| "Let Love Lead the Way" | ||||
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| Single by Spice Girls | ||||
| from the album Forever | ||||
| A-side | "Holler" | |||
| Released | 23 October 2000 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 4:57 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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| "Let Love Lead the Way" on YouTube | ||||
"Let Love Lead the Way" is a song by British girl group Spice Girls, from their third studio album, Forever (2000). It was written by the band members, with additional writing by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III and Harvey Mason Jr., while production was handled by Darkchild and Mason Jr. The track was released as a double A-side single with "Holler" on 23 October 2000 in the United Kingdom by Virgin Records, and served as the lead single from Forever. "Let Love Lead the Way" is an R&B ballad which lyrically finds the group singing words of encouragement for the future to a girl, which some critics believed was directed to Geri Halliwell, former member of the group. Group member Melanie C described the track's lyrics as being "just about love conquering all".
"Let Love Lead the Way" received mixed reviews from music critics. While some of them complimented the track, others thought the R&B-driven production did not suit the band. The song was a commercial success, peaking at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's ninth number-one single in the region, and making them the female group with the most singles to reach the top of the charts. Internationally, it was also commercially successful, peaking inside the top ten in countries such as Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, and Spain.
A music video for "Let Love Lead the Way" was directed by Greg Masuak, and shared the same concept as the video for "Holler", depicting the girls playing one of the four elements each. The song was promoted by the Spice Girls on British televised shows such as The National Lottery Stars, CD:UK, and Top of the Pops during a brief promotional tour for the single, and was later included on two of their concert tours: The Return of the Spice Girls Tour (2007-08) and the Spice World - 2019 Tour (2019).