Love Me Back:
Love Me Back is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Jazmine Sullivan, released on November 29, 2010, by J Records. Sullivan co-wrote the album with producers Missy Elliott, Ne-Yo, No I.D., Los da Mystro, and Salaam Remi, among others.
The album debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and sold 57,000 copies in its first week. It produced two singles, including the lead single "Holding You Down (Goin' in Circles)", which peaked at number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Love Me Back received universal acclaim from music critics, who praised its songwriting and Sullivan's singing.
The album is the follow-up to Sullivan's debut album Fearless (2008), which was well received by music critics, sold 517,000 copies, and earned Sullivan seven Grammy Award nominations. Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording locations, including Carrington House Studios, Goldmind Studios, and Lostas Studi in Atlanta, Georgia, CNSO Recording Studio in Czech Republic, Cutting Room Studios, Germano Studios, KMA Studios, and MSR Studios in New York, New York, Instrument Zoo in Miami, Florida, Metropolis Studios in London, Waya Flow Studios and Westlake Studios in Los Angeles, California, Strawberrybee Studios in California, and The Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"Love Me Back" is a nautical-themed love song by Can Bonomo and was Turkey's entry in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. It qualified from the second semi-final into the grand final and eventually achieved a 7th-place finish.
The song was premiered in TRT's special show. The show was broadcast both online through TRT International and on television.
"Love Me Back" is the fifty-second single by Japanese singer Koda Kumi, released on November 29, 2011. It charted at #6 and stayed on the Oricon charts for seven weeks. The b-side Say Her Name was written by Koda Kumi and Love Me Back was certified gold for 100,000 downloads in January 2014. It was released in CD, CD+DVD and CD+Goods. The limited editions of all editions came with a special sticker, designed by Nakamura Yusuke. The CD+Goods edition came with a large pouch.
Love Me Back was used as the opening theme song to the Japanese drama 謎解きはディナーのあとで (Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de / The After-Dinner Mysteries).
The video of Love Me Back was released the first week of November on MTV; however, the video didn't leak on the internet until November 27. The album Japonesque carried the "album version" of the song, which contained more of a story-line than its single counterpart.
All lyrics written by Koda Kumi.