"Love U Better" is a song written, and performed by American singer

Ty Dolla $ign Tyrone William Griffin Jr. (born April 13, 1982), known professionally as Ty Dolla Sign (stylized as Ty Dolla $ign or Ty$), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He first gained major recognition in 2010 for his feature on Ameri ...

, featuring American rapper

Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman, joining ...

and fellow American singer

The-Dream Terius Youngdell Nash (born September 20, 1977), better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His co-writing credits include songs with "Me Against the Music" (2003) for Britney Spears, " Rid ...

. It was released on July 10, 2017, as the

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from the former's second studio album, '' Beach House 3 '' (2017).

Release and composition

Ty Dolla Sign announced "Love U Better" on July 7, 2017, and shared the single's artwork on his social media accounts. The song premiered via

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's Beats 1 radio show on July 10, and was released for digital download as a single on the same day. It was sent to urban radio July 25, 2017. "Love U Better" has been described as an electro- R&B track by ''

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''. It contains a sample from 1997 song " I Can Love You" by singer

Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...

Commercial performance

"Love U Better" peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard''

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, performing modestly on radio . In New Zealand, the song reached number 49, as well as number 97 In Australia.

Music video

The

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for the song, directed by Ryan Hope, was shot in the

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and premiered via Ty Dolla Sign's

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channel on August 3, 2017. It features

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s from YG,

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Jeremih Jeremy Phillip Felton (born July 17, 1987), known professionally as Jeremih ( ), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. In 2009, he signed a record deal with Def Jam Recordings. Jeremih's commercial debut single, "Birthday Sex", ...

and

Trae tha Truth Frazier Othel Thompson III (born July 3, 1980), better known by his stage name Trae tha Truth (or simply Trae), is an American rapper and record executive from Houston, Texas. Embarking on a musical career in 1998, he soon established himself ...

. It also features Jhene Aiko and

Big Sean Sean Michael Leonard Anderson (born March 25, 1988), known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper. Anderson began his music career in 2007 and gained popularity in 2010 with his third mixtape '' Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big''. He then s ...

with

Wizkid Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), known professionally as Wizkid, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. A prominent figure in the modern-day Afrobeats music scene, Wizkid is regarded as one of the biggest and most influential Afri ...

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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