Love Is Holy

"Love Is Holy"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Love Is
B-side"Birthday Song"
Released20 April 1992 (1992-04-20)[1]
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

"Love Is Holy" is the first single from Love Is, a 1992 album by English singer Kim Wilde. It was written by American songwriting duo Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley. 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 released it as a single in April 1992. The single reached the top 20 in several countries.

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

Critical reception

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Mike DeGagne from AllMusic described the song as "bright and lively" with a "typical yet congenial" pop melody.[2] 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".[3] Simon Williams of NME noted that the track sees "Kim go for the shagfrenzy Belinda Carlisle approach".[4]

Track listings

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7-inch: MCA / KIM 15 (UK)

  1. "Love Is Holy" – 4:02
  2. "Birthday Song" – 5:06

12-inch: 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

Charts

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 29
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 23
France (SNEP)[8] 40
Germany (GfK)[9] 42
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 26
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 39
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 16

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 18 April 1992. p. 25.
  2. ^ DeGagne, Mike. "Kim Wilde – The Singles Collection 1981-1993". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 11 April 1992. p. 11. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  4. ^ Williams, Simon (18 April 1992). "Singles". New Musical Express. p. 18.
  5. ^ "Kim Wilde – Love is Holy". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Kim Wilde – Love is Holy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Kim Wilde – Love is Holy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Kim Wilde – Love is Holy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Kim Wilde – Love is Holy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love is Holy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Kim Wilde" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Kim Wilde – Love is Holy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Kim Wilde – Love is Holy". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Kim Wilde – Love is Holy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Kim Wilde: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2020.


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