More Than Words
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| Single by Extreme | ||||
| from the album Pornograffitti | ||||
| Released | March 23, 1991 | |||
| Format | CD maxi, 7", 12", cassette single | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
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| Length | 5:33 (Album version) 4:09 (Radio edit) |
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| Label | A&M | |||
| Writer(s) |
Gary Cherone Nuno Bettencourt |
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| Producer(s) | Michael Wagener | |||
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| "More Than Words" | |
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| Promotional single by Westlife from the album Grandes Exitos and Westlife | |
| Released | 1999; 2002 (single) |
| Format | 3" CD single (CD3) |
| Genre | Pop rock, soft rock |
| Length | 3:53 |
| Label | Sony BMG/ Lideres |
| Writer(s) |
Nuno Bettencourt Gary Cherone |
| Producer(s) | Steve Mac |
"More Than Words" is a ballad written and originally performed by American rock band Extreme. It is built around acoustic guitar work by Nuno Bettencourt and the vocals of Gary Cherone (with harmony vocals from Bettencourt). Released in 1990 on the album Pornograffitti, the song is a detour from the funk metal style that permeates the band's records. As such, it has often been described as "a blessing and a curse" due to its overwhelming success and recognition worldwide, but the band ultimately embraced it and plays it on every show.
The song was described by Bettencourt as a song warning that the phrase "I love you" was becoming meaningless: "People use it so easily and so lightly that they think you can say that and fix everything, or you can say that and everything's OK. Sometimes you have to do more and you have to show it—there's other ways to say 'I love you.'"
The song's music video was filmed in black and white and was produced and directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.
On March 23, 1991, "More Than Words" entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number 81 and soon after reached number one. It also reached number two in the United Kingdom, where the group had success before its American breakthrough. Though they had made a few European charts before, this brought the band to their first mainstream success in the United States.
Extreme followed "More Than Words" with another acoustic ballad, "Hole Hearted", which peaked at number four in the United States and number three in Canada.
Irish boyband Westlife covered the song for their 1999 debut-album Westlife and released as promotional single in their Venezuelan only compilation album Grandes Exitos (2002), peaking at #3 on the Venezuelan singles chart. The single featured exclusive remixes of three of the group's biggest hits.
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