Charli XCX Thought “I Love It” Was Trash—Now It’s a Summer Anthem We Can’t Escape

May 10, 2025

Imagine a world where “I DON’T CARE, I LOVE IT!” never blasted through your aux, never headlined a party playlist, never defined your feral girl summer. Yeah… tragic. But it almost happened 👀

In the most ✨unhinged✨ Charli XCX fashion, she recently spilled in an interview that she literally thought “I Love It”was garbage. Like, actual trash-tier. Written in 20 minutes. In a hotel room. With her boyfriend watching, judging.

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“I honestly didn’t even know what it was about when I wrote it,” she said. “My boyfriend was like, ‘This sounds bad,’ and I was like, ‘I know.’” 💀

So naturally, she shelved it and spent hours crafting another song she thought was the real hit. Fast forward to the next day—she plays both tracks for producer Patrick Berger. He listens to her “masterpiece” and goes:

“Cool… did you do anything else?”
She pulls out “I Love It” like it’s a weird side project and boom—he says:
“That’s the one.”

And the rest? History. Icona Pop. Global chaos. Every club from Stockholm to South Beach shaking. And that wild feeling of screaming “I crashed my car into the bridge” like it’s a spiritual release? We owe it to that 20-minute freestyle she almost trashed.

Moral of the story:
👉 Always trust the weird song.
👉 Don’t listen to your boyfriend.
👉 Charli XCX is mother.

Now excuse us while we go thank the pop gods for not letting “I Love It” die in a hotel room. 💅🔥

Written by: MJ