I Love It (Icona Pop song)
May 9, 2012
I Love It is the title of a song by the Swedish electropop duo Icona Pop. The song appeared on the debut album of the group, Icona Pop ( 2012) and on their second EP Iconic (2012 ).
- 2.1 Critics votes
- 2.2 Commercial success 2.2.1 Chartplatzierungen
- 5.1 External links
- 5.2 Notes and references
Background
I Love It, was better known by Charlotte Aitchison as Charli XCX, Patrik Berger and Linus Eklöw, a Swedish DJ, better known as Style Of Eye written. The production of the song took Berger, who has collaborated with Swedish singer Robyn on Dancing On My Own or with the U.S. artist Lana Del Rey Off To The Races, together with Eklöw. I Love It is a 2 minutes and 37 seconds long pop song with influences of electronic pop and house.
On the question of whether the musicians would have expected the success of the song, Caroline Hjelt replied, " I mean it 's always hard to predict. You can always say 'strongly did you believe in the song and did you love it, but When You start real ising did other people like it as well, I mean that's seeking 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 " (translated: " This is something is always difficult to predict. they always say that you strongly believe in your own song and love him, but if a clear is that to find him other people well, that's a great experience. Especially when people come to us and tell us, I 've just done with this girl or boy this conclusion and when I heard the lyrics, has helped me through this very time. ' this means a lot to us. " )
Content & Construction
I Love It is about getting over a failed relationship. So sing Icona Pop example of how they let it rip their car against a bridge and look at the burning wreck and throw in the property of her former lover in a bag and they come down the stairs. In the course of the song is always the phrase repeatedly, in German " I do not care, I love it! ": " I do not care, I love it! "
The song consists of three parts - a verse, the chorus and a bridge. The exact sequence of the parts of the box can be taken from the right.
Music Video
The music video for the song was directed by Fredrik Etoall. The video begins with a short sequence, speak in the Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt. In the video of the musicians can be seen running in a city or a party in a nightclub. Furthermore, some portrait shots to see the women, and - at times - the on-screen lyrics of I Love It
Reception
Critics votes
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 june have taken its time to get here, but it was totally worth the wait. " (translated :" It seems as if the time has come that the song also international markets cracks It's about time, considering that the rest of the continent since last May. it pleased [ ... ] the two catapult themselves into a hectic and shouted chorus that has more energy than a six-card pack Red Bull. " ) He forgave four out of five stars. Larry Fitzmaurice, editor at Pitchfork, described the song as 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 the years 2012 to 35th place
Commercial success
I Love It reached in the home country of the duo Sweden, and the German-speaking countries, the top 10 of the respective singles charts. In the United States enjoyed the song very popular and peaked at number 13 of the local charts.
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Media
I Love It was used in the third episode of the second season of the HBO series Girls. After broadcasting the episode the song rose in all download portals in the rankings. Before the song was already 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 the music in a commercial for Coca Cola Light.
The song was used in a video of the advertising campaign for the Ultrabook " IdeaPad ® Yoga " of the brand Lenovo.
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
- Mix - Berger
- Mastering - Tom Coyne
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