"Love Letter" is a song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds from their 2001 album, No More Shall We Part.
[3] The song was singled out for praise by author Jonathan Lethem, who says the "shattering simplicity" of its lyrics is "worthy of Shakespeare".
[3] In AllMusic's review of No More Shall We Part, "Love Letter" is described as a "tenderly daunting, haunted house".
[4] Author Robert Mighall described it as "a staggeringly beautiful song of forlorn love and a broken heart.
"[6] Muisc blog, Ransom Note, included it in its list of top 6 Nick Cave love songs, also noting the success and simplicity of the lyrics and the 'aching, hopeful string arrangement'.