I Love It (Icona Pop Song)
| I love it | |
|---|---|
| Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX | |
| publication | May 9, 2012 |
| length | 2:37 |
| Genre (s) | Electropop , synthpop |
| Author (s) | Charlotte Aitchison , Patrik Berger, Linus Eklöw |
| text | Aitchison, Berger, Eklöw |
| music | Berger, Style Of Eye |
| Label | Ten |
| album | Icona Pop , This Is ... |
I Love It is the title of a song by the Swedish electro pop duo Icona Pop . The song appeared on the group's debut album, Icona Pop (2012) as well as on their second EP Iconic (2012).
background
I Love It was written by Charlotte Aitchison, better known as Charli XCX , Patrik Berger and Linus Eklöw, a Swedish DJ better known as Style Of Eye. The song was produced by Berger, who has already worked with the Swedish singer Robyn on Dancing On My Own or with the US artist Lana Del Rey on Off To The Races , together with Eklöw. I Love It is a 2 minute and 37 second long pop song with influences from electronic pop music and house.
When asked whether the musicians expected the song to be a success, Caroline Hjelt replied:
“I mean it's always hard to predict. You can always say that you believe strongly in the song and that you love it, but when you start realizing that other people like it as well, I mean that's such a cool experience. Especially when people come up to you and tell the story like, 'I just broke up with this girl or this boy and I listen to these lyrics and it helped me through it.' That means a lot. "
“Something like that is always difficult to predict. They always say that you have a strong belief in your own song and love it, but when you realize that other people like it too, it's a great experience. Especially when people come up to us and tell us, 'I just broke up with this girl or boy and when I heard the lyrics it helped me a lot through that time.' That means a lot to us. "
Content & structure
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Sequence - I Love It Verse Refrain Verse Refrain Bridge Refrain Verse Refrain Bridge Refrain |
I Love It is about getting over a failed relationship. For example, Icona Pop sing about how they crash their car into a bridge and look at the burning wreckage and throw their former lover's belongings in a bag and push them down the stairs. In the course of the song, the phrase "I don't care, I love it!" Is repeated over and over again, in German: "I don't care, I love it!"
The song consists of three parts - a verse, the chorus and a bridge . The exact sequence of the parts can be seen in the box on the right.
Music video
The music video for the song was shot by Fredrik Etoall. The video begins with a short sequence in which Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt speak. The video itself shows the musicians running in a city or partying in a nightclub. Furthermore, some portrait shots of the women can be seen, as well as - in places - the faded-in lyrics of I Love It .
reception
The reviews of I Love It were very positive.
- Lewis Corner ( Digital Spy ) wrote:
“It seems the time has come for the track to fully crack the international sphere. It's about time too, considering the remainder of the continent have been enjoying it since last May […] They vault into a hectic and shouty chorus packed with more energy than a six pack of Red Bull. It may have taken its time to get here , but it was totally worth the wait. "
“It seems like the time has come for the song to crack international markets. About time, when you consider that the rest of the continent has been enjoying it since last May [2012] […] The two catapult themselves into a hectic and screaming refrain that has more energy than a six-pack of Red Bull. "
He awarded four stars out of five.
- Larry Fitzmaurice, editor at Pitchfork , called the song a potential summer hit and described it with the three attributes "delectable, empowering, infinitely repeatable".
- The Rolling Stone listed the song among the 50 best songs from 2012 at number 35.
Commercial win
I Love It reached the top 10 of the respective single charts in almost every country in Europe. In the United States , it also reached the top 10 at number 7.
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
3 (46 weeks) | 46 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
3 (39 weeks) | 39 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
10 (45 weeks) | 45 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
1 (20 weeks) | 20th |
 United States (Billboard)
|
7th (29 weeks) | 29 |
 Sweden (GLF)
|
2 (42 weeks) | 42 |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 6 × platinum
|
490,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
|
 gold
|
15,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
gold
|
900,000 (streaming) |
|
Germany (BVMI)
|
3 × gold
|
450,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
2 × platinum
|
60,000 |
 Canada (MC)
|
5 × platinum
|
400,000 |
 Mexico (AMPROFON)
|
gold
|
30,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
gold
|
7,500 |
|
Austria (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
30,000 |
|
Sweden (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
40,000 |
|
Switzerland (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
30,000 |
|
United States (RIAA)
|
4 × platinum
|
4,000,000 |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
platinum
|
600,000 |
| All in all |
5 × gold 22 × platinum |
6,152,500 |
media
I Love It was used in the third episode of the second season of the HBO series Girls . After the episode was broadcast, the song rose in the rankings of all download portals. The song was previously part of the soundtrack in the remake of the computer game Need for Speed: Most Wanted . In German-speaking countries, the song was used as music in a commercial for Coca Cola Light .
The song was used in a video for the advertising campaign for the Lenovo branded “IdeaPad® Yoga” ultrabook .
The 2014 EP Fuck by the US punk band Buckcherry features a cover version of I Love It with Say F *** It .
Contributors
- Songwriting - Charlotte Aitchison (Charli XCX), Patrik Berger, Linus Eklöw (Style Of Eye)
- Production - Berger, Style Of Eye
- Singing - Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, Charli XCX
- Mixing - Berger
- Mastering - Tom Coyne.
Web links
- Icona Pop: Official website , iconapop.com
- Soundcloud : Icona Pop - I Love It , soundcloud.com/iconapop/i-love-it
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lewis Corner: Icona Pop Interview: 90s One Hit-Wonders Have A Place In Our Hearts , Digital Spy , digitalspy.co.uk
- ↑ Lewis Corner: Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX: 'I Love It' - Single Review , Digital Spy , digitalspy.co.uk
- ^ Larry Fitzmaurice: Icona Pop: "I Love It" | Tracks | Pitchfork , Pitchfork , pitchfork.com
- ↑ 50 Best Songs Of 2012: Icona Pop 'I Love It' , Rolling Stone , rollingstone.com
- ↑ a b c d e f Chart sources: DE UK US SE AU
- ↑ Award in Australia
- ^ Award in Belgium
- ^ Award in Denmark
- ↑ Award in Germany
- ↑ Award in Italy
- ↑ Award in Canada
- ^ Award in Mexico
- ↑ Award in New Zealand
- ↑ Award in Austria
- ↑ Award in Sweden
- ↑ Award in Switzerland
- ↑ Distinction in the United States
- ↑ Award in the United Kingdom
- ↑ Andrew Unterberger: Is "Girls" Finally Gonna Make A Hit Out of Icona Pop's "I Love It"? , Popdust , popdust.com
- ↑ Lenovo Lifestyle Store Germany ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Promotional clip. (accessed on May 31, 2013)
- ↑ Icona Pop - I Love It (CD) , Discogs , discogs.com
