"Love Is a Crime" is a song recorded by pop singer

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for the soundtrack of the 2002 film ''

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'', and released as the only single from it exclusively in

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. A music video was released for the song, but it was never released worldwide, as the singer was ill with cancer at the time. The single managed to peak at number one on the U.S. Club Play Chart.

Music videos

The music video for "Love Is a Crime" was directed by

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and shot on January 17, 2003 in New York. Anastacia shot the video even though she was ill, having a 40 °C (104 °F) fever. The video has two main sequences: in the first, Anastacia is singing in a prison cell; in the second singer and dancers, all dressed as gangsters, dance in front of a large screen. Scenes from the movie ''

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'' are also shown in the music video. An alternate version of the video is similar but include new scenes, from the same videoshoot, of Anastacia in a red outfit without her trademark glasses on. Also, the scenes where Anastacia and the dancers were dressed up as gangsters has its original green-screen background, rather than the blue-lit background in the original version.

Track listing

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Charts

Weekly charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Love Is A Crime Anastacia songs 2003 singles Songs written by Ric Wake Songs written by Denise Eisenberg Rich Songs written by Damon Sharpe Music videos directed by Matthew Rolston Songs written by Greg Lawson Epic Records singles Daylight Records singles

Music videos

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

See also

References