Love Is Wicked (song)

"Love Is Wicked"
Single by Brick & Lace
from the album Love Is Wicked and Bratz: Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side	"Remix"
Released	July 20, 2007
Recorded	2004
Genre	Reggae fusion R&B dancehall
Length	3:43
Label	180 Entertainment Kon Live Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Nailah Thorbourne Nyanda Thorbourne Steven "Lenky" Marsden Tasha Thorbourne
Producer(s)	Abraham Laboriel Jr Mateo Laboriel Ron Fair Steven "Lenky" Marsden
Brick & Lace singles chronology
"Never, Never" (2007) "Love Is Wicked" (2007) "Get That Clear (Hold Up)" (2008)

"Love Is Wicked" is the second single from Brick & Lace's debut album of the same title. The single was recorded over the Diwali Riddim and was released to iTunes on May 22, 2007. ^[1] It is also featured on the Bratz Motion Picture Soundtrack . It is a slightly modified version of a song of the same name that Brick & Lace recorded sometime in 2004. It sold over 120,000 copies in France during the summer of 2008. ^[2] The song was released in France on September 8, 2008. ^[3]

Music video

The music video for the song has been released. It shows the duo dancing, and singing on a summer day. The song has been featured on The Sims 2 . The video was uploaded to YouTube on June 17, 2009 and it currently holds over 166 million views.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Love Is Wicked" — 3:45
2. "Love Is Wicked" (MF remix) — 3:48

CD maxi

1. "Love Is Wicked" (radio edit) — 3:43
2. "Love Is Wicked" (alternate version) — 3:45
3. "Love Is Wicked" (instrumental) — 3:45
4. "Love Is Wicked" (a cappella) — 3:45

Personnel

• Written by Nailah Thorbourne, Nyanda Thorbourne, Steven "Lenky" Marsden and Tasha Thorbourne
• Engineered by Eric Weaver and Seth Waldman
• Mixed by Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado
• Photography by Meeno
• Produced by Abraham Laboriel Jr, Mateo Laboriel, Ron Fair and Steven "Lenky" Marsden
• Made in the EU

Charts

Peak positions Chart (2007-2008) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [4] 37 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [5] 44 European Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [6] 13 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] 6 France (SNEP) [8] 4 Norway (VG-lista) [9] 13 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [10] 27 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 63

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position French Singles Chart [12] 39 French Airplay Chart [13] 10 Swedish Singles Chart [14] 94

References

1. Single page
2. "Un nouveau single inédit pour Brick & Lace".
3. "Love is Wicked" released in France Archived 2009-04-06 at the Wayback Machine Alapage.com. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
4. "Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked" (in French). Ultratop 50.
5. "Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
6. "Brick & Lace – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Brick & Lace. ^{[ dead link ‍]}
7. "Brick & Lace: Love Is Wicked" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
8. "Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked" (in French). Les classement single.
9. "Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked". VG-lista.
10. "Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked". Singles Top 100.
11. "Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked". Swiss Singles Chart.
12. 2008 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved January 29, 2009)
13. "2008 French Airplay Chart". Snep. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
14. "Årslista Singlar – År 2007" (in Swedish). Swedish Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

External links

• Brick and Lace - Love Is Wicked Music Video at KOvideo.net