"Love" (stylized as "LOVE.") is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, from his fourth studio album Damn, released on April 14, 2017. The tenth track on the album, the song was written by Lamar, Zacari Pacaldo, Teddy Walton, Sounwave, Greg Kurstin, and Anthony Tiffith, and produced by DJ Dahi, Sounwave, Kurstin, and Tiffith. The song features soul singer Zacari Pacaldo, who is one of three credited musicians on DAMN., the others being Barbadian singer Rihanna on "LOYALTY." and Irish rock band U2 on "XXX."

Described by Zacari as "a whole new genre", the song is a love song where Lamar describes his devotion to his fiancée, Whitney Alford.

According to fan speculation, the song's lyrics describe Lamar's love and devotion to his fiancé, Whitney Alford. Specifically, Lamar describes the intense passion he has of becoming one with someone else, not just his feelings of sexual desire and affection to her. This is only one possible interpretation, and Kendrick Lamar has not spoken on the meaning of the lyrics.

The song has a tempo of 126 BPM and is in the key of F major.

Clover Hope of The Muse said the song was "one of the best songs on DAMN." A positive review from Christopher Hooton of Independent described singer Zacari's hook as very catchy and the production from Greg Kurstin (known for Sia's "Chandelier" and Adele's "Hello") as "on point", but tonally described the song as feeling at odds with the rest of the album.

Several critics have described "Love" as Lamar's most Drake-esque track.

Lamar performed "Love" for the first time as an encore at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 23, 2017.

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