| "I Love You" | ||||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:2NE1_I_Love_You_cover.jpg) Korean version cover. On Japanese versions' artwork, the colors are slightly altered. | ||||
| Single by 2NE1 | ||||
| Released | July 5, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
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| Length | 3:57 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Teddy Park | |||
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| "I Love You" on YouTube | ||||
"I Love You" is a song recorded in two languages (Korean and Japanese) by South Korean girl group 2NE1. The Korean version was released on July 5, 2012, through YG Entertainment, while the Japanese version was released on September 19 by YGEX as the group's third Japanese single. The song was produced by 2NE1's long-time collaborator Teddy Park. Musically, "I Love You" is described as an affectionate, lush, and "moody synth" dance-pop track that infuses elements of electronic and traditional Korean trot music to create a "different sound" and "new genre of music", whilst still showing the beauty of Korean culture.
Upon release, "I Love You" garnered generally positive reviews from music critics, with them complimenting the song's production and composition along with the unique musical styles. It was ranked within the top five on Billboard magazine's list of Best K-Pop Songs of 2012 and was further included on their list of 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s in November 2019.
The song was a commercial success in South Korea, topping both the Gaon Digital Chart and the Billboard K-pop Hot 100. It went on to sell more than 2.7 million digital units by the end of the year, standing as one of the best-selling singles in the country in 2012. In Japan, the song peaked at number five on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold 15,700 physical copies. It was included on the set list of the group's first worldwide concert tour, the New Evolution Global Tour (2012), where the group embarked on in late July.