Love you like a love song

The authors of the song are Antonina Armato and Tim James ^[1] . “Love You Like a Love Song” is a composition at a moderate pace ^[2] , of the genre of electro -pop and dance pop with elements of Euro-disc ^{[2] [3] [4]} . In the About.com review, the song is described as “ultra-catchy,” “hypnotic,” and “moderately sexy.” ^[2] "Love You Like a Love Song" received the status of a Platinum single in the United States ^[5] .

The directors of the video were Jeremy Jasper and Georgie Greville, who previously worked with Goldfrapp and Florence and the Machine ^[6] . Selena Gomez noted that this is “the craziest video clip” of all that she has ^[6] . The premiere of the clip took place on June 23, 2011 on Vevo ^[7] . The plot of the video begins with a scene in a futuristic karaoke bar where a person sings the Gomez song “ Naturally ” ^[6] . After him, Selena herself enters the stage in an outfit created in the images of the film " Amadeus " ^[6] . During the performance of the song, the action is transferred to various places projected onto the screens by a karaoke machine ^[6] .

Even before the release, the video clip provoked a scandal and a negative reaction from the PETA organization, since painted horses appeared on photos from the shootings that appeared on the Internet. Despite the fact that the process used non-toxic paint from organic materials and confirmation from the Humane society that no animals were injured during the clip, PETA and her active supporter, singer Pink , expressed their negative attitude to the appearance of painted animals ^[8] . Pink described this action as “stupid” ^[8] . Selena Gomez stated that she did not know about the painting of animals and believed that the color was added using computer graphics ^[8] . As a result, it was decided not to include this scene in the clip.

Digital download ^[9]

European CD single

Digital EP ^[10]