I Love You (EXID song) explained

"I Love You" 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.

Release

The song was released as a digital single on November 21, 2018, through several music portals, including MelOn and iTunes.^[1] A CD single was released a day later in South Korea.^[2]

Composition

The song is written and produced by Shinsadong Tiger and member LE.^[3]

Commercial performance

"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.^{[4] [5]} It also debuted at number 65 on Billboard Koreas Kpop Hot 100 for the week of November 25.^[6] In its second week, the song peaked at number 29 on Gaon and at number 21 on the Hot 100.^[7]

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.^[8]

The physical copy of the single was the 25th best-selling album of November 2018, with 14,777 copies sold.^[9]

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[10]	34
South Korea (Gaon Digital)	29
South Korea (Gaon Social)[11]	2
South Korea (Gaon Album)	7
South Korea (Billboard)	21
US World Digital Songs	5

References

1. Web site: [Single] I Love You by EXID]. Melon. ko. 2018-12-02.
2. Web site: YESASIA: EXID Single Album - I Love You CD - EXID, Sony Music (KR) - Korean Music - Free Shipping - North America Site. yesasia.com. 2018-12-02.
3. Web site: [Song Information] I Love You by EXID]. Melon. ko. 2018-12-02.
4. Web site: Week 48, 2018 – Digital Chart. Gaon Chart. 2018-12-06.
5. Web site: Week 47, 2018 – Album Chart. Gaon Chart. 2018-12-02.
6. Web site: Kpop Hot 100 - The Week of November 19, 2018~November 25. billboard.co.kr. 2018-12-08.
7. Web site: Kpop Hot 100 - The Week of November 26, 2018~December 2 Billboard Korea. billboard.co.kr. 2018-12-08. 2018-12-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165256/http://billboard.co.kr/index_subpage.html?mainwhat=1&subwhat=0&nchart_pos=72. dead.
8. News: EXID Earn First Top 5 Entry on World Digital Song Sales Chart With 'I Love You'. Billboard. 2018-12-02.
9. Web site: November 2018 - Album Chart. Gaon Chart. 2018-12-08.
10. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. December 3, 2018. December 3, 2018.
11. Web site: Week 48, 2018 - Social chart. Gaon Chart. 2018-12-01.