I Love College

"I Love College" is a song by American rapper Asher Roth, released by Schoolboy, SRC and Universal Motown Records on January 13, 2009, as both his commercial debut single and the lead single for his debut studio album, Asleep in the Bread Aisle (2009). The song was written by Roth and produced by Mike Caren and Ben H. Allen.^[1] It was later serviced for airplay to radio stations in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2009.

"I Love College"
Single by Asher Roth
from the album Asleep in the Bread Aisle
Released	January 13, 2009
Recorded	2008
Genre	Pop rap hip hop
Length	4:06
Label	Schoolboy SRC Universal Motown
Songwriter(s)	Asher Roth Mike Caren Ben Allen Kirk Robinson Nat Robinson Lana Moorer Rivers Cuomo
Producer(s)	Mike Caren Ben H. Allen (co.)
Asher Roth singles chronology
"I Love College" (2009) "Lark on My Go-Kart" (2009)

The song is related to Roth's time spent at West Chester University. The song originally sampled "Say It Ain't So" by American rock band Weezer, but was reworked by Ben H. Allen, as it is believed that Weezer's lead singer Rivers Cuomo refused to clear the sample.^[2] The song also samples "10% Dis", by MC Lyte.^[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jonathan Lia and Scooter Braun. 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 binge drinking, smoking marijuana, strip poker, beer pong and "pieing".^[4]

Remixes and other versions

A remix 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 Chesney Snow, who beatboxed the entire beat. The track was released via Loud.com and YouTube.^[5][6]

Asher Roth and Jim Jones performed their remix together at mtvU Spring Break 2009.^[7]

In May 2009, a parody entitled "I Love Commons" was uploaded to YouTube by "The Davidson Show", a comedy webcast/channel produced by students at Davidson College and featured future NBA star Stephen Curry, a student at the school at the time.^[8]

In 2010, American rapper Sammy Adams released a version of the song titled "I Hate College".^[9] The version has over 10 million views on total YouTube publications.

Chart performance

"I Love College" first appeared on the Billboard charts at number 85 on the Pop 100 in late February. 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.^[10] It peaked at number 26 in the United Kingdom and at number 53 in Canada.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2009) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 53 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 53 Germany (GfK)[13] 58 Ireland (IRMA)[14] 45 UK Singles (OCC)[15] 26 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[16] 8 US Billboard Hot 100[17] 12 US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles[18] 16 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[19] 34 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[20] 18 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[21] 27

Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 198 US Billboard Hot 100[23] 73