I Love You (2NE1 song)

"I Love You"
Single by 2NE1
from the album 2NE1 BEST COLLECTION -Korea Edition
Released July 5, 2012 (2012-07-05)[1]
(see release history)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2012
Genre K-pop, dance-pop[2]
Length 3:57
Label YG Entertainment
Writer(s) Teddy Park, Lydia Paek
Producer(s) Teddy Park
2NE1 Korean singles chronology
"Ugly"
(2011)		 "I Love You"
(2012)		 "Falling in Love"
(2013)
Music video
"I Love You" on YouTube

"I Love You" is a song by South Korean girl group 2NE1 released on July 5, 2012. It was written and produced by long-time collaborator and fellow YG Entertainment label mate Teddy Park, with additional writing by Lydia Paek.

The single debuted at number one on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100, marking the group's first number one single on the Korean Billboard charts.

Background and promotion

"I Love You" was written by Teddy Park, who has written and produced much of 2NE1's previous material, including "I Am the Best", "Fire" and "Go Away". In a press release, YG Entertainment stated that, "Since their debut, they have always done hip-hop, electronic, reggae and R&B. It was time for them to challenge themselves and try something new."

On June 30, 2012, a 20-second teaser video of the group was released on SBS' Inkigayo. On the same day, member Dara posted a message to her Me2day, where she told fans, "To commemorate 2NE1′s release of the new track 'I Love You' on July 5th! Quiz on what genre it’ll be!!! I’ll give you a couple of hints so try guessing~ The correct answer will be revealed tomorrow night!!! ^^ Fighting! This song… is one that all ages will like! Hm… it doesn’t seem like a song 2NE1 would sing…!" The song combined electronic and trot music to create an entirely different sound and a new genre of music.[3]

"I Love You" received its first promotional performance on SBS' The Music Trend on July 8, 2012 and again on July 15. The group was supposed to perform the song on M-Countdown but it was later cancelled after the death of member Minzy's grandmother. They made their appearance on the show the following week instead.

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews from critics. Christopher Weingarten of Spin stated that the song was a "perfect summation of pop's present and future", and compared the production similar to that of David Guetta, especially the use of synths and "ghostly" background vocals, while also comparing the rap-style vocals to that of American singer Kesha.[4]

Chart performance

The song debuted at #2 on Gaon Chart behind "Loving U" by Sistar. In its second week, "I Love You" moved to the position #1 and had sold over 950,000 downloads in 11 days, making 2NE1 the fourth fastest-selling Korean female artist of 2012, after miss A, T-ara and Wonder Girls. In only three weeks the song was downloaded 1,346,000 times. In its 3rd charting week, "I Love You" dropped to #3 in the Gaon Chart selling another 403,000 downloads. The song became the Gaon Chart's best-selling song in the month of July. By the end of 2012 "I Love You" was downloaded over 2.8 million times.

Success in the UK

2NE1's I Love You was played on BBC Radio 1.,[5] the first Korean song to do so.

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "I Love You" (아이 러브 유; Ai Leobeu Yoo)TeddyTeddy, Lydia Paek 3:57
Total length:
 3:57

I Love You (Japanese version)

"I Love You"
Single by 2NE1
from the album Crush (Japanese edition)
Released August 29, 2012 (2012-08-29) (digital download)
September 19, 2012 (2012-09-19) (CD single)
Format CD, CD+DVD, digital download
Genre K-pop, dance-pop
Length 3:57
Label YGEX
Writer(s) Teddy Park, Keisuke, Sunny Boy, Izumi Soratani
Producer(s) Teddy Park
2NE1 Japanese singles chronology
"Scream"
(2012)		 "I Love You"
(2012)		 Crush
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone Japan[6]

"I Love You" is the 2NE1's third Japanese single. It was released on September 19, 2012 under YGEX.

Single information

It was confirmed in July 2012 that "I Love You" would serve as the group's third official Japanese-language single. It will also serve as the accompanying song to 2NE1's Maybelline Japan endorsement campaign.[7]

The single was released in two versions; limited edition which comes with DVD, and a regular edition which is a CD only.

Chart performance

The single debuted at number 3 spot on Oricon Daily Single Chart selling 10,646 copies.[8]

Track listing

Digital download
  1. I LOVE YOU (Japanese Version)
CD single
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "I LOVE YOU (Japanese Version)"  Teddy, Keisuke, Sunny Boy, Izumi SorataniTeddy, Lydia Paek 3:57
2. "I Love You (Instrumental)"   Teddy, Lydia Paek 3:57
Total length:
 7:54

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Gaon Singles Chart 1
Gaon Karaoke Singles chart 2
Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 chart 1
Billboard Gospel Songs[9] 21

Oricon chart

Chart (2012) Peak
position		 Sales
Japan Oricon Daily Singles Chart 3 10,646
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[10] 5 13,530
Japan Oricon Monthly Singles Chart 30 14,737

Release history

Country Date Label Format
Worldwide July 5, 2012 YG Entertainment Digital download[11]
Japan August 29, 2012 YGEX Digital download (Japanese version)[12]
September 19, 2012 YGEX CD single (Japanese version)[13]

References

External links

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