Let Me Love You like a Woman

"Let Me Love You Like a Woman" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was released on October 16, 2020, through Interscope Records and Polydor Records as the lead single from her upcoming seventh studio album Chemtrails over the Country Club. The song was written by Del Rey and her frequent producer Jack Antonoff, who produced the song.[1][2][3]

"Let Me Love You Like a Woman"
Single by Lana Del Rey
from the album Chemtrails over the Country Club
ReleasedOctober 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jack Antonoff
Lana Del Rey singles chronology
"Hallucinogenics"
(2020)		 "Let Me Love You Like a Woman"
(2020)		 "Chemtrails over the Country Club"
(2021)
Music video
"Let Me Love You Like a Woman" on YouTube

Promotion

A day prior to its release, "Let Me Love You Like A Woman" was announced by Del Rey on Instagram as the first single from her upcoming studio album, Chemtrails over the Country Club.[4] A music video for the track, released on YouTube along with the song, features clips of Del Rey with her family and friends, interchanged with a video of her singing the track while in her car, throughout the video. The music video was directed and edited by Del Rey herself and has since accumulated over four million views.[5]

On 14 December 2020, a pre-recorded performance of the song aired on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. It was set in a "moody" dive bar and was her first televised performance in nine years. [6] A week later, she performed the song alongside a cover of "Silent Night" with Jack Antonoff at the Ally Coalition Talent Show. [7]

Critical reception

"Let Me Love You Like a Woman" received generally favorable reviews from critics, with many complimenting the songwriting, but saying that the production felt too similar to her previous work.

In a positive review for NME, Rhian Daly stated that the song "is a swooning ode to starting anew" and features "gently swooning guitar licks bending over piano chords and brushed drums".[8] Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times made the connection between the song's themes and Del Rey's comments about femininity, "specifically that 'delicate' women 'get their own stories and voices taken away from them by stronger women".[1] In a mixed review for Pitchfork, Sam Sodomsky stated that "Let Me Love You Like a Woman" "does not foretell a new direction [for Del Rey's music]", and that "the production feels like an extended coda to one of the ballads from last year's Norman Fucking Rockwell".[9] In a Rolling Stone review of the song's performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jon Blistein described the dive bar setting as "dingy" but complimented other aspects of the performance, stating that it "had a strong and compelling aesthetic".[10]

Charts
Chart (2020-2021) Peak
position
Global 200 (Billboard)[11] 142
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[12] 6
Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[13] 45
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 60
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[15] 9
Portugal (AFP)[16] 150
Scotland (OCC)[17] 37
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 100
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 85
UK Singles (OCC)[20] 87
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[21] 30
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[22] 24
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[23] 14

Release history
Release dates and formats for "Let Me Love You Like a Woman"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various October 16, 2020
[1]
United States November 23, 2020 Adult alternative radio Interscope [24]

References
  1. "Nooo! Lana Del Rey threatens to leave L.A. on new single: Listen". Los Angeles Times. October 16, 2020.
  2. Bloom, Madison. "Lana Del Rey Shares New Song "Let Me Love You Like a Woman"". Pitchfork.
  3. "Fans Choose Lana Del Rey's 'Let Me Love You Like a Woman' As This Week's Favorite New Music". Billboard.
  4. "Lana Del Rey on Instagram: 'Let me Love you Like a Woman' is out tomorrow in the USA". Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Instagram.
  5. "Lana Del Rey - Let Me Love You Like A Woman - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  6. Sanchez, Gabrielle (December 15, 2020). "Lana Del Rey Returns for Her First Television Performance in 9 Years". Vulture. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  7. "Lana Del Rey Setlist at The Ally Coalition Talent Show 2020". setlist.fm. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  8. "Lana Del Rey's new song 'Let Me Love You Like A Woman – reviewed!". NME. October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  9. Listen to "Let Me Love You Like a Woman" by Lana Del Rey, retrieved October 27, 2020
  10. Blistein, Jon; Blistein, Jon (December 15, 2020). "Lana Del Rey Delivers Delicate 'Let Me Love You Like a Woman' on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  11. "Lana Del Rey Chart History - Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  12. "Ultratop.be – Lana Del Rey – Let Me Love You Like a Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  13. "Canadian Digital Song Sales Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  14. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  15. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  16. "Portuguesecharts.com – Lana Del Rey – Let Me Love You Like a Woman". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  17. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  18. "Swedishcharts.com – Lana Del Rey – Let Me Love You Like a Woman". Singles Top 100. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  19. "Swisscharts.com – Lana Del Rey – Let Me Love You Like a Woman". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  20. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  21. "Lana Del Rey Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  22. "Lana Del Rey Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  23. "Lana Del Rey Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  24. "Triple A Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
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