We Love You (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song)

"We Love You"
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album The Pacific Age
B-side	"We Love You" (dub)
Released	3 November 1986 (1986-11-03) [1]
Recorded	Studio de la Grande Armée (Paris, France)
Length	4:10
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Paul Humphreys Andy McCluskey Stephen Hague
Producer(s)	Stephen Hague
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"(Forever) Live and Die" (1986) "We Love You" (1986) "Shame" (1987)
Music video
"We Love You" on YouTube

"We Love You" is a song by the English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the second single from their seventh studio album, The Pacific Age . It was originally written for the film Playing for Keeps (1986). ^[2]

Critical reception

"We Love You" was popular among WLIR listeners, who voted it "Screamer of the Week". ^[3] Following its US-wide release, the track was included in KROQ's "Top 106.7 Songs of 1987". ^[4] AllMusic critic Dave Thompson later wrote that "We Love You" had "all the makings of a smash [hit]", while praising its instrumentation and "splendidly anthemic chorus". He also observed "barely veiled lyrics with anti-militaristic intent". ^[5]

Track listing

7-inch

1. "We Love You" – 3:59
2. "We Love You" (dub) – 6:20

Limited edition 2×7-inch

1. "We Love You" – 3:59
2. "We Love You" (dub) – 6:20
3. "If You Leave" – 4:30
4. "88 Seconds in Greensboro" – 4:20

Limited edition 7-inch + Cassette-Maxi Retro

1. "We Love You" – 3:59
2. "We Love You" (dub) – 6:20
3. "Souvenir"
4. "Electricity"
5. "Enola Gay"
6. "Joan of Arc"
7. "We Love You"
8. "We Love You" (dub)

12-inch

1. "We Love You" (extended) – 6:15
2. "We Love You" (7-inch version) – 3:59
3. "We Love You" (dub) – 6:20

Charts

Chart (1986–1987)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [6]	18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [7]	26
UK Singles (OCC) [8]	54
US Dance/Disco Club Play ( Billboard ) [9]	16

References

1. "New Singles". Music Week . 1 November 1986. p. 26.
2. "The Pacific Age". OMD. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
3. Wilson, Bob. "Screamers of the Week". WDARE . Retrieved 7 March 2025.
4. "Top 106.7 Songs of 1987". KROQ-FM. 31 December 1987. Retrieved 20 July 2022– via RadioHitList.com.
5. "We Love You" at AllMusic.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 224. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
7. "OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) – We Love You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
8. "OMD: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
9. "Dance Club Songs". Billboard . 28 February 1987. Retrieved 23 July 2025.

External links

• " We Love You " at Discogs (list of releases)