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"Love Like Woe" is the debut single by American electropop singer-songwriter Jordan Witzigreuter, also known as The Ready Set, from his major label debut album, I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming. It was written by Witzigreuter and J.R. Rotem, who also produced the track. The song peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 30 on Canada CHR/Top 40 (Radio & Records). The music video for the song features a cameo appearance from Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, and was released on March 31, 2010.[2]

"Love Like Woe"
Single by The Ready Set
from the album I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming
Released	March 29, 2010
Recorded	2009
Genre	Pop[1] synthpop
Length	3:20
Label	Reprise Sire Decaydance
Songwriter(s)	Jordan Witzigreuter J. R. Rotem
Producer(s)	J. R. Rotem
The Ready Set singles chronology
"Love Like Woe" (2010) "More Than Alive" (2010)
Music video
"Love Like Woe" on YouTube

Background

In a 2018 interview, Witzigreuter stated that he wrote the song "in his mother's basement" and he "wrote it in 20 minutes." He also revealed that he didn't intend on using the song after writing it.[3] As of October 2010, Love Like Woe sold 46,000 digital downloads in the US.[4] In November 2010, the single won a BDS Certified Spin Award based on the 50,000 spins it received.[5]

In 2010, Witzigreuter worked with rap duo New Boyz and released a mash-up version of the song.[6] The song reached number 10 on AOL Radio.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[8]

Love Like Woe was received with some mixed reception as Bill Lamb from About.com gave the single a 3.5 star rating. He praises the song by having a sing-along pop melody, clever lyrical hook and simple, appealing pop melody. However, he criticized the song for having overworked electronic effects. Overall, he remarks, "it is a bit over-dressed, but you are unlikely to switch the radio station when you hear Love Like Woe."

Music video

The first music video for 'Love Like Woe' was released on March 31, 2010. It has received over 20 million hits on YouTube. It takes place in the middle of the woods where Jordan and a group of people are having a party in a shack. Outside, zombies try to enter to the party with little success. The music video was directed by Isaac Ravishankara.[9]

A second version was made featuring Jordan getting ready to impress a girl when he drives up to her mother's house. He gathers a red heart-shaped box of candy, a large bouquet, and several animals, only to find out that his interest wasn't at her mother's house that day. The video also cuts in between him singing the song and his romantic interest getting ready for the day. This is the one used in music channels. The second version of the music video was directed by Chris Marrs Piliero.[10]

Track listing

Charts

Chart performance for "Love Like Woe"

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[11]	30
US Billboard Hot 100[12]	27
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[13]	35
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[14]	15

Certifications

Certifications for "Love Like Woe"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15]	Platinum	1,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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