Let Me Love You (Mario song)

"Let Me Love You"
Single by Mario
from the album Turning Point
ReleasedOctober 4, 2004 (2004-10-04)[1]
StudioSoundvilla (Miami Beach, Florida)
GenreR&B[2]
Length4:09
LabelJ
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Scott Storch
Mario singles chronology
"C'mon"
(2003)
"Let Me Love You"
(2004)
"How Could You"
(2005)
Music video
"Let Me Love You" on YouTube

"Let Me Love You" is a song by American singer Mario, released by J Records on October 4, 2004, as the lead single from his second studio album, Turning Point (2004). The song was written by then-unknown American singer Ne-Yo, Kameron Houff, and Scott Storch, while production was handled by the latter. The song garnered Mario a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2006 and peaked atop five international music charts: the Billboard Hot 100, Canada's Radio & Records, Official German Charts, Dutch Top 40, and Recorded Music NZ.

In 2008, "Let Me Love You" ranked number 45 on Billboard's All-Time Top 100 Hot 100 singles, during the first 50 years of the chart.[3] It was the eighth most successful single of the decade according to the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade chart released in December 2009.[4] In 2013, it was ranked at number 53 on Billboard's All-Time Top 100 Hot 100 singles during the first 55 years of the chart.[5] The remix of the song, also produced by Storch, contains rapped verses from Jadakiss and T.I.

"Let Me Love You" is considered to be Mario's signature song, as well as a prominent track in 2000s R&B music.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference r&r was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Boyd, Denise (2005). "Mario, Turning Point – Review". BBC Music. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  3. ^ The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs (50–41)
  4. ^ "Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008.
  5. ^ "Hot 100 55th Anniversary: The All-Time Top 100 Songs". Billboard.
  6. ^ Marie, Erika (May 2, 2023). "Scott Storch Is Unmatched: Best Hits With Beyoncé, Dr. Dre & More". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "20 producers that changed the R&B game". Yardbarker. October 10, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "The 20 Greatest Early 2000s R&B Songs, Ranked". Yahoo Entertainment. July 12, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2024.