Love & War

Album: ORA (2012)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song was produced by the Norwegian duo Stargate and written by Ester Dean, who has penned many of Rihanna's hit tunes.
  • The song features some rhymes by Ora's Roc Nation colleague J. Cole. The rapper was the first artist signed to Jay-Z's label.
  • According to a track-by-track tweeted by Ora, this song, "is my honest side comin out and givin in. I never want to fight with the one I love."

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