Love Me Anyway

"Love Me Anyway"
Single by Pink featuring Chris Stapleton
from the album Hurts 2B Human
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2019
Recorded2015, 2019
Studio
Length3:09
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Pink
  • Sal Oliveri
  • Simon Gooding
Pink singles chronology
"Hurts 2B Human"
(2019)
"Love Me Anyway"
(2019)
"One Too Many"
(2020)
Chris Stapleton singles chronology
"Blow"
(2019)
"Love Me Anyway"
(2019)
"Starting Over"
(2020)

"Love Me Anyway" is a song by American singer Pink from her eighth studio album, Hurts 2B Human (2019). It features American country singer Chris Stapleton and was released as the fourth and final single from the album.

Composition

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The song was written by Pink, Allen Shamblin, and Tom Douglas. It runs for three minutes and nine seconds and was produced by Sal Oliveri and Simon Gooding. Strings were arranged, recorded and performed by Stevie Blacke.

Release

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The song was officially released to country radio on September 17, 2019, after already charting on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in May and June 2019.[1]

Commercial performance

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"Love Me Anyway" reached No. 20 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.[2] The song had sold 171,000 copies in the United States as of December 2019.[3]

Live performances

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"Love Me Anyway" was performed at Madison Square Garden by Pink and Chris Stapleton on May 22, 2019.[citation needed]

On November 13, 2019, Pink and Stapleton performed the song at the 53rd Annual Country Music Association Awards.[4]

Charts

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Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Canada AC (Billboard)[5] 47
Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[6] 5
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[7] 44
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] 24
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 96
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[2] 20
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 52

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold 40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States September 17, 2019 Country radio RCA [1]
November 18, 2019 Adult contemporary radio [13]

References

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  1. ^ a b Langeler, Wes (September 16, 2019). "Pink & Chris Stapleton To Send Powerhouse Duet, "Love Me Anyway," To Country Radio". WhiskeyRiff. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Pnk Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 8, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Tracks - Pure Sales: December 9, 2019". Rough Stock. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  4. ^ Freeman, Jon (October 30, 2019). "Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson to Duet at 2019 CMA Awards". Rolling Stone.
  5. ^ "Pnk Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Pop Digital Song Sales: May 11, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Pnk Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "Pnk Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  10. ^ "Pnk Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  12. ^ "Music Canada certified". Music Canada. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". Retrieved November 1, 2019.