“i love you” is a soft acoustic ballad that explores the struggles and feelings from a complicated relationship. The song’s chorus features vocal harmonies by her brother, FINNEAS. On May 13, 2018, she teased a 15-second snippet of the demo to her fans. This snippet was re-posted to her Instagram story on January 2, 2019, where she confirmed it to be the twelfth track on her debut album. However, it was replaced by “listen before i go,” becoming the thirteenth track instead. When asked by Radio Energy for her favorites on the album, Eilish listed “i love you” as one of them, citing the track as, “still one of my favorite songs I’ve ever written in my life.” In an interview with PopBuzz, Eilish confirmed that the final three song titles on the album were intended to form a sentence, beginning with “listen before i go,” then “i love you,” ending on “goodbye.” The sentence was initially supposed to begin with a track titled “i dont know, i just wish i wasnt breathing,” but Eilish stated that the song was never completed, and therefore could not be included on the record. “i love you” was the longest track of Eilish’s discography at 4 minutes and 52 seconds, but was overtaken by the title track of her sophomore album Happier Than Ever, which is 4 minutes and 58 seconds long, just 6 seconds longer. Many have also pointed out similarities between the chorus of “i love you” and Leonard Cohen’s iconic song, “Hallelujah”. The song’s Spotify artwork was done by @ on Instagram.