| "Love in the First Degree" | ||||
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| Single by Bananarama | ||||
| from the album Wow! | ||||
| B-side | "Mr. Sleaze" | |||
| Released | 21 September 1987[1] | |||
| Recorded | October 1986 | |||
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| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | London | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
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| "Love in the First Degree" on YouTube | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Number One |   [2] |
"Love in the First Degree" is a song by English girl group Bananarama from their fourth studio album, Wow! (1987). It was released on 21 September 1987 as the album's second single, except in the United States, where it was released in 1988 as the third single (following "I Can't Help It"). The track was co-written and produced by the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) trio. It achieved major success in the UK and Australia, and also peaked within the top 20 in many European countries, but, unlike "I Heard a Rumour", it reached only the lower end of the top 50 in the US.
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 56.
- ^ Simper, Paul (17 October 1987). "Singles: Bananarama — "Love in the First Degree" (London)". Number One. No. 226. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 50. ISSN 0266-5328. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2022 – via Flickr.