Love Guaranteed (song)

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"Love Guaranteed"
Love Guaranteed Damage CD1 cover.png
Single by Damage
from the album Forever
B-side "Troubled Times", "Prove Your Love"
Released10 March 1997 (1997-03-10) [1]
Genre R&B
Length3:36
Label Big Life
Songwriter(s) Bryan Powell, Jimmy "Jam" Harris III, Terry Lewis
Producer(s) Cutfather & Joe
Damage singles chronology
"Forever"
(1996)
"Love Guaranteed"
(1997)
"Wonderful Tonight"
(1997)

"Love Guaranteed" is a song by British R&B group Damage, released on 10 March 1997 as the fourth single from the band's debut album, Forever . The song peaked at No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart and was the band's second single to have been produced by Cutfather & Joe, which was remixed for its release as a single. The music video features the band performing the song wearing suits, against a backdrop which could possibly represent a wedding reception or party. Actor Sir Christopher Lee stars in the music video guiding the band through different settings in time.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1 [2]

  1. "Love Guaranteed" (Cutfather & Joe radio edit)
  2. "Troubled Times" (Richards, Bromfield, Linslee Campbell, Michelle Escoffery; produced by Linslee)
  3. "Love Guaranteed" (Silk House Guarantee 12-inch)

UK CD2 [3]

  1. "Love Guaranteed" (M-Doc mix)
  2. "Prove Your Love"
  3. "Love Guaranteed" (Dodge mix)

UK cassette single [4]

  1. "Love Guaranteed" (Cutfather & Joe radio edit)
  2. "Troubled Times"

German 12-inch single [5]

  1. "Love Guaranteed" (Elusive club mix) – 6:05
  2. "Love Guaranteed" (Dubeluded mlub) – 6:15
  3. "Love Guaranteed" (Elusive club mix TV track) – 6:05
  4. "Love Guaranteed" (D.Y.M.K. dub) – 6:15
  5. "Love Guaranteed" (Elusive club mix instrumental) – 6:05

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [6] 86
Scotland (OCC) [7] 28
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 7
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [9] 2

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References

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  3. Love Guaranteed (UK CD2 liner notes). Damage. Big Life. 1997. BLRDB133.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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