"Let Me Love You" | ||||||||
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Single by Mario | ||||||||
from the album Turning Point | ||||||||
Released | November 16, 2004 | |||||||
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Recorded | 2003 | |||||||
Genre | R&B | |||||||
Length | 4:09 | |||||||
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Producer(s) | Scott Storch | |||||||
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"Let Me Love You" is a song by American singer Mario, from his second studio album, Turning Point (2004). It was written by Ne-Yo, and produced by Scott Storch. The remix of the song, also produced by Storch, contains rapped verses from Jadakiss and T.I.. The song was an instant hit, garnering Mario a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2006.
In 2008, it was ranked at number 45 on Billboard's All-Time Top 100 Hot 100 singles during the first 50 years of the chart. It was the eighth most successful single of the decade according to the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade chart released in December 2009. In 2013, it was ranked at number 53 on Billboard's All-Time Top 100 Hot 100 singles during the first 55 years of the chart.
Dutch producer Dastic sampled the song and released his own tropical house version featuring vocals from singer CADE. The version charted on the Belgian Dance and Ultratip Bubbling Under charts.
"Let Me Love You" is a moderate R&B ballad in the Dorian mode, centered around the progression C minor / G minor / F major. It is written in common time. The song was written by Ne-Yo, and features him singing backing vocals in two-part harmony and unison.
Jon Parales from The New York Times commented that "Let Me Love You" "looks back to another 1980s blockbuster, lifting its keyboard sound from Tina Turner's 'What's Love Got to Do with It'."