"I Love College" is a song by American hip hop recording artist

Asher Roth Asher Paul Roth (born August 11, 1985) is an American rapper. He is best known for his debut single " I Love College". Roth released his debut studio album ''Asleep in the Bread Aisle'', on April 20, 2009, by Universal Motown, SRC, and School B ...

, released on January 13, 2009, as his commercial debut single by Schoolboy, SRC and

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. The song, which was produced by

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, and Ben H. Allen, serves as the lead single from Roth's debut album, ''

Asleep in the Bread Aisle ''Asleep in the Bread Aisle'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Asher Roth. It was released on April 20, 2009, by School Boy, SRC and Universal Motown Records. The production on the album was largely contributed b ...

''. The song was later serviced for

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to radio stations in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2009. The song is related to Roth's time spent at

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. The song originally

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" by American rock band

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, but was reworked by Ben H. Allen, as it is believed that Weezer's lead singer

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refused to clear the sample. The song also samples " 10% Dis", by

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Music video

The

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was directed by Jonathan Lia and

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. It was released to online outlets in early February. The video is set at a house party of the fictional Alpha Sigma Eta (ΑΣΗ) fraternity, and features activities such as

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, smoking marijuana,

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and "

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Remixes and other versions

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was produced for the Loud.com Producers Challenge in partnership with SRC, Asher's record label. The remix was produced by J Cardim and features beatboxer

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, who beatboxed the entire beat. The track was released via Loud.com and YouTube. Asher Roth and Jim Jones performed their remix together at

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Spring Break 2009. In 2010, American rapper

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released a version of the song titled "I Hate College". The version has over 10 million views on total YouTube publications.

Chart performance

"I Love College" first appeared on the ''

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'' charts at number 85 on the

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in late February, then presently at number 55 on the

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. The song eventually peaked at number 19 on the Pop 100 and number 12 on the Hot 100. The song sold over one-million downloads in the United States in the first twelve weeks after release. It peaked at number 26 in the United Kingdom and at number 53 in Canada.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2009 songs 2009 debut singles Asher Roth songs Songs about alcohol Songs written by Asher Roth Drinking songs Songs written by Mike Caren SRC Records singles Universal Motown Records singles