This Love (The Veronicas song)

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"This Love"
Single by the Veronicas
from the album Hook Me Up
B-side"Don't Say Goodbye"
Released10 March 2008 (2008-03-10)
GenreDance-rock
Length2:59
LabelSire
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Toby Gad
The Veronicas singles chronology
"Untouched"
(2007) 		"This Love"
(2008) 		"Take Me on the Floor"
(2008)
Alternative cover
Digital single cover

"This Love" is a dance-rock song written by Toby Gad and a then-unknown Kesha, produced by Gad for Australian musical duo the Veronicas' second album, Hook Me Up (2007). It was released as the album's third single in Australia as a digital download on 30 March 2008 and CD single 14 April 2008. The song became a top-10 hit in Australia and top-20 hit in New Zealand, peaking at numbers 10 and 14, respectively. AllMusic called "This Love" "an utterly charming dance-rock confection that, in its last minute, abruptly unleashes a euphoric synthesizer countermelody whose nod to a-ha's 'Take On Me' is unmissable."[1]

Music video[edit]

The music video for the song was filmed at The Storrier in Potts Point, Australia, and took one week to film various scenes around Sydney. The video premiered on Australian music channels on 25 March 2008. It features two males playing each of the Veronicas' partners, including ex-Australian Idol contestant Dean Geyer as one of them (Lisa Origliasso's partner, whom she was also dating at the time). The Veronicas state that they included their real life boyfriends in the video to show a more real side to their relationships.

Commercial performance[edit]

"This Love" experienced commercial success in Australia and New Zealand. In late April 2008, it debuted at number 14 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. During its fifth week on the chart, it peaked at number 10 and went on to spend five months on the chart.[2] The Australian Recording Industry Association awarded the single a gold certification for shipping 35,000 copies.[3] In New Zealand, the single debuted at number 37 on the RIANZ Singles Chart and peaked at number 14, spending a total of 14 weeks on the chart.[4]

Track listing[edit]

CD single and digital single

  1. "This Love" – 2:59
  2. "Don't Say Goodbye" (featuring Tania Doko) – 2:56
  3. "Untouched" (Listen Deep remix) – 4:32

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Australia 10 March 2008 Sire Digital download 9362498706
14 April 2008[6] CD single

References[edit]

  1. ^ allmusic review of album Hook Me Up
  2. ^ a b "The Veronicas – This Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  4. ^ a b "The Veronicas – This Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2008". ARIA. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  6. ^ https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080423004807/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20080420-0000/Issue946.pdf
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