love.

"love." is a song by American musician Kid Cudi. Originally recorded in 2013 for his fourth solo album "Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon", the song failed to make the final cut for the album, however Cudi would release the song on March 3, 2015 as a promotional recording via his verified SoundCloud page. Although Kid Cudi had declared that due to copyright issues the song would never be released officially, it was ultimately released in 2022, re-mastered and included as a bonus track on his first greatest hits compilation "The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1", issued on July 8.

On March 3, 2015, Kid Cudi released "Love", his first song since his surprise album "Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon" was put on the market in February 2014. The song was originally recorded for Satellite Flight and was built around a sample of "Sunblocks" by American electronic rock duo Ratatat. Cudi previously sampled Ratatat for "Heaven at Nite" from his breakout mixtape "A Kid Named Cudi", and later collaborated with the duo on "Pursuit of Happiness" and "Alive" from his commercial debut album "Man on the Moon: The End of Day".

Cudi released the song via his official SoundCloud account with a statement that read:

"Something I made during the SF sessions. produced by me, keys by Dot. Sample is from one of my favorite Ratatat jams "Sunblocks". And love to Evan and Mike for allowing me to release it.. For you. Hope it brings you some peace if you have a lonely heart out there. byeeeee :)"

The song’s positive reception led many a fan requesting Cudi on social media to release the song via digital streaming platforms (DSP); on January 7, 2022, Cudi would finally reveal why the song had been officially unreleased, citing sample clearance issues—specifically Ratatat refusing to clear the sample used from their 2010 song "Sunblocks", taken from their fourth album "LP4". However, on July 8, 2022, Cudi's first greatest hits album The Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1 featured a re-mastered version of "Love" as the only bonus track, and in an act of fan service was finally made available on DSPs and for digital download.

On November 9th 2022, Scott showed his more petty side when a fan on twitter shared a screenshot of them listening to the song with the caption ‘I fkn love u @KiDCuDi thank you so making this masterpiece’. However, Scott seemed to be on a mission to ruin his reputation that day, and because the fan was using soundcloud, Scott responded with ‘You know I officially released this right?’ and proceeded to remove the song off the platform.