Show Me Love (Robyn song) explained

Show Me Love
Cover:Robyn_-_Show_Me_Love.JPG
Type:single
Artist:Robyn
Album:Robyn Is Here
B-Side:Do You Know (What It Takes)
Studio:Cheiron (Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre:
Length:3:50
Label:
Producer:
Prev Title:Do You Know (What It Takes)
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:Electric
Next Year:1999

"Show Me Love" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Robyn. It was first released in Sweden in February 1997 as the fourth single from her debut studio album, Robyn Is Here (1995). The song was her third UK and second US single. Robyn wrote it with Max Martin, who also produced the song with Denniz Pop. It is sometimes confused with Robin S.'s 1993 single "Show Me Love" because of identical song titles and similar first names; however, the two songs are not related.[2]

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a "far more seductive tone of this jeep-pop confection" than her earlier hit single, "Do You Know (What It Takes)". He noted that Robyn "proves her capability to handle a meaty tune with a respectable degree of soul. She tweaks the song's ear-grabbing chorus and muscular bassline with subtle improvisations and an assertive edge that impresses."[3] In an retrospective review, Can't Stop the Pop felt that on the song "she's dropping her guard and committing herself to a teen-pop romance". They added that the chorus is "spectacularly catchy".[4] British magazine Music Week gave "Show Me Love" five out of five, naming it the "strongest track" from the album, "[that] should launch her as a serious contender for the swingbeat crown".[5]

Chart performance

In Sweden, "Show Me Love" became Robyn's fourth highest-charting single, peaking at number 14, lower than "Do You Know (What It Takes)" and "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)", which both went top 10. In the United States, the single peaked at number seven, her second consecutive top 10 hit. In December 1997, the single received a gold certification from the RIAA in recognition of 500,000 copies sold in the US. It was Robyn's last top-10 single and remains her last charting single on the Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, "Show Me Love" became Robyn's first of two top-20 singles from Robyn Is Here and her first top-10 single, peaking at number eight; it was Robyn's fourth best-performing single, with 113,000 sales and 1.22 million audio streams according to the Official Charts Company.[6]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Show Me Love" was directed by Kevin Bray and premiered on 20 July 1997 on the television network The Box.[7] [8] The video is shot with two cutscenes: one with Robyn in a light blue top alone lip-syncing to camera filmed in mostly color and the other of her in a black sweatsuit lip-syncing to camera filmed in mostly black-and-white with a large group of urbane extras shown conversing in a loosely grouped line behind her while a guitarist, keytar player, and drummer with drumkit play among them.

Usage in media

The song was performed in 1997 on the television series All That and features on the soundtrack of TV series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. It was also played at the very end of the Swedish film Show Me Love. The film was originally titled Fucking Åmål but was retitled for distribution in the English-speaking world after the name of the song.

In 2019 the song was featured in the West End musical & Juliet.

Impact and legacy

Pitchfork ranked "Show Me Love" number 241 in their list of The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s in 2022.[9]

Track listings

  1. "Show Me Love" – 3:27
  2. "Show Me Love" – 5:08
  3. "Show Me Love" – 4:28
  4. "Do You Know (What It Takes)" – 4:59
  1. "Show Me Love" – 3:27
  2. "Show Me Love" – 4:28
  3. "Show Me Love" – 5:08
  4. "Show Me Love" – 8:08
  5. "Show Me Love" – 7:18
  1. "Show Me Love" – 3:50
  2. "Show Me Love" – 4:28
  1. "Show Me Love" – 4:53
  2. "Show Me Love" – 8:08
  3. "Show Me Love" – 4:28
  4. "Show Me Love" – 5:08

A1. "Show Me Love" – 8:08

A2. "Show Me Love" – 4:53

B1. "Show Me Love" – 4:28

B2. "Show Me Love" – 7:18

A1. "Show Me Love" – 8:22

A2. "Show Me Love" – 4:58

B1. "Show Me Love" – 6:41

B2. "Show Me Love" – 4:53

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 44
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 79
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 86
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[14] 55
Chart (1998)Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[15] 41
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[16] 80
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 163
UK Urban (Music Week)[18] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 29
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[20] 67
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 26
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 56

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
Sweden24 February 1997CD[23]
United States8–9 September 1997RCA[24] [25]
28 October 1997
Japan21 November 1997CD[26]
United Kingdom23 February 1998[27]

Notes and References

  1. Billboard Staff. The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List. . October 19, 2023. February 19, 2024. Show Me Love” appeared again just four years later as the title to a Swedish-produced dance-pop gem — this time by Robyn, with a “Y.
  2. Web site: Carley. Brennan. The 20 Greatest Max Martin Songs That Never Topped the Charts. Spin. 16 March 2018. 28 May 2015.
  3. Single Reviews. Larry. Flick. Larry Flick. Billboard. 109. 35. 86. 30 August 1997. 6 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Robyn – Show Me Love . Can't Stop the Pop . 17 February 2020 . 28 July 2020 .
  5. Reviews: Singles. Music Week. 7 February 1998. 12. 7 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Robyn's Top 10 hits on the Official Chart. Copsey. Rob. Official Charts. 24 October 2018. 2 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Music video evolution of: Robyn. Tedenstad. Sofie. sv. 6 February 2020. 23 January 2023.
  8. The Clip List. Billboard. 109. 31. 88. 2 August 1997.
  9. Web site: The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s. Pitchfork. 27 September 2022. 29 October 2022.
  10. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 15. 11. 12. 14 March 1998. 30 September 2020.
  11. RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 23 March 2019.
  12. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 1997. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 30 September 2020.
  13. Best of '97: Rhythmic Top 40 Singles. Airplay Monitor. 5. 52. 42. 26 December 1997.
  14. Best of '97: Top 40/Mainstream Singles. Airplay Monitor. 5. 52. 38. 26 December 1997.
  15. RPM's Top 100 Hit Tracks of '98. RPM. 63. 12. 20. 14 December 1998. 23 March 2019.
  16. RPM's Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of '98. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 22 June 2019.
  17. Web site: Najlepsze single na UK Top 40-1998 wg sprzedaży. pl. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150604184020/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201998.html. 4 June 2015. 1 May 2019.
  18. The Urban Top 40 of 1998. Music Week. 9 January 1999. 6 August 2023.
  19. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1998. Billboardtop100of.com. 30 September 2020.
  20. Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1998. Airplay Monitor. 6. 52. 55. 25 December 1998.
  21. Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 1998. Airplay Monitor. 6. 52. 45. 25 December 1998.
  22. Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 1998. Airplay Monitor. 6. 52. 46. 25 December 1998.
  23. Web site: Robyn: Show Me Love. click2music.se. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20020426230404/http://www.click2music.se/product.asp?prd=255&art=33. 26 April 2002. 16 November 2023.
  24. RCA Looks Beyond Top 40 Base for Sweden's Robyn. Bell. Carrie. Billboard. 109. 45. 8, 103. 8 November 1997.
  25. New Releases. Radio & Records. 1213. 39, 45. 5 September 1997.
  26. Web site: ショウ・ミー・ラブ ロビン. Show Me Love Robyn. Oricon. ja. 18 September 2023.
  27. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 29. 21 February 1998.

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