Song · Art of Noise
“Moments In Love” by Art of Noise
From the EP Into Battle With the Art of Noise (1983)
“Moments In Love” by Art of Noise appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1988 and 2003. It was first released in 1983 on the EP Into Battle With the Art of Noise. Its best result is #59 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,605 alternative song of all time.
Watch
Video from YouTube (zttrecords). Pressing play loads YouTube's player. Watch on YouTube
"Moments in Love" first surfaced in September 1983 on Into Battle with the Art of Noise, the group's debut EP, and it's the sound of a studio learning to dream. Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, J.J. Jeczalik and Gary Langan built it from electronic instruments, with Paul Morley sharing the writing credit, and it drifts rather than moves: slow, sensual synth pads, sampled voices echoing into the distance, strings that dart past like light off water.
It resurfaced on the debut album Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? and went out as its third single in 1985, the same year it played as Madonna and Sean Penn walked down the aisle at their wedding. Hip-hop never let it go. Rakim told Horn it was his favorite of all Horn's songs, and J Dilla, LL Cool J, Lil Wayne, Charli XCX and Drake have all sampled it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 119 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
| 1989 | 59 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989) | 100 |
| 1991 | 113 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 471 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2002 | 1450 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1744 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Moments in Love.
Comments
Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about "Moments In Love" by Art of Noise.
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.