Make Luv

"Make Luv" is a 2001 song released as a single in 2003 by Room 5, featuring the sampled voice of Oliver Cheatham from his 1983 hit "Get Down Saturday Night". "Make Luv" reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart on 30 March 2003, where it remained for four weeks. It also debuted and peaked at No. 5 in Ireland, staying at that position for the four weeks, and reached No. 34 in Australia. In 2005, an album named Make Luv: The 2005 Mixes came out which included official remixes by DJ Tonka, Laurent Konrad and Axwell.

"Make Luv"
Single by Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham
Released	25 January 2003
Recorded	2001, 2003
Genre	Nu-disco, funky house
Length	3:32
Label	Positiva
Songwriter(s)	Vito Lucente Oliver Cheatham Kevin McCord
Producer(s)	Junior Jack
Room 5 singles chronology
"Make Luv" (2003) "Music and You" (2003)

Its success was partly due to its use in a popular television advertising campaign for Lynx Pulse deodorant. The duo released another collaboration, "Music And You" in 2003, which made No. 38 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Official versions

• "Make Luv" (Radio Version) / (Radio Edit)
• "Make Luv" (Extended Mix)
• "Make Luv" (Axwell Remix)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position scope="row" Australia (ARIA)[2] 34 scope="row" Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 55 scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 29 scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 24 scope="row" Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 3 scope="row" France (SNEP)[8] 40 scope="row" Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 60 Greece (IFPI)[10] 9 scope="row" Hungary (Dance Top 40)[11] 24 scope="row" Ireland (IRMA)[12] 5 Ireland Dance (IRMA)[13] 1 scope="row" Italy (FIMI)[14] 7 scope="row" Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 2 scope="row" Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 9 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[17] 8 scope="row" Scotland (OCC)[18] 1 scope="row" Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 64 scope="row" UK Singles (OCC)[20] 1 scope="row" UK Dance (OCC)[21] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Australia Club Chart (ARIA)[22] 33 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 26 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 71 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[17] 57 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 9

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[26]	Gold	400,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

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21. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
22. "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Club Chart 2003". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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26. "British single certifications – Room 5 ft Oliver Cheatham – Make Luv". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 October 2020.