Love Don't Hate It

"Love Don't Hate It" is a song by Dutch singer Duncan Laurence. It was released as a digital download on 23 October 2019 by Spark Records as the second single from his debut extended play Worlds on Fire.[1] It is the follow-up to "Arcade", the winning entry at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.[2]

"Love Don't Hate It"
Single by Duncan Laurence
from the EP Worlds on Fire
Released23 October 2019 (2019-10-23)
Format
Length2:51
LabelSpark
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tofer Brown
Duncan Laurence singles chronology
"Arcade"
(2019)		 "Love Don't Hate It"
(2019)		 "Someone Else"
(2020)

Background

Laurence previously stated that he did not want to rush out a follow-up to "Arcade", but rather take his time and wait until he found the right song.[2][3] De Telegraaf announced on 14 October that fans that had attended Laurence's performance in Nijmegen were told the follow-up single would be "Love Don't Hate It".[3] Laurence called it "a song about fighting for who you are and who you choose to love" and his "answer against the hate in the world, that will always keep trying to break down what we crave most: love".[4]

Live performance

Duncan premiered the song on Dutch television during De Wereld Draait Door on 23 October.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[6] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 41

Year-end charts
Chart (2019) Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 99

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[10] Gold 40,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "Love Don't Hate It – Single by Duncan Laurence". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. "Dit is de nieuwe single van Duncan Laurence: 'Love Don't Hate It'". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 14 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. "'Dit wordt nieuwe single Duncan Laurence'". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 14 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. "𝕯𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖆𝖓 𝕷𝖆𝖚𝖗𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖊 (@itsduncanlaurence) • Instagram photos and videos". 23 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019 – via Instagram.
  5. "De Wereld Draait Door – Komende uitzending". BNNVARA (in Dutch). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Duncan Laurence – Love Don't Hate It" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 9, 2020" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Duncan Laurence – Love Don't Hate It" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  9. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2019". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  10. "Dutch single certifications – Duncan Laurence – Love Don't Hate It" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Love Don't Hate It in the "Artiest of titel" box.
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