We Love You (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song)

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"We Love You"
We Love You single.jpg
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album The Pacific Age
B-side"We Love You" (Dub)
Released3 November 1986
RecordedStudio De La Grande Armée, Paris
GenreNew wave
Length4:10
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Humphreys, McCluskey, Stephen Hague
Producer(s)Stephen Hague
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"(Forever) Live and Die"
(1986) 		"We Love You"
(1986) 		"Shame"
(1987)

"We Love You" is a song by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released as the second single from their 1986 album, The Pacific Age.

According to Q, the "brilliant" track is sung from the perspective of a working class citizen conscripted under a totalitarian regime, for which he feigns adoration. The "We love you" refrain was also designed to be interpreted as an expression of gratitude to the OMD listener base; the group's fanclub was invited to appear in the single's accompanying music video.[1]

In a retrospective review of "We Love You", AllMusic critic Dave Thompson wrote that the song "had all the makings of a smash [hit]", while praising its instrumentation and "splendidly anthemic chorus". He also observed "barely veiled lyrics with anti-militaristic intent".[2] Trouser Press felt that the "catchy" track, along with previous single "(Forever) Live and Die", are the only worthwhile songs on The Pacific Age.[3]

Track listing[]

7"
  1. "We Love You" – 3:59
  2. "We Love You" (Dub) – 6:20
Limited edition 2×7"
  1. "We Love You" – 3:59
  2. "We Love You" (Dub) – 6:20
  3. "If You Leave" – 4:30
  4. "88 Seconds in Greensboro" – 4:20
Limited edition 7" + Cassette-Maxi Retro
  1. "We Love You" – 3:59
  2. "We Love You" (Dub) – 6:20
  1. "Souvenir"
  2. "Electricity"
  3. "Enola Gay"
  4. "Joan of Arc"
  5. "We Love You"
  6. "We Love You" (Dub)
12"
  1. "We Love You" (extended) – 6:15
  2. "We Love You" (7" version) – 3:59
  3. "We Love You" (Dub) – 6:20

Charts[]

Chart (1986–1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 26
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 54
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7] 16

References[]

  1. ^ "You're such a dictator!". Q. Bauer Media Group. November 1996.
  2. ^ "We Love You" at AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 224. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) – We Love You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  6. ^ "OMD: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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