House of Love (East 17 song)

"House of Love"
Single by East 17
from the album Walthamstow
Released 22 August 1992
Format
Recorded 1992
Genre Eurodance, hip house
Length 4:37
Label London
Songwriter(s) Tony Mortimer, Robin Goodfellow
Producer(s) Robin Goodfellow
East 17 singles chronology
"House of Love"
(1992)		 "Gold"
(1992)

"House of Love" is British boy band East 17's debut single, taken from their debut studio album Walthamstow, released in August 1992. It became a number-one hit in Sweden for six weeks and was a top ten hit in many other countries. The song was later covered by British pop duo Shampoo and released on their 1994 album We Are Shampoo.

Background

Initially conceived by former Pet Shop Boys manager Tom Watkins as a tougher version of Take That, East 17 decided that their first single - like Take That's debut - should be an upbeat dance number that would sell to both teenagers and to clubs. Inspired by current dance groups like The KLF and Snap!, Tony Mortimer wrote "House of Love" as a mock 'rave' anthem, complete with a 'harmony' rap performed by Brian Harvey. Mortimer sang the main verses with the entire band singing the chorus. The Pedigree Mix of the song, complete with an explosion and then a dog barking at the beginning and the end, was released as the single, complete with a low-budget video. An alternate, higher budget, video was created in 1993 for the American release of the single. "House of Love" shot to No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart, establishing East 17 as a premier pop act. It was included on their first album, Walthamstow, and their 1996 greatest hits compilation. On 15 April 2011, T-Mobile uploaded a video parody of the JK Wedding Entrance Dance[1] portraying the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton weeks before the actual Royal Wedding using choreography with the group's song.[2]

Track listing

Charts and sales

References

  1. ↑ JK Wedding Entrance Dance - YouTube.com
  2. ↑ The T-Mobile Royal Wedding - YouTube.com
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  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "House of Love", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 7 February 2008)
  12. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?lr=&rview=1&id=jw8EAAAAMBAJ&q=east+17#v=snippet&q=east%2017&f=false
  13. ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  14. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite (Retrieved 15 February 2008)
  15. ↑ "East 17". Swisscharts.com.
  16. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 8 August 2008)
  17. ↑ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=East+17&titel=House+Of+Love&cat=s (Retrieved 17 September 2012)
  18. ↑ Oricon Singles Chart Oricon Singles Chart (Retrieved 2 November 2012)
  19. ↑ "Charts.nz – East 17 – House of Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  20. ↑ Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved 8 August 2008)
  21. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  22. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (East 17; 'House of Love')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
  23. ↑ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se Archived 21 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 11 September 2008)
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