Recording
Recorded on 12 June, during the sessions for Their Satanic Majesties Request, the song is a droning Moroccan influenced anthem of defiance. Outwardly, it was a message from the band to its fans, expressing appreciation for support in the wake of their recent drug busts. It was also an ironic, tongue in cheek slap in the faces of the police harassing them and the Stones' true feelings about it, putting on a cooperative and friendly face while inside they were seething with anger and indignation (as is represented by Brian Jones' surreal Mellotron in the background). "We Love You" is a psychedelic collage of jail sounds, Nicky Hopkins' foreboding piano riff, and otherworldly tape-delayed vocal effects, featuring a visiting Lennon and McCartney on high harmonies.
The Mellotron used by Brian Jones, according to a studio engineer George Chkiantz, actually belonged to Bill. He went on to say that even though you have the delay between hitting the note and the sound coming out, Brian managed to get "a tight rhythmic punch" for that record.
Mick was quoted at the time saying the song was "just a bit of fun".
All of the original single releases have a faded-in distorted coda of a short section of vocals from "Dandelion" (usually missing from the album and CD versions).
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