I've Been in Love Before (song)

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"I've Been in Love Before"
I've Been in Love Before - Cutting Crew.jpg
Single by Cutting Crew
from the album Broadcast
B-side "Life in a Dangerous Time"
Released1986 (UK)
1987 (US)
Genre Rock, pop
Length5:32
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Nick Van Eede
Producer(s) Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero
Cutting Crew singles chronology
"One for the Mockingbird"
(1987)
"I've Been in Love Before"
(1986)
"Everything But My Pride"
(1987)

"I've Been in Love Before" is a song by English rock band Cutting Crew. Written by lead singer Nick Van Eede, it was released as the second single from the band's debut album, Broadcast (1986). It reached No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the following year, [1] making the song their second biggest hit in the United States.

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