| Love Will Conquer All | |
| Cover: | Love_Will_Conquer_All_-_Lionel_Richie.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Lionel Richie |
| Album: | Dancing on the Ceiling |
| B-Side: | "The Only One" |
| Released: | September 1986[1] |
| Recorded: | Fall 1985 |
| Genre: | Pop, soul |
| Length: | 5:40 |
| Label: | Motown |
| Producer: | Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael |
| Prev Title: | Dancing on the Ceiling |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | "Ballerina Girl" (1986) / |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
"Love Will Conquer All" is a track from Lionel Richie's 1986 album Dancing on the Ceiling featuring Marva King on backing vocals. The song was written by Richie along with Greg Phillinganes and Cynthia Weil. "Love Will Conquer All" was Richie's tenth number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. The single spent two weeks at number one and peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] "Love Will Conquer All" also went to number two for two weeks on the soul chart, behind "Tasty Love" by Freddie Jackson.[3]
The video is a road trip by Richie from San Francisco to Los Angeles through the rain and night to catch a woman who is concurrently leaving a note for him, refusing to answer his calls, and planning to leave.[4]
7" Single
12" Single
Note: tracks 1-3 remixed by Shep Pettibone
| Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 71 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[6] | 19 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 24 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 24 |
| South Africa (Springbok)[7] | 24 |
| UK Singles Chart | 45 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |