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Love Rears Its Ugly Head

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"Love Rears Its Ugly Head"
Single by Living Colour
from the album Time's Up
Released1991
Recorded1989–1990
Genre
Length4:19
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Vernon Reid
Producer(s)Ed Stasium
Living Colour singles chronology
"Type"
(1990)
"Love Rears Its Ugly Head"
(1991)
"Solace of You"
(1990)

"Love Rears Its Ugly Head" is a single released by Living Colour in 1990 from their second album Time's Up.

It is in the style of most of the group's previous singles, a rock song with touches of R&B, especially in the vocals. It is most noted for its funk-style guitar parts that permeate throughout the entire song. It takes a sample from the song Lush Life by Nat King Cole. The music video features Cynthia Bailey of The Real Housewives of Atlanta fame.[citation needed]

The track peaked at number 8 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the United States and, in a heavily remixed form with re-recorded vocals and less of a rock influence, became the band's biggest hit single in the UK, peaking at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.

Charts

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[2] 10
Dutch Top 40[3] 16
UK Singles[4] 12
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks[5] 28
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[6] 8

References

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  1. ^ "The 25 Best Albums of 1990". Paste. November 11, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Discography Living Colour". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Discografie Living Colour". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "love rears its ugly head | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Living Colour - Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Living Colour - Alternative Airplay". Billboard.