"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

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plays guitar on the track. The

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is by Gary Brooker of Procol Harum. Released on 7 November 1994, the single climbed to number 26 in the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

. Its entry into the Top 40 marked Bush's first appearance on ''

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'' 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 "Eat the Music" is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter Kate Bush. Columbia Records released it as the lead single from Bush's seventh album, '' The Red Shoes'' (1993), in the United States, while EMI chose "Rubberband Girl" ...

" also appears on the UK "And So Is Love" CD single, in the same version as on the

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featured on the U.S. CD and

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. 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.

Track listings

;7" single ;CD single

Charts

New version

Bush recorded a new version of the song, with changed lyrics, for her album ''

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''.

References

External links

* {{authority control Kate Bush songs 1994 singles Songs written by Kate Bush 1993 songs EMI Records singles