Love Missile F1-11

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"Love Missile F1-11"
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F-11.jpg
Single by Sigue Sigue Sputnik
from the album Flaunt It
B-side"Hack Attack"
Released1986
Length3:49
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Giorgio Moroder
Sigue Sigue Sputnik singles chronology
"Love Missile F1-11"
(1986) 		"21st Century Boy"
(1986)

"Love Missile F1-11" is the debut single by British band Sigue Sigue Sputnik, released in 1986 from their debut album Flaunt It. It was the band's biggest hit, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Style[]

The song features vocals with high echo and uses multiple sound effects to create a futuristic atmosphere. The 'Ultraviolence Mix' begins with a sample from Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film A Clockwork Orange where Malcolm McDowell's character, Alex, professes his fondness for a bit "of the old ultra-violence".

Track listing[]

7": Parlophone / SSS 1 (UK)[]

Side one
  1. "Love Missile F1-11" – 3:45
Side two
  1. "Hack Attack" – 3:50

7": Manhattan Records / B-50035 (US)[]

Side one
  1. "Love Missile F1-11" – 3:45
Side two
  1. "Hack Attack" – 3:50

12": Parlophone / 12 SSS 1 (UK)[]

Side one
  1. "Love Missile F1-11 (Extended Version)" – 6:55
Side two
  1. "Love Missile F1-11 (Dance Mix)" – 4:27
  2. "Hack Attack" – 3:50

12": Manhattan Records / V-56021 (US)[]

Side one
  1. "Love Missile F1-11 (Extended Version)" – 6:55
Side two
  1. "Love Missile F1-11 (Dance Mix) – 4:27
  2. "Love Missile F1-11 (Single Version)" – 3:45

Special Edition 12": Parlophone / 12 SSSX 1 (UK)[]

Side one
  1. "Trailer Mix" – 1:16
  2. "Love Missile F1-11 (Video Mix)" – 3:45
Side two
  1. "Love Missile F1-11 & 'Actuality' Sound" – 3:46
  2. "Hard Attack (Dub)" – 3:52

Cover versions[]

David Bowie covered the song as an outtake during the sessions for his 2003 album, Reality. It was then released as a B-side for the single "New Killer Star". Pop Will Eat Itself released a cover of the song as a single in May 1987, before including it on the Box Frenzy LP in 1988. Thermopyle released a cover version as a CD single in 1998. There is also an electronic version remixed by WestBam released on a single in 2000. The Stone Roses also used to occasionally cover "Love Missile F1-11" at some of their earlier concerts.

Video[]

The music video features many shots of a futuristic city and references The Terminator, Star Wars, Star Trek, Blade Runner and Scarface. The video is primarily set in a future war; the band are depicted as armed soldiers with spaceships. In some countries, the video censors a scene in which the members of the group installs a silencer on a MAC-10 (which is censored with a censor bar over the gun), and fires it later in the video (which is censored with stock war footage), due to it being deemed an instruction in the use of a firearm.

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 273. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  5. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3 no. 15. 19 April 1986. p. 12. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love Missile F1-11". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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  11. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (S)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  12. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Love Missile F1-11". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Flaunt It – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Love Missile F1-11". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  16. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles: Hot 100 of the Year 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3 no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 29. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1986" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  18. ^ "British single certifications – Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Love Missile FI-II". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

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