"As Long As You Love Me" is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber, from his third studio album, Believe (2012). The track was produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and Andre Lindal. It was written by Rodney Jerkins, Andre Lindal, Nasri Atweh, Sean Anderson and Justin Bieber. It was first released on June 11, 2012 as a promotional single from the album, and one month later it was released as the album's second single. The R&B track features American rapper Big Sean. The song has since charted in the United Kingdom first at number thirty as a promo single with first week sales of 11,598, and then after being released as a single it improved its position on the UK Singles Chart reaching #22.[1] On Billboard's Rhythmic Airplay Chart, the single reached number one, giving Bieber his first number one single on an American airplay music chart.[2] It also reached the number one position on Billboard'sDance/Mix Show Airplay chart, making Bieber the fifth Canadian artist to reach that position after Martin Solveig featuring Toronto'sDragonette's "Hello" in 2011.[3] It has sold 2,046,000 copies in the US as December 2012.[4] The music video features actor Michael Madsen.
"As Long as You Love Me" was written by Sean Anderson and Justin Bieber, while production was handled by Darkchild and Lindal[13] and it features a bridge from American rapper Big Sean.[14] The song is officially written in the key of C minor.[15] It is an R&B, electronic dance[16] and described as "heavy dubstep" song,[14] featuring hard-hitting beat,[17] synth and hand claps[18] with vocal loops complemented by a booming beat.[19] As the song continues, it builds and builds to a rave-ready drop.[20]
Lyrically, it tells listeners that true love can defy all circumstances and the obstacles that it can overcome.[14][21] "As long as you love me/ We could be starving/ We could be homeless/ We could be broke," Bieber sings over a staccato beat and handclaps, with an undercurrent of a swirling-sounding synth.[19] "As long as you love me/ I'll be your platinum/ I'll be your silver/ I'll be your gold," he adds.[19] In a part of the song, he makes a reference to American girl group Destiny's Child, singing: "You could be my Destiny’s Child...", possibly because Darkchild had produced tracks for the group.[22] Big Sean drops a rap exalting a lady love, too.[19] "I know if this makes sense/ But you're my hallelujah," Sean raps.[19]
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