Chest Pain (I Love)

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"Chest Pain (I Love)"
Malcolm Todd - Chest Pain (I Love).jpg
Single by Malcolm Todd
from the album Malcolm Todd
ReleasedDecember 4, 2024
Length3:20
Label Columbia
Songwriters
Producers
  • Malcolm Todd
  • Cochran
  • Charlie Ziman
Malcolm Todd singles chronology
"Comfort Me"
(2024)		"Chest Pain (I Love)"
(2024)		"Bleed"
(2025)

"Chest Pain (I Love)" is a song by American singer-songwriter Malcolm Todd, released on December 4, 2024, [1] as the lead single from his 2025 self-titled debut studio album, Malcolm Todd . Considered his breakout hit, it went viral on the video-sharing app TikTok and became his first song to enter the Billboard Hot 100, debuting and peaking at number 68. [2] It has been certified gold in Canada and the United States.

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Background and promotion

Malcolm Todd began teasing the song at his concerts in late 2024, with a fan sharing a clip of one such performance overlaid with a studio-quality snippet of the song in a TikTok video on November 15, 2024. Four days later, Todd posted a video on TikTok using the same sound, of him in the recording studio. It features the second half of the chorus, in which he repeatedly sings "I love". [3] As of April 2025, the official audio has soundtracked over 400,000 clips on the platform, while another variation of the song has been used in over 1.5 million clips. [2] [3] Most of the videos have highlighted the "I love" refrain and centered around the people or things that the creators like. [2]

In 2025, the song became the focus of a popular internet meme after Instagram user @notpresidentlloyd uploaded a Twitch livestream clip of the game R.E.P.O. featuring a user named Just_CSmallz rolling on the ground and singing the song. [4] This song is compared to Tyler, The Creator.

Commercial release

Following the release of its parent album, "Chest Pain (I Love)" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 68 for the week ending April 19, 2025, gaining 7.7 million on-demand streams. In the same week, the song also entered the top 10 on both Hot Alternative Songs (#9) and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (#10) charts. [2] It has been certified gold by Music Canada and Recording Industry Association of America. [5] [6]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Chest Pain (I Love)"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [5] Gold40,000‡
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Chest Pain (I Love) - Single". Apple Music . Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Zellner, Xander (April 15, 2025). "Hot 100 First-Timers: Malcolm Todd Arrives With Breakthrough Hit 'Chest Pain (I Love)'". Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Deins, Kyle; Lipshutz, Jason (April 9, 2025). "'White Lotus' Streaming Gains for Old & New Theme Song, Billy Preston Closing Song". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ "R.E.P.O. "I Love"". Know Your Meme. April 8, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Canadian single certifications – Malcolm Todd – Chest Pain (I Love)". Music Canada . Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "American single certifications – Malcolm Todd – Chest Pain (I Love)". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100: April 19, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Global 200: Week of April 19, 2025". Billboard . April 19, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of April 19, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of April 19, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2025". Billboard . Retrieved December 11, 2025.
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