Really Love (D'Angelo song)

"Really Love"
Single by D'Angelo and the Vanguard
from the album Black Messiah
ReleasedDecember 15, 2014 (2014-12-15)[1]
GenreNeo soul
Length5:44
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)D'Angelo[3]
D'Angelo singles chronology
"I Found My Smile Again"
(2008) 		"Really Love"
(2014) 		"The Charade"
(2015)
Music video
"Really Love" on YouTube

"Really Love" is a song performed by American neo soul singer D'Angelo (officially credited to D'Angelo and the Vanguard),[2] issued as the first single from his third studio album Black Messiah. It was his first single since 2008's "I Found My Smile Again". The song was written by D'Angelo (credited under his real name, Michael Archer) along with Vanguard member Kendra Foster; the Spanish spoken-word segment was written and performed by Gina Figueroa.[2][3] It contains a sample of "We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue" by Curtis Mayfield.[4] The song was produced by D'Angelo. The string section heard during the intro was arranged and conducted by Brent Fischer.[5]

"Really Love" peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard R&B chart in 2015.[6] It was also nominated for Record of the Year, and won Best R&B Song at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, held on 16 February 2016.

  1. ^ "Really Love (Live on SNL) Video | D'Angelo". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Really Love – D'Angelo, D'Angelo and the Vanguard | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "D'Angelo and the Vanguard (3) – Black Messiah (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Really Love – D'Angelo and The Vanguard | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  5. ^ "'Black Messiah' D'Angelo Resurrected! [REVIEW] - EBONY". www.ebony.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference R&B was invoked but never defined (see the help page).