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Wikipedia article"'I Did It for Love'" is a song by Korean pop singer BoA featuring American singer-songwriter and record producer Sean Garrett. The song is her second single for her debut eponymous English album, 'BoA'. The track was written and produced by Garrett, Melvin K. Watson Jr. and Matthew I. Irby. The single was released on June 2, 2009. BackgroundOn February 17, 2009, SM Entertainment USA released a 1:30 clip of the song on Myspace, Facebook, YouTube, Imeem, and iLike. The song is about a woman who's been hurt by her lover and despite the fact that he leaves her, she continues to love him. Music videoThe music video for "I Did It for Love" was filmed by Joseph Kahn in January 2009 at Ren-Mar Studios in Hollywood. It was released on April 15, 2009, on BoA's MySpace page. The music video incorporates themes of water, mysticism, and the color black, as well as BoA's use of a hand-held fan to produce an oriental feel to the video. Portions of the video were considered reminiscent of Janet Jackson in its choreography and outfits. Live performancesBoA performed the song as well as "Eat You Up" at the Universal CityWalk, on March 21, 2009. BoA also performed the song at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards Japan along with Sean Garrett. Track listing;CD remix single # I Did It For Love (King Britt Main Mix Vox Up) # I Did It For Love (King Britt Main Mix) # I Did It For Love (King Britt Instrumental) # I Did It For Love (King Britt Radio Mix) # I Did It For Love (Radio Edit) # I Did It For Love (DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious Main Mix) # I Did It For Love (DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious Dub Mix) # I Did It For Love (DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious Instrumental) # I Did It For Love (DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious Acapella) # I Did It For Love (DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious Radio Mix) Commercial performance"I Did It for Love" entered the 'Billboard' Hot Dance Club Play at number 41 on the issue date of May 23, 2009. Since then the song has peaked at number 19. Charts and salesChartsSalesCredits and personnel*Vocals: BoA, Sean Garrett *Writers: Sean Garrett, Melvin K. Watson Jr. and Matthew I. Irby. *Producer: Sean "The Pen" Garrett, The Phantom Boyz ReferencesCategory:2009 singles Category:BoA songs Category:Music videos directed by Joseph Kahn Category:Songs written by Sean Garrett Category:SM Entertainment singles Category:2009 songs | |
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