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“That's Love That it Is” by Blancmange
From the album Mange Tout (1984)
“That's Love That it Is” by Blancmange appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1984 and 1991. It was first released in 1984 on the album Mange Tout. Its best result is #90 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #164 alternative song of 1984 and #4,360 alternative song of all time.
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"That's Love That It Is" is one of the singles from Mange Tout, the 1984 second album by Blancmange, the English synth-pop duo of Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe, who wrote it together. John Luongo produced it, and his work split the critics: Jools Holland, reviewing it for Number One, liked the song but found the production a little "standard contemporary", while Billboard heard enough electronic zest to recommend another spin. Years later, AllMusic's Bill Cassel reckoned it a bit much next to "Don't Tell Me" and "Blind Vision".
It spent eight weeks on the UK chart, peaking at No. 33, and in January 1985, paired with "Game Above My Head", it climbed to No. 16 on Billboard's dance chart. Tim Pope directed the video, which picked up light rotation on MTV.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 90 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 138 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
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