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Hate That I Love You

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B

Hate That I Love You is a Contemporary R&B act. Their sound grew out of Beyoncé and Ne-Yo. Those roots explain a lot about how Hate That I Love You arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Chasing Pavements, American Boy, Lose Yourself, Shut Up and Drive and Shine On, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around Hate That I Love You, reaching back through Beyoncé. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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"Hate That I Love You" is a song recorded by the Barbadian singer Rihanna for her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). It features vocals by American singer and songwriter Ne-Yo, who co-wrote the song with its producers Stargate. Def Jam Recordings released the song on August 21, 2007, as the third single from Good Girl Gone Bad. A Spanglish version featuring Spanish singer David Bisbal was made available on April 28, 2008. "Hate That I Love You" is a mid-tempo pop and R&B song about the power of love, with influences of folk music. "Hate That I Love You" received generally positive reviews from critics, many of whom compared it to previous works by Ne-Yo.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Hate That I Love YouBeyoncéNe-YoChasing PavementsAmerican BoyLose YourselfShut Up and DriveShine OnBleeding LoveJay DelanoSweet Dreams

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Hate That I Love You grew out of Beyoncé and Ne-Yo, shares an orbit with Chasing Pavements, American Boy, Lose Yourself and Shut Up and Drive. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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