Love Galore

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## General Information

### Writer(s)

Punch • Carter Lang
ThankGod4Cody • Travis Scott • SZA

## Singles

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Drew Barrymore
(2016)
Love Galore
(2017)
What Lovers Do
(2017)

## Ctrl Tracklist

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Supermodel
Love Galore
Doves In The Wind

"**Love Galore**" is the second track and single from SZA's debut album *Ctrl*. It was released through Top Dawg and RCA on April 27, 2017. It features rapper Travis Scott.

"Love Galore" received widespread acclaim from music critics and a Grammy nomination at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

An alternate version of the song was included on the deluxe edition of *Ctrl*, released on the five-year anniversary of the album's release on June 9, 2022.

On June 8, 2017, one of the demos of the song was played during the album's listening party. A recording from the listening party was then shortly leaked. ( listen)

## Background and release

“Love Galore” was first teased on November 28, 2016, on SZA’s Instagram. SZA later then premiered the song during a performance on *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* in January 2017. The studio version of the song premiered via SZA's SoundCloud account on April 27, 2017, and the next day it was released for digital download on iTunes as a single. It is the second single from SZA's album, *Ctrl*, which was released on June 9, 2017.

While talking about Travis Scott in an interview with Genius, SZA said;

> "I’m definitely a huge fan of Travis. I think he merges that super-fine line between melody and syncopation and pocket. And I love his pockets, and I love his note choice. He’s just gnarly. He’s perfect.
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## Live performances

To further promote the single following increased airplay on rhythmic and urban radio, SZA performed the song at *The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon* on July 20, 2017. She also performed the song at the 2017 BET Awards and on *Saturday Night Live*.

## Music video

The music video for the song, directed by Nabil, premiered on April 27, 2017. It was uploaded to SZA's Vevo channel on April 28, 2017.

SZA - Love Galore (Official Video) ft. Travis Scott

## Lyrics

**[Intro: Travis Scott]**

I need, I need

I need, I need

I need, I need

I need, I need

I need, I need

**[Chorus: SZA]**

Love, love, love, love

Long as we got

Love, love, love, oh

Long as we got

**[Verse 1: SZA & Travis Scott]**

Done with these n\*ggas, I don't love these n\*ggas

I dust off these n\*ggas, do it for fun

Don't take it personal

Personally, I'm surprised you called me after the things I said

Skrrt-skrrt on n\*ggas (Yeah), skrrt up on n\*ggas (True)

Skrrt down, you actin' like me (Yeah)

Actin' like we wasn't more than a summer fling

I said farewell, you took it well (True)

Promise I won't cry over spilled milk (Ooh, no, I won't)

Give me a paper towel, gimme another Valium

Give me another hour or two, hour with you

Why you bother me when you know you don't want me? (Yeah)

Why you bother me when you know you got a woman? (Yeah)

Why you hit me when you know you know better? (True)

Know you know better (True)

Know your crew better than you do

Call me, lookin' for ya (Yeah), I be lookin' for ya (Yeah)

Got me lookin' forward to weekends

With you, baby, with you, baby

With you, baby (True), with you

We do whatever we want, go wherever we want

Love however we want, it don't matter (True)

You do whatever I want, get whatever I want

Get whatever I need, it's about

**[Chorus: SZA]**

Love, love, love, love

Long as we got

Love, love, love, oh

Long as we got

**[Verse 2: SZA & Travis Scott]**

Should have never gave you my number, I did it with you

Should have never let you hit it, I split it with you

I regret it, you gots a fetish

You gots a problem, now it's a problem, oh, no

Skrrt-skrrt on bitches (Yeah)

I don't know these bitches (Yeah)

Dig dirt on bitches, do it for fun

Don't take it personal, baby

Love on my ladies, l-love to my ladies, uh (True)

Dated a few (Straight up)

**[Verse 3: Travis Scott & SZA]**

Why you bother me? Why you bother me? Why you bother me? (Why you bother me? Yeah)

Last time I checked, you were the one that left (The one)

Me in a wreck (Yeah), me in a mess (Yeah, yeah)

You all I rep (Yeah), like my side I rep (Yeah)

Yeah, that's that Mo City, that side that you can't come 'round at night, yeah (It's lit)

You like to get me high, you don't want no one beside ya

You like when I make fire, you say, "La Flame, keep makin' fire" (Ooh)

Let me cum inside ya, let me plant that seed inside ya (Ooh)

Ass and titties, titties, only thing that stuck with, with me (With me)

Only thing that was real, only thing I could feel, you feel me? (Yeah, feel me?)

So why you bother me, why you bother me? (With you, baby, with you, baby)

Tryna catch a P.O.V., yeah (With you)

**[Chorus: SZA]**

Love, love, love, love

Long as we got

Love, love, love, oh

Long as we got

**[Verse 4: SZA]**

(Love)

I came to your city, lookin' for lovin' and licky

'Cause you promised to put it down

All up in your city, lookin' for you, uh

Searchin' for you, like, love

Only thing keepin' me from droppin' you right now

Right now (Love)

Only thing keepin' me by your side

Only thing keepin' me by your side now

**[Outro: Norma Rowe]**

But see, Solána, if you don't say somethin', speak up for yourself

They think you stupid, you know what I'm sayin'?

## Trivia

* “Love Galore” marks SZA and Travis' second collaboration, following the *Rodeo* track “Ok Alright.”