Love (Inna song)
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"Love" is a song performed by female Romania
n recording artist Inna
. The song was written and produced by native dance music
trio Play & Win
. It acts as her second single released from her debut studio album, Hot
. It was released on digital
format through Roton and Ultra Records
and across various countries in Europe
and the United States
. However, the release of "Love" has been very limited so far - where it has mainly acted as an airplay
single and only receiving an official full single release in Romania, Spain and the United States to-date. Most countries in which the song was released, the Play & Win radio edit was used as the official single version. It is an up-tempo song with prominent electronic music
and house music
characteristics. The lyrics evoke a meaning of how complicated situations of love can become.
The single has so far garnered success for Inna in the Czech Republic
, Poland
, Hungary
and Romania
where it became her second consecutive top twenty hit. In Romania and Poland, "Love" outperformed previous single "Hot
" on the charts. In the Netherlands it was released as Inna's third single, after rumours that "10 Minutes" would be released first.
"Love" will be the sixth single taken from her debut album "Hot
" in the UK, following the recent success of "Sun Is Up
" and her number one dance album. The release date is 3 July.
in January 2009. Inna won three RMA awards and two Romanian Best Hits nominations with "Love".
for "Love" leaked onto the internet in early April 2009 and was later released onto the YouTube
channel of Roton Records
on May 7, 2009.
In the music video for "Love", Inna is in a gym. Some scenes are played in slow motion
.The premise is the battle between Good (White) and Evil (Black).
The video starts with a confluence of two flowing water fluxes, one is white, the other one is black. In the next image, a ballerina who is doing bribes in the air. In the next scene, Inna appears wearing a white short with a black belt and a long white veil. Then we are introduced to a skilled boxer who is beating a punching bag. Later in the video a boy is making a rustle. In the rest of the music video the scenes with Inna singing next to an old wall, the scenes with the ballerina and the ones with the boxer are succeeding each other. In the end of the video Inna is running away among the other people previously presented. She seems unhappy because of their violence.
's second consecutive top forty hit on this chart following previous single, "Hot
," reaching number one on the chart in July 2009.
"Love" has also been a great success on various airplay
charts across Europe
- reaching the top twenty in Hungary
and the Czech Republic
. It also outperformed "Hot" in Romania
and Poland
chartswise where it peaked in the top five and top twenty.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n recording artist Inna
Inna
Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu , best known as Inna, is a Romanian dance music singer. On November 12, 2008, she released her debut single "Hot", which was produced by Play & Win, a Romanian dance music trio and one of the leading music producers in Romania...
. The song was written and produced by native dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
trio Play & Win
Play & Win
Play & Win is a Romanian songwriter and music producer trio formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac.The band is first known as a leading production team having more than 400 songs to their credit, registered at the Union of Composers in Romania...
. It acts as her second single released from her debut studio album, Hot
Hot (Inna album)
- Weekly charts :- Certifications :- Year-end charts :*"Very Hot" Version-All-time charts:- Release history :...
. It was released on digital
Digital
A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...
format through Roton and Ultra Records
Ultra Records
Ultra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner...
and across various countries in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. However, the release of "Love" has been very limited so far - where it has mainly acted as an airplay
Airplay
* Airplay is the amount of time a song is played on the radio.It may also refer to:* AirPlay, an audio & video streaming technology from Apple Inc.* Airplay , Foster & Graydon music project from 1980* Citroën C1, Citroën C1 Airplay...
single and only receiving an official full single release in Romania, Spain and the United States to-date. Most countries in which the song was released, the Play & Win radio edit was used as the official single version. It is an up-tempo song with prominent electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
and house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
characteristics. The lyrics evoke a meaning of how complicated situations of love can become.
The single has so far garnered success for Inna in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
where it became her second consecutive top twenty hit. In Romania and Poland, "Love" outperformed previous single "Hot
Hot (Inna song)
"Hot" is a song by Romanian recording artist Inna from her debut studio album, Hot. It was released on November 12, 2008 by Roton Records as the lead single from the album. Produced and written by Sebastian Barac, Radu Bolfea and Marcel Botezan of Play & Win, "Hot" is an uptempo electro house song...
" on the charts. In the Netherlands it was released as Inna's third single, after rumours that "10 Minutes" would be released first.
"Love" will be the sixth single taken from her debut album "Hot
Hot (Inna album)
- Weekly charts :- Certifications :- Year-end charts :*"Very Hot" Version-All-time charts:- Release history :...
" in the UK, following the recent success of "Sun Is Up
Sun is Up
"Sun Is Up" is a song by Romanian recording artist Inna from her second studio album, I Am the Club Rocker. In the United Kingdom, the song will serve as Inna's fifth single to be taken from her debut album, Hot. The song was written and produced by Play & Win and was officially sent to Romanian...
" and her number one dance album. The release date is 3 July.
Background
"Love" is Inna's second major hit. It was wrote by the Romanian group Play&Win in the fall of 2008 and premiered on RadioRadio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
in January 2009. Inna won three RMA awards and two Romanian Best Hits nominations with "Love".
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Love" leaked onto the internet in early April 2009 and was later released onto the YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel of Roton Records
Roton (label)
Roton is a Romanian record label established in 1994.The company has around 100 employees, having offices in Bucharest, Iaşi, Cluj and Timişoara...
on May 7, 2009.
In the music video for "Love", Inna is in a gym. Some scenes are played in slow motion
Slow motion
Slow motion is an effect in film-making whereby time appears to be slowed down. It was invented by the Austrian priest August Musger....
.The premise is the battle between Good (White) and Evil (Black).
The video starts with a confluence of two flowing water fluxes, one is white, the other one is black. In the next image, a ballerina who is doing bribes in the air. In the next scene, Inna appears wearing a white short with a black belt and a long white veil. Then we are introduced to a skilled boxer who is beating a punching bag. Later in the video a boy is making a rustle. In the rest of the music video the scenes with Inna singing next to an old wall, the scenes with the ballerina and the ones with the boxer are succeeding each other. In the end of the video Inna is running away among the other people previously presented. She seems unhappy because of their violence.
Formats and track listings
- US Digital Single
(Released: December 1, 2009)
- "Love" (Play & WinPlay & WinPlay & Win is a Romanian songwriter and music producer trio formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac.The band is first known as a leading production team having more than 400 songs to their credit, registered at the Union of Composers in Romania...
Radio Edit) - 3:39 - "Love" (Club Version) - 5:01
- "Love" (Dandeej Remix) - 5:14
- "Love" (DJ Andi Remix) - 5:41
Charts
On November 8, 2009 - "Love" debuted on the Spanish Singles Chart at number thirty-seven. It went on to peak at number thirty-one on November 22 and exited the chart on December 20 after spending a total of six weeks on the chart. "Love" became InnaInna
Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu , best known as Inna, is a Romanian dance music singer. On November 12, 2008, she released her debut single "Hot", which was produced by Play & Win, a Romanian dance music trio and one of the leading music producers in Romania...
's second consecutive top forty hit on this chart following previous single, "Hot
Hot (Inna song)
"Hot" is a song by Romanian recording artist Inna from her debut studio album, Hot. It was released on November 12, 2008 by Roton Records as the lead single from the album. Produced and written by Sebastian Barac, Radu Bolfea and Marcel Botezan of Play & Win, "Hot" is an uptempo electro house song...
," reaching number one on the chart in July 2009.
"Love" has also been a great success on various airplay
Airplay
* Airplay is the amount of time a song is played on the radio.It may also refer to:* AirPlay, an audio & video streaming technology from Apple Inc.* Airplay , Foster & Graydon music project from 1980* Citroën C1, Citroën C1 Airplay...
charts across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
- reaching the top twenty in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It also outperformed "Hot" in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
and Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
chartswise where it peaked in the top five and top twenty.
Weekly charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Poland (ZPAV) | 45 |
| Romania (Romanian Top 100 Romanian Top 100 The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media.... ) |
4 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| Hungarian Singles Chart | 70 |
Chart procession and succession
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
July 22, 2009 | Digital | Roton Records |
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
December 1, 2009 | Ultra Records Ultra Records Ultra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner... |
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| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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