Put a Little Love on Me

"Put a Little Love on Me" is a song by Irish singer Niall Horan. It was released through Capitol Records as the second single from his second studio album Heartbreak Weather on 6 December 2019.[1]

"Put a Little Love on Me"
Single by Niall Horan
from the album Heartbreak Weather
Released6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)
Length3:44
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jamie Scott
  • Daniel Bryer
Niall Horan singles chronology
"Nice to Meet Ya"
(2019)		 "Put a Little Love on Me"
(2019)		 "No Judgement"
(2020)
Music video
"Put a Little Love on Me" on YouTube

Background and promotion

Horan first performed the song on 7 August 2019 at the Capitol Congress 2019, where he also announced his previous single "Nice to Meet Ya".[2] About the song, the singer revealed that his upcoming project would not be his album "if it didn't have a sad, sad, sad ballad on it" and that the song "could potentially be my favorite song I've ever written".[3] Lyrically, the song reportedly deals with the break-up with singer Hailee Steinfeld in December 2018.[4] He announced the release of the song and shared a snippet on his social media on 5 December 2019.[1]

Live performances

On December 15, 2019 Horan performed the song for the first time on Saturday Night Live. On March 10, 2020 Horan performed the song on The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Critical reception

Mike Wass of Idolator called the song the Irish star’s best ballad since "This Town", particularly complimenting "the lovely chorus" and his decision to go back "to the stripped-back sound palette of Flicker.[5] Madeline Roth, writing for MTV, described the song as a "heartbreaking ballad" while writing that Horan "managed to completely tug at our heartstrings with this one".[6]

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA)[7] 13
Canadian Hot Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[8] 28
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 32
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[10] 15
Scotland (OCC)[11] 38
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[12] 50
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[13] 9

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[14] Platinum 70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Gold 40,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[16] Gold 5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Wass, Mike (5 December 2019). "Niall Horan Announces New Single "Put A Little Love On Me"". Idolator. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. White, Jack (8 August 2019). "Niall Horan announces new single Nice To Meet Ya". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. Reda, Natasha (6 September 2019). "Niall Horan's New Heartbreak Song Was Inspired By Ex Hailee Steinfeld". Popcrush. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. "Niall Horan Says His Heart Was 'Collapsing' During Split From Hailee Steinfeld On New Album". Capital FM. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  5. "Niall Horan's "Put a Little Love on Me" is a Stripped-Back Ballad". 6 December 2019.
  6. "Niall Horan is in Total Post-Breakup Mourning on 'Put a Little Love on Me'". MTV.
  7. "ARIA Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  8. "Niall Horan: Chart History - Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  9. White, Jack (13 December 2019). "Harry Styles claims the highest new entry on the Official Irish Singles Chart with Adore You". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  10. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  12. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  13. "Niall Horan Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  14. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  15. "Canadian single certifications – Niall Horan – Put a Little Love on Me". Music Canada. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  16. "Portuguese single certifications – Niall Horan – Put A Little Love on Me" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  17. "British single certifications – Niall Horan – Put A Little Love on Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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