"Love All Over Me" is a song by American singer

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. It was written by Crystal Johnson,

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for her sixth studio album '' Still Standing'' (2010), while production was helmed by Dupri, with Cox credited as co-producer of the song. Musically, "Love All Over Me" is a down-tempo R&B piece that rounds out ''Still Standing'' as another laid back, yet soulful track filled with admiration. The song was sent to

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airplay as the album's second single in the United States on May 31, 2010. Critics received the song positively. In the United States, "Love All Over Me" peaked at number 58 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, also reaching number two on the

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and the top of the

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, becoming the album's second chart topper after lead single " Everything to Me" (2010). The song's accompanying music video, directed by Chris Robinson, features Monica pursuing her

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in marriage.

Chart performance

The song debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart at number 94, and then peaked at number 58 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song charted at number two on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart. The song also hit number one on the Urban Adult Contemporary Mediabase.

Music video

The Chris Robinson directed music video for "Love All Over Me" premiered on July 15, 2010 on

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. The plot of the video is Monica choosing between marrying her old love played by rapper Maino and her new love played by

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. After the premiere of the video, fans could vote who Monica would pick as her love interest, resulting in the viewer's choice video being premiered July 23, 2010 on

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Release history

References

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