<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Music video </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "Same Love" on YouTube </Td> </Tr> <P> "Same Love" is a song by American hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, released as the third single from their 2012 debut studio album, The Heist . The track, featuring vocals by Seattle - based singer Mary Lambert, talks about the issue of gay and lesbian rights and was recorded during the campaign for Washington Referendum 74, which, upon approval in 2012, legalized same - sex marriage in Washington State . The song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and reached number 1 in both Australia and New Zealand . The song was nominated at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards for Song of the Year . </P> <P> The cover artwork for the single shows a photograph of Macklemore's uncle, John Haggerty, and his husband, Sean . </P>

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