HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS - HOPE YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU SAY YOU DO

Released: May 4, 1982

Charted:  US: #36 

"Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do" marked a significant moment for Huey Lewis and the News, released as the second single from their album “Picture This” in 1982. Featuring the influential band Tower of Power, the song became the band's second top 40 hit, peaking at number 36 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The music video was filmed in May 1982 in New York City. It features the band performing the song in a studio setting. 

"Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do," written by Mike Duke, showcases themes of romantic tension and the complexities of relationships, balancing desires for independence with the necessity of compromise. Recorded in San Francisco, the song was later followed by other notable compositions for Huey Lewis and the News, including "Doing It All for My Baby" in 1986 and "Let Her Go and Start Over" in 2001.

The recording of "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do" marked the beginning of a friendship between Huey Lewis and the News and the band Tower of Power. During a break in recording the song, Huey Lewis encountered Tower of Power in the hallway of the studio where they were working on their own album in a separate studio. Lewis invited them to contribute to "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do," which they agreed to, establishing a collaboration that continued on future projects between the two bands.