Secret Love (Bee Gees song) explained

Secret Love
Cover:	Secret-Love.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Bee Gees
Album:	High Civilization
B-Side:	"True Confessions" "Human Sacrifice"
Released:	^[1]
Length:	3:39
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb
Prev Title:	Bodyguard
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	When He's Gone
Next Year:	1991

"Secret Love" is a song by musical group the Bee Gees. It was released as the lead single from their 19th studio album, High Civilization (1991), on 18 February 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. It is an up-tempo song with a Supremes style similar to the 1986 Diana Ross hit "Chain Reaction", which was also written by the Bee Gees. The single reached the top 10 in several European countries, but was not released as a single in the United States.

Track listings

• 7-inch and cassette single^{[2] [3]}

1. "Secret Love" (LP version)
2. "True Confessions"

• 12-inch and CD single^{[4] [5]}

1. "Secret Love" (LP version)
2. "True Confessions"
3. "Human Sacrifice"

• Japanese mini-CD single^[6]

1. "Secret Love"
2. "Human Sacrifice"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7]	3
Greece (IFPI)^[8]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[9]	12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[10]	76
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	33
Europe (European Hit Radio)^[12]	9
Germany (Official German Charts)^[13]	12
UK Singles (OCC)^[14]	63

See also

• List of European number-one airplay songs of the 1990s

Notes and References

1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. vi. 16 February 1991.
2. Secret Love. Bee Gees. 1991. UK 7-inch single vinyl disc. Warner Bros. Records. W0014, 5439 19399-7.
3. Secret Love. Bee Gees. 1991. UK cassette single sleeve. Warner Bros. Records. W0014C, 5439 19399-4.
4. Secret Love. Bee Gees. 1991. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Warner Bros. Records. W0014T, 9362 40014-0.
5. Secret Love. Bee Gees. 1991. UK CD single liner notes. Warner Bros. Records. W0014CD, 9362-40014-2.
6. Secret Love. Bee Gees. 1991. Japanese mini-CD single liner notes. Warner Bros. Records. WPDP-6275.
7. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 8. 16. 29. 20 April 1991.
8. Top 10 Sales in Europe. Music & Media. 8. 13. 25. 30 March 1991.
9. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 1991. austriancharts.at. de. 7 August 2021.
10. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1991. Ultratop. nl. 7 August 2021.
11. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1991. Music & Media. 8. 51–52. 21. 21 December 1991.
12. EHR Year-End Top 100. Music & Media. 8. 51–52. 20. 21 December 1991. 15 February 2024.
13. Web site: Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1991. GfK Entertainment. de. 7 August 2021.
14. 1991 Top 100 Singles. Music Week. 20. 11 January 1992.