Same Love (Johnny song)

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Single by Johnny featuring Ela!ne	
Single by Johnny featuring Ela!ne	 	 	
from the album Treasure 	from the album Treasure 	 	 	
Released 	October 14, 2014 	 	 	
Format 	digital download 	 	 	
Recorded 	2014 	 	 	
Length 	5:20 	 	 	
Label 	Alfred 	 	 	
Johnny singles chronology	Johnny singles chronology	 	 	
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(2014)	"Same Love"
(2014)	
"Same Love" is the fifth single released by singer/rapper Johnny from his 2014 debut studio album, Treasure. The track, featuring vocals by Ela!ne, talks about the issue of gay and lesbian rights. The song reached number _____ on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. The cover artwork for the single shows a shot from the video shoot with Johnny holding an American flag.
==Composition==
Johnny has explained and said that he supports gay rights, since his own brother Jesse Del Rey is gay. Johnny has said that he has gay friends, and that he doesn't care about someone's sexuality. American singer Ela!ne, joined to sing the chorus because she said she loved the song and also wanted to show her support of the lgbt community. 
==Reception==
"Same Love" received critical acclaim among critics. Gary Nunn in The Guardian said that the song was "a far cry from the cheese-fest that usually puts commercial interest first, tenuous rhyming couplets second and poignancy last" and that it "may be the most profound song" hip-hop as a genre has produced.[6] Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone, although giving the album a mixed review, called "Same Love" one of its "virtues".[8] David Jeffries of Allmusic described the track as a "pro-gay marriage highlight".[9] Robert Christgau wrote the song was "the best gay marriage song to date in any genre and as corny as it damn well oughta be."[10] 
"Same Love" became the first Top 40 song in the U.S. to promote and celebrate same-sex marriage.
==Music Video==
The music video for "Same Love", directed by Ryan Lewis and Jon Jon Augustavo and produced by Tricia Davis, debuted on Lewis's YouTube account on October 2, 2012, and accumulated 350,000 views 24 hours after its debut. The video, spanning decades, depicts the life of the main character and the same-sex partner with whom he falls in love, including the social conflicts which befall them in relation to their sexual orientation, their eventual marriage, and their final parting in old age. The wedding of the main couple was filmed at All Pilgrims Christian Church in Seattle. Macklemore and Mary Lambert cameo in non-speaking roles in the video.
==Track listing==
*Digital Download
#"Same Love" featuring Ela!ne - 5:20