Let Me Love You

"Let Me Love You" is a song recorded by French DJ and electronic music producer DJ Snake featuring vocals from Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The song was released through Interscope Records on 5 August 2016 as the third single from his debut studio album, Encore (2016). The artists both co-wrote the song along with Andrew Watt, Ali Tamposi, Brian Lee and Louis Bell, while the song's production was handled by DJ Snake, Bell and Watt. Its music video, directed by James Lees, was released on 29 November 2016 on YouTube. In 2021, the song was covered by American nu metal group Love and Death featuring Lacey Sturm. The song became popular among teenagers and young adults in 2017. It also received a nomination for Best Crush Song at the Disney Awards. Composition "Let Me Love You" is written in the key of C minor with a tempo of 100 beats per minute common time. The song follows a chord progression of Cm7EE/GAE/GA. Music video The music video for "Let Me Love You" was released on 29 November 2016 on YouTube. Rolling Stone magazine referred to the video as "Bonnie and Clyde with a twist" as it shows a few scenes with a outlaw couple (played by Tommy O'Brien and Emily Rudd) engaging in a high speed chase, a run in with a mob boss and kissing in their getaway car and in their motel room. In the end, it is revealed that the action sequences are part of a video game and the players on the other side are in fact a kid and an unkempt and overweight adult male with virtual reality devices on. The video was directed by James Lees. The official music video has over 1 Billion views on YouTube as of 13 September 2021. The lyric video uploaded by Proximity has also racked up over 1 Billion views on the site.