"I Love You" is a song by the

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, released as a

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in 1980, from the album ''Flying the Flag''.

Chart performance

The song was the group second-biggest hit (after 1976's "

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"), entering the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in February 1981, peaking at No. 12 in June, and spending 27 weeks on the chart, and also reached No. 20 on the

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. "I Love You" was the 20th biggest hit of 1981. On the ''Cash Box'' Top 100, "I Love You" peaked for two weeks at number 9.

Weekly singles charts

Year-end charts

Credits

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played electric piano throughout the whole song; string arrangements were provided by David Campbell.

Other versions

"I Love You" song was covered by American band

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for their 2007 album '' Guilty Pleasures''. It was covered by the band

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for the soundtrack album to the film ''

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'', and by the band Tesla for their 2011 acoustic album ''

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''. "I Love You" was also covered by the band the H Factor, and was released as a single, from their 1989 sole eponymous album. Two members of the H Factor, Pete Haycock and Derek Holt, were members of the Climax Blues Band before forming the H Factor with Steve Hunter. Holt also recorded his own version of the song on the 1999 album ''After the Climax - I Love You''.

In popular culture

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indie-comedy film '' Cherish''.

References

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