It was released via Universal Sigma on 27 October 2010 and is included on TEE's debut album "Kido I Raku".
Released by TEE, "Baby I Love You" peaked at number two on the Japan Hot 100 and has been certified triple platinum by RIAJ, selling over 750,000 copies.
TEE and Che'Nelle also recorded a bilingual version in English and Japanese, which featured on both of their albums and peaked at number twelve on the Japan Hot 100.
[3][1] "Baby I Love You" entered the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart at number twenty two on 8 November 2010.
[8] The song was given extra promotion by being used as the closing theme for TBS music show Count Down TV in October 2010.
[13] On 26 November 2011, the singers duet version peaked on the Japan Hot 100, rising to number twelve.
[15] In February 2014, RIAJ certified "Baby I Love You" as triple platinum after it sold more than 750,000 copies in Japan.
[16] As of 2018, TEE and Che'Nelle's solo releases and their duet version have earned "Baby I Love You" total sales figures of over 2.8 million.
She revealed that the English lyrics were written to remain faithful to those featured in the Japanese version.
[22] To promote the single her record label produced an official music video which features Che'Nelle walking and singing around a house.
[21] It was later used as the theme to Hiromi Kashiki's Mega Hit workout DVD, which was released via Che'Nelle's parent label Universal Music Japan.
[27] On 24 August 2011, "Baby I Love U" peaked at number 21 on the Japan Hot 100 and remained on the chart for twenty four weeks.
[34] She promoted the song by running a karaoke contest in which applicants were required to submit their videos singing the track.
"[37] A reporter from Tower Records branded it a "big hit" that crossed the boundaries of Western music and J-pop.
[45] In 2016, Che'Nelle recorded a reggae-fushion version with Jamaican artist Shifta and it features on their collaborative album "You and I".
[49][50] J-pop duo Cream recorded a version titled "Baby I Love U (Creamix) and it was included on their 2013 EP "Wonderland".
[55][56][57] In South Korea, the song was included on Roo's album "62115" and features rapper Double K.[58] On July 23, 2021, Kim Se-jeong, member of now defunct K-pop girl groups Gugudan and I.O.I, collaborated with Municon and released a cover.