"Love Me" is a song by American rapper

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featuring Canadian rapper

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and fellow American rapper Future from the former's tenth studio album ''

I Am Not a Human Being II ''I Am Not a Human Being II'' is the tenth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on March 26, 2013, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records.Recording sessions took place during 2006 to 2012, wi ...

'' (2013). Written by the artists alongside producers Mike WiLL Made It and A+, it was released on January 18, 2013 by

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, and Republic Records as the second single from the album. It also appeared for free download on the

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mixtape ''Rich Gang: Allstars''. The song became a top ten hit, peaking at number nine on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and becoming Lil Wayne's 18th top ten single on that chart. It also became Future's first top 10 hit and most successful single until " Mask Off," which peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in May, 2017.

Background

The song leaked online in late December 2012, after Cash Money’s DJ E-Feezy premiered ''I Am Not a Human Being II''s lead single on December 29, 2012. The artwork for the single was made by

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's creative content company, DONDA. On January 30, 2013, an animated version of the cover was released. On December 23, 2013, Mike WiLL Made It released his mixtape, #MikeWillBeenTrill, which featured the original version of "Love Me" with only Future and Drake, with two verses by Future.

Music video

The music video was directed by

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and shot on January 30, 2013, in Los Angeles. The teaser trailer was released on February 12, 2013. The music video premiered on February 14, 2013, on

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. It currently has over 441 million views on YouTube.

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