Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 1991
Let There Be Love (Simple Minds song)
Buy Let There Be Love (Simple Minds song) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
"'Let There Be Love'" is a song by Scottish rock band Simple Minds and first single from their ninth studio album, 'Real Life' (1991). The song was written by Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr and released by Virgin Records on 11 March 1991. The song became an international hit, reaching the top 10 in Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It was the most successful in Italy, where it peaked at number one.
Music video
The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.
Track listings
'7-inch and cassette single'
# "Let There Be Love" (7-inch mix) 4:44
# "Goodnight" 3:10
'12-inch single'
# "Let There Be Love" (extended mix) 8:15
# "Good Night" 3:10
# "Let There Be Love" (7-inch mix) 4:44
# "Alive and Kicking" (live, Verona 1989) 3:51
'CD single'
# "Let There Be Love" (7-inch mix) 4:44
# "Good Night" 3:10
# "Let There Be Love" (extended mix) 8:15
# "Alive and Kicking" (live, Verona 1989) 3:51
'CD single + collectors box'
# "Let There Be Love" (edited album mix) 4:24
# "Let There Be Love" (extended mix) 8:15
# "East at Easter" (live, Verona 1989) 6:12
Personnel
* Written by Burchill & Kerr, except "Alive and Kicking" and "East at Easter" written by Simple Minds
* Mixed by Julian Mendelsohn
* Edited by Moraes, Mendelsohn and Lipson
* "Alive and Kicking" and "East at Easter" recorded Live at L'Arena, Verona 14/15 September 1989 by the Fleetwood Mobile
* Published by Virgin Music Publishers Ltd. except "Alive and Kicking"
* Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Category:Simple Minds songs
Category:1991 singles
Category:1991 songs
Category:Music videos directed by Andy Morahan
Category:Number-one singles in Italy
Category:Song recordings produced by Stephen Lipson
Category:Songs written by Charlie Burchill
Category:Songs written by Jim Kerr
Category:Virgin Records singles
Buy Let There Be Love (Simple Minds song) now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 1991