Love in Motion (song)
| "Love in Motion" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1981 Australian 7" release | ||||
| Single by Icehouse | ||||
| B-side | "Goodnight, Mr. Matthews" | |||
| Released | October 1981 | |||
| Recorded | July 1981 | |||
| Studio | London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:41 | |||
| Label | Regular | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Iva Davies | |||
| Producer(s) |
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| Icehouse singles chronology | ||||
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"Love in Motion" is the first new material released by the Australian rock synthpop band Icehouse as a 7" vinyl single-only in October 1981 on Regular Records for the Australian market.[1] The band had been known as Flowers until 27 June 1981 after which they changed their name to Icehouse,[2] they had signed to Chrysalis Records and most of Flowers' material was released under the new name into Europe, UK and US markets.[1] "Love in Motion" peaked at #10 on the Australian singles charts.[3] The B-side, "Goodnight, Mr. Matthews" was included on the 1982 album Primitive Man with "Love in Motion" included on the Chrysalis Records US / European versions of the album, the UK 1983 version of the album was re-titled Love in Motion.
Both tracks of the single were written by the Flowers/Icehouse founder and mainstay Iva Davies[4] who recorded the tracks while Icehouse were on tour in London using the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5,[1][5] and produced them with Steve Nye.[6] In 1992, Icehouse released a compilation album Masterfile on Massive Records, which included the Davies duet with Christina Amphlett of Divinyls on "Love in Motion" also released as a CD-single. A 1996 Icehouse compilation was called Love in Motion and released by dIVA / Massive Records. A remix version by Wicked Beat Sound System was released on the Icehouse album Meltdown in 2002.[7]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Iva Davies.[4]
1981 single (Australian/NZ release)[edit]
- "Love in Motion" - 3:41
- "Goodnight, Mr. Matthews" - 4:00
1992 single (featuring Christina Amphlett)[edit]
- "Love in Motion" (single edit)
- "Love in Motion" (7" with Lenin version)
- "Crazy" (original version)
- "Love in Motion" (original Laswell version)
Charts[edit]
Weekly Charts[edit]
| Chart (1981) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report)[8][9] | 10 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] | 35 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (1981) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 96 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop (doc). Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ^ Davies, Neville. "The Icehouse story - early years". Spellbound fanzine. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ^ a b "APRA search engine". APRA. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-30. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. LOVE IN MOTION
- ^ "Artist: Icehouse". Warner Music Australia. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Meltdown credits". allmusic guide. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1981". Kent Music Report. 4 January 1982. p. 7. Retrieved 11 January 2022 – via Imgur.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 147. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Flowers – Love in Motion". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
