House of Love (East 17 song)

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"House of Love"
House of Love (East 17) album coverart.jpg
Single by East 17
from the album Walthamstow
Released10 August 1992 (1992-08-10)[1]
RecordedSeptember 1991 (1991-09)[2]
Length4:37
LabelLondon
Songwriter(s)Tony Mortimer, Robin Goodfellow
Producer(s)Robin Goodfellow
East 17 singles chronology
"House of Love"
(1992) 		"Gold"
(1992)

"House of Love" is British boy band East 17's debut single, taken from their first studio album, Walthamstow (1993), released in August 1992. It became a number-one hit in Finland for two weeks and in Sweden for six weeks and was a top-40 hit in many other countries between 1992 and 1994. The song was later covered by British pop duo Shampoo and released on their 1994 album We Are Shampoo.

Background[]

Initially conceived by former Pet Shop Boys manager Tom Watkins as a tougher version of Take That, East 17 decided that their first single—like Take That's debut—should be an upbeat dance number that would sell to both teenagers and to clubs. Inspired by current dance groups like The KLF and Snap!, Tony Mortimer wrote "House of Love" as a mock 'rave' anthem, complete with a 'harmony' rap performed by Brian Harvey. Mortimer rapped the main verses with the entire band singing the chorus. The Pedigree Mix of the song, complete with an explosion and then a dog barking at the beginning and the end, was released as the single, complete with a low-budget video. "House of Love" shot to No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart, establishing East 17 as a premier pop act. It was included on their first album, Walthamstow, and their 1996 greatest hits compilation. On 15 April 2011, T-Mobile uploaded a video parody of the JK Wedding Entrance Dance[3] portraying the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton weeks before the actual Royal Wedding using choreography with the group's song.[4]

Critical reception[]

Tom Doyle from Smash Hits gave the song four out of five, commenting, "Looking a bit like a cross between Take That and Flowered Up in their trendy Essex techno gear, E17 come up with this well catchy tune with background barking supplied by their dog".[5]

Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 75 in their list of 75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time in 2020.[6]

Music video[]

There were made two different music videos for the song: a European and an American version. The latter was directed by Scott Kennedy.[7]

Track listing[]

Charts and sales[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "People: E17" (PDF). Record Mirror. 8 August 1992. p. 11. Retrieved 16 July 2021 – via Music Week.
  3. ^ JK Wedding Entrance Dance - YouTube.com
  4. ^ The T-Mobile Royal Wedding - YouTube.com
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  12. ^ "EDR Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 16 January 1993. p. 7. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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  16. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – House of Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  17. ^ Israel Top-30: 3 weeks at No. 1 (15.9.92, 22.9.92 & 30.9.92)
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  25. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 29 August 1992. p. 18. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  26. ^ "East 17 Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  27. ^ "Year End Charts: Top Singles". Music Week. 16 January 1993. p. 8.
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  29. ^ "1993 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 51/52. 18 December 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  30. ^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1993" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  31. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1994" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  32. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (East 17; 'House of Love')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  33. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

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