"Love My Way" is a song by

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. It was released in July 1982 as the first single from their third studio album '' Forever Now''. Written by the four members of the group and produced by

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, who also played

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on the song, the song reached the top 10 of the charts in New Zealand, top 30 in Australia and the top 50 in the United Kingdom and United States.

Lyrics

Front man of the group Richard Butler had a specific audience in mind when he penned the lyrics to this song. He explained this in an interview with ''

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'' in 1983: "It's basically addressed to people who are fucked up about their

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, and says 'Don't worry about it.' It was originally written for gay people."

Release and reception

Released in 1982, "Love My Way" peaked at number nine in New Zealand, where it spent 21 weeks on the chart. The song peaked at number 42 in the UK and number 44 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also reached number 30 on the U.S.

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chart and number 40 on the

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chart. British filmmaker

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directed the official

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for "Love My Way" in 1982, and it was placed in regular rotation on

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. The single was released in the UK with the non-album B-side, "Aeroplane."Thompson, p. 200. In the US, the B-side was changed to a different non-album track, "I Don't Want to Be Your Shadow".Thompson, p. 204. Both songs are included on the 2002 reissue of '' Forever Now''.

Usage in media

The song is featured in the 1983 film ''

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'' and appears on the soundtracks of the 1998 film ''

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'', the 2006 film '' Starter for 10'', the 2017 film ''

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'' (where its appearance inspired a major surge in streaming popularity) and the 2002 video game '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' on the fiction in-game new wave radio station "Wave 103". The song is also

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for the ''

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Track listing

;7" vinyl #"Love My Way" – 3:30 #"Aeroplane" – 3:22 ;12" vinyl #"Love My Way" – 3:33 #"Goodbye" (dance mix) – 5:45 #"Aeroplane" (dance mix) – 5:22

Chart performance

References

{{authority control 1982 singles The Psychedelic Furs songs Song recordings produced by Todd Rundgren 1982 songs Columbia Records singles Songs written by Tim Butler Songs written by John Ashton (musician) Songs written by Richard Butler (singer) LGBT-related songs