Hate That I Love You
"Hate That I Love You" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). It features vocals by American singer and songwriter Ne-Yo, who co-wrote the song with its producers StarGate. Def Jam Recordings released the song on August 21, 2007, as the third single from Good Girl Gone Bad. A Spanglish version featuring David Bisbal was made available on April 28, 2008. "Hate That I Love You" is a mid-tempo R&B song about the power of love, with influences of folk music. "Hate That I Love You" received generally positive reviews from critics, many of whom compared it to previous works by Ne-Yo.
The song achieved moderate success in comparison to other singles from the album, reaching the top twenty in thirteen countries. It reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, and number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Hate That I Love You" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) denoting shipments of over one million copies. The music video was directed by Anthony Mandler; in it, Rihanna's and Ne-Yo's characters meet their respective love interests. An edited Spanglish version of the video features scenes by Bisbal instead of Ne-Yo. Rihanna performed the song at the 2007 American Music Awards, and on Operación Triunfo respectively. "Hate That I Love You" was performed on Rihanna's four worldwide tours—Good Girl Gone Bad, Last Girl on Earth, Loud and the Diamonds World Tour.
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by Boyce Avenue
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by Rihanna
Hate That I Love You
by: Boyce AvenueHey, ohh, that's how much I love you
Hoo, that's how much I need you
You won't let me
You upset me, girl, and then you kiss my lips
All of a sudden, I forget that I was upset
I can't remember what you did?
Buta, I hate it
You know exactly how to touch
So that I don't wanna fuss and fight no more
Till, I despise that I adore you
And I hate how much I love you, girl
I can't stand how much I need you
And I hate how much I love you, girl
But I just can't let you go, ohh
But I hate that I love you so
And you completely know the power that you have
The only one that makes me laugh
And it's not fair the way you take advantage of the fact that I
Love you beyond the reason why
And it just ain't right, ohhh
Hate how much I love you, girl
I can't stand how much I need you
And I hate how much I love you, girl
But I just can't let you go, ohh
But I hate that I love you so
One of these days, maybe your magic won't affect me
And your kiss won't make me weak
But no one in this world knows me the way you know me
So you'll probably always have a spell on me, ohhh
And I hate that I love you so
And I hate how much I love you, girl
I can't stand how much I need you
And I hate how much I love you, girl
But I just can't let you go, ohhh