Song:I Love It
Album:Just The Hits 2013
I Love It was all over pop radio in 2013. You couldn't escape it. The singer is the very popular Charli XCX. This was before she became a solo star. The record is by Swedish DJs Icona Pop. It was a top ten hit and I don't know if they will ever score another hit like that. Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo are from Stockholm, Sweden. They met at a 2009 party and have been working together ever since. They signed with the Swedish label TEN and Atlantic's Big Beat label in the US. They released their debut album Icona Pop in Sweden in 2012. An EP was released in the US but after I Love It became a hit, Atlantic decided to release a reworked version of the album as This Is...Icona Pop. I Love It reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and it was a big worldwide hit. The song was a radio staple for over a year. It also appeared on TV shows like Snooki & Jwow, the HBO series Girls and The Vampire Diaries. Not to mention video games and commercials. The song was everywhere. Charlotte "Charli XCX" Aitchison wrote the song with producer Patrik Bergen, best known for his work with Robyn. So if Charli wrote it and sang lead, why didn't she record it under her own name? She told the BBC she visualizes her music in colors and I Love It was the wrong color. Uhhh, right. It hardly matters because she would become a star in 2014 with the single Boom Clap. Though Icona Pop's album is available, most fans will only want I Love It and you can get it on this various artists budget comp. Since then Icona Pop has released a few singles. They have a new album coming out this summer. Here's the video for I Love It by Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX.
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