"Luv" is a song by
Canadian
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singer and rapper
Tory Lanez
Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson (born July 27, 1992), known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and convicted felon. He received initial recognition from the mixtape ''Conflicts of My Soul: The 416 Story'', rel ...
. It was released on June 9, 2016, as the second single from his debut studio album, ''
I Told You
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'' (2016). The song was produced by
Cashmere Cat
Magnus August Høiberg (born 29 November 1987), known professionally as Cashmere Cat, is a Norwegian DJ, record producer, songwriter and musician. He is best known for producing songs for artists including Kanye West, The Kid Laroi, Selena Gomez ...
and
Benny Blanco
Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also ...
. It has interpolations from "Everyone Falls in Love" by
Tanto Metro and Devonte. It received a nomination for
Best R&B Song
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at the
59th Annual Grammy Awards
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that was held in February 2017.
Music video
The
music video
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for "Luv", directed by Lanez and Zac Facts, premiered via Lanez's
Vevo
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channel on June 24, 2016.
Remix
The official remix of the song was released on October 7, 2016, and features Jamaican dancehall artist
Sean Paul
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques OD (born 9 January 1973) is a Jamaican rapper and singer who is regarded as one of dancehall's most prolific artists.
Paul's singles "Get Busy" and "Temperature" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the ...
.
Another remix was made with German rapper
Bonez MC
John Lorenz Moser (born December 23, 1985), better known by his stage name Bonez MC, is a German rapper and music producer.
Bonez is a member of the German hip hop crew 187 Strassenbande consisting of the rappers Gzuz, Maxwell, LX, Sa4 and B ...
.
Chart performance
On the week of July 16, 2016, the song debuted at number 96 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and peaked at number 19. It became Tory Lanez' first song reach the top 20 on the chart. The song spent 22 weeks on the chart.
In Canada, the song debuted at number 96 on the
Canadian Hot 100
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chart on the week of July 9, 2016. It peaked at number 28 on the chart. The song spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart. The single was eventually certified platinum by
Music Canada
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for sales of over 80,000 units in Canada.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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2016 songs
2016 singles
Tory Lanez songs
Interscope Records singles
Dancehall songs
Songs written by Benny Blanco
Song recordings produced by Benny Blanco
Song recordings produced by Cashmere Cat
Songs written by Steven "Lenky" Marsden
Songs written by Cashmere Cat
Songs written by Tory Lanez
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