Only Your Love
"Only Your Love" is a song by English girl group Bananarama. It was released on 16 July 1990 as the first single from their fifth album, Pop Life, which came out in 1991. The single version is 4:02 tall, while the album version runs 3:58. London Records released the track. It was written by Sara Dallin, Andy Caine, and Youth, who also produced it. This song marked Bananarama’s break from their longtime SAW producers, and the single version was a remix of the album track.
The rhythm is driving and features the repeated “woo woo” chants, with a groove that nods to Sympathy for the Devil. Jonathan Ross joked about this reference on TV, thanking The Rolling Stones. The song also samples parts of “Loaded” by Primal Scream, “Fool’s Gold” by The Stone Roses, and “Funky Drummer” by James Brown.
Critics gave positive reviews. It was not released as a single in the United States. In the UK, it peak at No. 27 on the charts; in New Zealand it reached No. 49 (and was their last chart entry there), and it reached No. 51 in Australia.
Mandi James of NME called it catchy, noting the group’s strong vocal performance and the track’s funky, danceable style. Another NME editor described it as “dancefloor hipness.”
The music video, directed by Philippe Gautier, shows the trio on a studio set designed to look like a cross between a train and a jungle gym. They sing and dance in front of multicolored backdrops, often in silhouettes, with the dancing featuring more contact with male dancers than in their other videos. The train sequence includes scenes of them on the front of the engine in sunglasses and oversized dresses.
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