"I Luv U" is the debut single by British rapper

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and the

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from his debut album '' Boy in da Corner''. It was released in May 2003 after a

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had leaked to the Internet in 2002. The single became Dizzee Rascal's first top forty hit, peaking at number twenty-nine and spending three weeks inside the top seventy-five. It was followed by the Dizzee Rascal's second single, " Fix Up, Look Sharp". The song was produced by Dizzee Rascal with vocalist and London rapper Jeanine Jacques featuring on vocals. The song opens with a stuttering voice repeating the song's title, leading into a bass-heavy rhythm. ''

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'' described "I Luv U"'s impact on grime as "analogous to "

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" for punk rock." The track was named as one of the best songs released between 2000 and 2003 in the 2008 book ''

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: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present''.

Track listing

;CD # "I Luv U" (clean radio edit) # "I Luv U" (remix) (featuring

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and Sharky Major) # "I Luv U" (bumbaclaat mix)

Charts

References

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