The Book of Love (The Magnetic Fields song)

"The Book of Love"
Song by The Magnetic Fields
from the album 69 Love Songs
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1999
RecordedApril 1999
StudioPolar West, Mother West, Polar Mother, and Sonics
GenreIndie rock, indie pop, lo-fi, baroque pop
Length2:42
LabelMerge
Songwriter(s)Stephin Merritt

"The Book of Love" is a song written by Stephin Merritt and attributed to The Magnetic Fields, an American indie pop group founded and led by him. "The Book of Love" appears on Magnetic Fields' three-volume concept album 69 Love Songs, which contains 69 tracks described as "love songs", 23 tracks in each of the three volumes. The three-volume album was released in 1999, with "the Book of Love" appearing in volume 1 as track number 12.

Versions

It was covered by the American indie band The Airborne Toxic Event in the live album All I Ever Wanted: Live from Walt Disney Concert Hall featuring Calder Quartet. The live recording was released on Island Def Jam Records.

The Croatian musicians 2Cellos recorded an instrumental version on their album In2ition.

Peter Gabriel version

"The Book of Love / Not One of Us"
Single by Peter Gabriel / Stephin Merritt
from the album Scratch My Back / And I'll Scratch Yours
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2010
Recorded2009
Length3:53 ("The Book of Love")
3:58 ("Not One of Us")
Songwriter(s)Stephin Merritt "The Book of Love"
Peter Gabriel ("Not One of Us")

When the Magnetic Fields appeared at London's Lyric Hammersmith Theatre in January 2001 to play their album 69 Love Songs in its entirety, they were joined by Peter Gabriel for an encore of "The Book of Love". He later recorded his own cover of the song for the soundtrack of the 2004 romantic comedy film Shall We Dance? His cover has since been featured in film and television, such as in the Scrubs episode "My Finale" and the South Park episode "Tweek x Craig".

Gabriel's version appeared on his 2010 album Scratch My Back. Gabriel originally intended to release Scratch My Back and And I'll Scratch Yours simultaneously. However, as completion of the latter dragged out, it was instead decided to release a series of double A-sided singles with one song from each album every full moon during 2010 on iTunes.[1] The first of such singles was Gabriel's cover of "The Book of Love", together with Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt's cover of Gabriel's song "Not One of Us". It was released on 30 January 2010,[2] on the day of January 2010's full moon.[3]

On April 17, 2010, "The Book of Love" / "Not One of Us" as well as the follow-ups "Flume" / "Come Talk to Me" were released on 7" vinyl to independent record stores.[4]

Track listing

  1. Side A: "The Book of Love" (Peter Gabriel) – 3:53
  2. Side B: "Not One of Us" (Peter Gabriel featuring Stephin Merritt) – 3:58

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 70
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 29
Germany (GfK)[7] 93

Gavin James version

The Book of Love EP
EP by
Gavin James
ReleasedMarch 23, 2015
Recorded2014–2015
Length14:21
LabelGood Soldier / Believe
Sony (distribution)
"The Book of Love"
Single by Gavin James
from the album Bitter Pill
ReleasedJanuary 2, 2015
Recorded2014
Length3:15
LabelGood Soldier / Believe
Songwriter(s)Stephin Merritt
Music video
"The Book of Love" on YouTube

In 2015, Irish singer-songwriter Gavin James recorded his version appearing on his EP single The Book of Love. The Book of Love EP contains four versions, the official radio track, and three remixes by Raffertie, by JOY (Rework) and Young Wonder.

The track appeared also in a four-track EP by James called For Love and eventually was included on his album Bitter Pill.

The single charted in Belgium reaching number 10 on the Ultratop official chart. It also charted in the Netherlands both on Dutch Top 40 and Dutch Single Top 100.

Track listing[8]

  1. "The Book of Love" – 3:15
  2. "The Book of Love" (Raffertie remix) – 3:40
  3. "The Book of Love" (JOY. rework) – 3:43
  4. "The Book of Love" (Young Wonder remix) – 3:43
  5. "The Book of Love" (Does It Offend You, Yeah? Remix) – 3:49

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "The Book of Love" by Gavin James
Chart (2014–2015) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 10
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[10] 22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 35
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 31

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "The Book of Love" by Gavin James
Chart (2015) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 58
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 88

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[15] Platinum 30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

"Il Libro Dell' Amore (The Book of Love)" by 2CELLOS feat. Zucchero

The song was translated into Italian as "Il Libro Dell' Amore" and rerecorded by Italian singer Zucchero and the Croatian duo musicians 2Cellos on the album In2ition.

Cheryl Bentyne version

Cheryl Bentyne covered "The Book of Love" on her 2006 album The Book of Love, accompanied by gospel singer Mark Kibble. [16]

Chaps Choir version

On April 30, 2016, the Islington, London-based all-male Chaps Choir released its live version of "The Book of Love" as Side B of a double A-sided 7" vinyl single with Side A being "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)" by Samantha Whates featuring Chaps Choir. Directed by musician Dominic Stichbury, the Chaps Choir version was recorded at the Union Chapel in Islington and released independently on 2016 Good Chap Records and available as a 7" vinyl and digitally.

The Shadowboxers Version

The Shadowboxers recorded a version for The Book of Love (2016 film), featuring uncredited vocals by Justin Timberlake. The film's soundtrack entitled The Book of Love (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was composed by Justin Timberlake and Mitchell Owens and was released on January 13, 2017.

Atle Pettersen version

On November 12, 2019, Norwegian pop artist Atle Pettersen released "Juletid" ("Christmas Time") on digital platforms with new Christmas-themed lyrics in Norwegian.

Mike Doughty version

Mike Doughty released Golden Delicious on February 19, 2008, which included "Book of Love" as an "[iTunes Only (Magnetic Fields Cover)]", track 12, with only acoustic guitar, piano and vocals, very true to the original.

Mishima version

The Catalan band Mishima included a version in Catalan, "El llibre de l'amor", in its 2022 album L'aigua clara (Crystal Clear Water).[17]

  • The Peter Gabriel version has been used in films and on television, including in the 2004 movie Shall We Dance?; on Scrubs during the series finale in 2009, "My Finale"; and on the animated series South Park in the episode "Tweek x Craig".[18]
  • In 2014, contestant Sequoia LaDeil sang the song during the knockout phase in season 4 of The Voice of Germany.
  • In July 2015, Zoë sang it on the finale of the German program The Voice Kids, a singing contest for children of 8 to 14 years old.
  • In September 2015, Dutch contestant Jasper van Aarst sang it during the Blind Auditions of season 6 of The Voice of Holland.
  • James Patrick Stuart performed the song during the Nurse's Ball on the American soap opera General Hospital.
  • The Magnetic Fields version is heard in the 2014 movie Extraterrestrial and was also used in the Fox series Lethal Weapon (season 3, episode 5 "Get The Picture") and the Netflix show Friends From College in 2019 (season 2, episode 7).
  • Comedian Arthur Smith performs a version of it during Syd, his 2019 show about his late father.
  • It also is the source of the title of the 2004 film in which the song is prominent, Book of Love starring Simon Baker, Frances O'Connor and Gregory Smith.
  • Author Nicola Yoon's young adult romance Instructions for Dancing derives its title from a line in the song.
  • Dave Matthews covered the song at his concert on November 19, 2024

References

  1. ^ McCormick, Neil (11 February 2010). "Peter Gabriel: Scratch My Back, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. ^ "The Magnetic Fields: Realism". Petergabriel.com. 23 January 2010. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  3. ^ SongFacts: "The Book of Love" by Peter Gabriel
  4. ^ "2 'Scratch' 7-inch singles for Record Store Day". Petergabriel.com. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Peter Gabriel – The Book of Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Peter Gabriel – The Book of Love" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Peter Gabriel – The Book of Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  8. ^ iTunes: The Book of Love EP
  9. ^ "Gavin James – The Book of Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ "Gavin James – The Book of Love" (in French). Ultratip.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Gavin James" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  12. ^ "Gavin James – The Book of Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2015". Ultratop. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2015" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Dutch single certifications – Gavin James – The Book of Love" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved December 25, 2022. Enter The Book of Love in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2016 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  16. ^ "Cheryl Bentyne: The Book Of Love", review by C. Michael Bailey
  17. ^ Mishima - El llibre de l'amor, retrieved 2022-08-15
  18. ^ South Park Studios YouTube channel: Tweek x Craig

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