Verdammt, ich lieb' dich

"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]

"Verdammt, ich lieb' dich"
Single by Matthias Reim
from the album Reim
B-side	"Maskenball"
Released	1990 (1990)
Genre	Schlager
Length	3:40 (single version) 4:09 ("Vollgas Mix") 4:49 ("Schmusemix")
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Bernd Dietrich, Matthias Reim
Producer(s)	Bernd Dietrich, Matthias Reim
Matthias Reim singles chronology
"Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" (1990) "Ich hab' geträumt von dir" (1990)

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 positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–1992)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5]	1
Croatia (Billboard)[6]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	1
West Germany (GfK)[10]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11]	1
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13]	9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14]	6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	2
West Germany (Official German Charts)[16]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[17]	Platinum	50,000*
Belgium (BEA)[18]	Gold	25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[19]	Platinum	500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[20]	Gold	75,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.