Mad Love (Bush song)

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"Mad Love"
Single by Bush
from the album Black and White Rainbows
Released6 February 2017
Genre Rock [1]
Length3:30
Songwriter(s) Gavin Rossdale
Producer(s) Gavin Rossdale [2]
Bush singles chronology
"Loneliness Is A Killer"
(2015)
"Mad Love"
(2017)
"Lost in You"
(2017)

Mad Love is the lead single from Black and White Rainbows, [2] the seventh studio album by British rock band Bush. It was released on 6 February 2017. [2]

Contents

Music video

The video for Mad Love featured Bush performing the song on a rooftop of a building. [1] There are also shots of Gavin Rossdale in a well-worn red room while belting out lyrics. [1]

Performances

Bush performed Mad Love live on The Voice UK, [2] a British television talent show on which Gavin Rossdale served as a coach. [2]

Chart

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [3] 39

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