I Need Love
| "I Need Love" | ||||
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| Single by LL Cool J | ||||
| from the album Bigger and Deffer | ||||
| B-side | "My Rhyme Ain't Done" | |||
| Released | July 13, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop soul | |||
| Length | 5:23 | |||
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"I Need Love" is the second single from LL Cool J's second album, Bigger and Deffer. The single reached number 1 on the Hot Black Singles and number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 while becoming one of the first rap songs to enjoy mainstream popularity in the UK, rising to number 8 in the UK Singles Chart. The single won a Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Single in 1988 Soul Train Music Awards. The song was listed as number 13 on About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs.