"He Said He Loved Me" is a song by English rock band Reverend and the Makers from their 2007 debut album, '' The State of Things''. The song features

Jon McClure Jon McClure (born 22 December 1981), known as The Reverend, is an English musician. He is the lead singer and frontman of Reverend and The Makers, and ex-vocalist of 1984 and Judan Suki. He says that the name "Reverend" became his moniker because ...

and Laura Manuel on lead vocals. It was released on 26 August 2007 as a digital download and on 3 September 2007 as a physical single. The song reached number 16 on 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 ...

the same month.

Song information

"He Said He Loved Me" was co-written by

Alan Smyth Alan Smyth is an English record producer from Sheffield, England. He has worked with a number of bands, including Pulp, Arctic Monkeys, Reverend and The Makers, The Long Blondes, Milburn, Richard Hawley, The Fever Club, The Scaramanga Six, Smok ...

, and

Alex Turner Alexander David Turner (born 6 January 1986) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is well known as the frontman and principal songwriter of the rock band Arctic Monkeys, with whom he has released seven albums. He ...

of fellow English rock band

Arctic Monkeys Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. The group consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jamie Cook (guitar, keyboards), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Matt Helders (drums, back ...

. Like Reverend and the Makers' debut single, " Heavyweight Champion of the World", it is also attributed to

, who produced the original demos for the band. The song and

B-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...

"You Get So Alone It Just Makes Sense" both appear on the demo release ''Ten Songs''; the latter track was taken from the title of a collection of poems by

Charles Bukowski Henry Charles Bukowski ( ; born Heinrich Karl Bukowski, ; August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his adopted ...

. The other B-side, "God Is in the TV", was originally a song by McClure's previous band,

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

. Both B-sides were co-written by Ed Cosens.

Track listings

UK and Australian CD single # "He Said He Loved Me" # "You Get So Alone Sometimes It Just Makes Sense" # "God Is in the TV" UK 7-inch single :A1. "He Said He Loved Me" :B1. "You Get So Alone Sometimes It Just Makes Sense" :B2. "Just Like His Dad"

Charts

References

2007 singles 2007 songs Reverend and The Makers songs Songs written by Alan Smyth Songs written by Alex Turner (musician) UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles Wall of Sound (record label) singles {{2000s-single-stub