John Legend Wants You to Love Him — Especially His New Song — Right Now, So Listen to the Man

For as ubiquitous as John Legend’s been these last couple of years — Instagram husband duties and all —   he hasn’t actually put out that much new music. Okay, sure, there was that one time he won an Oscar for “Glory,” but it’s technically been three years since he last ripped your heart apart with a song all his own. Well, alert your nearest cardiologist because the man, the myth, the Legend is back with “Love Me Now,” the first single from his next album, Darkness & Light. It’s no soaring ballad like “All of Me,” because that would just be too cruel, so at least now you can dance a bit while you ugly-cry. But, really, is his heart not already filled with Chrissy Teigen’s love? How dare he demand more! Alright, fine, we’ll give it to you. Just for now. And maybe also until it kills us. Legend says he’s dropping his new album before the year’s end, and it’ll apparently feature Chance the Rapper, Miguel, and Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes. We love it already, John, you don’t have to ask.

A new John Legend album is coming your way just in time for Christmas.

The singer/songwriter and new dad will release his fifth studio effort, Darkness and Light, Dec. 2. The 12-track album includes collaborations with Chance the Rapper, Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard and Miguel, as well as a song dedicated to his six-month-old daughter, Luna, with wife Chrissy Teigen. Three additional tracks will be included on the Target exclusive version of the album.

Legend teased a clip of the music video for lead single Love Me Now on Good Morning America Friday, featuring Teigen and Luna. Darkness is the Grammy winner’s followup to his 2013 album Love in the Future, which spawned the No. 1 hit All of Me.

The track list:

I Know Better
Penthouse Floor

 (feat. Chance the Rapper)

Darkness and Light

 (feat. Brittany Howard)

Overload

 (feat. Miguel)

Love Me Now

 (for Luna)

Temporarily Painless
How Can I Blame You
Same Old Story
Marching Into the Dark
Drawing Lines

 (Target Exclusive)

What You Do to Me

 (Piano Demo) (Target Exclusive)

Love You Anyway

 (Target Exclusive)