Love Generation (song)
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| Single by Bob Sinclar featuring Gary Pine | ||||||||
| from the album Western Dream | ||||||||
| Released | October 13, 2005 | |||||||
| Format | CD single, Maxi-single | |||||||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||||||
| Genre | Dance-pop, Folk dance | |||||||
| Length | 8:52 (Album Version) 3:26 (Video & Radio Versions) 2:50 (Radio Edit) |
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| Label | Defected Records (UK) | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Duane Harden, Christophe le Friant, Gary Pine, Jay Woodhouse, JG Schreiner, Alain Wisniak | |||||||
| Producer | Bob Sinclar | |||||||
| Bob Sinclar singles chronology | ||||||||
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"Love Generation" is the title of a song by Bob Sinclar with vocals by Gary Pine, a member of Jamaican band The Wailers (formed by Bob Marley). The single was released in October 2005 through the Defected label.
This song is the first track to be released from Sinclar's fourth full album, Western Dream. It was a massive hit all over Europe and in Australia, and had one of the longest ever runs in the German Top 10. It was less popular in the United Kingdom, but still reached number 12 there.
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[edit] Track listings
- "Love Generation" (Radio Edit)
- "Love Generation" (Club Mix)
- "Love Generation" (Full Intention Mix)
- "Love Generation" (Full Intention Dub)
- "Love Generation" (Ron Carroll Black Church Feeling)
- "Love Generation" (Kenny Dope Gutta Remix)
- (Australia/NZ release)
- "Love Generation" (Radio Edit)
- "Love Generation" (Extended Club Version)
[edit] Music video
The music video is inspired by the music video for "Sweet Lullaby" by Deep Forest.[citation needed] Both videos feature children riding their bicycle across different locations, greeting the local people and sampling the local cultures and atmosphere.
The music video, which appears to have been shot at various locations in the United States, starts with a young boy (played by David Beaudoin, who stars in numerous Bob Sinclar videos) waking up one seemingly ordinary morning. He gets himself ready and goes out on his bike to school. He arrives outside the entrance and pauses, apparently in thought. Then he rides the bike on, past the school, and partakes on a trip to many different and exotic locations all over the USA including New York City and San Francisco. He waves to people he passes, rests occasionally for refreshments and to admire his surroundings, before riding on. The man watering his lawn is Bob Sinclar.
Eventually he ends up back at his home at the time he usually gets back from school. He embraces and chats animatedly to his mother, and she brings him to bed later. He looks thoughtfully at the globe at his bedside table, before rolling over to sleep. Overall the video has a very upbeat story, an adventure in the wild outdoors, and how a boy spreads love all over his nation.
Because the song was used throughout the 2006 FIFA World Cup the animated mascot Goleo VI and Pille appear in the music video.
[edit] Chart performance
The song was a #1 hit in countries such as Australia,[1] Austria, Hungary and Belgium and made the top fifteen in several other countries such as Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland[2]
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (2006) | Position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 1 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[4] | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[6] | 2 |
| Czech Republic (IFPI)[7] | 1 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] | 3 |
| France (SNEP)[9] | 3 |
| Italy (FIMI)[10] | 9 |
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[11] | 3 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[12] | 2 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[13] | 13 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] | 6 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 2 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 2 |
| US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[17] | 1 |
[edit] Year-end charts
| End of year chart (2006) | Position |
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| German Singles Chart[18] | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[19] | 3 |
| World Singles Chart | 22 |
[edit] Decade-end charts
| (2000–2009) | Position |
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| German Singles Chart[20] | 6 |
[edit] References
- ^ Charts @ Australian-chart.com Retrieved June 2009
- ^ http://acharts.us/song/2277
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Bob Sinclar pres. Goleo VI feat. Gary "Nesta" Pine – Love Generation". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 Dec 10.
- ^ "Bob Sinclar pres. Goleo VI feat. Gary "Nesta" Pine – Love Generation – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 Dec 10.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Bob Sinclar pres. Goleo VI feat. Gary "Nesta" Pine – Love Generation" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Bob Sinclar pres. Goleo VI feat. Gary "Nesta" Pine – Love Generation" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert {{{year}}}{{{week}}} into search.
- ^ "Danishcharts.com – Bob Sinclar pres. Goleo VI feat. Gary "Nesta" Pine – Love Generation". Tracklisten. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Bob Sinclar pres. Goleo VI feat. Gary "Nesta" Pine – Love Generation" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Bob Sinclar pres. Goleo VI feat. Gary "Nesta" Pine – Love Generation". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bob Sinclar pres. Goleo VI feat. Gary "Nesta" Pine – Love Generation" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Bob Sinclar pres. Goleo VI feat. Gary "Nesta" Pine – Love Generation". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bob Sinclar pres. Goleo VI feat. Gary "Nesta" Pine – Love Generation". VG-lista. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Bob Sinclar pres. Goleo VI feat. Gary "Nesta" Pine – Love Generation" Canciones Top 50. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Bob Sinclar pres. Goleo VI feat. Gary "Nesta" Pine – Love Generation". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Bob Sinclar pres. Goleo VI feat. Gary "Nesta" Pine – Love Generation – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Bob Sinclar Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for Bob Sinclar. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Single_Jahrescharts_2006
- ^ http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2006
- ^ http://www.rtl.de/cms/unterhaltung/tv-programm/show/die-ultimative-chartshow/hits-neue-jahrtausend-download.html
[edit] External links
| Preceded by "Run It!" by Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana |
Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single February 19, 2006 - March 5, 2006 |
Succeeded by "Flaunt It" by TV Rock featuring Seany B |
| Preceded by "Perfect Love" by Simply Red |
Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play number-one single January 14, 2006 - January 21, 2006 |
Succeeded by "Don't Forget About Us" by Mariah Carey |
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