"Love Yourself" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album Purpose (2015).

On the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, the song became Bieber's third consecutive number-one, wherein the United States it spent 24 non-consecutive weeks in the top ten (later named the best-performing single of 2016) and was also Bieber's first number one on the Adult Contemporary chart, while in the United Kingdom, it spent six weeks at the top.

"Love Yourself" topped the charts in fifteen countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, and Sweden.

[6] On September 29, 2015, Justin Bieber announced in an interview with Australia's Sunrise morning show that British singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran had written a song for his then-upcoming album.

[15] It is an acoustic pop, folk[3] and blue-eyed soul[4] song, featuring just vocals and an electric guitar,[1][16] and a brief flurry of trumpets,[17] which was considered "the most subdued and least electronic of Bieber's new tracks.

[1] In the chorus, Bieber sings, "Cause if you like the way you look that much, oh baby, you should go and love yourself,"[20] which according to Digital Spy's Amy Davidson, "'love yourself' means 'go f**k yourself' in this context.

"[21] On March 7, 2017, composer Ed Sheeran stated on the Howard Stern Show that he had Rihanna in mind for the song at first, and the original lyric was indeed "fuck yourself".

For such sour grapes, though, 'Love Yourself' still sounds exultant; one of many reminders this year that for all his insistence on being a good person, Bieber may ultimately be best served as a Top 40 heel.

[21] Sheldon Pearce of Complex praised "Sorry" and "Love Yourself" for "display[ing] the best of Bieber in tandem: the full scope of his pop stylings—blue-eyed soul fleshing out both electronic and acoustic spaces.

"[19] Kenneth Partridge of Billboard wrote that Bieber "overplay[s] his renewed spirituality ... mak[ing] like John Mayer doing Sam Smith," citing the track as an example.

"[27] Michelles Geslani of the same publication opined that the track "sounds exactly what you'd expect from a meeting of these two minds", considering it "'Thinking Out Loud' crossed with low-key, lovelorn Bieber.

"[28] Kitty Empire, writing for The Observer, appreciated the song for "strip[ping] everything back very effectively to a guitar line and a vocal".

"[30] In a less favorable review, Pitchfork's Brad Nelson wrote that, lyrically, "it's needlessly mean, neither funny nor clever, and it doesn't do much to justify the severity of its perspective.

"[31] Al Horner of NME noted that the song is "more traditionally Bieber, and [its] big pop hook [is] out of place amidst the forward-thinking electronic scuttle.

Thus, as he did three weeks prior when "Love Yourself" debuted at number four, Bieber had three concurrent songs in the Hot 100's top five, becoming the third act to achieve it since 50 Cent in 2005.

Additionally, Bieber's Purpose became the first album by a male artist to produce three number-one songs since Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveSounds did so in 2006–07.

[39] After being replaced at the top of the Hot 100 by Zayn's debut single as a solo artist, "Pillowtalk", for one week, it returned to the number one position the following date.

[41] By the middle of 2016, the song had sold 1.6 million copies in the U.S.[42] On the chart dated 7 May 2016, "Love Yourself" spent its 23rd consecutive week in the Hot 100's top ten, breaking the record for the most consecutive weeks logged in the top 10 from a song's debut, previously set by Nicki Minaj's "Starships", Maroon 5's "Sugar" and Bieber's both "What Do You Mean?"

[47] In the United Kingdom, "Love Yourself" debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart on 19 November 2015, after the release of Purpose.

[56] Two weeks later, "Love Yourself" was the most streamed track in the country and rose to number two, also it earned a gold certification for sales of over 35,000 copies.

[57] In its fourth week, the song ascended from two to one, dethroning Adele's "Hello" and earning a platinum certification for sales of over 70,000 copies.

With that, Bieber became the first act to dominate the top two positions since Macklemore & Ryan Lewis did in 2013 with "Same Love" and "Thrift Shop".

[58] There are two music videos for the song: The original version was filmed in black and white, shows Bieber singing alone in an infinity cove.

[66] Bieber also added the song to the set list of his show on Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball 2015.

[70] He performed the song at Radio Disney Music Awards during a special pocket show for fans, previously recorded.

[72] Canadian singer Alessia Cara posted a video covering of the song on her YouTube channel on November 14, 2015.

[73] English singer Conor Maynard also posted a video covering the song on his YouTube channel on November 17, 2015.

"[76] British singers Yo Preston and Kelly Kiara teamed up to write a reply to the song, with the version being called "Love Yourself vs F*ck Yourself."

In their version, Kiara responds to Bieber's lyrics taking about the boy's cheating habits and overwhelming jealousy.

Spanish singer Maikel Delacalle posted a video covering of the song on his YouTube channel on November 18, 2016.