Money Love

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"Money Love"
Neneh Cherry-Money Love.jpg
Single by Neneh Cherry
from the album Homebrew
B-side "Twisted"
Released21 September 1992 (1992-09-21)
Length3:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Neneh Cherry singles chronology
"I've Got You Under My Skin"
(1990)		"Money Love"
(1992)		"Buddy X"
(1993)
Music video
"Money Love" on YouTube

"Money Love" is a song performed by Swedish singer-songwriter and rapper Neneh Cherry, released in September 1992 as the first single from her second album, Homebrew (1992). The song received favorable reviews from music critics, peaking at number 17 in Cherry's native Sweden. It also peaked at number six in Greece, number 22 in the Netherlands, number 23 in the UK and number 31 in New Zealand. [1] The picture on the cover of the single is taken by French fashion photographer and music video director Jean-Baptiste Mondino.

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Critical reception

Alex Henderson from AllMusic viewed "Money Love" as a song that "decries the evils of materialism". [2] Larry Flick from Billboard described it as a "smokin', rock-flavored hip-hopper, empowered with a more biting, worldly edge than on past efforts." He remarked "periodic rushes of metallic guitars [that] slice through a fat groove, and underscore Cherry's well-seasoned singing and rapping." [3] David Browne from Entertainment Weekly constated that on such "brazen tracks", the singer "still knows how to throw down with the best of them." [4] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented, "Grappling with the age-old dilemma of money vs. love is made all the more compelling set to a funky, rockin' beat." [5] Connie Johnson from Los Angeles Times felt that Cherry "still hits like a bomb", with "songs that really seem to say something about how this young Afro-Swedish singer-songwriter is living." [6]

Ian Gittins from Melody Maker wrote that "Money Love" was "clear-eyed and sparkling as ever, yet lacked Neneh's usual razor-sharp wit and banter". [7] A reviewer from Music & Media stated that the singer's position "at the top of innovative pop is reaffirmed. A guitar riff on a dance record, hey that's uncommon! Rockers here's your chance to steal a sample back, instead of the other way round." [8] James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update called it a "jerkily surging pop chugger". [9] NME named it Single of the Week", complimenting it as "confident, assertive, and magnificently catchy." [10] Charles Aaron from Spin praised the track as "flawlessly textured, heart-on-its-sleeve funk that totally levels the "Black Cat" guitar riff. Cherry cajoles, wails, and raps the hard sell, trying to convince herself (as much as us) that love (a.k.a. music?) is still liberating." [11]

Track listing

  1. "Money Love" (3:45)
  2. "Twisted" (4:52)

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [12] 85
Canada Top Singles (RPM)79
Europe (European Dance Radio) [13] 16
Greece ( Pop + Rock ) [14] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [15] 22
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [16] 27
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [17] 31
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [18] 17
UK Singles (OCC) [19] 23
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [20] 29

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom21 September 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Circa [21]
Japan28 October 1992Mini-CD
 [22]

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