I Want Your Love (Chic song)
"I Want Your Love" | ||||
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Single by Chic | ||||
from the album C'est Chic | ||||
B-side | "(Funny) Bone" | |||
Released | January 29, 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 6:55 (LP version) 3:28 (7" edit) | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
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Chic singles chronology | ||||
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"I Want Your Love" is a song by American band Chic from their second studio album C'est Chic (1978). Featuring a solo lead vocal by Alfa Anderson, the song became a very successful follow-up to their hit single "Le Freak".[1]
In the United States, "I Want Your Love" reached number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in November 1978[2] and number five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in June 1979.[3] It also peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1979 and remained on the chart for 19 weeks.[4] In the United Kingdom, it reached number four on the UK Singles chart (the highest position of any Chic singles) and spent 11 weeks on the chart.
Critical reception
"[The song] swirls around a tricky horn-and-strings riff that builds and builds until the track practically levitates", Rolling Stone wrote.[5] AllMusic's Jason Birchmeier called the song a "timeless floor-filler" and a "dancefloor anthem."[6] Amy Hanson of AllMusic described it as a "sonic masterpiece" that is often better than "Le Freak," dominated by a four note riff and a repeated "slightly melancholy refrain" of "I want your love, I need your love."[7]
Billboard rated the song as a strong follow-up to "Le Freak" with a "catchy, rhythmic hook."[8]
Track listing and formats
- 7" vinyl single
- A. "I Want Your Love" – 3:28
- B. "(Funny) Bone" – 3:41
- 12" vinyl single
- A. "I Want Your Love" – 6:53
- B. "(Funny) Bone" – 3:41
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[23] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Jody Watley version
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"I Want Your Love" | ||||
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Single by Jody Watley | ||||
from the album The Makeover | ||||
Released | May 4, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | Disco, house | |||
Length | 4:20 | |||
Label | Avitone Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers | |||
Producer(s) | DJ Spinna | |||
Jody Watley singles chronology | ||||
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Singer/musician Jody Watley recorded "I Want Your Love" as part of her 2006 album The Makeover. Watley's version was released as a single in 2007 and reached number 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart for the week of June 16, 2007. The Watley cover was produced by DJ Spinna and featured Nile Rodgers on guitar. Bernard Edwards, Chic's co-founder (and co-writer of "I Want Your Love"), had previously produced a massive hit for Watley in the form of her 1987 single "Don't You Want Me".
Track listings
- US Digital Download
- "I Want Your Love" (Soulcast Icon Mix)
- "I Want Your Love" (Masi and Mellow Late Night Vocal Mix)
- "I Want Your Love" (Morgan Page Sunset Strip Mix)
- "I Want Your Love" (Angel Manuel Dirty Vox Mix)
- "I Want Your Love" (Zoned Out Vintage Vox Mix)
- "I Want Your Love" (Shawn Q Soltribe Mix)
- "I Want Your Love" (Cristian Paduraru Vocal Mix)
- "I Want Your Love" (Danny Krivit Edit)
- "I Want Your Love" (Chin Digital House Party Mix)
- "I Want Your Love" (Soulcast Radio Edit)
- US CD single
- "I Want Your Love" (Soulcast Icon Mix)
- "I Want Your Love" (Morgan Page Sunset Strip Mix)
- "I Want Your Love" (Masi + Mello Late Nite Vocal Mix)
- "I Want Your Love" (Danny Krivitz's Original Re-Edit)
- "I Want Your Love" (Soulcast Icon Radio Edit)
- UK CD single[24]
- "I Want Your Love" (Soulcast UK Radio Edit)
- "I Want Your Love" (Soulcast Icon Mix)
- "I Want Your Love" (Wideboy's Club Mix)
- "I Want Your Love" (Wideboy's Miami Mix)
- "I Want Your Love" (Thomas Gold Remix)
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[25] | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ "I Want Your Love". All Music.
- ^ "Dance Club Songs Chart".
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart".
- ^ "The Hot 100 Chart".
- ^ "Chic: C'est Chic: Music Review". Rolling Stone. 2003. Archived from the original on March 16, 2008.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "I Want Your Love: Music Review". All Music.
- ^ Hanson, Amy. "I Want Your Love: Music Review". All Music.
- ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. February 3, 1979. p. 86. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "Chic – I Want Your Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Chic – I Want Your Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Want Your Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Chic" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Chic – I Want Your Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Chic – I Want Your Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Chic: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Chic Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Chic Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Chic Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Chic Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles (1979)". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- ^ "Top Singles 1979". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. 22 December 1979. p. 27.
- ^ Musicoutfitters.com
- ^ "American single certifications – Chic – I Want Your Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ Jody Watley - I Want Your Love
- ^ "Jody Watley Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2016.