2023 single by the Kid Laroi
"Love Again " is a song by Australian rapper and singer
the Kid Laroi . It was released on 27 January 2023 through
Columbia Records as the
lead single from his debut studio album,
The First Time (2023).
[1]
[2] The song was written by Laroi alongside Billy Walsh and producers
Cirkut and
Omer Fedi .
At the
2023 ARIA Music Awards , the song was nominated for
Song of the Year and earned Laroi a nomination for
Best Solo Artist .
[3]
At the
APRA Music Awards of 2024 , the song was nominated for Most Performed Australian Work and Most Performed Pop Work.
[4]
Background and promotion
"Love Again" was one of Laroi's unreleased songs that had been circulating on
social media the year before.
[5] He first unveiled and performed the song at the 2022
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball.
[6]
[7] The release date was revealed at the end of the music video for the promotional single, "I Can't Go Back to the Way It Was (Intro)".
[8] The song was featured in Laroi's 'Wild Dreams'
Fortnite experience as part of his partnership with
Epic Games .
[9]
Composition and lyrics
On "Love Again", Laroi mourns what once was a past love, and questions whether or not it will ever return, singing over a soft,
acoustic guitar and fuzzed out instrumentation. He sings in the chorus, "Can we find love again?/ Is this time the end?/ Tell me."
[1]
[10]
[11]
Billboard 's Jason Lipshutz wrote that the song "recalls the raw acoustic nerve" of Laroi's breakout hit, "
Without You ", and "offers clipped, unflinching rhetorical questions while trying to find resolution in a relationship".
[2]
Commercial performance
In Laroi's native Australia, "Love Again" debuted at number 14 on the
ARIA Singles Chart .
[12] The following week, the song climbed to number six, marking his sixth top-10 hit on the chart.
[13] It entered the
UK Singles Chart at number 18 before rising to number 16 a week later.
[14]
Music video
The official music video for "Love Again", directed by Adrian Villagomez,
[15] premiered with the single's release on 27 January 2023.
[10] It sees Laroi in a toxic relationship with Londond0ll, a life-size blond doll that Laroi followed on
Instagram earlier in the week.
[16]
[17] The two are seen driving around together, cuddling on the beach, and getting into arguments before rekindling their love at the end of the video.
[16]
[17]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from
Tidal .
[18]
The Kid Laroi – vocals, songwriting
Cirkut – production, songwriting, programming, recording, synthesiser, vocal production
Omer Fedi – production, songwriting, bass, guitar, programming, synthesiser, vocal production
Billy Walsh – songwriting
Șerban Ghenea – mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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b Rowley, Glenn (27 January 2023).
"The Kid LAROI Hopes to Find 'Love Again' on New Single: Stream It Now" .
Billboard . Retrieved 27 January 2023 .
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b Lipshutz, Jason (27 January 2023).
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^ Bras Nevares, Gabriel (20 January 2023).
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^ Fisher, Kelly (9 December 2022).
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96.5 KISS-FM . Retrieved 27 January 2023 .
^ Fuamoli, Sose (26 January 2023).
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Triple J . Retrieved 27 January 2023 .
^ Varvaris, Mary (20 January 2023).
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^ Bowenbank, Starr (23 January 2023).
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a
b Gonzalez, Alex (27 January 2023).
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b Dresdale, Andrea (27 January 2023).
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b Blanchet, Brenton (27 January 2023).
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^ "
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^ @billboardcharts (6 February 2023).
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