My Love (Will Young song)

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"My Love"
My Love (Will Young song).jpg
Remix single cover
Single by Will Young
from the album Lexicon
Released24 May 2019
Length3:38
Label Cooking Vinyl
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Richard X
Will Young singles chronology
"All the Songs"
(2019)
"My Love"
(2019)
"Forever"
(2020)

"My Love" is a song by British singer Will Young. It was written by Young and Kish Mauve members Mima Stilwell and Jim Elliott for his seventh studio album Lexicon (2019), while production was helmed by Richard X. The second single to precede Lexicon, it was released by Cooking Vinyl on 24 May 2019 and reached number 45 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. A remix single, featuring additional production by underground tech house duo The Last Indigo and James "F9" Wiltshire, was issued on 7 June 2019. [1]

Contents

Background

"All the Songs" was written by Young along with frequent collaborators, Kish Mauve members Mima Stilwell and Jim Elliott. [2] Production on the track was helmed by Richard X with whom Young had previously worked on his fifth studio Echoes (2011). [2] Speaking about the song, Young told Attitude : "When we were writing, I kept thinking of the chequered floors of a disco. That’s what was in my head. And it’s slightly Jamiroquai, I think." [3]

Critical reception

Gay Times described "My Love" as "a dancefloor-ready heartbreak banger." [4] In her review of parent album Lexicon, musicOMH critic Helen Clarke called "My Love" a "brassy pop song, and this is where [Young] thrives." [5]

Chart performance

"My Love" debuted at number 91 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart in the week of 6 June 2019. [6] It eventually peaked at number 45 in the week ending 4 July 2019. [6]

Music video

Young reteamed with photographer and director Rankin, director of the music video for his previous single "All the Songs" (2019), to film a video "My Love." [3] Released on 12 June 2019, [3] it was shot on Worthing Pier in Worthing, West Sussex, England in May 2019. [7] Young described the visuals as a "Northern Soul-inspired thing that I’ve wanted to do for ages. Rankin’s just fantastic to collaborate with." [8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jim Elliott, Mima Stilwell, and Will Young.

Digital single [9]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."My Love"Richard X3:38
2."All the Songs"Richard X3:52
Remix single [1]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."My Love" (The Last Indigo remix)
4:17
2."My Love" (F9 remix – radio edit)3:29
3."My Love" (F9 remix – club edit)
  • Richard X
  • F9 [a]
7:45
4."My Love" (AJ Romeno remix – radio edit)
  • Richard X
  • AJ Romeno [a]
3:44

Notes

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "My Love"
Chart (2019)Peak
position
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [6] 45

Release history

Release history for "My Love"
RegionDateLabelFormatRef(s)
Various24 May 2019 Cooking Vinyl Digital single [10]
7 June 2019Remix single [1]

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