Love Dealer is
Esmée Denters
Esmée Denters (born 28 September 1988) is a Dutch singer and YouTube celebrity. Denters started promoting herself as a musician online in 2006, covering songs by artists including Justin Timberlake and Natasha Bedingfield. By mid-2008 she beca ...
' third single from her debut album ''
Outta Here
''Outta Here'' is the debut studio album by Dutch pop artist and songwriter Esmée Denters. It was released on Tennman Records in May and June 2009 in Europe, and was released in the UK on 11 January 2010. Production was handled mostly and ...
''. The song was written by Denters,
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and ac ...
and production team
StarGate
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in 2009. StarGate produced the song together with Justin Timberlake, who also provided featured vocals.
On March 22, 2010, British radio station
BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1Xtra is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts black music and urban music, including hip hop and R&B and is a sister station to Radio 1. Launching at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been cod ...
confirmed that "Love Dealer" would be Esmée Denters' next single off of ''Outta Here''.
It was, however, her first official single in the US. The song was released in an attempt to help her break the US market with the help of Justin Timberlake. Due to a lack of airplay in the United Kingdom the single failed to reach the
UK Top 40
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
. It also failed to chart on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Critical reception
BBC Music
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Officially it is a part of the BBC's Radio o ...
was mixed in its review of the single: ""Love Dealer" is introduced by Timberlake in provocative fashion, but his breathily suggestive vocals dominate the mix when contrasted with Denters’ lead lines, and ultimately comprise the most memorable aspect of the experience. That’s not intended to imply the girl lacks ability, but swap her contributions with those of any number of similarly stylised singers and the overall effect is the same."
Music video
The music video, directed by
The Malloys
The Malloys is the working name of music video and film directors and brothers Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy. They have been with Superprime Films since 2010.
Videography
*"Holiday" by Vampire Weekend (2010)
*" Love Dealer" by Esmée Dente ...
, was filmed in Los Angeles on March 18, 2010.
Both Denters and Timberlake appeared in the video.
Several official previews of the video, which premiered April 28, 2010, were featured at Denters' official website.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
External links
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Vevo.com
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2009 songs
2010 singles
Esmée Denters songs
Justin Timberlake songs
Song recordings produced by Stargate (record producers)
Songs written by Justin Timberlake
Song recordings produced by Justin Timberlake
Songs written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen
Songs written by Tor Erik Hermansen
Music videos directed by The Malloys