Love Removal Machine

"Love Removal Machine"
Single by the Cult
from the album Electric
Released9 February 1987[1]
RecordedDecember 1986
Genre
Length4:17
LabelBeggars Banquet
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rick Rubin
The Cult singles chronology
"Revolution"
(1985)
"Love Removal Machine"
(1987)
"Lil' Devil"
(1987)

"Love Removal Machine" is a song recorded by the British rock band the Cult. It was the first single to be released from the group's 1987 album Electric. First recorded during a radio session, it had a different arrangement when it was recorded for the band's third album, Peace. When that album was scrapped, it was re-recorded for the replacement album, Electric. An extended remix was also created and released on a 12" single. The song's main riff has been compared to that of "Start Me Up" which was released by The Rolling Stones in 1981.[6] "Love Removal Machine" was named the 74th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.

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