I Loved You

This article is about the Blonde song. For other songs, see I Loved You (disambiguation).
"I Loved You"
Single by Blonde featuring Melissa Steel
Released 21 November 2014
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre Deep house
Length 3:04
Label FFRR, Parlophone, Eton Messy
Writer(s) Samuel Barnes, Lyrica Anderson, Alexander Mosely, Hannah Rockcliffe, Jacob Manson, Jean Olivier, Jeffrey Whitters
Producer(s) Mark Ralph, Blonde
Blonde singles chronology
"Higher Ground"
(2014)		 "I Loved You"
(2014)		 "All Cried Out"
(2015)
Melissa Steel singles chronology
"Drunk and Incapable"
(2014)		 "I Loved You"
(2014)		 "Burning Down"
(2015)

"I Loved You" is a single by British deep house duo Blonde featuring vocals from British singer Melissa Steel. The track uses interpolations of "More", a song from the album of the same name by Canadian singer Tamia. It was released through Parlophone on 30 November 2014 in the United Kingdom. The song has peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

"I Loved You" is a deep house remix of the song "More" by Canadian singer-songwriter Tamia,[1] from her album More (2004), and features vocals by singer Melissa Steel.[2] It was announced by Blonde as their second single, following on from "Foolish" and "Higher Ground".[3] "I Loved You" received its debut airplay on BBC Radio 1 by DJ MistaJam on 28 August 2014.[3] On 31 October, Radio 1 made it their "Track of the Day".[4]

Critical reception

KALTBLUT Magazine gave the song a very positive review: "Reiterating Blonde's summery cocktail of upbeat sounds and positive vibes, 'I Loved You' updates the classic attributes of nineties cross over house with an intoxicating blend of piano-focused melodies, sublime beats and a soulful vocal."[5]

Music video

The official music video was first released onto YouTube on 17 September 2014 at a total length of three minutes and seventeen seconds. Inspired by the 1991 film Thelma & Louise, it is set in Mexico City, Mexico and features two young women (one of whom is played by Mexican actress Estrella Solís).

The video begins with Solís entering a large house, while dressed in a leather jacket, a short black skirt and a black hat. She meets a young woman who has just won a beauty pageant, is wearing a tiara, and is crying. Solís removes her hat (which later turns out to actually be a balaclava) and tosses it to her friend. A flashback then occurs: it is revealed that the two girls used to be best friends, terrorising and causing destruction wherever they went, including smashing cars, spraying cans of pink paint on a bus, robbing a diner, setting a pool table on fire and flashing the city from a rooftop. This continues until the girls meet a man who invites them to come to his house. There, he tells Solís' friend that she should be a model and photographs her. She ends up becoming famous, leaving Solís without her best friend, and continuing a humble, lonely, everyday life working in a diner. Towards the end of the video, it returns to the present day. The other girl takes off her tiara in her lavish dressing room, contrasting sharply to Solis' home, and with tears still in her eyes, the video ends with Solís putting the balaclava on, preparing to go back to causing chaos.[6]

The video has over 32 million views as of March 2016.[6]

Track listing

Digital download – single
No. Title Length
1. "I Loved You" (featuring Melissa Steel) 3:04
Digital download – EP
No. Title Length
1. "I Loved You" (Extended Mix) 5:03
2. "I Loved You" (Preditah Remix) 4:28
3. "I Loved You" (Tube & Berger Remix) 6:20
4. "I Loved You" (Hamilton Remix) 4:52

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 60
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[8] 42
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 31
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[10] 2
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 25
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 98
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[13] 16
Poland (Dance Top 50)[14] 16
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[15] 10
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[16] 55
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 56
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 7
UK Download (Official Charts Company)[19] 5
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[20] 5

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Silver 326,000

double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Australia[22] 21 November 2014 Digital download Parlophone
Germany[23]
Ireland[24] 28 November 2014
United Kingdom[25] 30 November 2014

References

  1. ↑ "INTERVIEW: Blonde & Melissa Steel's 'I Loved You'". L'ART Magazine. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Fuentes, Paige (3 September 2014). "Dear Blonde, "I Loved You" even more after this track". Earmilk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 Vinaixa, Josep (17 September 2014). "Blonde "I Loved You" (featuring Melissa Steel) [Video Premiere]". Ultimate Music. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Our #TrackOfTheDay today is 'I Loved You' from @Blondesound ft. @MelissaSteel. What do you think of this one? BBC Radio 1 on Twitter. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Schlutt, Marcel (18 September 2014). "Track of the Day: Blonde - I Loved You". KALTBLUT Magazine. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Blonde - I Loved You (feat. Melissa Steel) [Official Video]". YouTube.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Blonde feat. Melissa Steel – I Loved You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201515 into search.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Blonde feat. Melissa Steel – I Loved You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Blonde feat. Melissa Steel – I Loved You" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blonde feat. Melissa Steel – I Loved You". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 3, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-12-13". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201518 into search.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Blonde feat. Melissa Steel – I Loved You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-12-13" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  19. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-12-13" UK Download Chart. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-01-31" UK Dance Chart. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "British single certifications – Blonde featuring Melissa Steel – I Loved You". British Phonographic Industry. Enter I Loved You in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  22. ↑ "I Loved You (single)". iTunes (Australia). Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  23. ↑ "I Loved You (single)". iTunes (Germany). Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "I Loved You (single)". iTunes (Ireland). Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  25. ↑ "I Loved You (single)". iTunes (GB). Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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