| "The Book of Love" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Magnetic Fields | |
| from the album 69 Love Songs | |
| Released | September 7, 1999 |
| Recorded | April 1999 |
| Studio | Polar West, Mother West, Polar Mother, and Sonics |
| Genre | Indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi, baroque pop |
| Length | 2:42 |
| Label | Merge |
| Songwriter(s) | Stephin Merritt |
"The Book of Love" is a song written by Stephin Merritt and attributed to The Magnetic Fields, an American indie pop group founded and led by him. "The Book of Love" appears on Magnetic Fields' three-volume concept album 69 Love Songs, which contains 69 tracks described as "love songs", 23 tracks in each of the three volumes. The three-volume album was released in 1999, with "the Book of Love" appearing in volume 1 as track number 12.