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. It is the first single from their second album '' The Strange Case Of...'', released April 10, 2012. It is also part of the ''

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'' soundtrack.

Background

The band members have stated that "Love Bites" was influenced by their cover of

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. Lzzy Hale also mentioned on an episode of

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were influences for the song.

Reception

The song elicited a positive reaction from music critics. Gregory Heaney, in his

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review of the song's parent album, praised vocalist

Lzzy Hale Elizabeth Mae "Lzzy" Hale (born October 10, 1983) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of hard rock band Halestorm, which she co-founded with her brother Arejay Hale in 1997. Career Hale began writing and ...

's vocal performance, commenting that they were "adding the right amount of snarl and grit;" he also called the song "aggressive." Steve Beebee, of

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, was also positive toward the song, stating that the song "is as storming an opener as anyone could wish for," also feeling that Hale "flex(es) her remarkable vocal muscles" on the song. Live Metal's Greg Maki called the song an "all-out metallic assault." An album review by

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commented that the song "is the perfect representation of Halestorm and a great showcase of frontwoman Lzzy Hale’s voice and badass wit." Japanese all-female metal band Lovebites derived their name from the song.

Accolades

At the

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s, the song received the award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance.

Music video

A music video for the song, directed by Jeremy Alter, was released on February 14, 2012. The video features black-and-white footage of the band performing.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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