Love Sensation (911 song)

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"Love Sensation"
Love Sensation single cover.jpeg
Single by 911
from the album The Journey
Released29 July 1996
Recorded1995
Genre Dance-pop
Length3:44
Label EMI, Virgin
Songwriter(s) John McLaughlin
Producer(s) Eliot Kennedy, Mike Percy, Tim Lever
911 singles chronology
"Night to Remember"
(1996)
"Love Sensation"
(1996)
"Don't Make Me Wait"
(1996)
Audio sample
A sample from "Love Sensation" by 911

"Love Sensation" is a song by English boy band 911. It was released in the United Kingdom through Virgin Records on 29 July 1996 as the second single from their debut studio album The Journey (1997). The song was featured on the soundtrack to the 1997 film Casper: A Spirited Beginning . [1] The B-side, "Bodyshakin'", would later be released as a single in its own right.

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Chart performance

Released in July 1996, the single reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it peaked at number three on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.

Music video

There are three versions of the music video, the UK and two US versions. Both US versions feature different footage from the film Casper: A Spirited Beginning. [2] [3] [4] One US version was included as a special feature in the UK VHS release of the film with the other included in the US release but they were omitted from the subsequent DVD releases of the film.

Track listings

CD single [5]
  1. "Love Sensation" (Radio Edit) - 3:42
  2. "Bodyshakin'" (Radio Edit) - 3:48
  3. "Love Sensation" Extended Mix) - 5:42
  4. "Bodyshakin'" (Extended Mix) - 5:32
Maxi-single [6]
  1. "Love Sensation" (Smash Edit) - 3:25
  2. "Love Sensation" (Darrin Friedman Club Mix) - 8:42
  3. "Love Sensation" (Album Version) - 3:41
Vinyl single [7]
  1. "Love Sensation" (Darrin Friedman Club Mix) - 8:42
  2. "Love Sensation" (Smash Edit) - 3:25
  3. "Love Sensation" (Darrin Friedman Dub Mix) - 7:37
  4. "Love Sensation" (Album Version) - 3:41

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [8] 8
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 21
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 [10] 103

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References

  1. Casper: A Spirited Beginning soundtrack
  2. Love Sensation - UK version
  3. Love Sensation - US version (as seen in UK VHS release)
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  5. 911 - Love Sensation (CD) at Discogs
  6. 911 - Love Sensation (CD) at Discogs
  7. 911 - Love Sensation (Vinyl) at Discogs
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