It was released on January 24, 2012, as the first single from their second album The Strange Case Of....[1] It is also part of the Guitar Hero Live soundtrack.

The band members have stated that "Love Bites" was influenced by their cover of Skid Row's song "Slave to the Grind" and Lamb of God.

Gregory Heaney, in his AllMusic review of the song's parent album, praised vocalist Lzzy Hale's vocal performance, commenting that they were "adding the right amount of snarl and grit;" he also called the song "aggressive.

"[5] An album review by Loudwire commented that the song "is the perfect representation of Halestorm and a great showcase of frontwoman Lzzy Hale’s voice and badass wit.

[8] A music video for the song, directed by Jeremy Alter, was released on February 14, 2012.