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,

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and production team

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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

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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

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. It also failed to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Critical reception

BBC Music 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, 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.

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