| "Only Your Love" | ||||
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| Single by Bananarama | ||||
| from the album Pop Life | ||||
| Released | 16 July 1990 | |||
| Recorded | March 1990 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
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| Label | London | |||
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| Producer(s) | Youth | |||
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"Only Your Love" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama, released as the first single from the group's fifth studio album, Pop Life (1991). The song was issued ten months prior to the release of the album. The Pop Life album marked Bananarama's break from their relationship with the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) production trio. "Only Your Love" was co-written and produced by Youth. The album version of the song was remixed for its single release.
The song's primary rhythm, complete with "woo woo" hoots, directly references "Sympathy for the Devil". This led Jonathan Ross to jokingly thank The Rolling Stones after Bananarama had performed the song on his TV show. The song also contains samples of "Loaded" by Primal Scream, "Fool's Gold" by The Stone Roses, and “Funky Drummer” by James Brown. Upon its release "Only Your Love" received positive critical reviews. The song was not released as a single in the United States.
"Only Your Love" peaked at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart, which the group considered to be a disappointment.[citation needed] The single did not fare much better in other countries, hitting number 49 in New Zealand and 51 in Australia.[1]