A slow-paced, sultry R&B track, "Let Me Love You" features delicate piano chords, electro-beats, smooth, deep bass, trap-lite, hip-hop beats, and interspersed vocals.

[11] "Let Me Love You" was written by Thomas Brown, Victoria McCants, Steven Franks, Ariana Grande and Dwayne Carter.

"[16] Wayne responds to her verses with what was considered "catchy word play", such as "she's grinding on this Grande,"[13] which turns the singer's last name into a sexual innuendo.

[19] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic picked the track as one of the album's highlights, praising the producers for "shepherding many of the cuts with a heavier R&B influence.

"[19] Lewis Corner of Digital Spy noted that "the darker, sexier, and slower production certainly suggests this is a song for the early hours, rather than a romantic dinner for two.

[15] Wren Graves of Consequence of Sound opined that, "The hook relies on the kind of electronic vocal manipulations we associate with a weaker voice, say Selena Gomez, but the verses are Grande at her mewling best.

"[24] Spin's Andrew Unterberger stated that the song is "not quite irresistible, but it's mildly alluring"[25] Carolyn Menyes of Music Times claimed that it "may miss the sort of fiery hook that helped Grande's similarly-themed hit "Love Me Harder" such a success, but it gels flawlessly with the subdued offerings Grande has showed so far from what is sure to be her most mature record to date.

"[26] Quinn Moreland of Pitchfork was more mixed with Wayne's appearance, claiming that it was "one of Dangerous Woman's more surprising features, yet perhaps predictably," feeling that he seems "sleepy.

As stated by Gil Kaufman of Billboard, "For the most part, Ariana lounges around on her bed and couch in her black leather bustier, shorts and high heels asking a new man if she can love him.