"Love Is Stronger Than Pride" is a song by English band Sade from their third studio album, Stronger Than Pride (1988). It was released as the album's lead single on 21 March 1988 by Epic. The song was a top 10 hit in Finland and Italy, and entered the top 20 in Belgium, the Netherlands and South Africa. In the UK, it peaked at number 44.
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| Single by Sade | ||||
| from the album Stronger Than Pride | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 21 March 1988 | |||
| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Composer(s) |
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| Lyricist(s) | Sade Adu | |||
| Producer(s) | Sade | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Sade - Love Is Stronger Than Pride - Official - 1988" on YouTube | ||||
Reception
editIn 2012, Sophie Heawood of The Guardian commented, "Seemingly composed entirely from air currents and fragments of Spanish guitar, the lead single from the 1988 album of the same name showed Sade at their most minimal".[1] Upon the release, Neil Taylor from NME said, "The woman has stuck to the same weepy formula that justifiably endeared her to the hearts and centrefolds of rock crits the world over. Ms Adu sticks to the same small group of emotions — love, pride, fear of loss — and true to form this single is one more thwarted-love song. Sade's voice is perfect, and the production is subtle and suitably suave."[2]
James Hamilton from Record Mirror wrote in his dance column, "Resonantly atmospheric pulsing though not very rhythmic 43+3⁄4-0bpm smoky slow vocal swayer".[3] Frank Guan of Vulture noted in a 2017 retrospective review, "There's a bit of an in-joke in the title track of Sade's third album: prior to renaming itself after, and reorganizing itself around its lead singer, the band had played under the name of Pride. Complete the equation and you'll discover that Sade is, in fact, Love, a fact amply borne out by the song itself."[4]
Track listings
edit- 7-inch single
- A. "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" – 4:18
- B. "Super Bien Total" – 4:02
- 12-inch single
- A. "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" – 4:18
- B. "Super Bien Total" (extended mix) – 6:52
- UK and European CD single
- Austrian 3-inch CD single
- "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" – 4:18
- "Super Bien Total" (extended mix) – 6:52
- US cassette single
- "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" – 4:18
- "Make Some Room" – 4:16
Charts
edit| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 56 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 11 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 5 |
| France (SNEP)[8] | 36 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 28 |
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[10] | 4 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] | 18 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] | 19 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[13] | 20 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 44 |
| West Germany (GfK)[15] | 51 |
References
edit- ^ Heawood, Sophie (13 March 2012). "Why Sade is bigger in the US than Adele". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Taylor, Neil (2 April 1988). "Singles". NME. p. 12. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Hamilton, James (9 April 1988). "DJ Directory". Record Mirror. p. 37. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ Guan, Frank (26 October 2017). "All 73 Sade Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best". Vulture. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 263. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Sade – Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Sade – Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love Is Stronger Than Pride". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2022. Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Sade" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Sade" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Sade – Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ Currin, Brian. "SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts S". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Sade: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sade – Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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