| "I Love You" | ||||
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| Single by Woodkid | ||||
| from the album The Golden Age | ||||
| Released | February 9, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Baroque pop | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Ambroise Willaume | |||
| Woodkid singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "I Love You" on YouTube | ||||
"I Love You" is the third single by Woodkid, taken from his debut album The Golden Age. It was co-written by Lemoine himself and by Ambroise Willaume. Arrangements were added by Willaume. B-sides for the I Love You single were Towers, I Love You (Booka Shade Remix), and The Deer.
The single was released on 9 February 2013 as a warm-up to the imminent release of the album The Golden Age on 18 March 2013, whereas earlier two singles had been released much earlier, with "Iron" being released on March 28, 2011 and "Run Boy Run" on May 21, 2012.
Charts
- Single release
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[1] | 21 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[2] | 28 |
| France (SNEP)[3] | 22 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[4] | 61 |
In other media
The song, covered by an unknown female artist, was used in a commercial entitled The Notebook for a South African insurance company.[5] It is also used as background music in the Dauntless club scene in the 2014 movie Divergent.
The song was also in a movie series of "Tatort", a German TV-programme, called "Freddy tanzt" (Freddy dances).[6]
The song was also used in L'Écume des jours (Boris Vian).
It was the song of the Paris bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Paralympics with the bid concept and slogan "Made for Sharing".
Music video
The music video, starring Russian fashion model Matvey Lykov, was shot in Iceland and was directed by Yoann Lemoine himself.[7][8][9][10] It was nominated for "Best Music Video" at the Camerimage International Film Festival 2013[9][11] and for "Best Cinematography in a Video" at the UK Music Video Awards 2013.[12][13]
References
- ^ "Woodkid – I Love You" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ "Woodkid – I Love You" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ "Woodkid – I Love You" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ "Woodkid – I Love You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ "'The Notebook' | A Heartstring-pulling TVC for Dialdirect". 14 January 2015.
- ^ Skrobala, Jurek (February 2015). "Tatort aus Köln: Freddy tanzt mit Zitaten von Klee, Feist, Normahl". Der Spiegel.
- ^ "Клип дня: Woodkid — I Love You". Esquire Magazine Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "Наследники. Матвей Лыков". Sobaka Magazine Russia (in Russian). 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ a b "Camerimage music video competition nominations announced | News | Promonews". Promonews. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "Интервью с Woodkid". Sobaka Magazine Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "MUSIC VIDEOS COMPETITION NOMINATIONS". Camerimage News Poland. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ entertainment (2 October 2013). "Kodaline nominated for two UK Music Video Awards". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "Объявлены номинанты Music Video Awards 2013". Bestin Magazine Ukraine (in Russian). 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
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