"Love Galore" is a song by American singer
SZA, featuring vocals from American rapper and singer
Travis Scott. It was released through
Top Dawg Entertainment
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and
RCA Records
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as the second single from SZA's debut studio album, ''
Ctrl
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'', on April 28, 2017. SZA and Scott wrote the song alongside TDE President
Punch
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* Punch (combat), a strike made using the hand closed into a fist
* Punch (drink), a wide assortment of drinks, non-alcoholic or alcoholic, generally containing fruit or fruit juice
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, and with producers Scum, Lang, and ThankGod4Cody. "Love Galore" received widespread acclaim from music critics and a Grammy nomination at the
60th Annual Grammy Awards
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for
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
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. An alternate version of the song was included on the deluxe edition of ''Ctrl'', released on the five-year anniversary of the album's release on June 9, 2022, which features an additional verse from SZA that replaces Scott's verse.
Background and release
SZA premiered "Love Galore" during a performance on ''
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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'' in January 2017. The studio version of the song premiered via SZA's
SoundCloud
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account on April 27, 2017, and the next day it was released for
digital download on
iTunes
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as a single. It is the second single from SZA's album, ''
Ctrl
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'', which was released on June 9, 2017.
While talking about Travis Scott in an interview with
Genius
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, SZA said;
"I’m definitely a huge fan of Travis. I think he merges that super-fine line between melody and syncopation and pocket. And I love his pockets, and I love his note choice. He’s just gnarly. He’s perfect."
Live performances
To further promote the single following increased airplay on rhythmic and urban radio, SZA performed the song at ''
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
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'' on July 20, 2017.
She also performed the song at the
2017 BET Awards and on ''
Saturday Night Live
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''.
Music video
The
music video
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for the song, directed by Nabil, premiered on April 27, 2017.
It was uploaded to SZA's
Vevo
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channel on April 28, 2017.
Personnel
Credits adapted from
Tidal
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* ''Tidal'' (album), a 1996 album by Fiona Apple
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* Tidal (servic ...
.
*
SZA – vocals, songwriting
*
Travis Scott – vocals, songwriting
* Carter Lang – production, songwriting
* ThankGod4Cody – production, songwriting
*
Terrence Henderson – songwriting
* Chris Classick – engineering
* Tristan Bott – assistant engineering
* Derek "MixedByAli" Ali – mixing
* Blake Harden – recording
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2017 singles
2017 songs
SZA songs
Travis Scott songs
Songs written by Travis Scott
Songs written by SZA
Top Dawg Entertainment singles
RCA Records singles