"Stupid Love" is a song by American recording artist Jason Derulo, released as the fifth overall international single from his third studio album Tattoos (2013). The song was written by Derulo, RedOne, Novel Jannusi, Aleena Gibson, Molly Sandén, Rush and Jordan Sapp while the song's production was handled by RedOne, Rush and BeatGeek. The single was made available in the UK on March 24, 2014. It was not released as a single in the US, but was included on the US version of the album, Talk Dirty. Background, composition and production Following the release of "Trumpets" as the fourth single from Tattoos in most international markets and "Talk Dirty" as the third single for the US market, "Stupid Love" was released as the fifth overall single international single from the album. The song has also been included in the US release of Derulo's third studio album Tattoos, and will most likely see a promotional release in the US as one of the album's next singles. "Stupid Love" is a mid-tempo R&B ballad that infuses twangy guitar rhythms, with a running duration of three minutes and thirty five seconds. It was written by Jason Desrouleaux, Molly Sandén, RedOne, Novel Jannusi, Aleena Gibson, Rush and Jordan Sapp while the song's production was handled by RedOne, Rush and BeatGeek. Trevor Muzzy handled the song's vocal arrangement, while Derulo produced his own vocals, which were recorded by Trevor Muzzy and Jordan Sapp at Chalice Recording Studios, in Hollywood, California. while also both handling the song's vocal editing. RedOne, Rush and Novel Jannusi provided programming for the song, while Sapp played the guitar. The track was engineered by Trevor Muzzy and Jordan Sapp, and mixed by Muzzy, with assistance from Sapp at Chalice Recording Studios. Molly Sandén serves also as the Background vocalist on the song. It was mastered by Tom Coyne at sterling Sound in New York. "Stupid Love" makes use of an acoustic guitar throughout, with critics noting its resemblance to songs by that of Justin Timberlake and Enrique Iglesias. In 2019, it came to the Swedish media's attention that Molly Sanden at first didn't get credit or payment for her part in co-writing the song, she only got paid for doing the background vocals. But because she had recorded the entire session on her phone, she had proof that she was a big part in the process and finally got her credits.