Love Me Like I Am

"Love Me Like I Am"
Single by For King & Country and Jordin Sparks
from the album What Are We Waiting For?
Released7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)
Genre
Length3:05
LabelWord Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • For King & Country
  • Josh Kerr
  • Jeff Sojka
For King & Country singles chronology
"Heavenly Hosts"
(2022) 		"Love Me Like I Am"
(2022) 		"What Are We Waiting For?"
(2023)
Jordin Sparks singles chronology
"You Still Think of Me"
(2021) 		"Love Me Like I Am"
(2022) 		"What Are We Fighting For"
(2022)
Music videos
"Love Me Like I Am" on YouTube
"Love Me Like I Am" (Lyrics) on YouTube

"Love Me Like I Am" is a song by an Australian Christian pop duo For King & Country and Jordin Sparks. The original version of the song was initially released as the second promotional single from For King & Country's fifth studio album, What Are We Waiting For? (2022), on 18 February 2022.[1] A new version of the song featuring Sparks impacted Christian radio on 31 August 2022, before finally releasing on 7 October 2022. The song was written by Joel Smallbone, Josh Kerr, Luke Smallbone, and Michael Pollack.[2]

"Love Me Like I Am" peaked at number two on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.[3]

Background

On 18 February 2022, For King & Country released "Love Me Like I Am" as the second promotional single from What Are We Waiting For? (2022), accompanied with its music video.[4] concurrently launching the album's pre-order. The song follows the release of 2021 singles "Relate" and "For God Is with Us" as well as the first promotional track, "Unsung Hero." Joel Smallbone shared the story behind the song,[5] saying:

I was sleeping and the phrase ‘Love me Like I Am’ captured me. The following day, we went into a writing session and our producer Josh Kerr added…It’s amazing that you can, Love me like I am. It’s a beautiful story to us—the fact that God can love humanity the way He does, and we can love each other the way we do with unconditional love.

On 27 August 2022, a new version of the song featuring Jordin Sparks exclusively premiered on K-Love radio.[6] This version impacted Christian radio in the United States on 31 August 2022, before finally releasing on 7 October 2022.

Composition

"Love Me Like I Am" is composed in the key of E with a tempo of 80 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4.[7]

Commercial performance

"Love Me Like I Am" debuted at number 38 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated 5 March 2022,[8] concurrently charting at number four on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.[9]

The version of "Love Me Like I Am" with Jordin Sparks debuted at No. 25 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated 10 September 2022,[10] and registered at No. 48 on the Hot Christian Songs chart that same week.[11]

Music videos

The official music video for "Love Me Like I Am" was published on For King & Country's YouTube channel on 18 February 2022.[12] The official lyric video for the song was uploaded on YouTube on 28 February 2022.[13]

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Love Me Like I Am"
Region Date Version Format Label Ref.
Various 18 February 2022 Album
(promotional release) 		Word Entertainment
[1]
United States 31 August 2022 Single
(with Jordin Sparks) 		Christian radio
[24]
7 October 2022 Digital download
[25]
13 February 2023 Hot adult contemporary radio Curb Records
[26]

References

  1. ^ a b Clarks, Jessie (18 February 2022). "For KING & COUNTRY Preview Upcoming Album With "Love Me Like I Am" - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Love Me Like I Am | Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music | SongSelect®". SongSelect. CCLI. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "For King Country Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. ^ Thom, Mike (19 February 2022). "WATCH: For King & Country releases new single, 'Love Me Like I Am' - CHVNRadio: Southern Manitoba's hub for local and Christian news, and adult contemporary Christian programming". CHVNRadio. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. ^ "for KING + COUNTRY Drops Latest Track 'Love Me Like I Am' | CCM Magazine". CCM Magazine. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. ^ "for KING & COUNTRY "Love Me Like I Am" feat. Jordin Sparks with K-LOVE First | Air1 Worship Music". CCM Magazine. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Unsung Hero by for KING & COUNTRY". MultiTracks. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Hot Christian Songs – Billboard". Billboard. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Christian Digital Song Sales – Billboard". Billboard. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Christian Airplay - Billboard". Billboard. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Hot Christian Songs - Billboard". Billboard. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  12. ^ "for KING & COUNTRY - Love Me Like I Am (Official Music Video) - YouTube". YouTube. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  13. ^ "for KING & COUNTRY - Love Me Like I Am (Official Lyric Video) - YouTube". YouTube. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  14. ^ "For King Country Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  15. ^ "For King Country Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  16. ^ "For King Country Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  17. ^ "For King & Country Chart History (Christian AC Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  18. ^ "For King Country Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Hot Christian Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  20. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Hot Christian Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  22. ^ "Christian Airplay Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  23. ^ "Christian AC Airplay Songs – Billboard". Billboard. Year-End Chart. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  24. ^ "Future Releases for Christian Radio Stations | Free New Songs from Music Artists". AllAccess.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  25. ^ "Love Me Like I Am - Single by for KING & COUNTRY & Jordan Sparks on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  26. ^ "Future Releases for Hot/Modern/AC Radio Stations". AllAccess.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.