A remix of "Love Is All We Need" features a separate rap cameo by Foxy Brown and a vocal interpolation of Diana Ross' "Do You Know Where You're Going To (Theme from Mahogany)".

Citing creative differences, Blige and mentor Sean "Diddy" Combs parted ways after the release of her multi-platinum second album My Life (1994).

[2] During the production of her next album Share My World, Combs' absence was filled with a bevy of high-profile producers, such as duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

The end result produced songs that were less entrenched in the hip hop soul of her first two albums, and replaced with a style that was more aligned with R&B, revealing a softer side and noticeably lighter mood of Blige who had made a concerted effort to clean up her life after experiencing clinical depression, while also battling drug and alcohol addiction.

"[5] Jonathan Bernstein from Entertainment Weekly noted "the exultant way Blige reacts to the whomping drums, vast chorus, and wide-screen production Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis cook up" on "Love Is All We Need".

"[7] Billboard editor Larry Flick called "Love Is All We Need" a "hit-bound jam that, once again, elevates [Blige] miles above the ever-growing pack of wannabes gunning for her throne.

"[8] Music Week rated the song three out of five, describing it as a "lively, funky track featuring rapper Nas and a tasty Rick James sample.

"[10] Alexis Petridis, writing for The Guardian, remarked: "A booming, dense production by Jam & Lewis, a feature from Nas in his imperial phase [...] a killer hook, Blige on commanding form.