| "Love Is in the Air" | ||||
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| Single by John Paul Young | ||||
| from the album Love Is in the Air | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | December 1977 (international) April 1978 (Australia) | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Studio | Albert Studios, Sydney | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 5:16 (original U.S. album version) 3:23 (single edit) | |||
| Label | Albert Productions, Ariola, Scotti Brothers Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Harry Vanda, George Young | |||
| Producer(s) | Harry Vanda, George Young | |||
| John Paul Young singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Is in the Air" is a 1977 disco song by Australian singer John Paul Young. It was written by George Young (no relation) and Harry Vanda, and released as the lead single from Young's fourth studio album, Love Is in the Air (1978). The song became a worldwide hit in 1978, peaking at No. 3 on the Australian charts and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it peaked at No. 7 on the pop chart and spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, his only U.S. top 40 hit.[1] The song plays at 122 beats per minute, a typical 1970s disco rhythm.[2] At the Australian 1978 King of Pop Awards, the song won Most Popular Australian Single.[3] In 1992, a remix of the song was released and featured on the soundtrack to the Golden Globe-nominated film Strictly Ballroom. A new music video was also produced.
In 2017, the song was selected for preservation in the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia collection.[4]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ "Love is in the Air". GetSongBPM. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ Sounds of Australia 2017 | NFSA. Retrieved 2017-10-24.