{{short description|2014 single by Blonde}} {{about|the Blonde song|other songs|I Loved You (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox song | name = I Loved You | cover = Blonde - I Loved You (feat. Melissa Steel) (Official Single Cover).png | alt = | type = single | artist = Blonde featuring Melissa Steel | album = | released = 30 November 2014 | recorded = 2014 | studio = | venue = | genre = Deep house | length = 3:04 | label = * FFRR * Parlophone * Eton Messy | writer = * Jacob Manson * Samuel Barnes * Lyrica Anderson * Alexander Mosely * Hannah Rockcliffe * Jean-Claude Olivier|Jean Olivier * Jeffrey Whitters | producer = * Blonde * Mark Ralph | chronology = Blonde | prev_title = Higher Ground | prev_year = 2014 | next_title = All Cried Out | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Melissa Steel | type = single | prev_title = Drunk and Incapable | prev_year = 2014 | title = I Loved You | year = 2014 | next_title = Burning Down | next_year = 2015 }} }} "'''I Loved You'''" is a single by English deep house duo Blonde featuring vocals from English singer Melissa Steel. The track uses interpolations of "More", a song from the album of the same name by Canadian singer Tamia. It was released through Parlophone on 30 November 2014 in the United Kingdom. The song peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.
==Background== "I Loved You" is a deep house remix of the song "More" by Canadian singer-songwriter Tamia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lartmagazine.co.uk/interview-blonde-melissa-steels-i-loved-you/|title=INTERVIEW: Blonde & Melissa Steel's 'I Loved You'|date=25 November 2014|work=L'ART Magazine|accessdate=28 March 2016}}</ref> from her album ''More'' (2004), and features vocals by singer Melissa Steel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earmilk.com/2014/09/03/dear-blonde-i-loved-you-even-more-after-this-track|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512090311/http://www.earmilk.com/2014/09/03/dear-blonde-i-loved-you-even-more-after-this-track|title=Dear Blonde, "I Loved You" even more after this track|last=Fuentes|first=Paige|date=3 September 2014|archivedate=12 May 2015|publisher=Earmilk|accessdate=28 March 2016}}</ref> It was announced by Blonde as their second single, following on from "Foolish" and "Higher Ground".{{cn|date=April 2023}} "I Loved You" received its debut airplay on BBC Radio 1 by DJ MistaJam on 28 August 2014.{{cn|date=April 2023}} On 31 October, Radio 1 made it their "Track of the Day".<ref>{{cite tweet |author= BBC Radio 1 |user= BBCR1|number= 528105384582471681 |date= 31 October 2014 |title= Our #TrackOfTheDay today is 'I Loved You' from @Blondesound ft. @MelissaSteel. What do you think of this one? |access-date= 20 March 2016 }}</ref>
==Critical reception== ''KALTBLUT Magazine'' gave the song a very positive review: "Reiterating Blonde's summery cocktail of upbeat sounds and positive vibes, 'I Loved You' updates the classic attributes of nineties cross over house with an intoxicating blend of piano-focused melodies, sublime beats and a soulful vocal."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/track-of-the-day-blonde-i-loved-you/|title=Track of the Day: Blonde - I Loved You|last=Schlutt|first=Marcel|date=18 September 2014|work=KALTBLUT Magazine|accessdate=19 December 2015|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222172503/http://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/track-of-the-day-blonde-i-loved-you/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Music video== The official music video was directed by Jack Laurance.<ref name="Promonews">{{cite web|url=https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2014/09/24/blonde-i-loved-you-jack-laurance/29149|title=Blonde 'I Loved You' by Jack Laurance|last=Knight|first=David|date=24 September 2014|publisher=Promonews|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref> It was first released onto YouTube on 17 September 2014 at a total length of three minutes and seventeen seconds. Inspired by the 1991 film ''Thelma & Louise'', it is set in Mexico City, Mexico, and features two young women (one of whom is played by Mexican actress Estrella Solís).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/tF9s5QtSdr/|title=⭐️ ESTRELLA SOLIS ⭐️ on Instagram: "🎬 OFFICIAL VIDEO I LOVED YOU - BLONDE #EstrellaSolis #MexicanActress #ActrizMexicana #Blonde #Videoclip #Music #VideoMusic #London…"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref> The video has over 93 million views {{As of|2023|October|lc=y}}.<ref name="video"/>
The video begins with Solís entering a large house, while dressed in a leather jacket, a short black skirt and a black hat. She meets a young woman who has just won a beauty pageant, is wearing a tiara, and is crying. Solís removes her hat (which later turns out to actually be a balaclava) and tosses it to her friend. A flashback then occurs: it is revealed that the two girls used to be best friends, terrorising and causing destruction wherever they went, including smashing cars, spraying cans of pink paint on a bus, robbing a diner, setting a pool table on fire and flashing the city from a rooftop. This continues until the girls meet a man who invites them to come to his house. There, he tells Solís' friend that she should be a model and photographs her. She ends up becoming famous, leaving Solís without her best friend, and continuing a humble, lonely, everyday life working in a diner. Towards the end of the video, it returns to the present day. The other girl takes off her tiara in her lavish dressing room, contrasting sharply to Solis' home, and with tears still in her eyes, the video ends with Solís putting the balaclava on, preparing to go back to causing chaos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.purplesneakers.com.au/2014/09/watch-blonde-i-loved-you-official-video/|title=Blonde 'I Loved You' (Official Video)|last=Payne|first=Lauren|date=2014-09-21|website=Purple Sneakers|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref><ref name="video">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqQY9UkGC_A|title=Blonde - I Loved You (feat. Melissa Steel) [Official Video]|date=17 September 2014 |publisher=YouTube}}</ref>
Talking about the video, Laurance told ''Promonews'', "I was interested in contrasts. Being 'bad' vs being 'good'. Total freedom vs the trappings of fame/celebrity, and all the vacuousness that goes with it. All framed within a little story about two best friends who drift apart. The idea of contrast really drove the way we told that story. Art direction and colour were obviously a big part of this. DOP Ben Kitchens really did a fantastic job. Most importantly I wanted you to feel like the girl that gets left behind is actually the real 'beauty' and doesn't need a tiara on her head to prove it."<ref name="Promonews"/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Digital download – single | title1 = I Loved You | note1 = featuring Melissa Steel | length1 = 3:04 }} {{Track listing | headline = Digital download – EP | title1 = I Loved You | note1 = Extended Mix | length1 = 5:03 | title2 = I Loved You | note2 = Preditah Remix | length2 = 4:28 | title3 = I Loved You | note3 = Tube & Berger Remix | length3 = 6:20 | title4 = I Loved You | note4 = Hamilton Remix | length4 = 4:52 }}
==Charts and certifications== ===Charts=== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! Chart (2014–15) ! Peak<br/>position |- {{singlechart|Austria|60|artist=Blonde feat. Melissa Steel|song=I Loved You|accessdate=11 February 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Czech Republic|42|year=2015|week=15|artist=Blonde feat. Melissa Steel|song=I Loved You|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Flanders|31|artist=Blonde feat. Melissa Steel|song=I Loved You|accessdate=11 February 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|2|artist=Blonde feat. Melissa Steel|song=I Loved You|accessdate=11 February 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Germany|25|artist=Blonde feat. Melissa Steel|song=I Loved You|songid=1329040|accessdate=14 March 2019|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Ireland|98|artist=Blonde feat Melissa Steel|song=I Loved You|week=3|year=2015|accessdate=15 January 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Poland|16|chartid=1556|year=2015|accessdate=23 February 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Polishdance|16|chartid=1547|accessdate=February 10, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Scotland|10|date=2014-12-13|accessdate=7 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Slovakia|55|year=2015|week=18|artist=Blonde feat. Melissa Steel|song=I Loved You|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Switzerland|56|artist=Blonde feat. Melissa Steel|song=I Loved You|accessdate=8 February 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|UK|7|date=2014-12-13|accessdate=7 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|UKdownload|5|date=2014-12-13|accessdate=7 December 2014|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|UKdance|5|date=2015-01-31|accessdate=29 April 2015|rowheader=true}} |} {{col-2}}
===Certifications=== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2014|certyear=2019|title=I Loved You|artist=Blonde featuring Melissa Steel|type=single|award=Platinum|access-date=30 August 2019|id=13159-3997-1}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}} {{col-end}}
==Release history== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Region ! Date ! Format ! Label |- | Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/i-loved-you-feat-melissa/913646078|title=I Loved You (single)|date=28 November 2014 |publisher=iTunes (Australia)|access-date=27 January 2015}}</ref> | rowspan="2"|21 November 2014 | rowspan="4"|Digital download | rowspan="4"|Parlophone |- | Germany<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/i-loved-you-feat-melissa-steel-single/913646078|title=I Loved You (single)|date=28 November 2014 |publisher=iTunes (Germany)|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref> |- | Ireland<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ie/album/i-loved-you-feat-melissa/913646078|title=I Loved You (single)|date=28 November 2014 |publisher=iTunes (Ireland)|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref> | 28 November 2014 |- | United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/i-loved-you-feat-melissa-steel-single/913646078|title=I Loved You (single)|date=28 November 2014 |publisher=iTunes (GB)|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref> | 30 November 2014 |}
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