We Love You (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song)

"We Love You"
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album The Pacific Age
B-side"We Love You" (Dub)
Released3 November 1986 (1986-11-03)
RecordedStudio De La Grande Armée (Paris)
GenreNew wave
Length4:10
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stephen Hague
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"(Forever) Live and Die"
(1986) 		"We Love You"
(1986) 		"Shame"
(1987)
Music video
"We Love You" on YouTube

"We Love You" is a 1986 song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the second single from their seventh studio album The Pacific Age. It was originally written for the film Playing for Keeps (1986).[1]

Reception

An enthusiastic WLIR named "We Love You" their "Screamer of the Week" for 28 November 1986.[2] Following its US-wide release, the track was included in KROQ's "Top 106.7 Songs of 1987".[3] AllMusic critic Dave Thompson later wrote that "We Love You" 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".[4]

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)[5] 18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 26
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 54
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8] 16

References

  1. ^ "The Pacific Age". OMD. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ^ Dunn, Larry (28 November 1986). "Radio Comments". The Hard Report. No. 7. p. 22.
  3. ^ "Top 106.7 Songs of 1987". KROQ-FM. 31 December 1987. Retrieved 20 July 2022 – via RadioHitList.com.
  4. ^ "We Love You" at AllMusic.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) – We Love You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  7. ^ "OMD: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2020.