10 Things I Hate About You as the female leads in the original play. Their surname is Stratford, a nod to Shakespeare's birthplace. Patrick's surname Verona references the home of his relative character Petruchio. The characters attend Padua High School, named after where the play is set. Cameron (Lucentio, who disguises himself as a tutor named Cambio) tutors Bianca in French and slips in a line from play while obsessing over her: ""I burn, I pine, I perish"". Patrick's character reflects the outlandish behavior of Petruchio, and Michael coerces Patrick into the marching band incident with the words from Sonnet 56: ""Sweet love, renew thy force"".
Hate That I Love You serviced it to contemporary hit, rhythmic and urban radio stations in the United States on August 21, 2007. A seven-minute-long K-Klassic remix of the song was released digitally on October 22, 2007, in more than twenty countries. On October 29, 2007, a two-track extended play (EP), featuring the album version of "Hate That I Love You" and the K-Klassic remix, was released on iTunes. In November 2007, "Hate That I Love You" was released as a CD and Maxi single in Germany. The CD single includes the album version and "Hate That I Love You" the K-Klassic remix, while the