"Labelled with Love" | ||||
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Single by Squeeze | ||||
from the album East Side Story | ||||
Released | 25 September 1981 (UK) | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
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Length | 4:44 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Glenn Tilbrook, Chris Difford | |||
Producer(s) | Roger Bechirian, Elvis Costello | |||
Squeeze singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Labelled With Love" at TopPop on YouTube |
"Labelled with Love" is a song by Squeeze, released as the third single from the band's fourth album, East Side Story . It was the last Squeeze single to reach the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 4 in 1981. [2] The song was written by Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford. [3] Live versions of the track appeared on the live albums, A Round and a Bout (1990) and Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1999). [3]
Difford and Tilbrook used the title in a 1983 musical. [4]
Bryan Wawzenek of Diffuser compiled a list of country songs by alternative, indie and punk artists. [1] He proclaimed "Labelled with Love" to adorn both musical and lyrical "country hallmarks", with themes pertaining to "drinking and heartbreak" and instrumentation of "moseying beat and Nashville piano." [1]
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA) [5] | 2 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] | 46 |
UK Singles (OCC) [7] | 4 |