If You Want Love Explained

If You Want Love
Type:single
Artist:NF
Album:Perception
Released:January 22, 2019
Length:3:19
Label:
Producer:
  • NF
  • Profitt
Prev Title:Why
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:The Search
Next Year:2019

"If You Want Love" is a song by American rapper NF from his third studio album Perception (2017). It was written and produced by NF himself and Tommee Profitt. The song was released to mainstream radio on January 22, 2019 as the fifth single from the album.[1]

Content

The message of the song is that those who seek love should be emotionally invested in their lover: "If you want love, you gon' have to go through the pain / if you want love, you gon' have to learn how to change / if you want trust, you gon' have to give some away".[2] [3] NF also notes how life quickly goes by.[4]

Critical reception

Reviewing Perception for Jesus Freak Hideout, David Croft wrote: If You Want Love' is easily the second-best track on the album. Its honest, insightful lyrics can resonate with all listeners".

Music video

An official music video was released on December 7, 2018. It starts with a woman giving birth in a hospital and follows the couple raising the child, including her first steps, play time and her first date as a teenager. Eventually, she grows into an adult and marries.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top 40/M Future Releases – Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates . AllAccess Music Group . https://web.archive.org/web/20190108141602/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases . January 8, 2019 . February 9, 2024.
  2. Web site: Jost . Matt . NF :: Perception . RapReviews . February 9, 2024 . March 6, 2018.
  3. David . Craft . NF – 'Perception' album review . Jesus Freak Hideout . February 9, 2024 . October 14, 2017.
  4. Web site: Lenniger . Shea . NF’s ‘If You Want Love’ Video Will Make You Tear Up: Watch . . February 9, 2024 . December 7, 2018.