Song · Simple Minds
“Love Song” by Simple Minds
From the album Sons and Fascination (1981)
“Love Song” by Simple Minds appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1988 and 2003. It was first released in 1981 on the album Sons and Fascination. Its best result is #36 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,740 alternative song of all time.
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"Love Song" came out in August 1981, a month ahead of Sons and Fascination, and it's the sound of Simple Minds stepping out of its experimental early phase and onto the dance floor. Where the early records had been experimental and chilly, this one throbs: a pulsing electronic rock groove that Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Alan MacNeil and Brian McGee built together, with Kerr writing the words. Steve Hillage produced and Hugh Jones engineered.
The song was written and demoed early that year and road-tested on the band's tour of Canada and the US in March, before the album sessions had even started. Kerr's lyric is said to be a valentine between Europe and America, two continents bound together through the centuries. It was their first single to crack the UK Top 50, and it has stayed in the set on most tours since.
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 | 148 | WLIR / WDRE | WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) | 200 |
| 1989 | 36 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989) | 100 |
| 1990 | 64 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) | 100 |
| 1991 | 91 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 550 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2003 | 1851 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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