 2024}}

| 3

scope="row"| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lt/monthly/202404|title=Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: April 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=19 September 2024}}

| 45

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Release history

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| 28 March 2024

| {{hlist|Digital Download|streaming}}

| Polydor

| style="text-align:center" | {{Citation |title=Outside Of Love - Single by Becky Hill on Apple Music |date=2024-03-28 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/outside-of-love-single/1738688121 |access-date=2024-04-05 |language=en-US}}

References