In Love with Love explained

In Love With Love
Cover:	InLoveWithLoveSingle.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Debbie Harry
Album:	Rockbird
Released:	27 April 1987 ^[1]
Recorded:	1986
Genre:	Freestyle^[2] hi-NRG
Label:	Geffen Records (U.S.) Chrysalis Records (UK)
Producer:	Seth Justman
Prev Title:	Free to Fall
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Liar Liar
Next Year:	1988

"In Love with Love" is a 1987 song recorded by the American singer Debbie Harry. It was taken from her second solo album Rockbird and released as the third single in 1987.

Song information

Lyrically, the song is the sequel to Blondie's "Heart of Glass", according to Harry. The single version (dubbed the "London Remix") differs significantly from the LP cut, and was remixed by the Stock Aitken Waterman production team, who at the time were producing many popular singles in both the UK and the US by artists such as Bananarama, Dead or Alive, Rick Astley, (and later Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan).^[3] According to producer Mike Stock, the track was completely re-recorded from the album version, including a new vocal recorded in London. However, all versions of the single credit Seth Justman (who produced the album version) as producer; Stock Aitken Waterman are credited with 'additional production'.

The song was released on May 9, 1987 and was, to date, Harry's only solo single to reach #1 on the US dance chart.^[4] The single also went on to become a minor hit in several countries, including #45 in the UK and #70 on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it remains her last entry to date.

A music video was produced for the single, featuring Harry dancing in front of various cultural backdrops in a couple of different outfits throughout the clip.

In 1988, both the US "Heart Of Fire Mix" of "In Love With Love" and the French-language version of "French Kissin' In The USA" were included on the Blondie/Debbie Harry remix compilation Once More into the Bleach. The Stock Aitken Waterman version of "In Love With Love" appears in its edited 7" form on Chrysalis Records/EMI's 1999 compilation Most of All - The Best of Deborah Harry.

Track listing

All tracks (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) unless otherwise noted.

US 7" #1

1. "In Love with Love" (7" Edit) - 3:20
2. "In Love with Love" (London Mix Edit) - 3:20

US 7" #2

1. "In Love with Love" (London Mix Edit) - 3:20
2. "Secret Life" - 3:45

US 12" #1

1. "In Love with Love" (Heart Of Fire Mix) - 7:12
2. "In Love with Love" (The Passionate Dub) - 7:46
3. "In Love with Love" (Debapella Version) - 4:08

US 12" #2

1. "In Love with Love" (London Extended Mix) - 7:16
2. "In Love with Love" (London Mix Edit) - 3:20
3. "In Love with Love" (Heart Of Fire Mix) - 7:12
4. "Secret Life" - 3:45

UK 7"

1. "In Love with Love" - 3:20 (aka "London Mix Edit")
2. "French Kissin' In The USA" (French Version - 7" Edit) (Chuck Lorre) - 4:08

UK 12"

1. "In Love with Love" (Extended Version) - 7:20 (aka "London Extended Mix")
2. "Feel the Spin" (Extended Dance Version) (Deborah Harry, John "Jellybean" Benitez, Toni C.) - 6:50
3. "French Kissin' in the USA" (French Version) (Chuck Lorre) - 5:31

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)! scope="col"

Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[5]	18
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles^[6]	74

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)! scope="col"

Position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[7]	15

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)

References

1. Web site: Debbie Harry singles.
2. Point of No Return Edition. Hit Parade Music History and Music Trivia. Slate. Molanphy. Chris. July 16, 2022. March 31, 2024.
3. Web site: A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 23: Hooked On Love to Get Ready on Apple Podcasts. 2022-02-11. Apple Podcasts. en-AU.
4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 118.
5. Book: Pennanen, Timo . Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 . Finnish . 1st . Helsinki . . 2006 . 978-951-1-21053-5.
6. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending July 25, 1987 . Cash Box . February 18, 2020.
7. Dance Club Songs – Year-End 1987 . Billboard . February 18, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200217184357/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1987/dance-club-songs . February 17, 2020.