It Must Be Love (Madness song)
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| Single by Madness | ||||
| from the album Complete Madness | ||||
| Released | 25 November 1981 | |||
| Format | vinyl record 7" , CD , cassette | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Ska | |||
| Length | 3:19 | |||
| Label | Stiff Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Labi Siffre | |||
| Producer(s) |
Clive Langer Alan Winstanley |
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"It Must Be Love" is a song written and originally recorded in 1971 by Labi Siffre. It was also recorded by ska/pop band Madness in 1981.
The song was featured in the 1989 movie The Tall Guy, starring Jeff Goldblum, Rowan Atkinson, and Emma Thompson. Suggs, lead vocalist of Madness, also appeared in the movie while singing this song. The single was reissued to tie in with the film but was not a hit on that occasion.
The original Labi Siffre recording was released as a single in 1971, and reached number 14 in November of that year UK singles chart. It also appeared on his 1972 album Crying Laughing Loving Lying.
In 1994, a version of Siffre's original, with altered lyrics, was featured in an advertisement for Midland Bank. In 2007, it was featured in a UK TV advertisement for Vodafone.
Madness' version was originally issued as a standalone single in late-1981 and appeared on their UK number one compilation album Complete Madness the following year, and on many other Madness compilations since. In 1983, it peaked in the US Billboard chart at #33.
In 2009, Madness' cover was featured in an advertisement for LoveFilm. In 2012, it was featured in an US advertisement for Volkswagen Passat.
In 2012 Madness performed the song with Olly Murs at V Festival.
The video mostly shows band members playing in a white room and standing over a grave. It also features guitarist Chris Foreman and saxophonist Lee Thompson playing their instruments underwater. Foreman appears at the start of the video warning viewers not to attempt the "very dangerous stunt" they are about to see, presumably referring to the swimming pool sequence. Labi Siffre makes a cameo appearance as a violin player.
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