"Show Me Love" is a song by American singer Robin S. It was written by Allen George and Fred McFarlane and originally released in 1990 by Champion Records in the United Kingdom. In 1992, it was remixed by Swedish house music production duo StoneBridge & Nick Nice, and re-released in many European countries as well as United States and Japan. It became one of the most well known house anthems in the United Kingdom, and Robin's biggest hit to date. The song is often confused with her following single "Luv 4 Luv", which is compositionally similar and was released around the same time, and with the 1997 hit "Show Me Love" by the Swedish singer Robyn.
"Show Me Love" was written by American songwriters Allen George and Fred McFarlane, who had previously worked with Jenny Burton and Jocelyn Brown. The song was initially released in 1990 on British label Champion Records with remixes by Anthony King. In 1992, Swedish DJ and producer StoneBridge remixed the song on suggestion of Champion.[6][7] The song's iconic bass organ sound comes from the Korg M1 synthesizer.[8][9] The remixed version was later included on Robin S.'s 1993 debut album Show Me Love.
Engineer – P. Dennis Mitchell, Dave Sussman, Nat Foster, Robert Kiss
Keyboards – Fred McFarlane, Joe Moskowitz, Matt Thomas, Stonebridge, Robert Kiss
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr., Dana Reed, Mike Cantwell
Backing vocals – Dana Reed, Debbie Cole, Dennis Taylor, Kim Miller, Luci Martin, Robin Stone, Vivian Sessoms
Sampling
In 1994, Sharon S., a Dutch act whose name was inspired by Robin S., used similar sounded elements of "Show Me Love" for their single "Wonderful," which was later sampled by Firebeatz in 2013.[citation needed]
In 2007, Australian DJ Mobin Master re-recorded the song with vocalist Karina Chavez. In 2008 the song was re-released with vocals by Robin S.
In 2008, DJ Michael Mind samples the song for his single "Show Me Love".[25]
In 2008, the song was remade by Swedish DJ and producer Steve Angello and Filipino-Dutch DJ Laidback Luke. Robin S. is featured re-recording her vocals. Also featured are additional vocals from Hal Ritson (co-producer) and Yolanda Quartey.[33] It was originally released through the Happy Music label on December 12,[34] and has had multiple re-releases since. "Show Me Love" is one of Angello's and Luke's best known singles, especially in the United Kingdom where it has topped the UK Dance Chart in 2009.
The song was also an international breakthrough for Dutch DJ Hardwell.[35] The song is based on his bootlegmashup of Robin S.'s "Show Me Love" and the instrumental track "Be" by Steve Angello & Laidback Luke.[36]
In 2015, the song was remade by Sam Feldt featuring vocals from Kimberly Anne. It was released as a digital download on 21 June 2015 in the United Kingdom through Spinnin' Records. The song was produced by Sam Feldt.