Love on Top of Love
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| Single by Grace Jones | ||||
| from the album Bulletproof Heart | ||||
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| Released | October 1989 | |||
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| Label | Capitol | |||
| Composer(s) | David Cole | |||
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| "Love on Top of Love" on YouTube | ||||
"Love on Top of Love" is a song by Grace Jones released in 1989 as the first single from Jones' ninth studio album Bulletproof Heart .
Background
"Love on Top of Love", subtitled "Killer Kiss" on single releases, was produced by C+C Music Factory's David Cole and Robert Clivilles. Another album track, "On My Way", made the single B-side in the UK, while "Dream", a track available only on Bulletproof Heart CD releases, elsewhere. The song met with considerable success and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Club Dance Play chart for two weeks in December 1989.
Music video
The music video features Jones wearing a swimsuit and sunglasses in a pool with a black-and-white screen in the background showing her smoking. A subsequent scenes show Jones in bed wearing a swim cap while surrounded by men. Jones originally shot the video with a Danish actor Sven-Ole Thorsen, whom she dated,[2] playing her boyfriend but his scenes were cut out. The video was directed by Greg Gorman.[3]
Track listing
- 7" single
- A. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" – 4:57
- B. "Dream" – 3:26
- UK 7" single
- A. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" – 4:57
- B. "On My Way" – 4:26
- 12" single
- A1. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) – 6:21
- A2. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Dub Mix) – 6:26
- B1. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (Grace's Swing Mix) – 7:32
- B2. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Cole & Clivilles Garage House Mix) – 7:45
- German 12" single
- A. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) – 6:22
- B1. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Dub Mix) – 6:27
- B2. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Cole & Clivilles Garage House Mix) – 7:10
- UK CD maxi-single
- "Love on Top of Love" (single version) – 5:00
- "Love on Top of Love" (garage house mix version) – 7:10
- "Love on Top of Love" (swing mix version) – 7:46
- UK CD promotional single
- "Love on Top of Love" (single version) – 4:36
- "Love on Top of Love" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) – 6:21
- German CD maxi-single
- "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) – 6:22
- "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Dub Mix) – 6:27
- "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Cole & Clivilles Garage House Mix) – 7:10
Chart performance
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 121 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 47 |
| Spain (AFYVE)[6] | 35 |
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
References
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 378–379.
[…] one part house, one part electronica and one part R&B on the album's lead single "Love on Top of Love".
- ^ "Grace Jones - Biography, Photos, News, Videos, Reviews, Movie Reviews and Tour Dates and Tickets". www.contactmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ^ "mvdbase.com - Grace Jones - "Love on top of love"". www.mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ^ "Grace Jones – Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Grace Jones Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
