Chris Gerard of '' PopMatters '' noted the song was " one of the more interesting tracks on the album " , addressing her " Macy Gray-like drawl during the verses " . Corbin Reiff of '' The A.V. Club '' highlighted the track 's " deep soulful tones " and felt her voice was " the undeniable focal point " of it . Nolan Feeney of '' Time '' declared that " Love on the Brain " and " Higher " " offer the most stirring vocal performances of her career " . Jessica McKinney of '' Vibe '' agreed , calling the song a " soulful performance that showcases her own range " . Neil McCormick of '' The Daily Telegraph '' wrote that " Love on the Brain " is a " standard , mid-tempo retro soul anthem " that " in the context of '' Anti '' , ... sounds like a work of pop genius " . Calling it " hypnotic , " Eric Renner Brown of '' Entertainment Weekly '' remarked that " she delivers some of her finest vocal moments yet " . Sarah Rodman of '' The Boston Globe '' picked it as " essential " , stating : " As she implores ' Do n't you stop loving me , ' her performance has a grit , sweat , and weariness to it that 's unusual and humanizing . " Da'Shan Smith of '' Billboard '' stated " Love on the Brain " became the most subtly influential Pop single of 2017 , as the music industry experienced " a prominent surge of retro-harkening balladry , across different musical genres " , following the success of this song on Pop radio ; which he described as " a rare find today , because traditional R&B ’s presence on the format is an oddity . " " Love On The Brain " received a nomination for Choice Music : Pop Song at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards . Marilyn Manson cited '' Anti '' as an influence on his band 's album '' Heaven Upside Down '' , saying " Strangely enough , one of the records that influenced this album strongly , and it ca n’t be taken literally , is Rihanna , her last record . That one song , ‘ Love on the Brain ’ , it really hit me because I saw her perform it and she just … meant it . " Following Rihanna 's performance at the 2016 '' Billboard '' Music Awards , " Love on the Brain " debuted on the US '' Billboard '' Hot 100 at number 83 , marking Rihanna 's 55th entry on the chart . After being released as a single in November 2016 , the song re-entered the Hot 100 at number 80 . In its sixth week on the chart , the song rose to number 34 , becoming Rihanna 's third top-forty hit from '' Anti '' , as well as her 46th top-forty entry on the Hot 100 , placing her at number three on the list of women with most top-forty hits . Two weeks later , " Love on the Brain " reached number 20 , becoming the third top-twenty single from '' Anti '' , and Rihanna 's forty-second top-twenty hit . In its eighteenth week , " Love on the Brain " climbed from number 13 to number eight and became her thirtieth top-ten single . With doing that , she broke a tie for third place with Michael Jackson , with whom , both had 29 top-ten singles . Rihanna became the artist with the third most top-ten singles in Hot 100 history , only behind Madonna ( with 38 ) , and The Beatles ( with 34 ) . It was also " the second-fastest accumulation of 30 Hot 100 top 10s " , according to '' Billboard '' Gary Trust . In the issue dated March 25 , 2017 , the song climbed to number 5 , becoming Rihanna 's 22nd top five hit , leading her to break a tie for fifth place with Elvis Presley ( who has 21 top-five hits )
2017 Teen Choice Awards
2017 Teen Choice Awards
Love on the Brain