I Love You (Martina McBride song)
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| Single by Martina McBride | ||||
| from the album Emotion | ||||
| Released | July 26, 1999 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Genre | Country pop, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) | Keith Follesé Adrienne Follesé Tammy Hyler |
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| Producer | Paul Worley, Martina McBride | |||
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"I Love You" is the title of a written by Keith Follesé, Adrienne Follesé and Tammy Hyler, and recorded by American country singer Martina McBride. It was released in July 1999 as the first single from her album Emotion. McBride originally recorded "I Love You" for the 1999 film's soundtrack, Runaway Bride, starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. The promotion the song got on the soundtrack is one of the reasons for its high chart performance. The single was then released on her upcoming album.
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Chart performance [edit]
"I Love You" debuted at #43 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 31, 1999. "I Love You" spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Country Charts in late-1999, and is her biggest country hit to date.[1] The song also charted at No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 21 on the Adult Contemporary tracks. "I Love You" is McBride's highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, and was her first entry as a solo artist on the Adult Contemporary chart.
The song was later released on McBride's 2000, Greatest Hits compilation album.
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 38 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 20 |
| Italy (FIMI)[3] | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks[4] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[6] | 21 |
Year-end charts [edit]
| Chart (2000) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 50 |
Music video [edit]
The song's music video shows McBride singing in a dress at a wedding hall, with video screens of the Runaway Bride film in the background.
References [edit]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Martina McBride – I Love You". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ Italian peak positions
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/309763/martina+mcbride/chart
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/309763/martina+mcbride/chart
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/309763/martina+mcbride/chart
- ^ "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
External links [edit]
| Preceded by "Something Like That" by Tim McGraw |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single October 30-November 27, 1999 |
Succeeded by "When I Said I Do" by Clint Black with Lisa Hartman Black |
| Preceded by "You Had Me from Hello" by Kenny Chesney "Come On Over" by Shania Twain |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single October 11-October 18, 1999 November 15-November 29, 1999 |
Succeeded by "Something Like That" by Tim McGraw "When I Said I Do" by Clint Black with Lisa Hartman Black |
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