Love Religion

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"Love Religion"
Love religion.jpg
Single by U96
from the album Club Bizarre
B-side"Remix"
Released14 October 1994
Recorded1994
Genre
Length3:35
LabelGuppy
Songwriter(s)
  • Helmut Hoinkis
  • Alex Christensen
  • Ingo Hauss
  • Hayo Panarinfo
Producer(s)
  • Matiz
  • Alex Christensen
U96 singles chronology
"Inside Your Dreams"
(1994) 		"Love Religion"
(1994) 		"Club Bizarre"
(1995)
Music video
"Love Religion" on YouTube

"Love Religion" is a song recorded by German dance act U96, released in October 1994 as the lead single from their third album, Club Bizarre (1995). Unlike U96's previous songs, "Love Religion" is more trance-oriented techno and pop. It takes its main melody from Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase".[1] The background vocals are performed by Dutch singer, actress and TV host Daisy Dee. It peaked at number two in Finland and Sweden, and was also a Top 10 hit in Austria, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Chart performance[]

"Love Religion" was a major hit in Europe and remains one of U96's most successful songs to date. It peaked within the Top 10 in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. In both Finland and Sweden, the song made it to number two. Additionally, it was a Top 20 hit in France, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where the single reached number 12 in December 1994. In Belgium, it was a Top 30 hit, while it only reached number 134 in the UK. Outside Europe, "Love Religion" peaked at number 16 in Israel and number 208 in Australia. The single was awarded with a gold record in Germany.[2]

Music video[]

The accompanying music video for "Love Religion" was directed by German film director and producer Nico Beyer.[3]

Track listings[]

Charts[]

References[]

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  8. ^ Finnish peak
  9. ^ "U96, German Singles Chart" (in German). Musicline. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  10. ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1995" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  11. ^ "U96 – Love Religion" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. ^ "Chart Log UK: U2 - Utopia".
  13. ^ ""Love Religion — Remix", Swedish Singles Chart" (in Swedish). Swedishcharts. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  14. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1994" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1994" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Ultratop rapports annuels 1995". ultratop.be. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  17. ^ "1995 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 23 December 1995. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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