2014Released
3:26

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about Tough Love. By Songfacts®.

This song was recorded in New York and written by Ware with the production duo BenZel. Speaking about the track, Ware said: "I had just finished a run of shows in the States and went to New York to work with BenZel for a couple weeks, mainly as a different focus to touring. I didn't have any expectations or pressures with what would come out of those two weeks, and think 'Tough Love' sums this up. It was me experimenting with my voice and having fun with it. It just felt right and kind of dictated the route of the next album, much like 'Devotion' did on my first album."

BenZel is a production duo consisting of London electro musician Ben Ash, who operates as Two Inch Punch (Sam Smith's "Money On My Mind") and hitmaker Benny Blanco (Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl," Kesha's "TiK ToK," Bruno Mars' "Grenade," Maroon 5's "Maps.")

Ware's lyrics were inspired by the trails of maintaining a long-term relationship with her fiancée while touring round the world. "It's not always easy being away from the person that I love so much, but I'm also doing something that I really, really love," she told Pitchfork. "It's realistic that it's not always real easy."

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Tough Love.
AKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
135BPM

Album

The album Tough Love is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Tough Love.
Universal-Island Records Ltd.
© 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
℗ 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited

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