Love Is a Shield

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"Love Is a Shield"
Camouflage - Love Is a Shield.jpg
Single by Camouflage
from the album Methods of Silence
B-side "The Story of the Falling Fighters"
ReleasedApril 1989
Recorded
  • November 1988
  • January 1989 [1]
Studio Dynaton (Weiterstadt) [1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:42 (album version)
  • 3:59 (single version)
Label Metronome
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Alex Henniger
  • Camouflage
Camouflage singles chronology
"That Smiling Face"
(1988)		"Love Is a Shield"
(1989)		"One Fine Day"
(1989)
Music video
"Love Is a Shield" on YouTube

"Love Is a Shield" is a song by German synth-pop trio Camouflage, released in April 1989 as the lead single from their second studio album, Methods of Silence .

Contents

The music video for the song was directed by Rainer Thieding. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Love Is a Shield" – 3:59
  2. "The Story of the Falling Fighters" – 3:58
  1. "Love Is a Shield" (extended version) – 5:20
  2. "The Story of the Falling Fighters" (extended version) – 5:36
  3. "Love Is a Shield" – 3:59
  1. "Love Is a Shield" (extended US mix) – 8:02
  2. "Love Is a Shield" (Orbit dub) – 7:35
  3. "Love Is a Shield" (ambient mix) – 5:00

Charts

Chart performance for "Love Is a Shield"
Chart (1989)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [4] 11
Germany (GfK) [5] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] 29
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 23
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 35

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [8] Gold250,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 Love Is a Shield (Germany CD maxi single). Camouflage. Metronome Records. April 1989. 871 457-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ Springorum, Björn (26 September 2022). ""The Great Commandment": Wie Camouflage vor 35 Jahren zufällig einen Welthit landen" ["The Great Commandment": How Camouflage accidentally landed a world hit 35 years ago]. uDiscover Music (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Camouflage – Love Is A Shield". cliparchiv.tv – Musikvideo Datenbank (in German). Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Camouflage – Love Is A Shield" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Camouflage – Love Is A Shield" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Camouflage – Love Is A Shield". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. 1 2 redsox (4 October 2005). "History Of The US Charts- Part III (c)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Camouflage; 'Love Is A Shield')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 4 July 2024.


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