Hello, I Love You

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“Hello, I Love You”
Single by The Doors from the album Waiting for the Sun
B-side	Love Street
Released	June 1968
Recorded	February–May 1968
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	2:22
Label	Elektra
Writer(s)	Jim Morrison Robby Krieger Ray Manzarek John Densmore
Producer	Paul Rothchild
The Doors singles chronology
"The Unknown Soldier" (1968) "Hello, I Love You" (1968) "Touch Me" (1968)

"Hello, I Love You" is a song by The Doors from their 1968 album Waiting for the Sun. It was released as a single that same year, reaching #1 in the United States, and selling over a million copies in the U.S. alone. This song, along with the album, were considered more commercial than the Doors' previous efforts, leading many to believe that the band had sold out.

In the liner notes to The Doors Box set, Robbie Krieger has denied the allegations that the song's musical structure was stolen from Ray Davies, where a riff similar to it is featured in the song "All Day and All of the Night". Instead, he said the song's vibe was taken from Cream's song "Sunshine of Your Love". However, Ray Davies of the Kinks, sued the Doors for plagiarising the tune, and won the damages.

The last verse was written by Jim Morrison, three years earlier, while he was observing an attractive girl at Venice Beach.

"Sidewalk crutches at her feet,
like a dog who begs for something sweet,
do you hope to make her see you, fool,
do you hope to pluck this dusky jewel"

The song has been covered by Alex Naumik, Buddy Rich, Missing Persons, The Cure (on the compilation Rubáiyát, 1990), Eurythmics, Simple Minds, Anal Cunt, Adam Ant, Adam Freeland, and just recently Siouxsie Sioux.

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