"Drunk on Love" is a 1994 song by

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-born singer

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from her third album '' The Sweetest Illusion''. The track was a no. 1 on '' Billboard''s Dance Club Songs chart and remains one of Basia's biggest hits.

Overview

The song was written by Basia Trzetrzelewska,

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and Peter Ross, and produced by Danny and Basia. It is an uptempo

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composition with layered

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. The track served as the third overall single from ''The Sweetest Illusion'', preceded in 1993 by "More Fire Than Flame", released only in Japan, and the US-only single "Yearning" earlier in 1994. Remixed by

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into what has been described as a "gospel-house" track, "Drunk on Love" turned out very popular in clubs and eventually reached no. 1 on the US Dance Club Songs (called Club Play at that time), spending a total of twelve weeks on the chart. "Drunk on Love" received positive feedback from '' Billboard'' and '' Cash Box'' magazines in 1994. In a retrospective review on

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, the song was rated 3.5 out of five stars.

Music video

The

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for the song was directed by

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, assisted by cinematographer Alastair Meux. It was filmed in spring 1994, largely in the streets of

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's West End. Basia is pictured performing the song with numerous musicians and people dancing in the street, and singing on a rooftop accompanied by her partner Kevin Robinson (later of

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) who then performs a trumpet solo. The pair is also pictured riding an open top car through the streets at night. The video shows footage of Cambridge Circus and

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, and briefly features popular local places

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, Soho Brasserie on

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, and the now-defunct hair salon Cuts on Frith Street. Distant shots of London landmarks

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, Big Ben and St Paul's Cathedral are also included. In 2009, the video was released on a bonus DVD included in the special edition of Basia's album '' It's That Girl Again''.

Track listings

*7" single :A. "Drunk on Love" – 4:44 :B. "An Olive Tree" – 4:59 *US 12" single :A1. "Drunk on Love" (Roger's Ultimate Anthem Mix) – 11:40 :A2. "Drunk on Love" (Downtown Club Mix) – 5:57 :B1. "Drunk on Love" (40oz of Love Dub) – 9:00 :B2. "Drunk on Love" (Hands in the Air Dub) – 5:56 *UK 12" single :A1. "Drunk on Love" (Roger's Ultimate Anthem Mix) – 11:50 :A2. "Drunk on Love" (Album Version) – 4:46 :B1. "Drunk on Love" (40oz of Love Dub) – 9:05 :B2. "Drunk on Love" (Hands in the Air Dub) – 5:56 *CD single # "Drunk on Love" (Edit) – 4:07 # "Drunk on Love" (Instrumental) – 4:44 # "An Olive Tree" – 4:59 *US CD

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# "Drunk on Love" (Single Edit) – 4:06 # "Drunk on Love" (Downtown Radio Edit) – 3:30 # "Drunk on Love" (Extended Mix) – 7:50 # "Drunk on Love" (Downtown Club Mix) – 5:57 # "Drunk on Love" (Roger's Ultimate Anthem Mix) – 11:40 *UK CD maxi single # "Drunk on Love" (Radio Edit) – 4:06 # "Third Time Lucky" (New Version) – 4:06 # "Perfect Mother" (Extended Mix) – 3:51 # "Drunk on Love" (40oz of Love Dub) – 9:05

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

The official Basia website
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