Love Is Holy

"Love Is Holy" is the first single from Love Is, a 1992 album by Kim Wilde.

"Love Is Holy"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Love Is
B-side"Birthday Song"
Released21 April 1992
GenrePop
Length4:03
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley
Producer(s)Rick Nowels
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"World in Perfect Harmony"
(1991)		 "Love Is Holy"
(1992)		 "Heart over Mind"
(1992)
Music video
"Love Is Holy" on YouTube

One of very few of Wilde's songs not written by herself or her family, it was written by American songwriting duo Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, who had been responsible for writing several hits, notably ones by American singer Belinda Carlisle. Wilde travelled to Los Angeles to do three live tracks with Nowels and during her time there he played her "Love Is Holy" and she took to it instantly. They recorded it the following day and it became Wilde's biggest hit of the 1990s at that point, reaching the Top 20 in several countries.

A remix subtitled "Ambient Mix" was also used on the 12" and CD-single formats, and the B-side of the single was a song called "Birthday Song," written by Wilde and her brother about his new daughter, Scarlett.

Critical reception

Mike DeGagne from AllMusic described the song as "bright and lively" with a "typical yet congenial" pop melody.[1] Music & Media wrote that Wilde "has given up the bombastic leanings on some of her most recent work in favour of a more direct guitars-upfront approach. They also called it a "poppy and Bangles-like tune".[2]

Formats and track listings

7": MCA / KIM 15 (UK)
  1. "Love Is Holy" - 4:02
  2. "Birthday Song" - 5:06

12": MCA / KIMT 15 (UK)
  1. "Love Is Holy" - 4:02
  2. "Love Is Holy" (Ambient Mix) - 4:43
  3. "Birthday Song" - 5:06

CD: MCA / KIMTD 15 (UK)
  1. "Love Is Holy" - 4:02
  2. "Birthday Song" - 5:06
  3. "Love Is Holy" (Ambient Mix) - 4:43
  4. "You Came" (Shep Pettibone Remix) - 7:37

CD: MCD 18636
  1. "Love Is Holy" - 4:02
  2. "Birthday Song" - 5:06
  3. "Love Is Holy" (Ambient Mix) - 4:43

Chart performance
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 29
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 23
France (SNEP)[6] 40
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 42
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 26
Italy (Musica e dischi) 16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 39
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 16

References
  1. DeGagne, Mike. "Kim Wilde – The Singles Collection 1981-1993". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 11 April 1992. p. 11. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. "Australian-charts.com – Kim Wilde – Love is Holy". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Kim Wilde – Love is Holy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Kim Wilde – Love is Holy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  6. "Lescharts.com – Kim Wilde – Love is Holy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Kim Wilde – Love is Holy". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love is Holy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Kim Wilde" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Kim Wilde – Love is Holy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  11. "Swedishcharts.com – Kim Wilde – Love is Holy". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – Kim Wilde – Love is Holy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  13. "Kim Wilde: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2020.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.