Only Your Love

"Only Your Love" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was released as the first single from the group's fifth studio album, Pop Life and was issued several months prior to the release of the album. The Pop Life album marked a break for Bananarama from their long-standing relationship with the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) production trio. "Only Your Love" was co-written and produced by Youth. The album version of the song was remixed for its single release.

"Only Your Love"
Single by Bananarama
from the album Pop Life
ReleasedJune 1990
RecordedMarch 1990
GenreDance-pop
Length
  • 3:58 (Album Version
  • 4:02 (7-Inch Mix)
LabelLondon Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Youth
Bananarama singles chronology
"Megarama '89"
(1989)		 "Only Your Love"
(1990)		 "Preacher Man"
(1990)
Music video
"Only Your Love" on YouTube

The song's primary rhythm, complete with 'Woo Woo' hoots, directly references "Sympathy for the Devil". This led Jonathan Ross to jokingly thank 'The Rolling Stones' after Bananarama had performed the song on his TV show. The song also contains samples of "Loaded" by Primal Scream, "Fool's Gold" by The Stone Roses and “Funky Drummer” by James Brown . Upon its release "Only Your Love" received positive critical reviews. The song was not released as a single in the United States.

"Only Your Love" peaked at number 27 in the UK singles chart, which the group considered to be a disappointment. The single did not fare much better in other countries, hitting number 49 in New Zealand and 51 in Australia.[1]

Music video

The music video, directed by Philippe Gautier, which makes use of silhouettes against multicoloured backdrops, features the girls on a studio set made to look like a cross between a train and a jungle gym. They perform the song while dancing provocatively with various male dancers. The dancing features more physical contact between the girls and the male dancers than any of their other videos. The performance on the train is interspersed with shots of the girls singing on the front of the train engine in sunglasses and oversized dresses.

Remixes
CD 1 single
  1. "Only Your Love" (Milky Bar Mix) - (8:12)
    Remixed by Robin Goodfellow
  2. "Only Your Love" (Youth & Thrash on the Mix) - (4:17)
  3. "Only Your Love" (Hardcore Instrumental) - (3:27)
CD 2 single
  1. "Only Your Love" (7" Mix) - (4:02)
  2. "Only Your Love" (Milky Bar Mix) - (8:12)
    Remixed by Robin Goodfellow
  3. "Only Your Love" (Hardcore Instrumental) - (3:27)
  4. "Only Your Love" (Youth & Thrash on the Mix) - (4:17)
CD 3 single
  1. "Only Your Love" (Milky Bar Mix) - (8:12)
    Remixed by Robin Goodfellow
  2. "Only Your Love" (Hardcore Instrumental) - (3:27)
  3. "Only Your Love" (Youth & Thrash on the Mix) - (4:17)
  4. "Only Your Love" (Paris Texas Instrumental) - (5:33)
Other versions
  1. "Only Your Love" (Album Version) - (3:58)
  2. "Only Your Love" (Instrumental)
  3. "Only Your Love" (The Monkey Drum Mooch) - (7:20)
    Remixed by Terry Farley
  4. "Only Your Love" (A Tribute to Barry Mooncult Mix) - (5:40)
    Remixed by Terry Farley

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Chart)[1] 51
New Zealand (RIANZ) 49
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 27

References
  1. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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