With Ur Love
"With Ur Love" is a song by English singer Cher Lloyd featuring vocals from American singer Mike Posner.[1] The single was released on 4 October 2011, and was written by Shellback, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin and Posner and was produced by Shellback and Martin. Musically "With Ur Love" is a mid-tempo pop song, with elements of R&B and lyrically speaks about the euphoria of being in love. The song debuted at number four in the United Kingdom, becoming Lloyd's second top ten single. It also reached the top ten in Ireland and the top twenty in Flanders and New Zealand.
This article is about the song by Cher Lloyd. For the song by Jefferson Starship, see With Your Love."With Ur Love"
28 October 2011
2011
- 3:45 (featured versions)
- 3:23 (U.S. version)
Shellback
In the United States, the song was released as a solo single, without Posner’s vocals. it was released on iTunes in the US on 28 August 2012 as a promotional single from the album. Lloyd confirmed that the song would be the next US single on Today on 30 August 2012, but her label decided to maintain the song as a promotional single to support her album and announced "Oath" as the second US single instead. In January 2013, "With Ur Love" was announced as the third single from the US release, and was released for airplay on 5 February. On 16 April 2013, a remix version of the song featuring American rapper Juicy J was released digitally and to US radio airplay.[2]
Background and release[edit]
After the mixed response and the commercial success of her lead single "Swagger Jagger", Lloyd decided to release "With Ur Love" as the album's second single.[3] Lloyd commented about the difference between the tracks: "It's very different. The two songs are miles apart. My first single showed my attitude and aggressive style, while this one is more stripped-back with me being me. It basically gives you a good insight into what the album is going to be like, so I think it was a good choice."[3] It received its first airplay on 21 September 2011. The recording has brought comparisons to Avril Lavigne, and Lloyd herself described the track as one where she, "actually get[s] to sing instead of jumping around like an idiot."[4] Both of the featured artists wrote their own verses. The US version does not feature Posner. The album liner notes of the US version of the album states that Posner did not co-write the solo version of the song. The German digital download features a different cover.[5]
Lyrics and style[edit]
"With Ur Love" is a mid-tempo[8] "bubblegum RnB" song.[9] It begins with Lloyd singing "da da da da dum dum da dum dum",[10] which according to The Guardian's Alexis Petridis "pinches its opening hook from Ann Peebles' I Can't Stand the Rain."[11] Less than a minute into the song listeners are re-introduced to the concept of "swag".[10] "I used to always think I was bulletproof/ But you got an AK and you're blowing through," Lloyd sings.[12] Lyrically, it talks about Lloyd's feeling of "being on top of the world" with her lover. "I feel like I'm on top of the world with your love," she insists in the chorus.[12] Posner sings "I don't even care if you sing my songs wrong", referring to when Lloyd forgot the words to "Cooler Than Me" at the Judges Houses. Bradley Stern of MuuMuse commented that the groove is reminiscent of Rihanna's "What's My Name" and "Rude Boy",[8] while Katherine St. Asaph of Pop Dust perceived that her vocals on the song has elements of Rihanna, intermittently daubed with shades of The Cardigans' Nina Persson.[13]
Juicy J version[edit]
A remixed version of the song featuring American rapper Juicy J was released on 16 April 2013 for digital download on the iTunes Store.[2] Juicy J is not featured in the US music video, despite the remix being sent to US radio.
Live performances[edit]
Lloyd performed the song on The X Factor on 30 October 2011, the day of its release in the United Kingdom.[20] She performed "With Ur Love" along with her first single, "Swagger Jagger", on the Ukrainian X Factor on 19 November. In August 2012 it was revealed that "With Ur Love" would serve as Lloyd's third US single. Lloyd then performed the track on 30 August on Today along with "Want U Back". Lloyd performed the single live at the 2013 Radio Disney Music Awards on 27 April.
Chart performance[edit]
On 4 November 2011, the song debuted at number five in Ireland, becoming Lloyd's second top ten single in the country. Despite being predicted to debut at number one in the United Kingdom by The Official Charts Company, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number four with first-week sales of 74,030 copies. The song sold more than her first single, "Swagger Jagger" when it debuted at number one in August 2011, selling 66,316 copies. "With Ur Love" also marks the highest-selling number-four single since Rihanna's "Only Girl (In the World)", which sold 74,248 copies in October 2010.[21] It's estimated to have sold between 300,000 and 400,000 copies in total in the UK. As a promotional single in the US, it has sold over 50,000 copies.