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James Bay – Love Don't Hate Me (2022) | Track profile | Dork

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James Bay
Leap
Love Don't Hate Me

TRACK

Love Don't Hate Me

Release date: 7th July 2022

From Leap

Track 7

3:27

Alternative Music

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About This Track

"Love Don't Hate Me" is a track by James Bay, from the album Leap, released 7th July 2022. The track is 3:27 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about James Bay.

About the Artist

James Bay

James Bay

Lyrics

Love Don't Hate Me

Ooh-ooh (ooh-ooh)
Ooh-ooh (ooh-ooh)

All the walls around you
They're built to keep me in
They're built to keep me out
All the nights we talk through
The stories we forgot
The treasures that we've found

We're friends and we're enemies
You're always forgiving me
So here's to the misery
The chains and the liberty

Oh, love don't hate me
When I let you down
It's all I ever think
All I ever think
All I ever think about

Oh, but love don't hate me
When I let you down
You're the only one I think
Only one I think
Only one I think about, yeah

Ooh-ooh (ooh-ooh)
Ooh-ooh (ooh-ooh)

We could get a matching tattoo
But I want you more than that
I need you more than that
'Cause I get lost without you
I live for you and me
All the chains and the liberty

Oh, but love don't hate me
When I let you down
It's all I ever think
All I ever think
All I ever think about

Oh, but love don't hate me
When I let you down
You're the only one I think
Only one I think
Only one I think about, yeah

Ooh-ooh (ooh-ooh)
Ooh-ooh (ooh-ooh)

All the walls around you
All the nights we talk through
I'd be lost without you
Oh, but love don't hate me

Oh, love don't hate me
When I let you down
It's all I ever think
All I ever think
All I ever think about

Oh, but love don't hate me
When I let you down
You're the only one I think
Only one I think
Only one I think about, yeah

Love don't hate me
When I let you down
It's all I ever think
All I ever think
All I ever think about (all I ever think about)

Oh, but love don't hate me (oh, love don't hate me)
When I let you down
You're the only one I think
Only one I think
Only one I think about

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Leap

3:272022

Listen

Album

Track number

7

Release year

2022

1Give Me The Reason
3:54
2Nowhere Left To Go
3:25
3Save Your Love
3:24
4Everybody Needs Someone

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: James Bay, Jimmy Hogarth, Jon Green
Producer: Dave Cobb
Bass: Matt Wolach
Drums: Nate Smith (Drummer)
Guitar: James Bay
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Matt Wolach
Assistant Recording Engineer: Phillip Smith
Background Vocals: James Bay, Lucy Smith
Electronic Percussion: Nate Smith (Drummer)
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig
Mixing Engineer: Mark “Spike” Stent
Recording Engineer: Darrell Thorp
Synthesizer: Philip Towns

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