| "And So is Love" | ||||
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| Single by Kate Bush | ||||
| from the album The Red Shoes | ||||
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| Released | 7 November 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1990-1993 | |||
| Genre | Art rock | |||
| Length | 4:17 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kate Bush | |||
| Producer(s) | Kate Bush | |||
| Kate Bush singles chronology | ||||
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| "And So Is Love" on YouTube | ||||
"And So Is Love" is a song written and recorded by musician Kate Bush. It was the fifth and final single release from the album The Red Shoes. Guest star Eric Clapton plays guitar on the track.[1] The Hammond organ is by Gary Brooker of Procol Harum.[2]
Released on 7 November 1994, the single climbed to number 26 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] Its entry into the Top 40 marked Bush's first appearance on Top of the Pops in eight years. The lyric is about the end of a love affair, with the narrator declaring that both life and love are sad, and deciding that for the "sake of love," the two must set each other free.
"Eat the Music" also appears on the UK "And So Is Love" CD single, in the same version as on the 12-inch single featured on the U.S. CD and cassingle. Additionally, there is a third version, the so-called "Extended Mix" which appears on the European and Australian singles, and which is actually 12 seconds shorter than the LP mix.
Critical reception
Upon its release as a single, Andrew Hirst of the Huddersfield Daily Examiner wrote, "Faintly foreboding, eerily ethereal, always arty. That's our Kate."[3]
Track listings
- 7" single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "And So Is Love" | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Rubberband Girl (U.S. Mix)" | 3:46 |
- CD single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "And So Is Love" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Rubberband Girl (U.S. Mix)" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Eat the Music (U.S. Mix)" | 9:21 |
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 26 |
New version
Bush recorded a new version of the song, with changed lyrics, for her album Director's Cut.
References
- ↑ "And So is Love - Kate Bush, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Kate Bush: her 31 UK singles from worst to best". The Daily Telegraph. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ↑ Hirst, Andrew (11 November 1994). "Beyond the Beat: Singles". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. p. 18. Retrieved 12 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
- "Kate Bush, Director's Cut, CD review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 April 2016.