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. It serves as the fourth and final single from the ''Suicide Squad'' soundtrack. The song was released on August 1, 2016 by

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and was written by Kehlani, Myron Birdsong,

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, Andrew Swanson and JMIKE, with the latter two also producing the song. Lyrically the song speaks to their desire for a gangster's love for them referring to the relationship between

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and

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in the movie from the latter's point of view. The song is also featured on the deluxe edition of ''

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''.

Music video

The music video premiered in August 2016 on Kehlani's

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account. In the video Kehlani is seen in places making multiple references to the movie. They starts lying in a room of broken glass next to the bat Harley uses in the movie, swimming in a pool of water similar to acid Harley dives into, performing aerial acrobatics on the ceiling, dancing in a club for a love interest who looks similar to the Joker with green hair, tattoos and purple clothes and finally meeting that love interest outside. This is intercut with scenes from the movie showing the relationship of Harley and the Joker.

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Lyrics of this song at Genius
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