"Love Me Like I Love You" | ||||
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Single by Bay City Rollers | ||||
B-side | "Mama Li" | |||
Released | March 20, 1975 | |||
Label | Bell Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Eric Faulkner, Stuart Wood | |||
Producer(s) | Miff Winwood | |||
Bay City Rollers singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Me Like I Love You" is a single released by the Scottish band, the Bay City Rollers, released as a non-album single on 20 March 1975 via the band's record label, Bell Records. [1]
The song was written by band members Eric Faulkner and Stuart Wood and has been described by Simon Spence in his biography about the band as their "finest moment as a self-contained unit". [2] He praised the song's "great harmonies, cool hooks and classic chorus". [2] The band's manager, Tam Paton, had been impressed with the song and was determined to spearhead the recording for their next single release. [2]
Upon its release, "Love Me Like I Love You" continued the band's commercial success internationally, reaching a peak of number four in the UK singles chart, as well as number seven in Australia, number 15 in Germany and eight in Ireland. [3] Additionally, it reached number 28 in the Netherlands whilst also reaching number 18 in New Zealand. [4]
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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German Singles (GfK) [5] | 15 |
Australian Singles (GfK) [5] | 7 |
Ireland Singles (GfK) [3] | 8 |
Dutch Singles (GfK) [6] | 28 |
New Zealand Singles (GfK) [4] | 15 |
UK Singles (OCC) [7] | 4 |