Long Live Love (Olivia Newton-John song)

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"Long Live Love"
Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love.jpeg
Cover of the Belgian release
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Long Live Love
B-side "Angel Eyes"
ReleasedMarch 1974
Genre Pop
Length2:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Let Me Be There"
(1973)
"Long Live Love"
(1974)
"If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"
(1974)
Eurovision Song Contest 1974 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Valerie Avon
  • Harold Spiro
Conductor
Finals performance
Final result
4th
Final points
14
Entry chronology
◄ "Power to All Our Friends" (1973)
"Let Me Be the One" (1975) ►

Legacy

Renderings of "Long Live Love" in Norwegian and Finnish were recorded by respectively Gluntan  [ no ] ("Det er et sted") [18] and Päivi Paunu ("Kun rakastaa"). [19] Anthony Newley covered the song and it was issued as a single (MGM M12744) in the U.S. in 1974

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