"Love Me" is the debut single by British girl group

Stooshe Stooshe () are a British girl group from London, consisting of three members Alexandra Buggs, Karis Anderson and Courtney Rumbold. Initially signed to Warner Music they released of their first single " Love Me", featuring US rapper Travie McCoy ...

, featuring vocals from

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. The song was released in the

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on 4 March 2012 as the

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from the group's debut album, ''

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'' (2013).

Background

The original version of the track, "Fuck Me", was first released online in March 2011. The version featured English rapper Suave Debonair and was accompanied by the release of a music video. The track (and the accompanying video) were removed from websites, including

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, in August 2011 following Stooshe's signing to

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. It was then announced in November 2011 that the group would re-record and release the track as "Love Me" in March 2012, this time featuring

rapper

. The re-recorded track, produced by Future Cut, was uploaded to the group's official site on 4 January 2012 – with confirmation of the track serving as the

for their debut album.

Chart performance

For the week ending 17 March 2012, "Love Me" debuted at number five on the

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and number seven on the

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, marking a debut appearance for the group on both. The track spent five weeks in the UK Top 75 between March and April.

Music video

The official music video to accompany the re-recorded version of "Love Me" featuring Travie McCoy was released online on 16 January 2012. Directed by Matt Stawski, the video sees the trio and McCoy partying in a fictional hotel.

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

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