Generations of Love

"Generations of Love"
Single by Jesus Loves You featuring MC Kinky[1]
from the album The Martyr Mantras[3]
Released
Recorded1990
Genre
Length
  • 4:00 (la la gone gaga mix)
  • 7:13 (oakenfold mix)
LabelMore Protein
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jesus Loves You featuring MC Kinky[1] singles chronology
"After the Love"
(1989) 		"Generations of Love"
(1990) 		"Bow Down Mister"
(1991)
Music video
"Generations of Love" on YouTube

"Generations of Love" is a song by British band Jesus Loves You, founded by singer Boy George, and was released as the second single from their only album, The Martyr Mantras (1990). The song also features raggamuffin toaster MC Kinky and received favorable reviews from most music critics; both Melody Maker and NME named it Single of the Week.[4][5] It made the UK Singles Chart in two versions; the "Land of Oz Mix"[1] which peaked at number 80 in 1990 and the "La La Gone Gaga Mix"[2] which peaked at number 35 in 1991.[6] The 1990 version also peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, while the 1991 version peaked within the top 20 in the Netherlands and the top 30 in Austria and Belgium. Its music video was directed by Baillie Walsh.

British magazine Mixmag ranked "Generations of Love" number 100 in its "100 Greatest Dance Singles Of All Time" list in 1996.[7] In 2016, a new version was released by Phunk Investigation with Boy George's vocals, and remixed by Cristian Poow and Tom Novy.[8]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Generations of Love" at Discogs.com
  2. ^ a b "Generations of Love" 1991 version at Discogs.com
  3. ^ "The Martyr Mantras" at Discogs.com
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference melodymaker was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference nme was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Jesus Loves You – full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  7. ^ "The 100 Greatest Dance Singles of All Time". Mixmag. 1996. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Generations Of Love from Miniaturesrec on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.