In the Name of Love (Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha song)
2016 single by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"In the Name of Love" is a song recorded by Dutch DJ and record producer Martin Garrix and American singer Bebe Rexha. The song was produced by Garrix, Matt Rad, Steve James and Simon Says.[1] It was released on iTunes and streaming services after he premiered the song at Ultra Music Festival 2016. A remix EP was released on 11 November 2016, consisting of three remixes featuring DallasK, The Him and Snavs.[2]
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| Single by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha | ||||
| Released | 29 July 2016 | |||
| Genre | Future bass | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
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| "In the Name of Love" on YouTube | ||||
Background and composition
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"In the Name of Love" is a future bass song, which contains "a combination of piano, bass, and guitar strums [which] provide percussion throughout demure verses".[3]
Garrix and Rexha used FaceTime when she was recording the song as he was not in the studio initially. The two later gathered together to finish it.[4]
Garrix debuted the song by playing it on his set in March 2016 at the Ultra Music Festival 2016.[5] He announced the release of the song on 24 July 2016 via his social media accounts and a Tomorrowland 2016 interview.[6] In an interview, he said the "album is finished" and this song would appear as the first single from his upcoming album on which he said he was working.[7] It was the first track released since his deal with Sony Music which would also be distributed by the latter.[8]
When asked why he chose Bebe Rexha for the collaboration, Garrix said, "First of all, I love to hear her voice. I met her earlier this year in LA. She played me some of her demos and just straight away after the first song, I fell in love with her voice because it's so unique it's so different. The team and I were brainstorming and then Bebe ended up doing it, with a lot of sending back and forth, lots of shaping and polishing the song and then we finally came up with the version how the world knows it right now."[9]
Critical reception
Kat Bein of Billboard wrote that the song shows Garrix's artistic growth: "[it's] a far cry from the hard-hitting, stomp-ready beat of his breakthrough", and called the song "a charming track, as delicate as it is clean. It's Garrix sharing his softer side."[3] Idolator's Rachel Sonis felt the song sounded "like the summer anthem we’ve been waiting for all along".[10]
Music video
The official music video was released on Apple Music[11] on 9 August 2016 and on YouTube[12] on 23 August 2016. It was directed by Emil Nava.[13] The video opens with Rexha wearing a red dress and red pvc thigh high boots by a swimming pool on a springboard outside a mansion, surrounded by rushes of smoke, storm clouds and water explosions just after Garrix comes into the scene by walking towards a springboard standing just few feet away from her. He holds Rexha as they sink beneath the surface of water.[14] The video has over 862 million views as of January 2025.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "In the Name of Love" | 3:18 |
Charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[83] | 4× Platinum | 280,000‡ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[84] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| Belgium (BEA)[85] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[86] | 3× Diamond | 750,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[87] | 3× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[88] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
| France (SNEP)[89] | Diamond | 233,333‡ |
| Germany (BVMI)[90] | 3× Gold | 600,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[91] | 4× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[92] | Diamond+Gold | 330,000‡ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[93] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[94] | 3× Platinum | 90,000‡ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[95] | 3× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[96] | 4× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP)[97] | 2× Platinum | 20,000‡ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[98] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Sweden (GLF)[99] | 4× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[100] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[101] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[102] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
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