Slave to Love

"Slave to Love" is the first single released from Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry's 1985 release, Boys and Girls. The song is one of Ferry's most popular solo hits. The single was released on 28 April 1985 and spent 9 weeks in the UK charts in 1985, peaking at number 10. Over two months later he would perform the song at Live Aid in the London concert at Wembley Stadium.

This article is about the Bryan Ferry song. For other uses, see Slave of Love (disambiguation). For the unrelated song of the same name by Quiet Riot, see QR III.

"Slave to Love"
Single by Bryan Ferry
from the album Boys and Girls
Released28 April 1985
GenreSoft rock
Length3:59 (7" mix)
5:56 (12" extended mix)
4:26 (album version)
LabelE.G. Records
Songwriter(s)Bryan Ferry
Producer(s)Bryan Ferry
Rhett Davies
Bryan Ferry singles chronology
"That's How Strong My Love Is"
(1978)		 "Slave to Love"
(1985)		 "Don't Stop the Dance"
(1985)
Music video
"Slave to Love" on YouTube

The song features Neil Hubbard and Keith Scott on lead guitar,[1] Dire Straits' Guy Fletcher on keyboards, Omar Hakim on drums, and Tony Levin on bass guitar.

Music video

A promo video directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino and featuring the Swedish model Christine Bergström, the French model Laurence Treil and the Dutch model Marpessa Hennink was shot to promote the single. The cinematographer was Pascal Lebegue.

Track listings

7"
  1. "Slave to Love"
  2. "Valentine" (Instrumental)

12" UK Single: E'G Records / FERRx 1 881873-1
  1. "Slave to Love" (Special 12" Re-Mix) – 5:56
  2. "Slave to Love" (Instrumental) – 4:23
  3. "Valentine" (Instrumental) – 4:00

Charts
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 29
Canadian Singles Chart 76
UK Singles Chart 10
Irish Singles Chart 8
German Singles Chart 30
Swiss Singles Chart[3] 18
Dutch Top 40 33
French Singles Chart 45
Belgian Singles Chart 10
Norwegian Singles Chart 5
Australian Singles Chart 29
New Zealand Singles Chart 11

Use in media
  • The song appears in the movie Bitter Moon where Emmanuelle Seigner (Mimi) dances to it with Kristin Scott Thomas (Fiona) at the New Year's Eve Ball scene aboard the cruise ship. ¨
  • The song appears in the movie Exit to Eden where Dana Delany is carried out of a tub by her assistant.
  • The song appears in the movie Fire with Fire where Virginia Madsen (Lisa) dances to it with Craig Sheffer (Joe)
  • The song appears in the season 2 episode of Miami Vice, "Junk Love."
  • The song appears on an episode of the series Happy S2 episode 6.
  • The song appears on the soundtrack to the film 9½ Weeks.
  • The song was used in series 17 of the BBC Silent Witness, "In a Lonely Place" part 2.[4]
  • The song was used in a scene of the TV show Pose, Season 1, Episode 2.
  • The song was used in the movie Kingsman: The Secret Service.
  • In a hallucination, a mouse performs this song in the FX show Legion, Season 2, Episode 6.
  • A cover of the song was used in the romantic comedy movie 50 First Dates.
  • A poster for the song makes an appearance in the 1986 teen film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, above Ferris' bed, although the song never plays in the film.
  • The song was used in series 4 season of the American Horror Story episode 6.
  • The song was in Scrubs Season 5, Episode 5 My New God while Turk makes Carla angry on purpose

References
  1. http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/songs_430.php
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. hitparade.ch
  4. "Series 17, In a Lonely Place Episode 2 of 2". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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