Love's Great Adventure
| "Love's Great Adventure" | ||||
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| Single by Ultravox | ||||
| from the album The Collection | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 12 October 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, pop rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 3:04 5:40 (Extended version) | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, Midge Ure | |||
| Producer(s) | Ultravox | |||
| Ultravox singles chronology | ||||
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"Love's Great Adventure" is a single released by Ultravox on 12 October 1984.[1][2] Having enjoyed massive radio airplay that autumn, the single became Ultravox's thirteenth Top 30 single in Britain, and was their last major hit in the UK, peaking at #12 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]
Background[edit]
Unhappy to release another single from their recent album Lament, Billy Currie said in 1984 that the band wanted to do something different and do a one-off single totally separate from any album, recorded in a more immediate way than Lament.[4]
The song was not released on a studio album, instead appearing on their 1984 compilation album The Collection.
In popular culture[edit]
An episode of the BBC series Inside No. 9, also called "Love's Great Adventure", used this song as its closing theme.
Track listing[edit]
7" version[edit]
- "Love's Great Adventure" – 3:04 - (Cross, Ure)
- "White China (Live June 84 at Hammersmith Odeon)" – 3:43 - (music: Cross, Cann, Currie - lyrics: Ure)
12" version[edit]
- "Love's Great Adventure (Extended Version)" – 5:40
- "White China (Live June 84 at Hammersmith Odeon)" – 3:43
- "Man of Two Worlds (Instrumental)" – 4:32 - (music: Currie, Cann, Cross, Ure - lyrics: Ure)
References[edit]
- ^ "Record News". NME. London, England: 51. 6 October 1984.
- ^ "allmusic". AllMusic. 1 August 2021.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure". Official Charts. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ Goldstein, Dan (October 1984). "Loves Great Adventure". Electronics & Music Maker.
