"Love Me Like I Am" is a song by an Australian Christian pop duo For King & Country and American singer Jordin Sparks. The original version of the song was initially released as the second promotional single from For King & Country's fifth studio album, What Are We Waiting For? (2022), on 18 February 2022. A new version of the song featuring Sparks impacted Christian radio on 31 August 2022, before finally releasing on 7 October 2022. The song was written by Joel Smallbone, Josh Kerr, Luke Smallbone, and Michael Pollack.
"Love Me Like I Am" peaked at number two on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.
Background On 18 February 2022, For King & Country released "Love Me Like I Am" as the second promotional single from What Are We Waiting For? (2022), accompanied with its music video. concurrently launching the album's pre-order. The song follows the release of 2021 singles "Relate" and "For God Is with Us" as well as the first promotional track, "Unsung Hero." Joel Smallbone shared the story behind the song, saying:
On 27 August 2022, a new version of the song featuring Jordin Sparks exclusively premiered on K-Love radio. This version impacted Christian radio in the United States on 31 August 2022, before finally releasing on 7 October 2022.
Composition "Love Me Like I Am" is composed in the key of E with a tempo of 80 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .
Commercial performance "Love Me Like I Am" debuted at number 38 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated 5 March 2022, concurrently charting at number four on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.
The version of "Love Me Like I Am" with Jordin Sparks debuted at No. 25 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated 10 September 2022, and registered at No. 48 on the Hot Christian Songs chart that same week.
Music videos The official music video for "Love Me Like I Am" was published on For King & Country's YouTube channel on 18 February 2022. The official lyric video for the song was uploaded on YouTube on 28 February 2022.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Love Me Like I Am" Chart (2022–2023) Peakposition US Christian AC (Billboard) 1
Year-end charts + 2022 year-end chart performance for "Love Me Like I Am" Chart (2022) Position US Christian Songs (Billboard) 83 + 2023 year-end chart performance for "Love Me Like I Am" Chart (2023) Position US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 15 US Christian Songs (Billboard) 5 US Christian Airplay (Billboard) 6 US Christian AC (Billboard) 12
Release history + Release dates and formats for "Love Me Like I Am" Region Date Version Format Label Various 18 February 2022 Album Word Entertainment United States 31 August 2022Single Christian radio 7 October 2022 Digital download 13 February 2023 Hot adult contemporary radio Curb Records
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