Song · Erasure
“Who Needs Love Like That” by Erasure
From the album Wonderland (1986)
“Who Needs Love Like That” by Erasure appears on 5 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1986 and 1992. It was first released in 1986 on the album Wonderland. Its best result is #83 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #190 alternative song of 1986 and #3,776 alternative song of all time.
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"Who Needs Love Like That" was where Erasure started: the duo's first single, put out by Mute in 1985 as a curtain-raiser for their 1986 debut album, Wonderland. Vince Clarke wrote it, an uptempo synth-pop kiss-off to a relationship that does more harm than good. The first time around it barely registered, managing two weeks on the UK chart and stalling at number 55.
John Scarlett Davies directed a video set in a mock Western, with Clarke, Andy Bell and a gang of extras kitted out as cowboys; both Bell and Clarke play double roles, and the rest turn up in drag. The song got its revenge in 1992, when a remix called the "Hamburg Mix" was added to the Pop! hits collection and went top 10 in the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Greece and Israel.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 96 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 171 | WLIR / WDRE | WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s | 200 |
| 1988 | 83 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1989 | 381 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1992 | 405 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) | 500 |
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