Love Me (112 song)

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Love Me is a 1998 single by American R&B group 112, featuring rapper Mase. It is the lead single from their second album, Room 112. Q and Mike share lead vocals, with Slim providing adlibs. The song runs about 4 minutes and 58 seconds and blends contemporary R&B with hip hop. It samples Luther Vandross’s 1981 track Don’t You Know That? A Frosty-directed music video features 112 and Mase performing in a white background.

Key facts
- Release: December 1, 1998
- Album: Room 112
- Artists: 112 featuring Mase; Q and Mike on lead vocals, Slim on adlibs
- Genre: Contemporary R&B / hip hop
- Length: 4:58
- Label: Bad Boy, Arista
- Producer: Leslie Brathwaite
- Songwriters: Daron Jones, Michael Keith, Quinnes Parker, Lamont Maxwell, Mase, Luther Vandross, (and others listed in credits)
- Sample: Luther Vandross – Don’t You Know That? from Never Too Much
- Notable lyric: Mase responds to Jay-Z with lines about platinum hits
- Video: Directed by Frosty
- Chart performance: US Billboard Hot 100 peak 17; US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs peak 8; Canada 17; Australia 67; New Zealand 33; UK Singles 196; UK Hip Hop/R&B 38; Year-end UK Urban 34
- Certifications: Gold in the United States (RIAA)
- Chart context: It followed Cupid (1997) and preceded Anywhere (1999) in 112’s singles chronology

Love Me helped popularize 112’s Room 112 era with its blend of smooth vocals and rap verses, and it remains a notable track from late-1990s R&B/hip hop.