I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It

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"I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It"
Chris Rea I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It 1984 single cover.jpg
Single by Chris Rea
from the album Wired to the Moon
B-side"Mystery Man"
Released24 February 1984[1]
Length3:40
LabelMagnet
Songwriter(s)Chris Rea
Producer(s)Chris Rea, Dave Richards
Chris Rea singles chronology
"Love's Strange Ways"
(1983) 		"I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It"
(1984) 		"Bombollini"
(1984)
Music video
"I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It (1984)" on YouTube

"I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1984 as the lead single from his sixth studio album Wired to the Moon. It was written by Rea, and produced by Rea and Dave Richards.[2] The song reached No. 65 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for four weeks.[3] It also peaked at No. 23 on the Irish Singles Chart.[4]

Critical reception[]

On its release, the Mansfield & Sutton Recorder felt the song "showcases a new immediacy in Rea's music".[1] Paul Benbow of the Reading Evening Post commented: "Gruff-voiced middle of the road stuff, ideal for Radio 2."[5] Graham K of Record Mirror criticised the single as being one of a number that week that "epitomise[s] the current trend for band and companies to unerringly strive for the lowest common denominator at all costs".[6]

In a review of Wired to the Moon, Paul Speelman of The Age wrote: "Probably the outstanding song on this album is the title track, but there is also the delightfully-named "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It", a lovely contrast".[7] In a retrospective review, Sharon Mawer of AllMusic described the song as being an "uptempo Elton John-style track".[2]

Track listing[]

7" single
  1. "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" – 3:40
  2. "Mystery Man" – 3:22
7" single (Brazilian release)
  1. "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" – 3:40
  2. "Touché d'Amour" – 3:30
12" single
  1. "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" (Extended Version) – 5:25
  2. "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" – 3:40
  3. "Mystery Man" – 3:22

Personnel[]

Other

  • Steve Rapport - photography
  • Stylo Rouge - sleeve design

Charts[]

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart[4] 23
UK Singles Chart[3] 65

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chris Rea - star without a hit". The Mansfield & Sutton Recorder. 29 March 1984.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b AllMusic Review by Sharon Mawer. "Wired to the Moon - Chris Rea | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "CHRIS REA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group - http://www.fireballmedia.ie. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  5. ^ Benbow, Paul (17 March 1984). "Singles". Reading Evening Post.
  6. ^ K, Graham (10 March 1984). "Singles". Record Mirror.
  7. ^ Speelman, Paul (6 September 1984). "Talent deserves more recognition". The Age.
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