Song · Squeeze
“Labelled With Love” by Squeeze
From the album East Side Story (1981)
“Labelled With Love” by Squeeze appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2005. It was first released in 1981 on the album East Side Story. Its best result is #315 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,807 alternative song of all time.
"Labelled With Love" came off East Side Story, Squeeze's 1981 album, and it's the one where the band went a little bit country. Chris Difford wrote the words and Glenn Tilbrook the tune, which he sings, and the band play it dead straight: Difford and Tilbrook on guitars, John Bentley on bass, Gilson Lavis on drums and Paul Carrack on keys, with Elvis Costello and Roger Bechirian producing.
Diffuser's Bryan Wawzenek later counted it among the country songs cut by acts from the alternative, indie and punk worlds, hearing drinking and heartbreak in the lyric and a Nashville piano in the playing. Pulled from the album as its third single, it gave Squeeze their final UK top 10, climbing to number 4, and Difford and Tilbrook liked the title enough to reuse it for a 1983 musical.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 315 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 500 |
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