As Long as You Love Me
(by:Justin Bieber song)
"
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 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's
Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, making Bieber the fifth Canadian artist to reach that position after
Martin Solveig featuring Toronto's
Dragonette's "
Hello" in 2011.
[3] The song has sold 2,240,000 copies in the US as December 2012.
[4] The music video features actor
Michael Madsen.
Background and release
In late 2011, Bieber confirmed to radio network
Capital FM that he was recording material for his third studio album, which was originally going to be released in early 2012.
[5] He later spoke to
MTV News and revealed that
Believe would surprise people in different ways, since it musically is a departure from his previous works.
[6] While Bieber has said that he wants his next release to recall
Justin Timberlake's
Future Sex/Love Sounds sonically, in an interview with
V magazine, he noted that what he'll be singing is a bit more PG than the topics Timberlake covered on that album.
[7]
"I'm not going to try to conform to what people want me to be or go
out there and start partying, have people see me with alcohol. I want to
do it at my own pace. I don't want to start singing about things like
sex, drugs and swearing. I'm into love, and maybe I'll get more into
making love when I'm older. But I want to be someone who is respected by
everybody."[7]
After releasing "
Boyfriend" as the lead single, Bieber announced that he will release promotional singles to promote "
Believe".
[8] The first promotional single "Die in Your Arms" was released to iTunes on May 29, 2012.
[9] The second "All Around The World" was released on
iTunes on June 4, 2012.
[9] "As Long as You Love Me" was released on June 11, 2012, as the third and final promotional single.
[9][10]
The cover art for "As Long as You Love Me" shows Bieber perched on a wooden bed, holding an acoustic guitar.
[11] Sia Nicole of "
Idolator
expressed dissatisfaction with the cover, saying "It’s false
advertising for the high-fidelity track that has nary a strum within
earshot."
[11] On June 13, Bieber shared a clip of the recording process for "As Long As You Love Me."
[12]
The video shows Bieber with his signature swooped bangs, in the studio
recording and laying down the vocals on the song. A slightly shorter
version of the song, without Big Sean's rap verse, with Bieber singing
new lines, known as the 'international version' appeared online in
August, 2012.
[12] It was released in full quality October 23, 2012.
Composition and lyrics
"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]
Critical reception
The song has received mixed reviews from music critics. Amy
Sciarretto of Pop Crush awarded it 4.5 out of 5 stars, writing "It is an
exercise in Bieberized dubstep and it’s another sizzling, clubby romp,
with lots of vocal processing and a more adult lyrical theme."
[22]
Sciarretto further added: "The song moves at a sexy, slithery pace, and
the studio effected vocals are punctuated by Bieber’s newly honed
falsetto. It makes it clear that
Michael Jackson
has emerged as the Biebs’ numero uno influence. While Big Sean adds an
organic touch to all of those vocal overdubs. It’s darkly romantic and
we like the stop-start ending where all the sounds collide."
[22] Jon Caramanica of
The New York Times
described the song as "a dubstep love song, with Mr. Bieber reaching
into falsetto at points without losing power, and showing restraint at
the chorus."
[21] Natalie Shaw of
BBC Music
wrote, "It’s fine that his vocal simpers on the verses of As Long As
You Love Me, because the song’s pulsating undercurrent propels it onto
the dancefloor."
[23] Hermione Hoby of
The Observer complimented his vocals, calling "plaintive and still unmistakeably teenage."
[24] Jason Lipshut of
Billboard
defined the track: "A massive yet somehow intimate dance track, with
the drums almost reaching hair metal levels in their vibrations. The
Biebs handles his business, but Big Sean's verse probably isn't
necessary."
[16]
Andrew Unterberger of
Pop Dust gave the song 3 out of 5 stars,
writing, "The dubstep touches actually serve Bieber’s song well, one of
the stickier, more delectable beats on the album. Unfortunately,
Bieber’s songwriting team fails him, as the lyrics are a gauche mishmash
of 'All Around the World's 'Love is All We Need' cliché-spewing that
should probably never be uttered by an 18-year-old with his own
Batmobile. With less preposterous lyrics, the song could be a standout
track, but they burden the song somewhat mercilessly, pretty much at all
times, and even through Big Sean’s corny guest verse.
[17]
Becky Bain of Idolator commented, "The electro-infused track carries
your basic we-don’t-need-money-we-have-love sentiment, while Big Sean
cameo is mostly useless, but it does come at a pivotal moment in the
Darkchild-produced tune."
[20]
In his review for
Fact Magazine, Alex Macpherson described the track:
"‘As Long As You Love Me’ is a post-austerity, us-against-the-world
electronic storm in which Bieber promises romantic fealty even as he’s
buffeted this way and that by a cornucopia of sonic switch-ups courtesy
of Darkchild: the 4×4 march leading up to the peak of the second chorus,
the way the word 'love' is caught, cut up and tossed into a digital
swirl until it becomes helpless surrender. Notably and surprisingly,
too, Bieber’s own delivery stands out: his blend of puppy-eyed pleading
and genuine tenderness on the line 'We could be homeless, we could be
broke' is the song’s emotional pivot. It’s enough to make you jealous of
those terrifyingly devoted Beliebers: imagine how much more intensely
they’re feeling this."[25]
Music video
As part of promotion for "As Long As You Love Me", a music video,
which was filmed in early July 2012, was released. Prior to the release
of the video, Bieber revealed that a minute-long clip of the video was
due to be broadcast following an episode of
America's Got Talent; however, much to the displeasure of Bieber and his fans, the clip wasn't shown.
NBC
later revealed that technical difficulties prevented the clip from
being aired. The full video was later premiered on Bieber's official
YouTube page on July 12, 2012. Bieber very rarely referred to the video
as a "music video", but rather as a "short film". Directed by
Anthony Mandler, cinematography by
David Devlin, and edited by Jacquelyn London
[26][27] the video is Bieber's longest music video at five minutes and fifty-two seconds. It featured guest appearances by
Michael Madsen and
Big Sean,
the latter of which performs the singing on the track. After two weeks
the video had amassed over 22 million views on YouTube. The video was
filmed in
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Synopsis
The video starts off with some flashbacks foreshadowing of what's
going to be shown or happen in the video. Then presently, at a mansion
gate, Bieber appears as a loyal-but-troublemaking boyfriend to the
daughter of an overprotective father, played by Madsen. In what can be
seen as a prelude to the main events of the video, Madsen finds the
words "You r so sexy" written on his daughter's neck. Outside their
house, Madsen threatens Bieber to stay away from his daughter, despite
Bieber's insistence that he loves her. Bieber and his love interest
secretly plan to meet at a train station late at night, to escape the
clutches of her father. However, their plans are foiled when Madsen
finds his daughter's bedroom empty and races off, only to catch up with
them in the middle of the street. Bieber is assaulted by Madsen multiple
times, only to rise to his feet and stand up again as the daughter
watches and screams in horror. As the video fades, representing that
Bieber is passing out from the pain, Madsen drags his daughter to their
car. Throughout the video, scenes of Bieber and his love interest in
various scenes (such as on her bed, at the park and on a rooftop) are
shown, displaying their love. The video also features a complicated
dance routine performed in a
parking garage, which is rumored by multiple critics to be a nod to the video for Michael Jackson's "
Bad" (coincidentally, Madsen also appeared in the video for Jackson's "
You Rock My World").
Live performances
Bieber performed the song for the first time in
Oslo,
Norway at the
Oslo Opera House, on May 30, 2012 at his
Believe promo tour.
[28] Also Bieber performed the song, with Big Sean, in
Today Show on June 15, 2012 and again with Big Sean at the
2012 Teen Choice Awards, in a medley with "
Boyfriend".
[29] Bieber also performed the song, once again with Big Sean, during the season finale of the
NBC summer reality talent show "
America's Got Talent". He also performed in late September on "
Dancing With The Stars".
Track listings
- "As Long As You Love Me" (feat. Big Sean) – 3:49
- "As Long As You Love Me" (Ferry Corsten Remix) - 5:42
- "As Long As You Love Me" (Ferry Corsten Club Dub) - 4:58
- "As Long As You Love Me" (Ferry Corsten Radio Mix) - 3:31
- "As Long As You Love Me" (Audiobot Remix) - 5:04
- "As Long As You Love Me" (Audiobot Instrumental) - 5:04
- "As Long As You Love Me" (Audiobot Radio Mix) - 3:55
- "As Long As You Love Me" (Paulo & Jackinsky Club Mix) - 7:41
- "As Long As You Love Me" (Paulo & Jackinsky Dub) - 7:26
- "As Long As You Love Me" (Paulo & Jackinsky Radio Mix) - 3:55
- "As Long As You Love Me" (feat. Big Sean) (Audien Dubstep Radio Mix) - 4:03
- "As Long As You Love Me" (feat. Big Sean) (Audien Dubstep Mix) - 4:37
- "As Long As You Love Me" (feat. Big Sean) (Audien Luvstep Mix) - 4:37
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
|
Certifications
Year-end charts
|
Release history
Promo release
Single release
Region |
Date |
Format |
United States/Canada |
July 10, 2012[66][67] |
Top 40/Mainstream and Rhythmic radio |
Worldwide |
September 7, 2012 |
Digital Remixes EP |
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