I Did It For Love

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"**I Did It for Love**" is the second English digital single released by South Korean pop singer BoA, featuring American singer-songwriter and producer Sean Garrett. The song was featured as the first track of her debut English album *BoA*, and the single was released later on June 2, 2009.

## Background

On 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 video

The 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 performances

BoA 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.

## 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.

## Track list

1. "I Did It For Love (feat. Sean Garrett)" - 3:01

Remixes CD
1. "I Did It For Love (King Britt Main Mix Vox Up)"
2. "I Did It For Love (King Britt Main Mix)"
3. "I Did It For Love (King Britt Instrumental)"
4. "I Did It For Love (King Britt Radio Mix)"
5. "I Did It For Love (Radio Edit)"
6. "I Did It For Love (DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious Main Mix)"
7. "I Did It For Love (DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious Dub Mix)"
8. "I Did It For Love (DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious Instrumental)"
9. "I Did It For Love (DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious Acapella)"
10. "I Did It For Love (DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious Radio Mix)"

iTunes Remixes
1. "I Did It For Love"
2. "I Did It For Love (DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious Radio Mix)"
3. "I Did It For Love (King Britt Radio Mix)"
4. "I Did It For Love (DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious Club Mix)"
5. "I Did It For Love (King Britt Club Mix)"

## Lyrics

* ENGLISH

I did it for lo-ove
I did it for lo-ove
I did it for lo-ove
I did it for lo-ove

No signs for me, I saw your game but yet and still you got me
(Got me)
You touched the deepest part of me, you got my heart, it's jumpin'
(Jumpin')
I told you all of my secrets, didn't see betrayal (Be-be-betrayal)
One night, two months and now it's over, didn't think it would fail

Loving you is causing me to change
And it hurts so bad, it don't feel the same
And now my friends are asking me what did I do?
I done hurtin' myself over loving you
Oh I...

I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love
I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love
I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love
I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love

(I know that I did you wrong)
Please forgive me, baby girl, I'm sorry
(You know that you did me wrong)
Why you crying, baby girl, I'm sorry
(I know that I did you wrong)
Heaven knows I didn't mean to hurt nobody
(You know that you did me wrong)
Let me take this time to say I'm sorry

Loving you is causing me to change
And it hurts so bad, it don't feel the same
And now my friends are asking me what did I do?
I done hurtin' myself, over loving you
Oh I...

I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love
I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love
I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love
I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love

I had some injunctions, baby, but not in hurting you
I-I-I-I-I... wanna make it up to you
Didn't you see it in my heart?
I can't trust it anymore
I-I-I-I-I... wanna make it up to you
I-I-I-I-I... wanna make it up to you
Didn't you see it in my heart?
I can't trust it anymore

I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love
I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love
I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love
I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love

I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love
I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love
I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love
I, I, I, I did it, did it, did it for love
Did it for love
Did it for love
Did it for love
Did it, did it, did it for love

## Credits 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

## Videos

* Music Video
* Audio

-MusicVideo full ver.- 보아(BoA) I Did It For Love

I Did It For Love

## References

1. ↑ #1 Pop Star From Asia Gears Up to Launch New Single Recorded With Top Hit-Maker Sean Garrett. Marketwire (February 18, 2009).
2. ↑ BoA, U.S. Album Release on March 18 (ko). Yahoo! Korea (February 18, 2009).
3. ↑ American Grammy Winner, Joseph Khan, BoA Music Video Production (ko). Yahoo! Korea (February 13, 2009).
4. ↑ BoA: I Did It For Love (video preview) – Pop Sirens. *Pop Sirens* (2009).
5. ↑ BoA – Coming Your Way. *Asiance Magazine*. Asiance Magazine.
6. ↑ BoA in Spotlight at Music Festival. The Korea Times (June 1, 2009).
7. ↑ Chart Listing For The Week Of May 23, 2009. Billboard (May 23, 2009).
8. ↑ Dance Club Songs – June 20, 2009 (20 June 2009).
9. ↑ Mitchell, Gail. Schartz, Rob (May 2, 2009). Foreign Exchange. *Billboard; published through Google Books*.