"Love Me Wrong" is a song by Canadian singer Allie X featuring Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan. It was released on December 6, 2019 as the fourth single from Allie X's second studio album, Cape God (2020).[2]

"Love Me Wrong"
Single by Allie X featuring Troye Sivan
from the album Cape God
ReleasedDecember 6, 2019 (December 6, 2019)[1]
GenrePop
Length3:12
Songwriter(s)
Allie X singles chronology
"Regulars"
(2019)
"Love Me Wrong"
(2019)
"Devil I Know"
(2020)
Troye Sivan singles chronology
"I'm So Tired..."
(2019)
"Love Me Wrong"
(2019)
"Take Yourself Home"
(2020)

In a statement released with the new song, Allie X said that she wanted to convey what it felt like to be fundamentally "misunderstood" by your family while growing up. Allie X said "You know that they love you, but not for the full person you are. The relationship between a parent and child is so intense and layered, that it was liberating to put it into the simple phrase 'you love me wrong' and repeat it over and over in the chorus of this song."[3]

Critical reception

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Writing for Vice, Daisy Jones stated that "'Love Me Wrong' is a rich, sumptuous slice of pop, filled with layered synth and lyrics that take bittersweet turns".[4]

All Noise said the "It's a powerful song and both the collaborators have laid their vocals perfectly over an adorable production" calling the collaboration "nothing less than magnificent."[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Love Me Wrong - Single by Allie X & Troye Sivan on Apple Music". Apple Music. December 6, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Allie X and Troye Sivan have teamed up for new single, 'Love Me Wrong'". Dork. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Allie X & Troye Sivan Finally Duet Together on Melancholy 'Love Me Wrong': Listen". Billboard. December 6, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Troye Sivan and Allie X Went Deep on Pop Music and the Industry Over Skype". Vice. December 6, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "New Single Review Love Me Wrong". All Noise. February 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2021.