"I Love You" (Korean: 알러뷰) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group EXID. It was released as a single on November 21, 2018, by Banana Culture and distributed by Sony Music. A music video for the song was also released on November 21. This marks the return of member Solji after a hiatus from the group due to health issues.
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| Single by EXID | ||||
| Released | November 21, 2018 | |||
| Genre | K-pop | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
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Release edit
The song was released as a digital single on November 21, 2018, through several music portals, including MelOn and iTunes.[1][2] A CD single was released a day later in South Korea.[3]
Composition edit
The song is written and produced by Shinsadong Tiger and member LE.[4]
Commercial performance edit
"I Love You" debuted at number 61 on the Gaon Digital Chart and at number 7 on the Gaon Album Chart, for the week ending November 24, 2018.[5][6] It also debuted at number 65 on Billboard Korea's Kpop Hot 100 for the week of November 25.[7] In its second week, the song peaked at number 29 on Gaon and at number 21 on the Hot 100.[5][8]
The song also entered Billboard's World Digital Songs Sales chart at number 5, earning the group's first Top 5 on the chart, with 1,000 downloads sold in the week ending November 22.[9]
The physical copy of the single was the 25th best-selling album of November 2018, with 14,777 copies sold.[10]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Love You" (알러뷰) |
| Shinsadong Tiger | 3:14 | |
| 2. | "I Love You" (Inst.) |
| Shinsadong Tiger | 3:14 | |
| Total length: | 6:28 | ||||
Charts edit
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11] | 34 |
| South Korea (Gaon Digital)[5] | 29 |
| South Korea (Gaon Social)[12] | 2 |
| South Korea (Gaon Album)[6] | 7 |
| South Korea (Billboard)[8] | 21 |
| US World Digital Songs[9] | 5 |
References edit
- ^ "[Single] I Love You by EXID". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ I Love You - Single by EXID, 2018-11-21, retrieved 2018-12-02
- ^ "YESASIA: EXID Single Album - I Love You CD - EXID, Sony Music (KR) - Korean Music - Free Shipping - North America Site". yesasia.com. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ "[Song Information] I Love You by EXID". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ a b c "Week 48, 2018 – Digital Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ a b "Week 47, 2018 – Album Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ "Kpop Hot 100 - The Week of November 19, 2018~November 25". billboard.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ a b "Kpop Hot 100 - The Week of November 26, 2018~December 2 | Billboard Korea". billboard.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ a b "EXID Earn First Top 5 Entry on World Digital Song Sales Chart With 'I Love You'". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ "November 2018 - Album Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ "Week 48, 2018 - Social chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2018-12-01.