I Love (Joyner Lucas song)

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"I Love"
Single by Joyner Lucas
from the album ADHD
ReleasedOctober 17, 2018
Genre Hip hop
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) TheSkyBeats
Joyner Lucas singles chronology
"I Don't Die"
(2018)
"I Love"
(2018)
"Lucky You"
(2018)
Music video
"I Love" on YouTube

"I Love" is a song by American rapper Joyner Lucas, released on October 17, 2018 alongside its music video. Written by Lucas and its producer TheSkyBeats, it served as the lead single of his debut studio album ADHD (2020).

Contents

Background and composition

On October 17, 2018, Joyner Lucas premiered the song on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show. On an "up-tempo instrumental", Lucas raps that he is not a person to be messed with on the track. [1]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak

position

Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [2] 77
Ireland (IRMA) [3] 78
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [4] 15
Romania (Airplay 100) [5] 88
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [6] 10
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles ( Billboard ) [7] 7

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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