''Love'' (stylized as ''LØVË'', using

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) is the third and final EP by American singer and songwriter

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, released on February 10, 2017 by

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. It is the first collection of songs released by Carter since 2002.

Background

On April 1, 2016, Carter released "Fool's Gold" as the first single from the EP. When speaking of the EP, Carter told Billboard:

"'The 'LøVë' album and 'Fool's Gold' era has been D.I.Y. hustle since day one. "Everything from the production, songwriting, mixing, photoshoots, music videos, packaging and distribution have been a collective involvement from a team I like to call 'Team Fool's Gold.'"

The second single, "Sooner or Later", was released in January 2017.

Reception

The EP received positive reception by music critics, with ''

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'' saying "Sooner or Later" was "no "Aaron’s Party" — it's better". El Broide wrote that

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"decided to take a

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approach with the project incorporating strong pop influences – and it works."

Track listing

All songs are written by Jon Asher,

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, Taylor Helgeson, Michel Schulz and Aaron Carter; while being produced by the latter two.

Charts

References

{{Aaron Carter 2017 EPs Aaron Carter albums Sony Music EPs