"Love Your Body" is a song by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1983 by Ariola Records.
| "Love Your Body" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) 7" single cover | ||||
| Single by Amanda Lear | ||||
| B-side | "Darkness and Light" | |||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Label | Ariola Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Peter Lüdemann, Alf Schwegeler, Amanda Lear | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Lüdemann | |||
| Amanda Lear singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
.jpg) 12" single cover | ||||
Song information
editThe song was written by Peter Lüdemann, Alf Schwegeler and Amanda Lear, and was produced by Lüdemann. It is a Hi-NRG synthpop track and its lyrics reference the aerobics craze of the early 1980s, hence the caption "It's aerobic time" on the 12" single cover. It was Amanda's last single recorded in Munich and released by German division of Ariola Records.[1] The B-side of the single was "Darkness and Light", stylistically similar to "Love Your Body,” written by Lüdemann and Lear.
"Love Your Body"/"Darkness and Light" was released as a standalone single between Lear's fifth and sixth studio album. Despite considerable promotion on TV, it met with minor success and only charted in Belgium. Both songs had not appeared on an album until 2006, when the 3 CD box set The Sphinx – Das Beste aus den Jahren 1976–1983 was released in Germany.
In the 2017 book Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop, the song is mentioned as one of Lear's "noteworthy tracks" from the 80s.[2]
Music video
editThe music video for the song was filmed in the chroma key technique. It pictures Amanda in a tribal outfit accompanied by muscular men and a group of people performing aerobic routines.
Track listing
edit- A. "Love Your Body" – 4:26
- B. "Darkness and Light" – 3:58
- 12" Single[5]
- A. "Love Your Body" – 6:00
- B. "Darkness and Light" – 4:44
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium[6] | 29 |
References
edit- ^ "Amanda Lear Biography". www.eurodancehits.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ^ Arena, James (2017). Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop. McFarland. p. 225. ISBN 9781476630144. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "LOVE YOUR BODY 1983 Germany". amandalear_singoli.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- ^ "Amanda Lear - Love Your Body (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- ^ "Amanda Lear - Love Your Body / Darkness And Light (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- ^ "ultratop.be - Amanda Lear - Love Your Body" (in Dutch). www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2018-02-09.