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Same Love
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert
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- Album
- The Heist
- Released
- 2012
- Genres
- Length
- 5:19
- Tempo
- 85 BPM
- Label
- Macklemore
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About this song
"Same Love" is the third single from Macklemore and Ryan Lewis's debut album The Heist. It was written in April 2012 to support Referendum 74 in Washington state. The song hit number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the first song explicitly promoting same-sex marriage to reach the Top 40 in the US.
What it's about
The song is about marriage equality for same-sex couples. It has helped make the issue easier for mainstream audiences to understand.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 7 other songs, like “I Got Covid At A Rina Sawayama Concert And Am Now Homophobic by Pee! in the Pool (Ft. Disturbed, Lil Jon & Macklemore)”.
- Covered 6 times, including “Same Love (Cover) by Froukje”.
- Written by Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert, Josh Rawlings and Greg Kramer.
- Produced by Ryan Lewis.
- Recorded at Macklemore/RyanLewis Studios.