Love Me JeJe | |
Cover: | Tems Love Me JeJe cover.webp |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Tems |
Album: | Born in the Wild |
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Length: | 2:58 |
Label: | RCA |
Producer: | |
Prev Title: | Not an Angel |
Prev Year: | 2023 |
"Love Me JeJe" is a song written and recorded by Nigerian singer Tems, released on 25 April 2024, via RCA Records. It serves as the second single from her debut studio album, Born in the Wild (2024).[1] Produced by GuiltyBeatz and Spax, the song interpolates Seyi Sodimu's 1997 single "Love Me Jeje".[2] [3]
"Love Me JeJe" interpolates Seyi Sodimu's 1997 hit song "Love Me Jeje", which also features vocals by Shafy Bello.[4] [5] On April 22, Tems announced that the song would be released on April 25, and performed it for the first time during her Coachella 2024 set. "Love Me JeJe" was released after she announced that her debut studio album, Born in the Wild, would be out in May. Tems told Apple Music 1 that the song originated during a freestyle session she had with friends and that one of them interpolated Sodimu's "Love Me Jeje". Tems loved the original track and chose to include it in her recording.[6]
Prior to releasing the official music video for "Love Me JeJe", Tems made a visualizer for the song and uploaded it to YouTube on April 26, 2024. She directed the official video and filmed it at various locations across Lagos; the video serves as an ode to her hometown.[7] In the video's opening scene, Tems is shown having fun with her friends at a karaoke bar. Later, she is seen singing and dancing in the streets of Lagos while riding a tricycle and standing in a moving truck. The video also features evening scenes of the singer dancing with friends at a party. Moreover, it contains footage of Tems singing the song's bridge with Sodimu.[8] [9]
Tems performed the song for the first time on her debut Coachella set and on the American late-night talk show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in May 2024, her debut appearance on the series.[10] [11]
Peak position | ||
Australia Hitseekers (ARIA)[12] | 20 | |
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Ireland (IRMA)[13] | 94 | |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[14] | 11 | |
Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100)[15] | 14 | |
UK Afrobeats (OCC)[16] | 1 | |
US Afrobeats Songs (Billboard)[17] | 3 | |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] | 41 | |
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[19] | 5 |
Date | Format | Label | |||
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Various | 25 April 2024 | ||||
United States | 20 May 2024 | Urban contemporary radio | |||
Italy | 21 June 2024 | Radio airplay | [20] |