Colour of Love (Amber song)‎‎‎‎

{{Short description|1996 single by Amber}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Colour of Love

| cover = Amber-Colour_of_Love.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Amber

| album = This Is Your Night

| released = 1996

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Eurodance

| length = 3:36

| label = Tommy Boy

| writer = * Marie- Claire Cremers (Amber)

  • Christian Berman

| producer = Berman Brothers

| prev_title = This Is Your Night

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = If You Could Read My Mind

| next_year = 1998

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|4El8YIfoOWA|"Colour of Love"}}}}

}}

"Colour of Love" is a song recorded by Dutch-German singer-songwriter Amber. It was released in 1996 by Tommy Boy as the second single from the singer's debut album of the same name (1996), and is the follow-up to her successful hit, "This Is Your Night". The song is co-written by Amber with Berman Brothers, who also produced it, and charted in several countries, like Australia, Iceland and New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Amber&titel=Colour+Of+Love&cat=s|title=Amber - Colour Of Love (song)|publisher=Swedishcharts.com|accessdate=28 December 2019}} In the latter, it was a bigger hit than "This is Your Night, peaking at number 31. On the US Billboard Hot 100, the song reached number 105, but later number 74,{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/amber|title=Chart History > Amber|work=Billboard|accessdate=28 December 2019}} in 1997. On the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, it peaked at number five. The accompanying music video for "Colour of Love" sees Amber performing in what appears to be a yellow submarine.

On June 17, 2022, the Jonathan Peters & Anthony Acid Trenergy Hard Remix, which was never previously issued commercially, was released to all digital platforms internationally as part of the Amber Remixed - Extended Versions long form compilation of club remixes.

Critical reception

Barry Walters for The Advocate viewed the song as a "sugarcoated treat".Walters, Barry (2 September 1997). "Music". The Advocate. Issue 741. AllMusic editor Alex Henderson described it as "European-sounding", noting that it's not "unlike something '80s dance duo Fun Fun would have done".{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Henderson|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-your-night-mw0000184484|title=Amber - This Is Your Night|publisher=AllMusic|date=|accessdate=17 February 2020}} Larry Flick from Billboard declared it as a "solid",{{cite magazine|first=Larry|last=Flick|title=Dance Trax: Rollo Finds Cheeky Success With Faithless|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-11-23.pdf|work=Billboard|date=23 November 1996|page=50|accessdate=9 December 2022|author-link=Larry Flick}} "engaging", "infectious and perky Euro-NRG twirler",{{cite magazine|first=Larry|last=Flick|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-11-16.pdf|title=Single Reviews|work=Billboard|date=16 November 1996|accessdate=5 February 2020|page=78|format=PDF|author-link=Larry Flick}} adding that "her performance is nothing short of star-powered." Jeffrey Lee Puckett from The Courier-Journal felt that the song "ups the dance quotient", "but it also boasts a pure-pop hook."Lee Pckett, Jeffrey (25 January 1997). "Amber's night out". p.4. The Courier-Journal. L.A. Times noted Amber's "giddy exuberance".(January 1997). "Amber "This Is Your Night"". L.A. Times. A reviewer from Music Week wrote, "What promises to be jaunty soon turns anodyne for an artist enjoying Top 20 US success. Sadly, rather formulaic Euro-pop from the Dutch-born singer."{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-02-22.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=Music Week|date=22 February 1997|page=14|accessdate=12 May 2022}}

Track listing

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  • 12" single, UK (1996)
  1. "Colour of Love" (Colourful Club Mix) — 6:07
  2. "Colour of Love" (Berman 12" Mix) — 6:39
  3. "Colour of Love" (Colour Of Bass Mix) — 6:59
  4. "Colour of Love" (AJ Trenergy Hard Mix) — 7:08
  5. "Colour of Love" (Colourful Radio Edit) — 4:08
  6. "Colour of Love" (Pop Mix) — 3:30
  • CD single, Europe & UK (1996)
  1. "Colour of Love" (Colourful Radio Edit) — 3:36
  2. "Colour of Love" (Pop Mix) — 3:30

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  • CD single, US (1996)
  1. "Colour of Love" (Pop Mix) — 3:30
  2. "Colour of Love" (Colourful Radio Edit) — 4:08
  • CD maxi, US (1996)
  1. "Colour of Love" (Berman 12" Mix) — 6:39
  2. "Colour of Love" (Spike Club Mix) — 8:27
  3. "Colour of Love" (Cibola Mix) — 7:00
  4. "Colour of Love" (Original Edit) — 3:30
  5. "Colour of Love" (Spike Dub Mix) — 7:40
  6. "This Is Your Night" (Mousse T Remix) — 6:35

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Charts

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!Chart (1996–97)

!Peak
position

Australia (ARIA)

|align="center"|66

Canada Dance/Urban (RPM){{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM//90s/1997/RPM-1997-05-12.pdf|title=RPM Dance|work=RPM|date=12 May 1997|page=18|access-date=5 November 2023}}

|align="center"|5

Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite web|url=https://timarit.is/page/2950587#page/n1/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn NR. 206 vikuna 30.1. '97 - 5.2. '97|publisher=Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist|accessdate=17 January 2020}}

|align="center"|38

{{Singlechart|New Zealand|31|artist=Amber|song=Colour of Love|accessdate=28 December 2019}}
US Billboard Hot 100

|align="center"|74

US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)

|align="center"|5

{{Infobox song

| name = Colour of Love (Remixes)

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Amber

| released = September 2022

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| label = Tommy Boy Records (Reservoir Media)

| writer = * Marie- Claire Cremers (Amber)

  • Christian Berman

| prev_title = Love One Another (Remixes)

| prev_year = August, 2022

| next_title = This is Your Night (Special Edition)

| next_year = June, 2023

}}

Colour of Love (Remixes) (2022)

In September 2022, Tommy Boy Records (Reservoir Media) released 10 vault remixes of Amber's classic Eurodance single "Colour of Love". Many of the club mixes became available on digital streaming and download platforms for the very first time with this release.

This maxi single was the 5th in an ongoing series of planned reissues of Amber catalog remixes that have been vaulted for decades. "Colour of Love (Remixes)" was preceded by "Sexual (Li Da Di) [Plasma Trance Remix - Extended]" (May 2022), "The Hits Remixed - Extended" (June 2022), "Above the Clouds (Remixes)" (July 2022), and "Love One Another (Remixes)" (August 2022). The digital album, which included DJ mixes by Spike, Mousse T & Borris Dlugosh, Cibola and, Jonathan Peters and Anthony Acid, peaked at #2 on the iTunes US Dance Albums Chart.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Colour of Love (Remixes) (2022)

| title1 = Colour of Love

| note1 =

| length1 = 3:33

| title2 = Colour of Love

| note2 = 12" Remix

| length2 = 6:41

| title3 = Colour of Love

| note3 = Spike Club Mix

| length3 = 8:30

| title4 = Colour of Love

| note4 = Spike Dub Mix

| length4 = 7:43

| title5 = Colour of Love

| note5 = Mousse T & Borris Dlugosh Remix [Extended]

| length5 = 6:08

| title6 = Colour of Love

| note6 = Mousse T & Borris Dlugosh Colourful Radio Edit

| length6 = 4:02

| title7 = Colour of Love

| note7 = Cibola Mix

| length7 = 7:03

| title8 = Colour of Love

| note8 = Cibola Radio Mix

| length8 = 4:02

| title9 = Colour of Love

| note9 = House Mix

| length9 = 3:34

| title10 = Colour of Love

| note10 = Jonathan Peters and Anthony Acid Trenergy Hard Mix

| length10 = 7:06

}}


{{Infobox song

| name = Colour of Love, Part II (Bonus Remixes)

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Amber

| released = September 2023

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| label = Tommy Boy Records (Reservoir Media)

| writer = * Marie- Claire Cremers (Amber)

  • Christian Berman

| prev_title = Being With You (Remixes)

| prev_year = August, 2023

| next_title = One More Night (Remixes)

| next_year = October, 2023

}}

Colour of Love Part II (Bonus Remixes) (2023)

In September 2023, Tommy Boy Records (Reservoir Media) released 7 additional vault remixes of Amber's classic Eurodance single "Colour of Love".

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Colour of Love, Part II (Bonus Remixes) (2023)

| title1 = Colour of Love

| note1 =

| length1 = 3:33

| title2 = Colour of Love

| note2 = AJ Trenegry Vocal Mix

| length2 = 7:52

| title3 = Colour of Love

| note3 = Cibola Dub

| length3 = 7:00

| title4 = Colour of Love

| note4 = Path of Dub

| length4 = 6:59

| title5 = Colour of Love

| note5 = Colour of Bass Mix

| length5 = 7:45

| title6 = Colour of Love

| note6 = Work It DJ - I Do - Bonus Beat

| length6 = 3:27

}}

References