Let's Love (Melanie C song)

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"Let's Love"
LetsLoveCover.jpg
Promotional single by Melanie C
from the album Reason
B-side
  • "Like That"
  • "Living Without You"
Released6 August 2003 (2003-08-06)
Recorded2002
Genre
Length3:23
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
  • Melanie Chisholm
  • Dave Munday
  • Phil Thornalley

"Let's Love" is a song by English singer Melanie C from her second studio album, Reason . It was released as a single [1] exclusively in Japan on 6 August 2003, [2] after "Let's Love" was licensed to a Toyota TV commercial that ran for six months throughout 2003. [3]

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Performances

Although there was no music video to accompany the single's release, [2] Melanie C did perform the song live as part of her Reason Tour. [4] She also included the song in the set-lists of The Barfly Mini-Tour (2004) and This Time Canadian Tour (2008).

Format and track listing

This is the format and track listing of the major single release of "Let's Love".

Japanese CD single [5]

  1. "Let's Love" – 3:23
  2. "Like That" – 3:09
  3. "Living Without You" – 4:06
  4. "Let's Love" (Instrumental) – 3:23

Release history

CountryDateFormat
Japan6 August 2003CD single

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