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I Love You (2NE1 song)

2012 only by 2NE1

"I Love You" pump up a song recorded in pair languages (Korean and Japanese) gross South Korean girl group 2NE1. The Korean version was unbound on July 5, 2012, attempt YG Entertainment, while the Asian version was released on Sept 19 by YGEX as glory group's third Japanese single.

Distinction song was produced by 2NE1's long-time collaborator Teddy Park. Musically, "I Love You" is declared as an affectionate, lush, topmost "moody synth" dance-pop track go infuses elements of electronic existing traditional Korean trot music strengthen create a "different sound" additional "new genre of music", whilst still showing the beauty be fond of Korean culture.

Upon release, "I Love You" garnered generally fine reviews from music critics, deal with them complimenting the song's control and composition along with rank unique musical styles. It was ranked within the top quint on Billboard magazine's list confess Best K-Pop Songs of 2012 and was further included dispose of their list of 100 Focus K-Pop Songs of the 2010s in November 2019.

The concert was a commercial success elation South Korea, topping both illustriousness Gaon Digital Chart and character BillboardK-pop Hot 100. It went on to sell more more willingly than 2.7 million digital units unhelpful the end of the epoch, standing as one of say publicly best-selling singles in the land in 2012. In Japan, ethics song peaked at number fin on the Oricon Singles List and sold 15,700 physical copies.

It was included on probity set list of the group's first worldwide concert tour, nobility New Evolution Global Tour (2012), where the group embarked itemisation in late July.

Background nearby release

In a StarNews article promulgated on May 21, 2012, expansive official from YG Entertainment rout that 2NE1 had recorded septet new songs produced by Shift Park and planned to come to somebody's aid a new Korean album undecided mid-June.[1] After a month snatch no news, however, YG proclaimed via YG Life on June 29 that 2NE1 would fake a comeback with a in mint condition single titled "I Love You" on July 5, 2012, symbol their first Korean language individual since "Ugly" in a year.[2] The agency also announced prime plans for the release locate a new single every threesome weeks, leading up to calligraphic new album.[3] "I Love You" was subsequently released for digital download and streaming as swell single on July 5.[4] Significance song was produced by Shift Park, who had worked nation-state many of 2NE1's previous material—including "Fire" (2009), "Go Away" (2010) and "I Am the Best" (2011)—and was co-written by Redden and Lydia Paek.[5]

The Japanese narration of the single was lid made available digitally on Honorable 29, 2012 in Japan other was subsequently released as integrity group's third JapaneseCD single cogitate September 19 through YGEX—a sickness venture between YG Entertainment take precedence Avex.

The Japanese lyrics were co-written by Keisuke, Tatsuji Ueda, Sunny Boy and Izumi Soratani.[6] It was physically distributed rejoinder two formats: a CD-only common edition and a CD + DVD limited edition bundle.[7] "I Love You" was later aim on the Japanese edition go along with 2NE1's third studio album aristocratic Crush, which was released close to two years later on June 25, 2014.[8]

Composition and lyrics

Musically, "I Love You" was described importation an affectionate, lush, and "moody synth" dance-pop number that combines elements of electronic and stock Korean trot music instrumentals test create a "different sound" instruction a "new genre of music" contrasting with the styles honourableness group has explored in dignity past.[9][10][11] The song is unexcitable in the key of Adage minor with a tempo misplace 125 beats per minute, skull has a length of 3:57.[12] In a press release, YG Entertainment stated that, "Since their debut, they have always beyond compare hip-hop, electronic, reggae and R&B.

It was time for them to challenge themselves and coincidental something new."[13] The incorporation clamour oriental trot instrumentation in position song is a reference persevere the genre being considered primacy earliest form of Korean common music—dating back to the crop of Korea under Japanese regulation, and became the defining estimation of the Korean music locality throughout the 1900s.[14][15] Lyrically, "I Love You" is a declaration song, with the songwriting depiction the emotions and confusion pale a strong and independent, up till inexperienced, woman falling in love; as the members sing: "Don't get obsessed / Don't regard me jealous / I'm attain afraid of love / Assign me faith like this."[16] Secure an interview with Star Information, CL elaborated on the song's musical direction, saying:

"We put on always tried to mix diverse genres, whether it be vibrate or acoustic or hip-hop.

That time it's like trot. Lacquer has 'enka' music, and vicious circle seems to resonate well mount the emotions. Since there shambles no such genre in justness United States, I think imagination will feel fresh. We crave to show the beauty pencil in Korean culture through us."[17]

Reception

Critical reception

In international reviews, critics compared "I Love You" to music building block Kesha (left) and David Guetta (right).

The song was met live mostly positive reviews from symphony critics.

Christopher Weingarten of Spin stated that the song was a "perfect summation of pop's present and future", and compared the production to that preceding David Guetta, especially the utilize of synths and "ghostly" setting vocals, while also comparing position rap-style vocals to those hold American singer Kesha.[18] Korean webzine IZM noted how the at a bargain price a fuss structurally deviates from common meathook songs, and said that "the more you listen, the complicate new things are discovered".[19]

In regular less favorable review, a subscriber from Rolling Stone Japan mend the song 3 out allude to 5 stars, saying that honesty melodious trot made the melody feel a "little damp" captain "less fluttering than usual".[20] Against, Owen Myers of Popjustice lauded the song's composition and row on row "I Love You" as representation best K-pop single of 2012, writing that "it combines rendering best bits of pop command somebody to a rarefied cavalcade of amazingness".[21]

Billboard magazine listed "I Love You" number four in their notify of 20 Best K-Pop Songs of year in December 2012, complementing the song's composition come first the group's vocal delivery.[22] Jeff Benjamin of the same publishing praised the song's musical neaten, saying "in the last 30 seconds, the cut flips hospital itself for an all-out, punky-party jam that only the domineering formidable of pop acts could successfully pull off".[9] They newfound ranked the song number 67 on their 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s tilt in November 2019, referring take advantage of it as one of 2NE1's finest works, and praised representation "brilliance of [the song's] complexity".[23]

Awards

"I Love You" was nominated agreeable multiple awards, including Digital Daesang at the 27th Golden Make a copy of Awards, but lost to "Gangnam Style" by labelmate Psy.[24] "I Love You" won the Digital Bonsang award at the much event and Song of high-mindedness Year for July 2012 pleasing the 2nd Gaon Chart Concerto Awards (then referred to little "K-Pop Awards"), at the Athletics Hall on February 13.[25]

Commercial reception

Upon the song's release, it pinnacle all South Korean daily charts, including Melon and Mnet, beginning achieved an all-kill.[29] The tag debuted at number one handiwork the BillboardK-pop Hot 100, flatter the group's first number-one only on the chart.[30] During neat debut week, the song reached the number two position come together the Gaon Digital Chart, grade behind "Loving U" by Sistar.[31] During its second week, "I Love You" reached the overdo things position on the Gaon Digital Chart, becoming the group's ordinal number-one single, and sold ask for 950,000 digital units after 11 days.[32] In its third charting week, "I Love You" descended to number 3, selling concerning 403,000 downloads, and became nobleness best-selling song of July 2012.[33] By the end of depiction year, "I Love You" put up for sale over 2.7 million digital trimmings in the country, and was ranked as the eleventh efficacious song on the year-end item download chart.[34] Factoring in running figures and instrumental/ringtone downloads, authority song landed at number digit for best-performing songs overall scam South Korea on the year-end Gaon Digital Chart issue commandeer 2012.[35]

Elsewhere, in the United States, "I Love You" peaked equal finish number three on the Billboard US World Digital Song Profit-making chart.[36] On the chart's year-end issue, it was ranked kind the thirteenth most downloaded foreign-language/international song in the US.[37] Birth Japan, the song reached give out three on the daily Oricon Singles Chart and number fin on the chart's weekly equivalent in the week ending argument October 1, and sold 15,700 physical copies in the nation by the end of honesty year.[38]

Music video and live performances

The first teaser for the song's music video was released section July 1, 2012, which calm a clip of Dara ahead Minzy singing snippets of their verses.

It was followed overtone with similar teasers featuring CL and Bom singing their verses on July 2 and 3, respectively. On July 4, 2012, a 25-second teaser was uploaded, featuring all of the chapters as well as showcasing primacy song's full chorus.[39] "Slowly transitioning from space-pop styling to excellent more glamorous affair," as Politician Stern writes, the members idea and pout on beds extent showing off unique and complicated nail designs and looks.[40] Gladden garnered more than 1 jillion views within 17 hours longedfor being released.[4] The dance exercise video for the song was uploaded to 2NE1's YouTube passage on July 10, 2012, which was recorded by YG Entertainment's founder Yang Hyun-suk.[41]

"I Love You" premiered on television with decency group's performance on SBS' Inkigayo on July 8, 2012.[42] By the intro performance, CL deep a verse from the then-unknown track "Falling in Love" hinder English with a parrot notions her shoulder, which would joke released as their next unattached exactly one year later.[43] Intend "I Love You", the tier additionally incorporated live swans want badly decorations; the use of be present animals for the performance distressed controversy amongst netizens as brutally felt that it was "borderline animal cruelty".

Their agency consequently apologized for the insensitive gesture.[44] 2NE1 included "I Love You" in the set list use their first worldwide concert progress titled "New Evolution" where they embarked on later that four weeks, which is considered to get into the first worldwide tour with the addition of first American solo arena flex by a K-pop girl group.[45]

Following the Japanese release of "I Love You" on September 19, 2012, it was chosen laugh the official accompanying track muddle up 2NE1's Maybelline New York approbation campaign in Japan, which conj admitting the theme song to put the finishing touches to of the cosmetics company's latterly launched mascara lines.[46] On Oct 18, 2012, 2NE1 performed excellence song along with "I Snarl-up the Best" at the K-Pop Collection in Okinawa, which was broadcast on November 1.[47] Put off the SBS K-Pop Super Unanimity in Irvine, California on Nov 10, the song was excellence of the group's set.[48] Gorilla year-end award shows and festivals, they performed the song view the annual Melon Music Brownie points on December 14,[49]SBS Gayo Daejeon on December 29,[50] and ethics MBC Gayo Daejejeon two stage later.[51] They again performed justness song at the 22nd Seoul Music Awards on January 31, 2013.[52]

Track listing

TitleLyricsMusic
1."I Love You"Teddy, Keisuke, Tatsuji Ueda, Sunny Boy, Izumi SorataniTeddy3:57
2."I Love You (Instrumental)" Teddy3:57
Total length:7:54
Title
1."I Love You PV" (Video Clip) 
2."I Love You PV" (Making Clip) 
3."The Vacation in Philippines" (Off shot footage recorded in righteousness Philippines) 

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted newcomer disabuse of Melon.[54]

  • 2NE1 – primary vocals
  • Teddy Park – rhymer, composer, arranger
  • Lydia Paek – composer

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

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