Show Me Love (Robyn song)

"Show Me Love" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Robyn. It was released in October 1997 as a single from her debut studio album, Robyn Is Here. The song is her fourth Swedish, third UK and second US single. The song is sometimes confused with Robin S.'s 1993 hit "Show Me Love" because of identical song titles and similar first names; however, the two songs are not related.[1]

Not to be confused with Show Me Love (Robin S. song).
"Show Me Love"
Single by Robyn
from the album Robyn Is Here
B-side"Do You Know (What It Takes)"
Released28 October 1997
Recorded1996
StudioCheiron Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre
Length3:50
LabelBMG
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Robyn singles chronology
"Do You Know (What It Takes)"
(1996)		 "Show Me Love"
(1997)		 "Electric"
(1999)
Robyn UK and US singles chronology
"Do You Know (What It Takes)"
(1996)		 "Show Me Love"
(1997)		 "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)"
(1997)

History

In her home country, "Show Me Love" became Robyn's fourth hit, peaking at number 14, lower than "Do You Know (What It Takes)" and "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)", which both went top 10.

In the US, the single peaked at number seven, her second consecutive top 10 hit. In the UK, "Show Me Love" became Robyn's first of two top 20 hits from Robyn Is Here and her first top 10 hit, peaking at number eight. In December 1997 the single received a Gold certification from the RIAA in recognition of 500,000 copies sold in the US.[2] It was Robyn's last top 10 and remains her last charting single on the Hot 100 to date. In United Kingdom it is Robyn’s fourth biggest hit, with 113,000 sales and 1.22 million audio streams.[3]

In 2008, a re-recorded version of the song appeared on the special edition of Robyn's eponymous album.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a "far more seductive tone of this jeep-pop confection" than her earlier hit single, "Do You Know (What It Takes)". He noted that Robyn "proves her capability to handle a meaty tune with a respectable degree of soul. She tweaks the song's ear-grabbing chorus and muscular bassline with subtle improvisations and an assertive edge that impresses."[4] CantStopThePop stated that on the song "she’s dropping her guard and committing herself to a teen-pop romance". They added that the chorus is "spectacularly catchy".[5]

Music video

Directed by Kevin Bray, the music video is shot with two cutscenes - one with Robyn alone lip-syncing to camera filmed in mostly color and the other of her in a black sweatsuit lip-syncing to camera filmed in mostly black-and-white with a large group of urbane mostly Gen X extras shown conversing in a loosely grouped line behind her while a guitarist, keytar player, and drummer with drumkit play among them. In tribute to Gianni who had died the same week Robyn was doing promotion in Miami that summer her stylist had her dress in a light blue Versace top in its cutscenes which she didn't realize until decades later. In its cultural references, tone, cinematography and demo targeting, numerous critics compared it to the late '90s marketing campaign from GAP.

After Robyn rejected Max Martin's demo "Hit Me Baby" and an accompanying jailbait aesthetic from Jive and Cheiron Studios, her label's A&R exec Steve Lunt showed his submissive new discovery Britney Spears Robyn's video for inspiration to which she reportedly said "The record is really good, but the video is all wrong. It’s in boring black-and-white and no one is dancing. If it were me I’d be wearing a miniskirt and I’d be dancing." [6][7]

Usage in media

The song was performed in 1997 on the television series All That and features on the soundtrack of TV series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. It was also played at the very end of the Swedish film Show Me Love (1998). The film was originally titled Fucking Åmål but was retitled for distribution in the English-speaking world after the name of the song.

In 2019 the song was featured in the West End musical & Juliet.

Track listing

European single
  • CD single
  1. "Show Me Love" (radio edit) – 3:27
  2. "Show Me Love" (QD3 Fat Boy Mix) (featuring O.C. and Rahzel) – 5:08
  3. "Show Me Love" (Grand Jury Master Mix with Rap) (featuring Shelene) – 4:28
  4. "Do You Know (What It Takes)" (Paradise Garage Mix) – 4:59
  • CD maxi-single
  1. "Show Me Love" (Radio Edit) – 3:27
  2. "Show Me Love" (Grand Jury Master Mix with Rap) – 4:28
  3. "Show Me Love" (QD3 Fat Boy Remix) (featuring O.C. and Rahzel) – 5:08
  4. "Show Me Love" (12" Show) – 8:08
  5. "Show Me Love" (Backroom Extended Club) – 7:18

Swedish single
  • CD promo
  1. "Show Me Love" (radio edit) – 3:27

US single
  • CD single
  1. "Show Me Love" (album version) – 3:50
  2. "Show Me Love" (Grand Jury Master Mix with Rap) – 4:28
  • CD maxi-single
  1. "Show Me Love" (extended album version) – 4:53
  2. "Show Me Love" (12" Show) – 8:08
  3. "Show Me Love" (Grand Jury Master Mix with Rap) – 4:28
  4. "Show Me Love" (QD3 Fat Boy Remix) (featuring O.C. and Rahzel) – 5:08
  • 12" single

Side A

  1. "Show Me Love" (12" Show) – 8:08
  2. "Show Me Love" (extended LP version) – 4:53

Side B

  1. "Show Me Love" (Grand Master Jury Mix with Rap) – 4:28
  2. "Show Me Love" (Backroom 12") – 7:18
  • 12" limited edition

Side A

  1. "Show Me Love" (Andy & The Lamboy Revelation Club Mix) – 8:22
  2. "Show Me Love" (Spens Nitemare Dub) – 4:58

Side B

  1. "Show Me Love" (Paul Andrews Club Mix) – 6:41
  2. "Show Me Love" (extended album version) – 4:53

Charts and certifications

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