(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection
| "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection" | ||||
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| Single by Nelson | ||||
| from the album After the Rain | ||||
| B-side | "Will You Love Me" | |||
| Released | May 19, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Matthew Nelson, Gunnar Nelson, Marc Tanner | |||
| Producer(s) | Marc Tanner, David Thoener | |||
| Nelson singles chronology | ||||
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"(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection" is a song by American rock band Nelson, written by Matthew Nelson, Gunnar Nelson and Marc Tanner. It was released in 1990 on DGC Records and backed with "Will You Love Me?". The song was based on a crush on Cindy Crawford. The music video features model and actress Judie Aronson who first appears on the cover of a magazine called "Vague", a parody of Vogue magazine.
The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 on September 29, 1990, becoming the only single from the band to top the chart. This made the Nelson family the only American family to have three generations of number one singles. Brothers Nelson and Gunnar are sons of musician Ricky Nelson and grandsons of bandleader Ozzie Nelson and singer Harriet Nelson.
The production on the single and its B-side, "Will You Love Me?", was done by David Thoener and Marc Tanner. It also appears as the first track on Nelson's album, After the Rain. The song is used in Beavis and Butt-Head. American boyband Natural covered the song for their 2002 album Keep It Natural.
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1990–1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[1] | 20 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] | 11 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] | 44 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[4] | 54 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 1 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] | 20 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 99 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] | 81 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 27 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold | 500,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Nelson – (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1307." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Nelson – (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Nelson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Nelson Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 200.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9139." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "1990 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 102 (51): YE-14. December 22, 1990.
- ^ "American single certifications – Nelson – Love and Affection". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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