If Love Is the Law

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"If Love Is the Law"
IfLoveIsTheLawCover.jpg
Single by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
from the album Who Built the Moon?
B-side "Alone on the Rope"
Released21 September 2018 (2018-09-21)
Genre Rock
Length3:25
Label Sour Mash
Songwriter(s) Noel Gallagher
Producer(s) David Holmes
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds singles chronology
"She Taught Me How to Fly"
(2017)
"If Love Is the Law"
(2018)
"Black Star Dancing"
(2019)

"If Love Is the Law" is a song by English rock band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Written by frontman Noel Gallagher, it was released on 12" limited edition picture disc & coloured vinyl on 21 September 2018 as the fourth and final single from the band's third studio album Who Built the Moon? (2017). [1]

Contents

Music video

The official video for "If Love Is the Law", directed by Mike Brue. The video is the fifth chapter of the seven part film Stranded on the Earth and hones in on the end of a young couple's relationship in the American Southwest. The video doubles as a standalone music video as well as a trailer for Stranded on the Earth. "If Love Is the Law" was released on the band's Vevo account on 19 July 2018. [2]

Track listing

12"

All tracks are written by Noel Gallagher.

No.TitleLength
1."If Love Is the Law"3:25
2."If Love Is the Law – Instrumental"3:25
3."Alone on the Rope"5:05
Total length:13:55
Digital

All tracks are written by Noel Gallagher.

No.TitleLength
1."If Love Is The Law"3:25
2."Alone on the Rope"5:05
Total length:8:30

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [3] 19

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References

  1. "'If Love Is The Law' available digitally today!". 17 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2019.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. NoelGallagherVEVO (19 August 2018). "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – If Love Is the Law (Official Video)" . Retrieved 11 August 2019 via YouTube.
  3. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2019.