"Love Religion" is a song recorded by German dance music act U96, released by Guppy label in October 1994, as the lead single from the act's third album, Club Bizarre (1995). Unlike their previous songs, "Love Religion" is more trance-oriented techno and pop. It takes its main melody from Giorgio Moroder's 1978 instrumental "The Chase".[1] The background vocals are performed by Dutch singer, actress and TV host Daisy Dee. It peaked at number two in Finland and Sweden, and was also a top 10 hit in Austria, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The music video for the song was directed by Nico Beyer.
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| Single by U96 | ||||
| from the album Club Bizarre | ||||
| B-side | "Remix" | |||
| Released | 14 October 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
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| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Guppy | |||
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| "Love Religion" on YouTube | ||||
Chart performance edit
"Love Religion" was quite successful on the charts in Europe and remains one of U96's most successful songs to date. It entered the top 10 in Austria (7), Denmark (9), Finland (2), Germany (5), the Netherlands (9), Sweden (2) and Switzerland (10). Additionally, it was a top 20 hit in France (15), as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where the single reached number 12 in December 1994. But on the European Dance Radio Chart, it peaked at number four in January following year. In Belgium, it was a top 30 hit (23), while it only reached number 134 in the UK. Outside Europe, "Love Religion" peaked at number 16 in Israel and number 208 in Australia. The single was awarded with a gold record in Germany.[2]
Music video edit
The accompanying music video for "Love Religion" was directed by German film director and producer Nico Beyer.[3] It was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in November 1994.[4]
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Charts edit
Weekly charts editOriginal version
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Year-end charts editOriginal version
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References edit
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- ^ "Station Reports > VIVA TV/Cologne" (PDF). Music & Media. 1994-11-12. p. 30. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
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- ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. 11 February 1995. p. 15. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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- ^ Finnish peak
- ^ "U96, German Singles Chart" (in German). Musicline. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1995" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "U96 – Love Religion" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: U2 - Utopia".
- ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 10 December 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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- ^ "Jaarlijsten 1994" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1994" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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- ^ "1995 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 23 December 1995. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1995" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 November 2019.