Who Needs Love Like That

"Who Needs Love Like That"
Original 1985 single cover
Single by Erasure
from the album Wonderland and Pop! The First 20 Hits
B-side"Push Me Shove Me"
Released
  • 2 September 1985 (1985-09-02) (original version)[1]
  • 26 October 1992 (1992-10-26) (Hamburg Mix)[2]
Genre
Length3:16
Label
Songwriter(s)Vince Clarke
Producer(s)Flood
Erasure singles chronology
"Who Needs Love Like That"
(1985) 		"Heavenly Action"
(1985)
"Take a Chance on Me"
(1992)
"Who Needs Love Like That" (Hamburg Mix)
(1992)
"Always"
(1994)
Alternative cover
1992 remix single cover
Music video
"Who Needs Love Like That" on YouTube

"Who Needs Love Like That" is the debut single of English synth-pop duo Erasure. The song was released in the UK on Mute Records in 1985 as a prelude to their debut album, Wonderland (1986). The accompanying music video was directed by John Scarlett Davies and produced by Nick Verden for Aldabra. While the original 1985 release enjoyed only minor success, the later "Hamburg Mix" version (issued in 1992 to promote the Pop! compilation) reached the top 10 in both the UK and Ireland.

  1. ^ Smith, Robin (31 August 1985). "News: Erasure for Vince". Record Mirror. p. 6.
  2. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 24 October 1992. p. 21.
  3. ^ Admorosi, Ad (25 August 2020). "Erasure, "The Neon"". FLOOD. Retrieved 7 June 2022.