In the Name of Love (Thompson Twins song)

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"In the Name of Love"
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Single by Thompson Twins
from the album In the Name of Love and Set
Released1982
Genre
Length3:18 (7")
5:39 (12")
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Tom Bailey
Producer(s) Steve Lillywhite
Thompson Twins singles chronology
"Make Believe"
(1981)
"'In the Name of Love'"
(1982)
"Runaway"
(1982)

"In the Name of Love" is a 1982 single written and performed by British pop band Thompson Twins, at the time a septet (Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway, John Roog, Chris Bell, Peter Dodd, and Matthew Seligman). It was the first of twelve entries on the Billboard dance chart for the group.

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Record World called it a "driving electronic rocker" with "frantic guitars, keyboards and percussion." [1]

"In the Name of Love" went to number one on the dance music chart and stayed there for five weeks, and spent a total of twenty-one weeks on the chart. [2] It peaked at number sixty-nine on the Billboard R&B chart. [3]

"In the Name of Love '88"
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Single by Thompson Twins
from the album The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes
B-side In the Name of Love (Original), Passion Planet (12" only)
Released 1988
Genre
Length3:30
Label Arista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Thompson Twins singles chronology
"Long Goodbye"
(1987)
"In the Name of Love '88"
(1988)
"Sugar Daddy"
(1989)

The track was newly remixed in 1988 by Shep Pettibone and included as "In the Name of Love '88" on the Greatest Mixes compilation album. The single peaked at #46 in the UK, spending 3 weeks on the chart. [4] The single fared better in America, where it peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Dance/Club Play chart. [5]

Formats

7" Single (1982)

  1. "In the Name of Love"
  2. "In the Beginning"

12" Single (1982)

  1. "In the Name of Love" (12" Dance Extension)
  2. "In the Beginning"
  3. "Coastline"

7" Single

  1. "In the Name of Love '88" – 3:30
  2. "In the Name of Love" (Original) – 3:18

12" Single

  1. "In the Name of Love '88" (Railroad Mix) – 6:40
  2. "In the Name of Love '88" (Railroad Dub) – 5:48
  3. "In the Name of Love" (Original) – 3:18

12" Single (US)

  1. "In the Name of Love '88" (Railroad Mix) – 6:40
  2. "In the Name of Love '88" (Railroad Dub) – 5:48
  3. "In the Name of Love '88" (Single Mix) – 3:30
  4. "In the Name of Love '88" (Extended Mix) – 5:18
  5. "In the Name of Love '88" (Dub) – 6:20
  6. "Passion Planet" – 3:42

CD Single

  1. "In the Name of Love '88" (Single Mix) – 3:30
  2. "In the Name of Love '88" (Railroad Mix) – 6:40
  3. "In the Name of Love '88" (Railroad Dub) – 5:48
  4. "In the Name of Love '88" (Original) – 3:18

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1988)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart [6] 46
US Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart [7] 1

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