Let There Be Love (Melanie C song) explained

Let There Be Love
Cover:LetThereBeLoveSingleCover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Melanie C
Album:The Sea
Length:3:24
Label:Red Girl
Producer:
  • Daniel Faust
  • Peter Plate
  • Ulf Leo Sommer
Prev Title:Weak
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:I Know Him So Well
Next Year:2012

"Let There Be Love" is a song by English singer Melanie C from her fifth studio album The Sea (2011). An English-language cover of the German song "" by German pop duo Rosenstolz, it was written by Peter Plate, Ulf Leo Sommer, and Hanne Sørvaag, while production was helmed by Plate, Sommer, and Daniel Faust. Melanie C performed the song on The Sea – Live tour.

Background

"Let There Be Love" is an English language cover of the German song "" by German pop duo Rosenstolz from their 2004 Herz. Originally written by band members Peter Plate and AnNa R. along with Ulf Leo Sommer, the English lyrics for "Let There Be Love" were penned by Norwegian singer Hanne Sørvaag. The song was unknown to Melanie C until Plate sent a demo version to her. He asked her if she could create an English version of his biggest hit and invited her to Berlin. The singer called recording the song "a big challenge! I think the English translation turned out really well, too. And I hope that his German fans will like our version, because it is obviously very different from the original."[1]

Music video

A music video for "Let There Be Love" was directed by Marcus Gerwinat and filmed during a sunny autumn day on Brighton's seafront. [2] The visuals depitcts Melanie on a street along the beach (a homage to her album The Sea, and also where the album was recorded). The visuals also feature different couples kissing and cuddling with each other, at various different places near the beach and Brighton Pier. As Melanie sings, the names of couples appear to be written onto a wall she is singing in front of.[3]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Sea.[4]

Release history

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DateFormatLabel
Various2 December 2011Red Girl[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katja . Schwemmers. Melanie C Im Interview: „Die Beckhams sind ganz normal“. . 4 November 2024 . 13 November 2013.
  2. Web site: Melanie C - Let There Be Love (Behind The Scenes). . 8 December 2011 .
  3. Web site: Melanie C — Artist videography. mvdbase.com. 4 November 2024. 14 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714070224/http://www.melaniecbase.com/music_videos.htm. dead.
  4. . liner notes . . . 2011.
  5. Web site: Let There Be Love – Melanie C. iTunes. 15 July 2011. 15 July 2011.