I Love You So (song)
2014 debut single by the Walters
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"I Love You So" is a song by American indie-pop band the Walters. It was released on November 28, 2014 from the band's debut EP Songs for Dads. In 2021, it went viral on video sharing app TikTok, where it has over half a million views, and gained over 1 billion streams on Spotify.[1] The song was included in the band's first EP after their 2021 reunion, Try Again, released in May 2022.
| "I Love You So" | ||||
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| Single by the Walters | ||||
| from the EP Songs for Dads | ||||
| Released | November 28, 2014 | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
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| Producers | The Walters, Charles Ekhaus | |||
| The Walters singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "I Love You So" on YouTube | ||||
Background
In 2017, the band performed in Lollapalooza, hereafter they announced the band temporarily disbanded. In mid-2021, the song started to become popular on TikTok, at that time the band's members reconnected together, and signed with Warner Records. In a press release, the band said: "'I Love You So'. This song kicked off our career and now it's the song that got the band back together".[2] About the internet meme on TikTok, the band told magazine Variety: "It was a sign from the universe, There's a reason why this song keeps coming back into our lives, and the TikTok virality was definitely the extra kick we needed to be like, 'Okay, let's give this another shot and let's try to make the most of it.'".[1]
Content
Warner Records CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck stated in an interview with Billboard: "I Love You So" is "a perfect and modern example of a great song, [...] The song is memorable upon first listen and timeless in its production so no surprise it has risen above the clutter to identify itself as a hit song".[3]
Remix
In January 2022, the band released a new remix version with King Henry.[4]
Credits and personnel
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[25] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[26] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
| France (SNEP)[27] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[28] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[29] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP)[30] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[31] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[32] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[33] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | November 28, 2014 |
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| Italy | November 23, 2021 | Contemporary hit radio | Warner | [35] |
| United States | January 18, 2022 | [36] |