"Generation of Love" is a song recorded by German band

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. It was released in June 1995 and is taken from their album of the same name. The female vocals are performed by Trixi Delgado. The song is one of the band's most successful singles in terms of peak positions on the charts. It achieved success in many European countries, particularly in

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, where it peaked at number 6 and in

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, where it peaked at number 8 and stayed on the chart (top-50) for 13 weeks. The song was also a hit in

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and in

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(Wallonia), where it remained ranked in the top-40 for 18 weeks. On the

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, "Generation of Love" reached number 35. In 2006, it was re-released in a remixed version with Freedom Williams and Linda Rocco in featuring, but was much less successful. This version is included on Masterboy's 2006 studio album ''US-Album''. The artwork of the remixes used the same picture, but with different colours (red, blue, gray).

Music video

The music video for "Generation of Love" was directed by Jonathan Bate.

Track listings

; CD maxi # "Generation of Love" (radio edit – ipanema mix) – 3:38 # "Generation of Love" (ipanema maxi version) – 5:51 # "Generation of Love" (radio edit – mondo mix) – 4:08 # "Generation of Love" (mondo maxi version) – 5:50 ; CD maxi # "Generation of Love" (ipanema maxi version) – 5:51 # "Generation of Love" (mondo maxi version) – 5:50 # "Masterboy mega mix" – 7:30 ; CD maxi – Remixes # "Generation of Love" (generated airplay mix) – 4:06 # "Generation of Love" (generated mix) – 7:29 # "Generation of Love" (robotnico acid house mix) – 5:01 # "Generation of Love" (fly away mix) – 6:02 ; 12" maxi # "Generation of Love" (mondo maxi version) – 5:50 # "Generation of Love" (ipanema maxi version) – 5:51 ; CD single # "Generation of Love" (radio edit) – 3:40 # "Generation of Love" (ipanema maxi version) – 5:51

Credits

* Music : Zabler, Schleh and Obrecht * Words : Zabler, Schleh and Skywalker * Published by Session Musikverlag / Warner Chappell * Produced by "Masterboy Beat Production" at Session Studios Walldorf * Mixed by T. Engelhard and "Masterboy Beat Production" * Mastered by J. Quincy Kramer, Polygram Hamburg * Photography by Julia Maloof * Designed by Goutte

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{authority control 1995 singles Masterboy songs 1994 songs Barclay (record label) singles Music videos directed by Jonathan Bate