"Love of a Lifetime" is a song by English girl group

Honeyz The Honeyz are a British R&B girl group, composed of members Celena Cherry and Mariama Goodman. The group had five UK top 10 hits between 1998 and 2000, with "Finally Found" (1998), " End of the Line" (1998), " Love of a Lifetime" (1999), "Ne ...

, released as the group's third single from their debut studio album, '' Wonder No. 8'' (1998), on 12 April 1999. It was their last single at the time with co-founding member Heavenli Abdi, following her departure months later. The song reached number nine on the

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, number 26 in Ireland and number 64 in Australia. The Rude Boy Remix was released as a single and included on both the original 1998 album and 1999 reissue, however the original version was released for the first time on the group's 2006 ''The Collection'' album.

Music video

The official music video was directed by

Bille Woodruff Bille Woodruff is a director of film, television and music videos, noted for directing many videos for a number of R&B and hip-hop artists since the mid-1990s. These artists include Joe (singer), Joe, for whom Woodruff has directed 9 music video ...

. It features a large group of young people dancing in a room, whilst the Honeyz perform in the foreground. There are also scenes featuring the group singing against a red backdrop and on a stage in front of a gold wall, as well as Naima Belkhiati and

Célena Cherry Célena Francine Alexandra Cherry (born 26 April 1977) is an English singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer of the girl group Honeyz. Early life and career Cherry attended Corona Theatre School in Kew, London. Her parents are from Grena ...

in black leather catsuits with a man each. Multiple versions of the video were released. Initially, the video featured founding member Heavenli Abdi. A second cut was released where she was heavily edited out of the video, due to her abrupt departure from the group prior to the video's official release. A third version was then released with scenes featuring new member Mariama Goodman, who joined the group following Heavenli Abdi's departure.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "Love of a Lifetime" (Rude Boy Remix) – 3:28 # "Do Me Baby" – 3:59 # "Love of a Lifetime" (Ignorantz Remix) – 5:04 UK CD2 # "Love of a Lifetime" (Rude Boy Remix) – 3:28 # "Love of a Lifetime" (live at Club Avenue Mix) – 3:44 # "

Finally Found "Finally Found" is the debut single of British girl group Honeyz. It was released on 24 August 1998 as the lead single from their debut album '' Wonder No. 8'' (1998). The song was their most successful single in the UK and worldwide, peaking at ...

" (backing track/competition version) – 3:44 UK cassette single and German CD single # "Love of a Lifetime" (Rude Boy Remix) – 3:28 # "Do Me Baby" – 3:59 Australian CD single # "Love of a Lifetime" (Rude Boy Remix) # "Love of a Lifetime" (Stevie J Remix) # "Love of a Lifetime" (Yearning 4 Your Love Remix) # "Love of a Lifetime" (Ignorantz extended club mix) # "Love of a Lifetime" (live at Club Avenue Mix) # "Love of a Lifetime" (Submission Mix) Digital download # "Love of a Lifetime" – 3:34 # "Love of a Lifetime" (Rude Boy Remix) – 3:31 # "Love of a Lifetime" (Rude Boy Mix) – 3:49 # "Love of a Lifetime" (Ignorantz Remix) – 5:05 # "Love of a Lifetime" (Ignorantz extended club mix) – 5:07 # "Love of a Lifetime" (Club Avenue Mix) – 3:34 # "Love of a Lifetime" (Submission Mix) – 5:05 # "Love of a Lifetime" (Stevie J Remix) – 3:57 # "Love of a Lifetime" (Yearning 4 Your Love Remix) – 3:48 # "Love of a Lifetime" (DJ Watarai Remix) – 3:39 # "Love of a Lifetime" (Club Mix 12-inch) – 4:35 # "Do Me Baby" – 3:59

Charts

References

1990s ballads 1998 songs 1999 singles First Avenue Records singles Honeyz songs Mercury Records singles Music videos directed by Bille Woodruff Song recordings produced by Steve Levine Songs written by Laney Stewart {{1990s-pop-song-stub