Love Lasts Forever (Virgin Prunes song)

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"Love Lasts Forever"
Virgin Prunes - Love Lasts Forever.jpeg
Single by Virgin Prunes
from the album The Moon Looked Down and Laughed
B-side "True Life Story"
ReleasedJune 1986 (1986-06)
Recorded Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland. Trident, London, England. Rockfield, Manmouth, Wales. S.T.S., Dublin, Ireland.
Genre Post-punk, gothic rock
Length4:45
Label Baby, Touch and Go
Songwriter(s) Virgin Prunes
Producer(s) Dave Ball
Virgin Prunes singles chronology
"Baby Turns Blue"
(1982)
"Love Lasts Forever"
(1986)

"Love Lasts Forever" is a single by the Irish post-punk band Virgin Prunes, released in June 1986 on Baby Records in Europe, and on Touch and Go in the U.S. [1] [2]

Contents

Formats and track listing

All songs written by the Virgin Prunes

UK 7" single (Baby 003)
  1. "Love Lasts Forever" – 4:45
  2. "True Life Story" – 3:25
UK 12" single (Baby 004)
US 12" single (T&G #15)
  1. "Lovelornalimbo" – 7:47
  2. "I Like the Way You’re Frightened" – 8:25

Personnel

Charts

Charts (1986)Peak
position
UK Indie Chart [3] 18

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