“Love Me Harder” is the third promotional music video and single from American recording artist Ariana Grande‘s upcoming sophomore studio album, My Everything. The track features Canadian recording artist The Weeknd.

The music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis who also directed Grande’s joint single “Bang Bang.” The official music video premiered on VEVO on November 3, 2014.

It was written by Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Peter Svensson, Ali Payami, Ahmad Balshe and The Weeknd, and produced by Payami, Svensson and Peter Carlsson from Carolina Liar. The song was released by Republic Records on September 30, 2014 as the third single from the album.

The lyric video for “Love Me Harder” was released on October 18, 2014. A behind-the-scenes video was released on October 28, 2014.

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Lyrics for Ariana Grande feat. The Weeknd – Love Me Harder

[Ariana Grande – Verse 1:]
Tell me something I need to know
Then take my breath and never let it go
If you just let me invade your space
I’ll take the pleasure, take it with the pain

And if in the moment I bite my lip
Baby, in the moment, you’ll know this is
Something bigger than us and beyond bliss
Give me a reason to believe it

‘Cause if you want to keep me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to love me harder
And if you really need me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to love me harder
Gotta love me harder
Love me, love me, love me
Harder, harder, harder

[The Weeknd – Verse 2:]
I know your motives and you know mine
The ones that love me, I tend to leave behind
If you know about me and choose to stay
Then take this pleasure and take it with the pain

And if in the moment you bite your lip
When I get you moaning you know it’s real
Can you feel the pressure between your hips?
I’ll make it feel like the first time

[Ariana Grande & The Weeknd:]
‘Cause if you want to keep me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to love me harder (Imma love you harder)
And if you really need me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to love me harder (love me harder)
Love me, love me, love me
Harder, harder, harder
Love me, love me, love me
Harder, harder, harder

So what would I do if I can’t figure it out?
You got to try, try, try again
So what would I do if I can’t figure it out?
I’m gonna leave, leave, leave again

‘Cause if you want to keep me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to love me harder (Imma love you, love you, love you)
And if you really need me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to love me harder (love me, love me, baby)
‘Cause if you want to keep me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to love me harder (love me harder)
And if you really need me, you gotta gotta gotta gotta got to love me harder (Imma love you harder)
Love me, love me, love me
Harder, harder, harder
(love me, love me, baby)
Love me, love me, love me
(just a little bit, just a little bit harder, babe)
Harder, harder, harder