"Love U More" is a song by British

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group

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, released as a

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in July 1992. It was written by band members Paul Carnell and lead singer Lucia Holm. The single is a track off the group's 1993 album ''O₃'' and was one of the first

songs to make the American

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, where it peaked at No. 36. "Love U More" reached No. 23 in the United Kingdom in July 1992 and went to number one on the American dance chart for two weeks in March 1993, making it their first of three number-one hits there.

Critical reception

Steven McDonald of

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picked the song as one of the "highlights" of the ''O₃'' album.

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from ''

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'' wrote, "

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has been on the lips of club folks in-the-know for nearly a year now via a pair of invigorating import singles. This cut has already stormed to the top of

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charts worldwide, and is poised for similar success here. A variety of remixes engage in

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, and

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attitudes—all the while focusing on the considerable (and unusual) vocal charm of Lucia Holm." Dave Sholin from the ''

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'' commented, "High energy meets an appealing array of musical styles with the result being a totally fresh production coming off a #1 run in the U.K." A reviewer from ''

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'' wrote, "Early '80s

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a la

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comes alive in a new dance jacket. Sequencers follow the rhythms of today's demands, while the melody lingers on."

Charts

Cover versions

In 1995,

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released his version of "Luv U More" which reached number 2 on the

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. In 1999, German singer

Rollergirl Nicole Safft (born 19 November 1975), known professionally as Rollergirl, is a German singer with a number of successful tracks such as "Dear Jessie (Rollergirl song), Dear Jessie" (a loose cover of the Dear Jessie, Madonna song) and "Love U Mo ...

's version reached the top 20 in Germany, the Netherlands and Norway, number 51 in Sweden and number 75 in Switzerland. The song was also covered by Steps on their debut album ''

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''. Some of the more sexually explicit lyrics of the original were removed from the Steps version.

References

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Critical reception

Charts

Cover versions

See also

References