{{short description|Single by NF}} {{Infobox song | name = If You Want Love | type = single | artist = [[NF (rapper)|NF]] | album = [[Perception (NF album)|Perception]] | released = January 22, 2019 | recorded = | genre = | length = 3:19 | label = * NF Real Music * [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] * [[Caroline Records|Caroline]] | writer = * [[NF (rapper)|Nathan Feuerstein]] * [[Tommee Profitt]] | producer = * NF * Profitt | prev_title = [[Why (NF song)|Why]] | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = [[The Search (song)|The Search]] | next_year = 2019 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|LfxY1sg5_rw|"If You Want Love"}}}} }} "'''If You Want Love'''" is a song by American rapper [[NF (rapper)|NF]] from his third studio album ''[[Perception (NF album)|Perception]]'' (2017). It was written and produced by NF himself and [[Tommee Profitt]]. The song was released to mainstream radio on January 22, 2019 as the fifth single from the album.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |title=Top 40/M Future Releases – Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates |publisher=AllAccess Music Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108141602/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |archive-date=January 8, 2019 |access-date=February 9, 2024}}</ref>
==Content== The message of the song is that those who seek love should be emotionally invested in their lover: "If you want love, you gon' have to go through the pain / if you want love, you gon' have to learn how to change / if you want trust, you gon' have to give some away".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jost |first1=Matt |title=NF :: Perception |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2018/03/nf-perception/ |website=RapReviews |access-date=February 9, 2024 |date=March 6, 2018}}</ref><ref name="JFK">{{cite journal |first=David |last=Craft |title=NF – 'Perception' album review |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Perception.asp |journal=Jesus Freak Hideout |access-date=February 9, 2024 |date=October 14, 2017}}</ref> NF also notes how life quickly goes by.<ref name="BB">{{cite web |last1=Lenniger |first1=Shea |title=NF’s ‘If You Want Love’ Video Will Make You Tear Up: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/nf-if-you-want-love-video-8489245/ |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=February 9, 2024 |date=December 7, 2018}}</ref>
==Critical reception== Reviewing ''Perception'' for ''Jesus Freak Hideout'', David Croft wrote: {{"'}}If You Want Love' is easily the second-best track on the album. Its honest, insightful lyrics can resonate with all listeners".<ref name="JFK" />
==Music video== An official music video was released on December 7, 2018. It starts with a woman giving birth in a hospital and follows the couple raising the child, including her first steps, play time and her first date as a teenager. Eventually, she grows into an adult and marries.<ref name="BB" />
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for "If You Want Love" ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|39|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=February 9, 2024}} |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "If You Want Love"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|artist=NF|title=If You Want Love|relyear=2017|certyear=2023|access-date=February 9, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=single|award=Gold|artist=NF|title=If You Want Love|relyear=2017|relmonth=10|certyear=2018|access-date=February 25, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|artist=NF|title=If You Want Love|relyear=2017|certyear=2023|access-date=February 9, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|award=Gold|artist=NF|title=If You Want Love|relyear=2017|certyear=2023|id=12126|access-date=February 25, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=NF|title=If You Want Love|relyear=2017|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=March 23, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=single|award=Gold|artist=NF|title=If You Want Love|relyear=2017|certyear=2022|id=file_2022-05-13-15-04-29.pdf|access-date=February 25, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Silver|artist=NF|title=If You Want Love|relyear=2017|certyear=2021|id=17380-4558-1|access-date=February 9, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|artist=NF|title=If You Want Love|relyear=2017|certyear=2023|access-date=February 9, 2024}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{NF (rapper)}} [[Category:2017 songs]] [[Category:2019 singles]] [[Category:NF (rapper) songs]] [[Category:Songs written by NF (rapper)]] [[Category:Songs written by Tommee Profitt]] [[Category:Capitol Records singles]] [[Category:Caroline Records singles]]