| Verdammt, ich lieb' dich | |
| Cover: | Matthias Reim Verdammt Ich Lieb Dich single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Matthias Reim |
| Album: | Reim |
| B-Side: | Maskenball |
| Genre: | Schlager |
| Length: | 3:40 (single version) 4:09 ("Vollgas Mix") 4:49 ("Schmusemix") |
| Label: | Polydor |
| Producer: | Bernd Dietrich, Matthias Reim |
| Next Title: | Ich hab' geträumt von dir |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
"Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" ("Damn, I love you") is a 1990 song by the German singer Matthias Reim from his first album Reim. The song was Reim's first single, and remains his biggest hit, reaching the number-one spot in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands. In Germany, it spent 16 consecutive weeks at the top of the charts, equalling the record set by Boney M.'s "Rivers of Babylon".[1]
Reim also recorded cover versions in other languages - English ("I Think I Love You"), French ("Et puis je t'aime (bien quand même)"), Italian ("Perché ti amo") and Spanish ("Tal vez te quiero").[2]
In 2021, Reim recorded a new English version with actor David Hasselhoff.[3]
| Chart (1990) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] | 1 | |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 8 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 9 | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 6 | |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 2 | |
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[10] | 1 |