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Ievan polkka
Ievan polkka (Ieva's polka) is a Finnish song with 1928 Savonian-dialect lyrics by Eino Kettunen set to a traditional polka melody, also called Savitaipaleen polkka; Loituma's 1995 a cappella version became the 2006 Leekspin meme and a Hatsune Miku hit.
If I Ain't Got You
"If I Ain't Got You" is a 2003 Alicia Keys song from The Diary of Alicia Keys, written after Aaliyah's death; it hit number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped the R&B chart, and won a 2005 Grammy.
If I Can Dream
"If I Can Dream" is a song written by Walter Earl Brown and recorded by Elvis Presley in 1968 to close his NBC Comeback Special.
If I Could Turn Back Time
"If I Could Turn Back Time" is a 1989 Cher pop rock single from Heart of Stone, written by Diane Warren, produced with Guy Roche; US Hot 100 No. 3, Australian No. 1, with a controversial USS Missouri music video banned for daytime MTV viewing.
If I Were a Boy
If I Were a Boy, Beyoncé's 2008 R&B power ballad from I Am... Sasha Fierce, written by BC Jean and Toby Gad, released as a double A-side with Single Ladies; UK number one and her best-selling single there.
If U Seek Amy
"If U Seek Amy" is a 2009 Britney Spears single from Circus, written by Max Martin and others, whose title puns on "F-U-C-K me", prompting PTC protests, a radio edit retitled "If U See Amy", and a No. 19 Billboard Hot 100 peak.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride: an English proverb and nursery rhyme dismissing wishful thinking. Recorded 1605 by Camden as a thrushes form, in horses form in Carmichaell's Scots proverbs (d. 1628), standardized by James Kelly in 1721.
If You Could Read My Mind
"If You Could Read My Mind," Gordon Lightfoot's 1969 song about his failing marriage, recorded 1970 for Sit Down Young Stranger; 1971 hit at No. 5 Hot 100, No. 1 in Canada, with 100-plus covers.
If You Hadn't Been There
"If You Hadn't Been There": Dolly Parton country ballad single, also staged as "I Wouldn't Be Here If You Hadn't Been There" for Dolly: An Original Musical. Released March 2025 for her late husband Carl Dean; hit No. 1 on Billboard Country Digital Song Sales.
If You Leave Me Now
"If You Leave Me Now" is a 1976 Chicago soft rock ballad from Chicago X, written and sung by Peter Cetera. It became Chicago's first Billboard Hot 100 #1, its sole UK #1, and won two 1977 Grammys.
If/Then
If/Then is a 2014 original Broadway musical by Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (book and lyrics), directed by Michael Greif, showing city planner Elizabeth's two parallel lives as Liz and Beth after a single park choice; it ran at the Richard Rodgers Theatre and later toured.
II Most Wanted
"II Most Wanted" is a 2024 country and pop rock duet by Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus, released as the third single from the album Cowboy Carter.
Iko Iko
"Iko Iko" (also "Jock-a-Mo", "Jockamo") is a New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian chant song recorded by Sugar Boy Crawford in 1953 and made a US #20 hit by the Dixie Cups in 1965, with disputed etymology and famous covers by Dr. John and the Belle Stars.
Il Canto degli Italiani
Il Canto degli Italiani, also called Fratelli d'Italia or Inno di Mameli, is Italy's national anthem: text by Goffredo Mameli (10 September 1847), music by Michele Novaro (24 November 1847), provisionally adopted 12 October 1946, definitively recognized by law 181/2017.
Il trovatore
Il trovatore: four-act Verdi opera (libretto Cammarano/Bardare, after García Gutiérrez's El trovador), premiered Teatro Apollo, Rome, 19 January 1853; Manrico, Leonora, di Luna, Azucena.
Ili-Ili, Tulog Anay
Ili-Ili, Tulog Anay is a Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) lullaby from Panay, Visayas, Philippines, about a mother away buying bread; among the best-known Filipino folk songs, notable for its minor melody, White Lady horror film use, and CCP Himig Himbing revival.
Illuminati (Dabzee song)
Illuminati is a 2024 Malayalam song from the film Aavesham, sung by Dabzee, composed by Sushin Shyam, written by Vinayak Sasikumar, released by Think Music; its "Malluminati" hook drew hundreds of millions of streams.
Illusion (Dua Lipa song)
Illusion is a 2024 dance-pop single by Dua Lipa, the third single from Radical Optimism, written first for the album, about seeing through a manipulative suitor, with a video shot at Barcelona's Montjuic pools.
Iloveitiloveitiloveit
iloveitiloveitiloveit is a 2026 alternative pop single by American singer Bella Kay, written with Alexis Kesselman (Idarose) and released January 11, 2026 on Atlantic. It peaked at No. 2 in the UK, No. 1 in Ireland, and No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Immigrant Song
Immigrant Song: 1970 Led Zeppelin song by Plant and Page opening Led Zeppelin III, inspired by the band's June 22, 1970 Reykjavik, Iceland concert; Viking-themed, 2:25, US No. 16 hit, famous for Thor: Ragnarok and School of Rock uses.
In Bloom
In Bloom is a 1991 song by the American grunge band Nirvana, written by Kurt Cobain and the second track on Nevermind, released as a single in 1992 and distinguished from Beach House and Troye Sivan albums titled Bloom.
In da Club
"In da Club" is a 2003 hip-hop single by 50 Cent from Get Rich or Die Tryin', produced by Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo, originally offered to D12; it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks.
In My Feelings
"In My Feelings" is Drake's 2018 New Orleans bounce single from Scorpion, produced by TrapMoneyBenny, BlaqNmilD, and 40 with City Girls; it topped the Hot 100 for ten weeks and inspired the viral Kiki dance challenge.
In My Life
"In My Life" is a 1965 Beatles song from Rubber Soul, written mainly by John Lennon (Lennon-McCartney credit), with a disputed melody and George Martin's sped-up harpsichord-like piano solo; ranked 23rd on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs.
In My Room (Julia Wolf song)
"In My Room" is a 2024 single by American alt-pop singer Julia Wolf, produced by Scro, which went viral through Twilight TikTok edits, hit No. 1 on Alternative Radio, and appeared on her 2025 album PRESSURE.
In the Air Tonight
"In the Air Tonight" is Phil Collins's 1981 debut solo single from Face Value, famous for its gated-reverb drum break at about 3:40, a No. 2 UK hit born from a Roland CR-78 pattern and an SSL console accident.
In the End
"In the End" is a 2000 Linkin Park song from Hybrid Theory, released October 9, 2001 as its fourth single; written overnight by Mike Shinoda, it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2002 and passed a billion YouTube views.
In the Ghetto
"In the Ghetto" is a 1969 Mac Davis song recorded by Elvis Presley at American Sound Studio, Memphis; released April 15, 1969, it hit Billboard #3 and Cash Box #1 and was widely covered by Dolly Parton, Candi Staton, and Nick Cave.
In the Hall of the Mountain King
In the Hall of the Mountain King (I Dovregubbens hall) is Edvard Grieg's 1875 incidental music for Ibsen's Peer Gynt, Act II troll-king scene; fourth movement of Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (1888), built on one theme repeated louder and faster.
In the Mood
In the Mood: big band standard by Joe Garland (music) and Andy Razaf (lyrics), built on Wingy Manone's 1930 riff "Tar Paper Stomp"; Glenn Miller's August 1, 1939 RCA Bluebird recording topped US charts 13 weeks in 1940 and became the swing era's anthem.