We All Need Love (song)

"We All Need Love" is a single released by the Italian Eurodance group Double You in 1992.

"We All Need Love"
Single by Double You
from the album We All Need Love
B-side	"Remix"
Released	1992
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:39
Label	ZYX Music Panic Records Blanco Y Negro DWA (Dance World Attack)
Songwriter(s)	Domenic Troiano
Producer(s)	Robyx Zanetti
Double You singles chronology
"Please Don't Go" (1992) "We All Need Love" (1992) "Part-Time Lover" (1993)

History

The song was originally written and recorded by Canadian rock musician Domenic Troiano in 1979.^[1] It had also been covered by the Australian band Ebony in 1983, and by Karen J. Ann in 1988. The Double You version was recorded in 1992.

It was the band's second single from its debut album, We All Need Love, released the same year, and confirmed the worldwide success of Double You. It peaked at number-one in Belgium and became a Top 10 hit in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. There were various formats, including many remixes.

The music video of "We All Need Love" was directed by Italian director Giacomo De Simone.^[2] De Simone has directed music videos for many other Eurodance acts, like Corona, Ice MC and Whigfield.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard commented, "After a mediocre showing in the "Please Don't Go" battle against KWS, Italo-pop/house act lunges for crossover radio approval with a cute, retro-minded disco twirler. An anthemic chorus and old-fashioned string and piano fills give the song charm."^[3] Andy Beevers from Music Week said the song is "great", adding that "it has a very similar organ-driven poppy disco sound and should give them the success they deserve."^[4]

Track listings

Original release CD maxi - Germany "We All Need Love" (radio mix) — 3:39 "We All Need Love" (extended mix) — 6:00 "You Are My World" (sunshine mix) — 4:18 "We All Need Love" (a cappella) — 3:36 CD maxi - France "We All Need Love" (radio mix) — 3:35 "We All Need Love" (extended mix) — 5:55 "You Are My World" (sunshine mix) — 4:18 7" single "We All Need Love" (radio mix) — 3:39 "We All Need Love" (a cappella) — 3:36 12" maxi "We All Need Love" (extended mix) — 5:55 "We All Need Love" (radio mix) — 3:35 "You Are My World" (sunshine mix) — 4:18 "We All Need Love" (a cappella) — 3:35

Remixes CD maxi "We All Need Love" (U.S. club mix) — 6:53 "We All Need Love" (U.S. radio edit mix) — 3:44 "We All Need Love" (extended mix) — 5:55 "We All Need Love" (a cappella) — 3:35 12" maxi - Spain, Italy "We All Need Love" (euroremix) — 7:29 "We All Need Love" (a cappella) — 3:00 "We All Need Love" (U.S. remix) — 6:53 "We All Need Love" (U.S. radio remix) — 3:44 12" maxi - France "We All Need Love" (euroremix) — 7:29 "We All Need Love" (instrumental) — 3:34 "Please Don't Go" (FBH remix) — 3:54 12" maxi - Germany "We All Need Love" (U.S. club mix) — 6:53 "We All Need Love" (U.S. radio edit mix) — 3:44 "We All Need Love" (radio mix) — 3:35

Official versions Acapella Euroremix Extended mix FBH remix Instrumental Radio mix Sunshine mix U.S. club mix / U.S. remix U.S. radio edit mix / U.S. radio remix

Credits Produced by Robyx Written by Domenic Troiano Recorded and mixed at Casablanca Recordings, Italy Robyx Productions Arranged by AWF Artwork by Sunrise Studio U.S. remixes : Engineered by David "db" Benus Remixed, produced and edited by Franco Iemmello Recorded and mixed at Tatiana Studios, Newark, NJ FBH remix by Frankies Beathouse

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 8 Belgium (Ultratop)[6] 1 Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[7] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 15 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 14 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 12 France (SNEP)[5] 10 Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 6 Italy (Musica e dischi)[9] 5 Spain (AFYVE)[10] 5 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 33 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 7 UK Dance (Music Week)[11] 32

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 47 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 22 Chart (1993) Position Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[14] 39

References

1. We All Need Love - Double You | Song Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-11-21
2. "We all need love - Double You.mpg". YouTube. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
3. Flick, Larry (3 October 1992). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard magazine. p. 72. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
4. Beevers, Andy (4 July 1992). "Dance" (PDF). Music Week. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
5. "We All Need Love", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 3 November 2008)
6. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 32. 8 August 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
7. Belgian peak Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 35. 29 August 1992. p. 17. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 24 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
9. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 48. 28 November 1992. p. 24. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
10. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 37. 12 September 1992. p. 13. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
11. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1 August 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
12. "1992 Year-End Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 51/52. 19 December 1992. p. 17. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 17 September 2021 – via American Radio History.
13. 1992 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 3 November 2008)
14. "Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1993". RPM. Retrieved 12 December 2019.

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