Crashed Into Love
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{{Infobox song
| name = Crashed Into Love
| cover = SpandauBalletCrashedIntoLove.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Spandau Ballet
| album = Heart Like a Sky
| B-side = How Many Lies (live)
| released = 12 February 1990
| format =
| recorded = 1988–1989
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 4:40
| label = CBS
| writer = Gary Kemp
| producer =
- Gary Kemp
- Gary Langan
- Spandau Ballet
| prev_title = Empty Spaces
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Once More
| next_year = 2009
}}
"Crashed Into Love" is a song by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released as the fourth single from their 1989 album Heart Like a Sky. It was poorly received and became their fourth consecutive single that failed to make the top 40 in the UK.
Background
In October 1987 Spandau Ballet lead guitarist and songwriter Gary Kemp serendipitously reconnected with actress Sadie Frost, who had appeared in the band's videos for "Gold" and "Fight for Ourselves". He began a romance with her that replaced his tendency to be cautious with a devil-may-care attitude. The newfound freedom he felt as a result of the relationship recharged his desire to write again, which lead to several songs for their 1989 album Heart Like a Sky, including "Crashed Into Love".{{Harvnb|Kemp|2009|pp=254–256}}
The music video for "Crashed Into Love" was filmed in Los Angeles.{{Harvnb|Hadley|2004|p=211}}
Commercial performance
"Crashed Into Love" debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 24 February 1990 in its peak position at number 96. It also reached number 28 in Italy.
Critical reception
In his review of the single, Phil Cheeseman of Record Mirror wrote, "No matter how they slipped up on their last record or perhaps, with hindsight, didn't release the best version, they always manage to create a new record even more unspeakable."{{cite magazine |last=Cheeseman|first=Phil|title=Spandau Ballet: "Crashed Into Love" |magazine=Record Mirror | volume=37 |issue=8 | date=24 February 1990 |page=16|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/51587313087/in/album-72157720024368557/|access-date=5 March 2024}}
Track listings
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- 7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title= Crashed Into Love |others=Spandau Ballet|year=1989|type= 7-inch single liner notes|publisher=CBS|id=SPANS 6}}
:A. "Crashed Into Love" – 4:40
:B. "How Many Lies" (live) – 5:00
- 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title= Crashed Into Love |others=Spandau Ballet|year=1989|type= 12-inch single liner notes|publisher=CBS|id= SPANS T6}}
:A. "Crashed Into Love" – 4:40
:B1. "How Many Lies" (live) – 5:00
:B2. "Through the Barricades" (live) – 6:38
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- CD single{{cite AV media notes|title= Crashed Into Love |others=Spandau Ballet|year=1989|type= CD single liner notes|publisher=CBS|id=SPANS C6}}
:A. "Crashed Into Love" – 4:40
:B. "How Many Lies" (live) – 5:00
:C. "Through the Barricades" (live) – 6:38
- Gatefold 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title= Crashed Into Love |others=Spandau Ballet|year=1989|type= Gatefold 12-inch single liner notes|publisher=CBS|id=SPANS Q6}}
:A. "Crashed Into Love" – 4:40
:B1. "With the Pride/Gold" (live) – 7:52
:B2. "True" (live) – 5:58
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Charts
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Crashed Into Love" ! scope="col"| Chart (1990) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite web |url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php |title=Classifiche |work=Musica e dischi |language=it |access-date=24 March 2024}} Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Crashed Into Love" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
| 28 |
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| {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|96|artist=Spandau Ballet|artistid=18710|rowheader=true|access-date=24 March 2024|refname="UK"}} |
References
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Bibliography
- {{Cite book|last=Hadley|first=Tony|author-link = Tony Hadley | year=2004|title= To Cut a Long Story Short| place=London |publisher= Sidgwick & Jackson |isbn= 978-0-283-07386-1}}
- {{Cite book| last=Kemp | first=Gary | year=2009 | title=I Know This Much: From Soho to Spandau | place=London | publisher=Fourth Estate | isbn=978-0-00-732330-2 }}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Gary Langan