Independent Love Song

"Independent Love Song" is a song by British duo Scarlet, taken from their debut album Naked. The power ballad[2] was a hit single, entering the UK Singles Chart at number 26 and reaching a peak of number 12 in February 1995. The single became a top-ten hit on the Irish Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 10, and charted within the top 50 in Germany, Iceland, Sweden, and Switzerland. Other tracks on the release included "The Fall" and "Independent Love Song" (3am Mix).

"Independent Love Song"
Single by Scarlet
from the album Naked
Released2 January 1995[1]
Recorded1994
GenrePop rock
Length3:51
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)
  • Cheryl Parker
  • Jo Youle
Producer(s)
Scarlet singles chronology
"I Really Like the Idea"
(1994)
"Independent Love Song"
(1995)
"I Wanna Be Free (To Be with Him)"
(1995)

Music video

The music video for "Independent Love Song" was shot in Times Square, New York. The black-and-white video shows Cheryl Parker (vocals) sitting on a piano with Jo Youle (pianist) performing the song, while children dressed as Cupid shoot passers-by to make them fall in love.

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 60
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 50
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[5] 14
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 10
Poland (LP3)[7] 9
Scotland (OCC)[8] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 23
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 12

References



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