I Love It - Music
I Love It by Icona Pop
Icona Pop
Artist Biography For Icona Pop
Icona Pop Are A Swedish Duo Who Were Formed In 2009 With Electro House Punk And Indie Pop Music Influences. The Two Members Caroline Hjelt And Aino Jawo Who Grew Up In Stockholm Sweden Wanted To Create Music "which You Can Both Laugh And Cry With At The Same Time". They Signed To TEN Music Group In 2009. In Late 2010 Their Song "Manners" Was Featured On Kitsuné Maison Compilation 10. "Manners" Was Later Released As Their Debut Single In 2011. It Managed To Peak At Number 15 On The US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart. "Manners" Was Followed That Year By Their Debut EP Nights Like This. They Released Their Second EP The Year After Titled Iconic EP. The 2012 EP Included Their Hit Single "I Love It". The Song Was Written By Patrik Berger Linus Eklöw And Charlotte Aitchison Charli XCX . The Latter Was Also Featured On The Song Singing Along With Icona Pop During The Chorus. The Duo's Self Titled Debut Album Was Released Later That Year. "I Love It" Went To Become One Of The Biggest Hits By A Swedish Artist Since Roxette With The Song Peaking At Number 7 On The US Hot 100. In 2013 The Duo's International Debut Album Was Released.
Singles "We Got The World" And "Girlfriend" Did Not Match Up With The Success Of Their Predecessor However The Single "All Night" Managed To Get A Gold Certification In Canada And Topped The US Dance Chart. The Last Single From Their Debut Era "Just Another Night" Only Charted On The US Dance Chart. In 2014 Icona Pop Toured Heavily. They Were Opening Acts For Both Miley Cyrus' Bangerz Tour And Katy Perry's Prismatic Tour. During The Year They Also Released A New Single "Get Lost". It Had More Teen Pop And Country Influences Compared To Their Previously EDM Inspired Music. It Did Not Became As Big Hit Internationally As Previous Singles Though It Became Their First Single Since "Girlfriend" To Chart On The Swedish Singles Chart Peaking At Number 58 "Girlfriend" Peaked At Number 57 . The Single "Emergency" Was Released During The Summer Of 2015 And Went To Become Their Second Biggest Hit In Their Home Country It Recieved A Platinum Certification In Sweden Even Though It's Peak Position On The Swedish Chart Only Was At Number 19. Later An EP Was Released Called Emergency EP Which Included The Single Of The Same Name And Two New Tracks. To Promote The EP In The US And Canada The Duo Were The Opening Act For One Directions On The North American Leg Of Their On The Road Again Tour. Icona Pop Premiered A New Song On The Grammis Awards Show Called "Someone Who Can Dance". Swedish Singer Zara Larsson Sang The Second Verse Whereas Another Swedish Artist Elliphant Sang A New Verse After The Second Chorus. However The Single Version Of The Song Excludes The Featured Artists. Http //www.Iconapop.Com/
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Icona-Pop - I Love It
"I Love It" Is A Song By Swedish Duo Icona Pop Featuring Vocals From British Recording Artist Charli XCX. It Was Released As A Single In May 2012 As A Digital Download In Sweden Where It Peaked At Number Two On The Singles Chart. It Is Thought To Be Big In Germany. The Song Was Added To Their Debut Studio Album Icona Pop As Well As Their EP Iconic And Their Debut International Album "This Is... Icona Pop." The Song Received Positive Reviews From Music Critics And Publications Rolling Stone And Pitchfork Included It On Their Year-End Lists For 2012. The Song Went On To Become Icona Pop And Charli XCX's First US Hit Peaking At Number Seven On The Billboard Hot 100 And Was Certified Double-Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America Denoting Over 2 Million Copies Sold In The United States. In June 2013 Over A Year After It Was Released Elsewhere The Song Charted At Number 1 On The UK Singles Chart. It Has Gone On To Sell 4.3 Million Certified Downloads. The Song Was Originally Written By Charli XCX Whom Icona Pop Met Several Times In London. Swedish Producer Patrik Berger Sent Charli Two Beats And She Quickly Wrote Songs For Each Of Them One Of Which Became "I Love It" And The Other Of Which Became Her Following Single "You're The One". However She Later Stated That She Knew She Would Not End Up Releasing It Herself Because She Could Not Reconcile It With Her Sound. The Song's Lyrics Describe Breaking Up With An Older Boyfriend. In Its Chorus Icona Pop And Charli XCX Shout In Unison "I Don't Care / I Love It". Critics Compared The Song's Breakup Narrative To Kelly Clarkson's 2004 Single "Since U Been Gone" And Journalist Chuck Eddy Wrote In A Piece For Spin That The Track's Brattiness Was Similar To British Band Shampoo. While Recording "Good For You" With Icona Pop Berger Presented Them With Charli's Work On "I Love It". Band Member Aino Jawo Said She Felt A Connection To The Song Because It Mirrored Her Own Experiences And The Line "You're From The 70s But I'm A 90s Bitch" Reminded Her Of An Older Man She Had Known. Member Caroline Hjelt Described Charli XCX's Original Demo As "more Cute In A Way…really Cool And Cocky". Icona Pop Approached Swedish Producer Style Of Eye To Make A Rougher Version Of The Track Telling Him "We Want The Punkiness. We Want The 'fuck It' Feeling." "I Love It" Was Met With Positive Reviews From Music Critics. The Song Placed 15th On The Village Voice's 2012 Pazz & Jop List And It Rose To Eighth Place The Following Year. Pitchfork Media Labeled It "Best New Music" Calling The Song "delectable Empowering Infinitely Repeatable". Pitchfork Later Listed The Song Number 50 On Its "Top 100 Tracks Of 2012" List. Rolling Stone Placed "I Love It" At Number 35 On Its Year-End List Naming It "the Euro-Slut Club Jam Of The Summer". Amrit Singh For Stereogum Described It As "fun" Heather Phares Commented Jawo And Hjelt "half-Sung Half-Shouted Vocals And Revved-Up Synths Make The Song Inescapably Catchy". Kat Bein Of The Miami New Times Called The Song A "feminist Pop Anthem". In 2019 Stereogum And Pitchfork Ranked The Song As The 117th And 197th Best Song Of The 2010s Respectively. The Music Video For "I Love It" Was Directed By Fredrik Etoall. The Video Was Shot In A Day By Friends Of The Band While They Were In Paris. It Shows Jawo And Hjelt Playing A Show For A Crowd Shouting The Lyrics And Dancing With Additional Shots From Backstage And An After-Party. It Also Includes Outdoor Shots Of Them Wearing Fringed Jackets That They Made. Charli XCX Does Not Appear In The Video.
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Icona Pop Are A Swedish Duo Who Were Formed In 2009 With Electro House Punk And Indie Pop Music Influences. The Two Members Caroline Hjelt And Aino Jawo Who Grew Up In Stockholm Sweden Wanted To Create Music "which You Can Both Laugh And Cry With At The Same Time". They Signed To TEN Music Group In 2009. In Late 2010 Their Song "Manners" Was Featured On Kitsuné Maison Compilation 10. "Manners" Was Later Released As Their Debut Single In 2011. It Managed To Peak At Number 15 On The US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart. "Manners" Was Followed That Year By Their Debut EP Nights Like This. They Released Their Second EP The Year After Titled Iconic EP. The 2012 EP Included Their Hit Single "I Love It". The Song Was Written By Patrik Berger Linus Eklöw And Charlotte Aitchison Charli XCX . The Latter Was Also Featured On The Song Singing Along With Icona Pop During The Chorus. The Duo's Self Titled Debut Album Was Released Later That Year. "I Love It" Went To Become One Of The Biggest Hits By A Swedish Artist Since Roxette With The Song Peaking At Number 7 On The US Hot 100. In 2013 The Duo's International Debut Album Was Released.
Singles "We Got The World" And "Girlfriend" Did Not Match Up With The Success Of Their Predecessor However The Single "All Night" Managed To Get A Gold Certification In Canada And Topped The US Dance Chart. The Last Single From Their Debut Era "Just Another Night" Only Charted On The US Dance Chart. In 2014 Icona Pop Toured Heavily. They Were Opening Acts For Both Miley Cyrus' Bangerz Tour And Katy Perry's Prismatic Tour. During The Year They Also Released A New Single "Get Lost". It Had More Teen Pop And Country Influences Compared To Their Previously EDM Inspired Music. It Did Not Became As Big Hit Internationally As Previous Singles Though It Became Their First Single Since "Girlfriend" To Chart On The Swedish Singles Chart Peaking At Number 58 "Girlfriend" Peaked At Number 57 . The Single "Emergency" Was Released During The Summer Of 2015 And Went To Become Their Second Biggest Hit In Their Home Country It Recieved A Platinum Certification In Sweden Even Though It's Peak Position On The Swedish Chart Only Was At Number 19. Later An EP Was Released Called Emergency EP Which Included The Single Of The Same Name And Two New Tracks. To Promote The EP In The US And Canada The Duo Were The Opening Act For One Directions On The North American Leg Of Their On The Road Again Tour. Icona Pop Premiered A New Song On The Grammis Awards Show Called "Someone Who Can Dance". Swedish Singer Zara Larsson Sang The Second Verse Whereas Another Swedish Artist Elliphant Sang A New Verse After The Second Chorus. However The Single Version Of The Song Excludes The Featured Artists. Http //www.Iconapop.Com/
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Singles "We Got The World" And "Girlfriend" Did Not Match Up With The Success Of Their Predecessor However The Single "All Night" Managed To Get A Gold Certification In Canada And Topped The US Dance Chart. The Last Single From Their Debut Era "Just Another Night" Only Charted On The US Dance Chart. In 2014 Icona Pop Toured Heavily. They Were Opening Acts For Both Miley Cyrus' Bangerz Tour And Katy Perry's Prismatic Tour. During The Year They Also Released A New Single "Get Lost". It Had More Teen Pop And Country Influences Compared To Their Previously EDM Inspired Music. It Did Not Became As Big Hit Internationally As Previous Singles Though It Became Their First Single Since "Girlfriend" To Chart On The Swedish Singles Chart Peaking At Number 58 "Girlfriend" Peaked At Number 57 . The Single "Emergency" Was Released During The Summer Of 2015 And Went To Become Their Second Biggest Hit In Their Home Country It Recieved A Platinum Certification In Sweden Even Though It's Peak Position On The Swedish Chart Only Was At Number 19. Later An EP Was Released Called Emergency EP Which Included The Single Of The Same Name And Two New Tracks. To Promote The EP In The US And Canada The Duo Were The Opening Act For One Directions On The North American Leg Of Their On The Road Again Tour. Icona Pop Premiered A New Song On The Grammis Awards Show Called "Someone Who Can Dance". Swedish Singer Zara Larsson Sang The Second Verse Whereas Another Swedish Artist Elliphant Sang A New Verse After The Second Chorus. However The Single Version Of The Song Excludes The Featured Artists. Http //www.Iconapop.Com/
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"I Love It" is a song by Swedish duo Icona Pop featuring vocals from British recording artist Charli XCX. It was released as a single in May 2012 as a digital download in Sweden, where it peaked at number two on the singles chart. It is thought to be big in Germany. The song was added to their debut studio album, Icona Pop, as well as their EP Iconic and their debut international album, "This Is... Icona Pop."
The song received positive reviews from music critics, and publications Rolling Stone and Pitchfork included it on their year-end lists for 2012. The song went on to become Icona Pop and Charli XCX's first US hit, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, denoting over 2 million copies sold in the United States. In June 2013, over a year after it was released elsewhere, the song charted at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart. It has gone on to sell 4.3 million certified downloads.
The song was originally written by Charli XCX, whom Icona Pop met several times in London. Swedish producer Patrik Berger sent Charli two beats, and she quickly wrote songs for each of them, one of which became "I Love It" and the other of which became her following single "You're the One". However, she later stated that she knew she would not end up releasing it herself because she could not reconcile it with her sound.
The song's lyrics describe breaking up with an older boyfriend. In its chorus, Icona Pop and Charli XCX shout in unison "I don't care / I love it". Critics compared the song's breakup narrative to Kelly Clarkson's 2004 single "Since U Been Gone", and journalist Chuck Eddy wrote in a piece for Spin that the track's brattiness was similar to British band Shampoo.
While recording "Good for You" with Icona Pop, Berger presented them with Charli's work on "I Love It". Band member Aino Jawo said she felt a connection to the song because it mirrored her own experiences, and the line "You're from the 70s but I'm a 90s bitch" reminded her of an older man she had known. Member Caroline Hjelt described Charli XCX's original demo as "more cute, in a way…really cool and cocky". Icona Pop approached Swedish producer Style of Eye to make a rougher version of the track, telling him, "We want the punkiness. We want the 'fuck it' feeling."
"I Love It" was met with positive reviews from music critics. The song placed 15th on The Village Voice's 2012 Pazz & Jop list, and it rose to eighth place the following year. Pitchfork Media labeled it "Best New Music", calling the song "delectable, empowering, infinitely repeatable". Pitchfork later listed the song number 50 on its "Top 100 Tracks of 2012" list. Rolling Stone placed "I Love It" at number 35 on its year-end list, naming it "the Euro-slut club jam of the summer". Amrit Singh for Stereogum described it as "fun", Heather Phares commented Jawo and Hjelt "half-sung, half-shouted vocals and revved-up synths make the song inescapably catchy". Kat Bein of the Miami New Times called the song a "feminist pop anthem". In 2019, Stereogum and Pitchfork ranked the song as the 117th and 197th best song of the 2010s respectively.
The music video for "I Love It" was directed by Fredrik Etoall. The video was shot in a day by friends of the band while they were in Paris. It shows Jawo and Hjelt playing a show for a crowd shouting the lyrics and dancing, with additional shots from backstage and an after-party. It also includes outdoor shots of them wearing fringed jackets that they made. Charli XCX does not appear in the video. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.