“Love” by Kendrick Lamar featuring Zacari

"LOVE." is the tender corner of DAMN., Kendrick Lamar's fourth studio album, and in October 2017 it became the record's third and final single, with singer Zacari riding along. It's a ballad of unconditional devotion to his partner, told in a fragmented stream of consciousness full of inside jokes and nostalgic snapshots, over a retro-'80s blend of pop rap and new age: delicate synths up top, thundering trap drums underneath. Lamar and Zacari wrote it with its producers, Teddy Walton, Sounwave, Greg Kurstin and Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith.

Critics mostly praised its intimacy, catchiness and comfort, though a few found it flat and out of place on the album. It climbed to No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Rhythmic Airplay charts and went four times platinum. Lamar has carried it through four tours, including the Grand National Tour in 2025, where SZA sang backup.

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