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Icona Pop's 'I Love It' single may have sunk without trace in the UK, but the single has scored the Swedish duo a huge hit across Europe - and now, America.

The track has entered the US charts this week at No.69 (the sort of chart position Christina Aguilera can only dream of), following it being played on his US show, Girls.

"When we lived in London, we saw all the episodes of Girls and loved it," says Caroline Hjelt of the electro duo, in an interview with Billboard.com. "When we first heard about it [being used for the show] months ago, we got so excited. We were like, 'Yes, of course, please!' And when we saw the finished result, we couldn't have been more pleased. We actually saw it after everyone, because we were working and didn't have time to watch it. We just saw it a couple days ago, but everyone was telling us, "We just heard your song on Girls!"

Icona Pop have recently signed a huge US deal with record label Atlantic Big Beat, following a difficult time based in London as they attempted to get their career off the ground.

"The song was written at a time when we were in living in London and didn't have anything," adds Aino Jawo. "We didn't even have a real bed to sleep in when we sang that song. I think you can hear our frustration and anger -- plus, the heartache. It's a very honest song for us."

Watch 'I Love It' appear in Girls below

'I Love It' has been Top Ten in Sweden, Austria, Australia, Germany and New Zealand and was taken from their Iconic EP.

The track has sold 125,000 downloads in the US, with Nielsen SoundScan reporting that 46,000 of those took place in the week after the track was featured in Girls.

Watch the full 'I Love It' video below

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