"Love of a Lifetime" is a song by English girl group Honeyz, released as the group's third single from their debut studio album, Wonder No.8 (1998), on 12 April 1999. It was their last single at the time with co-founding member Heavenli Abdi, following her departure weeks before the song's release. The song reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart, number 26 in Ireland and number 64 in Australia. The "Rude Boy" remix was released as a single, and a slightly different Rude Boy mix was included on both the original 1998 album and 1999 reissue, however the original version was released for the first time on the group's 2006 The Collection album.
| "Love of a Lifetime" | ||||
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| Single by Honeyz | ||||
| from the album Wonder No. 8 | ||||
| B-side | "Do Me Baby" | |||
| Released | 12 April 1999[1] | |||
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| Producer(s) | Steve Levine | |||
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 Australian cover featuring Mariama Goodman | ||||
Music video edit
The official music video was directed by Bille Woodruff. It features a large group of young people dancing in a room, whilst the Honeyz perform in the foreground. There are also scenes featuring the group singing against a red backdrop and on a stage in front of a gold wall, as well as Naima Belkhiati and Célena Cherry in black leather catsuits with a man each.
Multiple versions of the video were released. Initially, the video featured founding member Heavenli Abdi. A second cut was released where she was heavily edited out of the video, due to her abrupt departure from the group prior to the video's official release. A third version was then released with scenes featuring new member Mariama Goodman, who joined the group following Heavenli Abdi's departure.
Track listings edit
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UK CD1[2]
UK CD2[3]
UK cassette single and German CD single[4][5]
Australian CD single[6]
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Digital download[7]
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Charts edit
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[8] | 64 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] | 37 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 26 |
| Scotland (OCC)[11] | 13 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 9 |
| UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[13] | 4 |
References edit
- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 12 April, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 10 April 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Love of a Lifetime (UK CD1 liner notes). Honeyz. Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1999. HNZCD 3.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Love of a Lifetime (UK CD2 liner notes). Honeyz. Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1999. HNZDD 3.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Love of a Lifetime (UK cassette single sleeve). Honeyz. Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1999. HNZMC 3.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Love of a Lifetime (German CD single liner notes). Honeyz. Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1999. 870 880-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Love of a Lifetime (Australian CD single liner notes). Honeyz. Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1999. 5621892.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Love of a Lifetime". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 131.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 18. 1 May 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love of a Lifetime". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2019.