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“Love is Stronger than Death” by The The
From the album Dusk (1993)
“Love is Stronger than Death” by The The appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1993 and 2023. It was first released in 1993 on the album Dusk. Its best result is #25 on the Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #108 alternative song of 1993 and #5,746 alternative song of all time.
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Matt Johnson, the only permanent member of The The, wrote "Love Is Stronger Than Death" after his brother died, and it appears on Dusk, the band's fourth studio album, in 1993. He has said writing it helped carry him through the depression that followed, and its title bends a line from the Song of Solomon.
Johnson sings and plays acoustic guitar and melodica, and he co-produced with Bruce Lampcov, who also recorded and mixed it. Johnny Marr blows harmonica, D.C. Collard adds Hammond organ, James Eller plays bass and David Palmer drums. It reached number 14 on the Modern Rock chart, and later closed out Gregg Araki's 1997 film Nowhere, playing under the end credits.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 25 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 421 | Live 105 | Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) | 500 |
| 2003 | 1580 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2019 | 363 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2023 | 652 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
Also listed as: Love is stronger than death; Love is Stronger Than Death; Love Is Stronger Than Death.
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