I Love You

Faith Evans

About I Love You

"I Love You" is a song by American recording artist Faith Evans. It was written by Anthony Best, Isaac Hayes, Michael Jamison, Bobby Springsteen, and Jennifer Lopez for the latter's second studio J. Lo (2001), but eventually recorded by Evans for her third studio album, Faithfully, also released in 2001. Production on the track was helmed by Buckwild along with Mario Winans and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs. A contemporary R&B ballad with heavy soul elements, it samples Hayes' 1976 record "Make a Little Love to Me" and finds Evans, as the protagonist, confessing her love and dignity to a man who has yet to find a heart for her. The song was released as the third single from the album on February 19, 2002 in the United States. A commercial success, "I Love You" peaked at number fourteen on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, marking Evans' highest-charting single on the latter chart since "Never Gonna Let You Go" (1999). 


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My heart belongs to you
So what could I do
To make you feel I'm down with
You see me hangin' around
But you don't know how to make me feel for you, and

Each and every day, I try to make some sense of this
What you mean to me, I know it could be serious
Each and every night, I dream about just holding you
Loving you like this, what is a girl supposed to do?

I love you (I love you)
I want you (I want you)
You're the one that I live for
And I can't take it anymore (anymore)
I love you (I love you)
I need you (and I need you)
What can I do to make you see
You're the only one for me?

First time I saw your face
My heart just erased
All the guys I knew before
You walked into my life
I was the type to never want for nothing

Each and every day, I try to make some sense of this
What you mean to me, I know it could be serious
Each and every night, I dream about just holding you
Loving you like this, what is a girl supposed to do?

I love you (I love you)
I want you (I need you)
You're the one that I live for
And I can't take it anymore (ooh)
I love you (I love you)
I need you (need you)
What can I do to make you see
You're the only one for me?

I love you, I want you, I need you in my life
Can't you see what you mean to me?
Baby, come hold me tight
I miss you, wanna kiss you
Every time I see your face
Baby, I'm here waiting for you
Each and every day

I love you (ooh)
I want you
You're the one that I live for (baby)
And I can't take it any more (you know that I love you)
I love you (oh-oh)
I need you (baby, I love, love, love)
What can I do to make you see (do to make you see)
You're the only one for me? (Oh yeah)

You're the only one for me (only one)
And I know it's meant to be (and I know we're meant to be)
What can I do to make you see 
My love will carry on? (listen to my heart)
So listen to my heart and know (and know)
You'll find out where my love will go (love will go)
The future lies between us, boy
Oh babe, I love you so (ooh, ooh)

I love you
I want you (and you know my heart belongs to you, boy)
You're the one that I live for
And I can't take it any more
I love you (baby, I love you)
I need you (baby, I need you, ooh)
What can I do to make you see
You're the only one for me?

I love you (you're the one for me)
I want you (it was meant to be)
You're the one that I live for (ooh)
And I can't take it any more (oh, hey-hey-hey)
I love you
I need you (baby, I love, love, love)
What can I do to make you see
You're the only one for me?
I love you

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Faith Evans

Faith Renée Evans, (born June 10, 1973), is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles in 1993 for a career in the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B. Sure and Christopher Williams, she became the first female artist to be contracted with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment recording company during 1994, for which she collaborated with several label mates such as Mary J. Blige and Carl Thomas and released three platinum-certified studio albums between the years 1995 and 2001, including Faith (1995), Keep the Faith (1998) and Faithfully (2001). more »

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Written by: Anthony Best, Bobby Springsteen, Faith Renee Evans, Jennifer Lopez, Lee Hayes Isaac, Mario Mendell Winans, Mechalie S Jamison

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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10 facts about this song

Artist Background
"I Love You" was performed by Faith Evans, who is considered one of the most successful R&B female artists of the late '90s. She rose to fame after being signed to Bad Boy Records, the label run by rapper and producer Sean "P. Diddy" Combs.
Release Information
The song was released on the 13th of August, 2002 as the second single from her third studio album, "Faithfully."
Chart Performance
"I Love You" peaked at number 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and at number two on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Certification
It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales exceeding 500,000 copies within the United States.
Writer and Producer
In addition to Faith Evans, other contributors to the song were noted, including Michael Angelo Saulsberry of the R&B group Portrait, whose melody was reused, and Jennifer Lopez from her song "I'm Real (Murder Remix)".
Song Theme
The song talks about confessing an undying love to a significant other, emphasizing the depth of feelings the singer has for him irrespective of the different life paths they've treaded.
Commercial Success
"I Love You" remains one of Faith Evans's most commercially successful songs to date and is often referred to when discussing her successful music career.
Music Video
The music video for "I Love You" depicts Faith singing to her love interest and shows some flashback scenes of their time together. The video captures various settings and is a visual representation of the song's lyrics.
Popular Culture
The song was also featured in an episode of the popular television drama series, "The Wire."
Other Versions
There are also several remixes of "I Love You," including a hip hop mix featuring Busta Rhymes and a dance remix version by Missy Elliott.

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