Message of Love

"Message of Love"
Single by The Pretenders
from the album Pretenders II
B-side"Porcelain"
Released6 February 1981[1]
Recorded1980
StudioPathe Marconi Studios (Paris, France)[2]
Genre
Length3:27
Label
Songwriter(s)Chrissie Hynde
Producer(s)Chris Thomas
The Pretenders singles chronology
"Talk of the Town"
(1980)
"Message of Love"
(1981)
"Day After Day"
(1981)
Music video
"Message of Love" on YouTube

"Message of Love" is a song written by Chrissie Hynde and performed by the Pretenders. Released first as a single and then on the Pretenders' 1981 EP Extended Play, it was later re-released on the band's 1981 album Pretenders II.

A band effort largely composed in the studio, the song was a radio hit and reached number 11 in the United Kingdom. It has since been praised by critics as a highlight of Pretenders II.

  1. ^ "News". Record Mirror: 2. 31 January 1981. Retrieved 18 December 2020 – via flickr.com.
  2. ^ Hynde, Chrissie (9 August 2016). Reckless: My Life as a Pretender (Reprint ed.). Anchor. ISBN 978-1101912232. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Message of Love". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pretenders II". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 November 2017.