Love in the Future
Love in the Future is the fifth studio album by American singer John Legend. The album was released on August 30, 2013, by GOOD Music and Columbia Records.[1] The album, executive produced by Legend, Kanye West and Dave Tozer, features guest appearances from Kimbra, Rick Ross, Stacy Barthe and Seal.[2] The album was supported by four singles, "Who Do We Think We Are", "Made to Love", "All of Me" and "You & I (Nobody in the World)". Love in the Future received generally positive reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 68,000 copies in its first week.
Not to be confused with the song "Future Love" by English rock band Ride.Love in the Future
August 30, 2013
2011–2013
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- Dave Tozer (also exec.)
- Kanye West (also exec.)
- 88-Keys
- Ali Shaheed Muhammad
- Bink!
- Boogz
- David L. Anderson II
- Da Internz
- Darhyl Camper
- Doc McKinney
- Hit-Boy
- Jeff Bhasker
- John Legend
- Jon David Anderson
- Ken Lewis
- Malay
- Mark Williams
- Nana Kwabena
- Pharrell Williams
- Q-Tip
- The Runners
- Travi$ Scott
- The Twilite Tone
- Andrew Horowitz
Singles[edit]
The album's lead single "Who Do We Think We Are" featuring Rick Ross was released on March 25, 2013.[4] On May 6, 2013, the music video was released for the single.[5] The album's second single "Made to Love" was released on June 18, 2013,[6] and the music video was released on August 1, 2013.[7]
"All of Me" impacted American mainstream urban radio as the album's third single on August 12, 2013.[8] On October 2, 2013, its music video was released.[9] "All of Me" has since peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100,[10] becoming the highest-charting song from the album and John Legend's first number-one single of his career. "You & I (Nobody in the World)" was serviced to urban adult contemporary radio in the United States on April 29, 2014, as the fourth single.[11]
Commercial performance[edit]
Love in the Future debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 68,000 copies in the United States.[22] In its second week the album sold 30,000 more copies.[23] On May 14, 2014, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 copies in the United States.[24] It has sold 789,000 copies in the United States as of November 2016.[25]
In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 28, making it Legend's lowest-charting studio album at the time, and initially spent only one week in the top 40, dropping thirty-six places to number 64 in its second week.[26] However, the success of "All of Me" caused it to re-enter the top 40 at number 36 in the chart dated February 16, 2014. Love in the Future has so far spent twenty-six weeks in the top 40 (twenty-five of which came after the release of "All of Me") and has reached a new peak of number two, making it his highest-charting album to date and only his second album to reach the UK top ten.[26]
Accolades[edit]
In December 2013, Love in the Future was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards.[27]
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