My Love (London Boys song)

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"My Love"
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Single by London Boys
from the album The Twelve Commandments of Dance
B-side "Heartache"
Released1987 (German release)
20 November 1989 (re-issue) (UK) [1]
Genre Europop, Euro disco
Length3:03
Label Ultraphone, WEA, TELDEC
Songwriter(s) Ralf René Maué
Producer(s) Ralf René Maué
London Boys singles chronology
"Megamix"
(1989)
"My Love"
(1987)
"Chapel of Love"
(1990)

"My Love" is a song by Europop duo London Boys, originally released in 1987 as a single in Germany. It was given another single release in the UK and Germany in 1989, [2] following the song's inclusion on the duo's 1988 debut album The Twelve Commandments of Dance . [3] "My Love" was written and produced by Ralf René Maué. [4] The song reached number 46 in the UK, [5] but was a bigger success in Ireland where it reached number 15. [6]

Contents

Critical reception

According to James Masterton, "My Love" was a better song than "Harlem Desire", the duo's previous single. [7] Retrospectively, in a 2015 review of the parent album, the Pop Rescue website considered "My Love" "a great little dance track", adding that "it's fairly simple, but catchy", showing a great "vocal harmony". [8]

Track listings

1987

  1. "My Love" – 3:05
  2. "My Love" (instrumental) – 3:13
  1. "My Love" (extended mix) – 7:52
  2. "My Love" (instrumental) – 3:13

1989

  1. "My Love" – 3:03
  2. "Heartache" – 3:43
  1. "My Love" (remix) – 3:03
  2. "Heartache" – 3:43
  3. "My Love" (extended remix) – 7:15
  1. "My Love" (extended remix) – 7:15
  2. "Heartache" – 3:43
  3. "My Love" (remix) – 3:03

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "My Love"
Chart (1989)Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] 15
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 15
UK (OCC) [5] 46

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