I Love You (Donna Summer song)

{{Infobox song

| name = I Love You

| cover = Summeriloveyou.jpg

| alt =

| caption = German single picture sleeve (also used for the back cover and other European releases; cropped from the cover of the parent album)

| type = single

| artist = Donna Summer

| album = Once Upon a Time

| B-side = {{ubl|"Once Upon a Time"|"Now I Need You" (Brazil)}}

| released = December 15, 1977

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Disco

| length = 4:43

| label = Casablanca

| writer = Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte

| producer = * Giorgio Moroder

Pete Bellotte

| prev_title = Love's Unkind

| prev_year = 1977

| next_title = Once Upon a Time

| next_year = 1977

}}

"I Love You" is a song by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer from her sixth studio album Once Upon a Time (1977). It peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and reached number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1977. The song also peaked at 29, 10, and 24 in Canada, Norway, and Spain respectively.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/I%20Love%20You |title=Official Charts Company |website=Official Charts |access-date=October 21, 2011}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/donna-summer-p5556/charts-awards/billboard-singles |title=Summer's Billboard singles history|publisher=All Music Guide / Billboard |access-date=October 21, 2011}}

Background

Originally featured on Donna Summer's album Once Upon a Time, it was edited in length for release as a single. The album is a double LP concept album telling a modern-day Cinderella rags-to-riches story. "I Love You" is featured toward the end of the album when the main character comes face to face with the object of her desire and they declare their love for each other.

Record World called it a "swirling, melodic disco tune."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=December 3, 1977|accessdate=2023-02-15|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/77/Record-World-1977-12-03.pdf}}

Chart history

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+Chart performance for "I Love You" ! scope="col" \| Chart (1977–78) ! scope="col" \| Peak position
scope="row" \| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book\|last=Kent\|first=David\|author-link=David Kent (historian)\|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992\|edition=illustrated\|publisher=Australian Chart Book\|location=St Ives, N.S.W\|year=1993\|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} \| 47
{{single chart\|Canadatopsingles\|29\|chartid=5533a\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 17, 22}}
scope=row \| Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite book\|last=Racca\|first=Guido\|title=M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019\|language=it\|date=2019\|publisher=Independently Published \|isbn=9781093264906}} \| 16
{{single chart\|Norway\|10\|artist=Donna Summer\|song=I Love You\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 28, 2018}}
scope=row \| Spain (AFE){{cite book\| last=Salaverri\| first=Fernando\| title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002\| edition=1st\| date=September 2005\| publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE\| location=Spain\| isbn=84-8048-639-2\|trans-title=Only Hits: Year by Year, 1959-2002\| language=es}} \| 24
{{single chart\|UK\|10\|date=19780108\|rowheader=true\|access-date=28 January 2018}}
scope=row \| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine \|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/donna-summer/chart-history/hsi/ \|title=Hot 100 - Billboard \|magazine=Billboard \|date=February 4, 1978 \|access-date=September 19, 2018 }} \| 37
{{single chart\|Billboarddanceclubplay\|1\|artist=Donna Summer\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 17, 22}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|28\|artist=Donna Summer\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 17, 22}}
scope=row \| US Cash Box Top 100{{cite magazine \|url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19780211.html \|title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles - February 11, 1978 \|access-date=January 28, 2018 \|magazine=Cash Box magazine \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214223331/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19780211.html \|archive-date=February 14, 2015 \|url-status=dead }} \| 26

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+Chart performance for "I Love You"

! scope="col" | Chart (1977–78)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

scope="row" | Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}

| 47

{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|29|chartid=5533a|rowheader=true|access-date=July 17, 22}}

scope=row | Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite book|last=Racca|first=Guido|title=M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019|language=it|date=2019|publisher=Independently Published |isbn=9781093264906}}

| 16

{{single chart|Norway|10|artist=Donna Summer|song=I Love You|rowheader=true|access-date=January 28, 2018}}

scope=row | Spain (AFE){{cite book| last=Salaverri| first=Fernando| title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002| edition=1st| date=September 2005| publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE| location=Spain| isbn=84-8048-639-2|trans-title=Only Hits: Year by Year, 1959-2002| language=es}}

| 24

{{single chart|UK|10|date=19780108|rowheader=true|access-date=28 January 2018}}

scope=row | US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/donna-summer/chart-history/hsi/ |title=Hot 100 - Billboard |magazine=Billboard |date=February 4, 1978 |access-date=September 19, 2018 }}

| 37

{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Donna Summer|rowheader=true|access-date=July 17, 22}}

{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|28|artist=Donna Summer|rowheader=true|access-date=July 17, 22}}

scope=row | US Cash Box Top 100{{cite magazine |url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19780211.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles - February 11, 1978 |access-date=January 28, 2018 |magazine=Cash Box magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214223331/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19780211.html |archive-date=February 14, 2015 |url-status=dead }}

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In popular culture

The song was also featured prominently in the Saturday Night Live skits "Sabra Shopping Network" and "Sabra Price is Right", featuring Tom Hanks as Uri Shulenson. In 2018, the song was included in the Broadway musical Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.{{cite magazine |last=Schuler |first=Barbara |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/summer-donna-summer-musical-theater-1060604 |title='Summer' review: Donna Summer's songs are the hot stuff |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 20, 2018 |access-date=September 26, 2018 }} It was also included on the soundtrack for the musical.{{cite web |url=https://www.soundtrack.net/album/summer-the-donna-summer-musical-original-broadway-cast-recording/ |title=Summer: The Donna Summer Musical - Original Broadway Cast Recording Soundtrack (2017) |publisher=Soundtrack.Net |access-date=March 11, 2019 }}

References

Category:Donna Summer songs

Category:1977 singles

Category:1977 songs

Category:Songs written by Pete Bellotte

Category:Songs written by Giorgio Moroder

Category:Songs written by Donna Summer

Category:Casablanca Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Giorgio Moroder

Category:Song recordings produced by Pete Bellotte