Love Is a Shield explained

Love Is a Shield
Cover:	Camouflage - Love Is a Shield.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Camouflage
Album:	Methods of Silence
B-Side:	The Story of the Falling Fighters
Released:	April 1989
Studio:	Dynaton (Weiterstadt)
Genre:	Ballad^[1]
Length:	4:42 (album version) 3:59 (single version)
Label:	Metronome
Producer:	Alex Henniger Camouflage
Prev Title:	That Smiling Face
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	One Fine Day
Next Year:	1989

"Love Is a Shield" is a song by German synth-pop trio Camouflage, released in April 1989 as the lead single from their second studio album, Methods of Silence.

The music video for the song was directed by Rainer Thieding.^[2]

Track listing

• 7″ single (Europe, 1989)

1. "Love Is a Shield" – 3:59
2. "The Story of the Falling Fighters" – 3:58

• CD maxi single (Germany, 1989)

1. "Love Is a Shield" (extended version) – 5:20
2. "The Story of the Falling Fighters" (extended version) – 5:36
3. "Love Is a Shield" – 3:59

• 12″ promotional single (US-Remixes) (Germany, 1989)

1. "Love Is a Shield" (extended US mix) – 8:02
2. "Love Is a Shield" (Orbit dub) – 7:35
3. "Love Is a Shield" (ambient mix) – 5:00

Charts

Chart (1989)! scope="col"

Peak position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[3]	23
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)	35

Notes and References

1. Web site: Springorum . Björn . 26 September 2022 . „The Great Commandment“: Wie Camouflage vor 35 Jahren zufällig einen Welthit landen . "The Great Commandment": How Camouflage accidentally landed a world hit 35 years ago . uDiscover Music . 4 July 2024 . de.
2. Web site: Camouflage – Love Is A Shield . cliparchiv.tv – Musikvideo Datenbank . 4 July 2024 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150216204750/http://www.popzoot.tv/cliparchiv/7899-Camouflage-Love-Is-A-Shield.html . 16 February 2015 . de.
3. Web site: redsox . History Of The US Charts- Part III (c) . 4 October 2005 . UKMIX Forums . 4 July 2024.