Cole confronts her boyfriend about his criminality and decides to stay with him when he pledges to give up his life of crime to be with her. In this take, however, the policeman recognizes that it is Cole and calmly calls the whole thing off by asking for her autograph. Her boyfriend then picks her up, she gets into the driver's seat of the car, and we are taken back to the scene shown at the beginning of the video. After she arrives home from a day of lavish shopping, Cole is confronted by the authorities who ask her if she knows the whereabouts of her boyfriend. As Cole is watching television, a video of her boyfriend and some other men robbing a bank appears on the screen. Although Cole suspects that he is a criminal, she never confronts him since he gives the impression of being a loving boyfriend. Tyrese appears to be living a double life.
The clip starts as two policemen pull over Cole and Tyrese after she allegedly ran a red light though she denies the accusation. R&B singer Tyrese appears as Cole's boyfriend in the video which was largely shot in various New York City locations. Īn accompanying music video for "Love" was directed by Benny Boom. The music video for "Love," directed by Benny Boom, was largely filmed in New York City. "Love" was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Billboard ranked 18th on its 2006 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year-end chart. "Love" also pekaed at number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
"Love" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 82 and rose to number 49 in its second week, becoming the chart's "Greatest Gainer." It slowly moved up the charts with minor setbacks, and eventually reached position 19, becoming Cole's most successful solo charting single up to then until her 2007 song " Let It Go" reached position seven. The lyrics read: "I used to think that I wasn't fine enough and I used to think I wasn't wild enough but I won't waste my time tryin' to figure out why you are playin' games what's this all about?" The song describes the boyfriend's infidelity and Cole's struggle to believe it because she is madly in love with him. The track tells the story of a girl who is always trying to do her best for her boyfriend, even though she believes that she is never good enough. When she met with A&M Records President Ron Fair, she performed the song, and Fair signed Cole on the spot. When she moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of a record deal, "Love" was the track that she thought stood the best chance of getting her signed to a label. "Love" was written by Cole along with producer Greg Curtis.
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