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artist

Lady Sovereign Louise Amanda Harman (born 19 December 1985), better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is a British rapper, best known for the songs "9 to 5" and "Love Me or Hate Me". Early life and family Lady Sovereign grew up in Chalkhill Estate in ...

and the fourth from her debut album ''

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''. The single was confirmed for release by her official website and was released in October 2006. The song was produced by Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald. The video features Lady Sovereign appearing in ''

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'', as well as being heard in a TV spot for

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. In addition, it peaked at number 45 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, making it Lady Sovereign's first single to chart in the US. In 2007, the song debuted at number 48 on the

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, later peaking at number 26, becoming her highest charting solo hit to date within the UK. ''

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'' ranked it as the 32nd best song of 2006. A remix is available featuring

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. The song has sold over 750,000 copies in the US. The song has been featured as the theme song for

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''. It can also be heard in the

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Commercial performance

"Love Me or Hate Me" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the week of 28 October 2006 at number 81. Three weeks later, it peaked at number 45 the week of 18 November, staying on the chart for nine weeks. The track also reached number one during a 15-week run on the ''Billboard'' Club Play chart on 7 April 2007 on the strength of the

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mixes.

Music video

Directed by Brian Beltric (who previously directed videos for the

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), the video features Lady Sovereign in London acting out certain parts of the song's lyrics. Intercut are scenes of Lady Sovereign appearing and disappearing in ''

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Formats and track listing

;UK CD single *1. "Love Me or Hate Me" (album version) – 3:29 *2. "Love Me or Hate Me" (Remix featuring

) – 3:40 *3. "Love Me or Hate Me" (Jason Nevins Remix) – 3:29 ;UK 12" single *A1. "Love Me or Hate Me" (Original) – 3:29 *A2. "Love Me or Hate Me" (Remix featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:40 *B1. "Love Me or Hate Me" (Jason Nevins Remix) – 3:29 *B2. "Love Me or Hate Me" (Instrumental) – 3:30 ;US CD single *1. "Love Me or Hate Me (F**k You!!!!)" (Clean) – 3:32 *2. "Love Me or Hate Me (F**k You!!!!)" (Main) – 3:32 *3. "Love Me or Hate Me (F**k You!!!!)" (Instrumental) – 3:33 *4. "Love Me or Hate Me (F**k You!!!!)" (A Cappella) – 3:29 ;Germany CD single *1. "Love Me or Hate Me (Fuck You!!!)" (Clean) – 3:30 *2. "Love Me or Hate Me (Fuck You!!!)" (Remix featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:40 *3. "Love Me or Hate Me" (video) – 2:47

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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