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| Single by TEE | ||||
| from the album Kido I Raku | ||||
| Released | October 27, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
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| Length | 5:07 | |||
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"Baby I Love You" or "Baby I Love U" (ベイビー・アイラブユー) is a song by Japanese singer TEE. It was released via Universal Sigma on 27 October 2010 and is included on TEE's debut album "Kido I Raku". The song was written by TEE, Hiro and Ryosuke Imai and was produced by Akira. Australian artist Che'Nelle translated and rewrote the song in English for inclusion on her third studio album "Luv Songs". EMI Music Japan released the song on 22 June 2011, as the third single taken from her album. Released by TEE, "Baby I Love You" peaked at number two on the Japan Hot 100 and has been certified triple platinum by RIAJ, selling over 750,000 copies. Che'Nelle's "Baby I Love U" peaked at twenty four on the Japan Hot 100 and remained on the chart for twenty four weeks. The version sold more than 500,000 ringtones, 500,000 PC downloads and 250,000 mobile downloads. RIAJ issued one platinum and two double platinum certifications to "Baby I Love You", indicating it had sold in excess of over 1.25 million copies by October 2013.
TEE and Che'Nelle also recorded a bilingual version in English and Japanese, which featured on both of their albums and peaked at number twelve on the Japan Hot 100. Both artists have granted other acts permission to cover the song. TEE features on a 2016 version commercially released by Toko Furuuchi. Che'Nelle collaborated with Shifta and featured the song on their joint mini-album "You and I". Che'Nelle also released a karaoke version of the song. She then ran a karaoke competition and received a nomination for Best Karaoke Song at the 2012 Japanese MTV VMAs. The song also gained popularity as a wedding song choice.