Commercial Performance
Originally set for release by the end of 2008, the album was released on March 10, 2009 in the United States through The-Dream's imprint label Radio Killa and Def Jam Recordings. Love vs. Money debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 151,000 copies in its first week. It also entered at number one on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number three on its Top Digital Albums chart in March 2009. In its second week, the album sold 56,000 copies.
The album's lead single, "Rockin' That Shit", peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The second official single, "My Love" featuring Mariah Carey, peaked at number 82 on the Hot 100 and at number 36 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Billboard's Chris Williams called it "a sumptuous love anthem for couples this spring". The album's third single, "Walkin' on the Moon" featuring Kanye West, peaked at number 87 on the Hot 100 and at number 38 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album's fourth and final single "Sweat It Out" peaked at number 32 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
By May 2009, Love vs. Money had sold 331,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The-Dream took part in a 21-city tour with R&B artist Keyshia Cole that started on May 13 at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati and concluded at Paramount Theater in Oakland on June 21, 2009. On August 31, 2009, Love vs. Money (Deluxe Edition) was released to iTunes, featuring bonus tracks, including "Hit It On The Road".
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