Love You Like Mad

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"Love You Like Mad"
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Single by VS
from the album All Kinds of Trouble
Released23 February 2004 (2004-02-23) [1]
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Hallgeir Rustan
  • Mikkel Se
  • Tor Erik Hermansen
  • Marvin Humes
  • Eric Taylor
Producer(s) Stargate
VS singles chronology
"Love You Like Mad"
(2004)
"Call U Sexy"
(2004)

"Love You Like Mad" is the debut single by British R&B group VS and the first from their debut studio album, All Kinds of Trouble (2004). The song was written and produced by Norwegian production team Stargate, with additional co-writing from band members Jaime Douglas and Tyran Graham. It was released on 23 February 2004 via Virgin and Innocent Records. "Love You Like Mad" peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart and remains their highest-charting single.

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Track listings

UK CD single [2]

  1. "Love You Like Mad"
  2. "Love You Like Mad" (Bon Garcon remix)

Charts

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