Love Dive (song)

"Love Dive"
Japanese version cover
Single by Ive
from the album Love Dive
LanguageKorean
B-side"Royal"
ReleasedApril 5, 2022 (2022-04-05)
RecordedIngrid Studio
Genre
Length2:57
Label
Composer(s)
  • Sophia Brennan
  • Elle Campbell
  • Nick Hahn
Lyricist(s)Seo Ji-eum
Ive singles chronology
"Eleven"
(2021)
"Love Dive"
(2022)
"After Like"
(2022)
Music video
"Love Dive" on YouTube

"Love Dive" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Ive for their second single album of the same name. It was released as the single album's lead single by Starship Entertainment on April 5, 2022. It is a dark pop and electropop song that incorporates percussion sounds, rhythmic bass, synth and trap mix, with lyrics that "reinterpret cupid of the new era planning to shine on the stage." "Love Dive" is considered to be one of the group's signature songs.[1]

“Love Dive” received generally positive reviews from several publications, which named it one of the best K-pop songs in 2022, as well as complimenting the song's overall production and the group's vocals. Commercially, it experienced huge commercial success in South Korea, where it topped the Gaon Digital Chart for four weeks and became the best-performing single of the year. It reached the top ten in Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam, as well as on the Billboard Global Excl. US chart. The song has been certified platinum for streaming in South Korea, and went on to receive many accolades including Song of the Year at the MAMA Awards, Melon Music Awards, Asia Artist Awards, and Golden Disc Awards.

  1. ^ Japan, Billboard (October 20, 2022). "Here's Why Rising K-pop Girl Group IVE Are Hailed as the 'Wannabe Icons of Gen MZers'". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2024.