Love It When You Hate Me

"Love It When You Hate Me" was released the same day as Lavigne announced the title, release date and track list of Love Sux.[1]

In the United States, "Love It When You Hate Me" was sent to contemporary hit radio on January 25, 2022 and to adult contemporary radio on February 7, 2022.[2][3] It was also sent to Italian radio.[4]

Ali Shutner from NME described "Love It When You Hate Me" as a "pop-punk banger",[5] and Emily Carter writing for Kerrang! noted that the song "hears the Canadian star embracing nostalgic pop-punk in the chorus – 'The highs the lows the yes, the nos / You're so hot when you get cold / Don't call me baby / I love it when you hate me' – and fresher elements in the verses."[6]

On Spotify, "Love It When You Hate Me" debuted with over 1.07 million first day streams, debuting at number 96 on the Top Global Songs chart and number 5 on the Top Rock Global chart.

"Love It When You Hate Me" debuted at number 76 on Canadian Hot 100 with streams of 354,175 on Spotify, it was Lavigne's 20th entry on the chart and Blackbear's ninth entry on the chart. It also peaked at number 26 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[7] In the United States, the song debuted at number 15 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart with 617,792 streams on Spotify, it debuted at number 40 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, it was Lavigne's first entry on the chart since her 2013 single "Here's to Never Growing Up", and it debuted at number 16 on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart and number 14 on the Hot Alternative Songs chart. On the Adult Top 40 chart the song debuted at number 33.[7] In the United Kingdom the song peaked at number 40 on the UK Singles Sales Chart and garnered 77,760 first day streams on Spotify. In New Zealand, the song did not enter the official chart but it peaked at number nine on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart.

The official music video for "Love It When You Hate Me" was directed by Audrey Ellis Fox and was released on March 5, 2022. It opens up with Avril being chased by paparazzi after a prison sentence due to "falling in love too many times". The video mainly shows Lavigne, Blackbear and Barker performing inside of a prison cell with dancing female inmates. The ending showed Lavigne flipping off the press following her release for bad behavior.[8]

• Digital download[9]

1. "Love It When You Hate Me" (featuring Blackbear) – 2:25

• Streaming (explicit)[10]

1. "Love It When You Hate Me" (featuring Blackbear) – 2:25
2. "Bite Me" – 2:39
3. "Bite Me" (acoustic) – 3:09

• Streaming (clean)[11]

1. "Love It When You Hate Me" (featuring Blackbear) – 2:25
2. "Bite Me" – 2:39

Credits and personnel are adapted from the Love Sux album liner notes.[12]

• Avril Lavigne – vocals, writer
• John Feldmann – writer, producer, guitar, bass
• Derek "Mod Sun" Smith – writer, producer
• Matthew Musto – writer, vocals
• Travis Barker – producer, drums
• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Dylan McLean – additional production and engineering, additional guitar and bass
• Scot Stewart – additional production and engineering, additional guitar and bass
• Michael Bono – additional production and engineering, additional guitar and bass
• Josh Thornberry – additional production and engineering
• Cameron Mizell – additional production and engineering
• Hero DeLano – additional production and engineering
• Kevin Thrash – additional engineering
• Andrew Goldstein – additional engineering
• Chris Gehringer – mastering