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Love... Thy Will Be Done#Delta Goodrem version

{{Short description|1991 single by Martika}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Love... Thy Will Be Done

| cover = Martiltwbd4976934349121900.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Cover art for overseas CD and vinyl releases

| type = single

| artist = Martika

| album = Martika's Kitchen

| B-side =

  • "Mi tierra"
  • "Temptation"

| released = {{start date|1991|7|18}}

| recorded =

| studio = Paisley Park (Chanhassen, Minnesota)

| genre = Pop

| length = 4:24

| label = Columbia

| writer =

| producer = Prince

| prev_title = Water

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Martika's Kitchen

| next_year = 1991

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|10V_Z0_udjg|"Love... Thy Will Be Done"}}}}

}}

"Love... Thy Will Be Done" is the first single released from American singer and actress Martika's second album, Martika's Kitchen (1991). The Prince-produced single, written by Martika and Prince,[http://www.noise11.com/news/martika-explains-how-prince-crafted-love-thy-will-be-done-20120626 Martika Explains How Prince Crafted Love Thy Will Be Done] was released on July 18, 1991, by Columbia. The song reached the top 10 on the charts of seven countries, including the United States, where it peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Australia, it topped the ARIA Singles Chart for a week in October 1991. The song's black-and-white music video was directed by Michael Haussman.{{cite web|url=http://onlinemusikvideos.com/13963-markita-love-thy-will-be-done.php|access-date=July 15, 2008|title=Martika - Love... Thy Will Be Done|work=Music Video Database|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726051834/http://onlinemusikvideos.com/13963-markita-love-thy-will-be-done.php|archive-date=July 26, 2011|url-status=dead}}

Background

This song introduced Martika to a more adult contemporary sound than her previous efforts. The song is particularly remarkable for its constant backline, played by the drums and the bass, without any variation throughout the song, neither as far as rhythm or intensity are concerned, independently of other effects in the song (climax, forte, piano, backing vocals, etc.). Similarly, the melody insists particularly on monochord lines and repeats the "love thy will be done" notes as a leitmotif. According to an article in the online magazine Pitchfork, the song "almost certainly" contains a sample of "Fifty-Fifty Clown" by Scottish band Cocteau Twins.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1218-8-songs-that-sample-cocteau-twins-from-arca-to-the-weeknd|title=8 Songs That Sample Cocteau Twins, From Arca to The Weeknd|last=Philip Sherburne|author-link=Philip Sherburne|date=July 6, 2016|work=Pitchfork|access-date=October 16, 2018}}

Track listings

  • 7-inch single
  1. "Love... Thy Will Be Done" – 4:20
  2. "Mi tierra" – 4:34
  • CD maxi
  1. "Love... Thy Will Be Done" – 4:20
  2. "Mi tierra" – 4:35
  3. "Temptation" – 4:45
  • CD single
  1. "Love... Thy Will Be Done" – 4:20
  2. "Mi tierra" – 4:34
  • Cassette
  1. "Love... Thy Will Be Done" – 4:20
  2. "Mi tierra" – 4:34

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+Weekly chart performance for "Love... Thy Will Be Done"

!Chart (1991–1992)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|1|artist=Martika|song=Love...Thy Will Be Done|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2019}}
{{single chart|Flanders|28|artist=Martika|song=Love...Thy Will Be Done|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2019}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|7|chartid=1666|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2019}}
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|29|chartid=1661|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2019}}
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-09-21.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=8|issue=38|page=44|date=September 21, 1991|access-date=March 4, 2020}}

|20

scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=Finnish}}

|15

{{single chart|France|10|artist=Martika|song=Love...Thy Will Be Done|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2019}}
{{single chart|Germany|26|artist=Martika|song=Love...Thy Will Be Done|songid=2327|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2019}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|8|artist=Martika|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|30|year=1991|week=36|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2019}}
{{singlechart|Dutch100|27|artist=Martika|song=Love...Thy Will Be Done|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2019}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|4|artist=Martika|song=Love...Thy Will Be Done|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2019}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|26|artist=Martika|song=Love...Thy Will Be Done|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2019}}
{{single chart|UK|9|date=19910907|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|10|artist=Martika|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|40|artist=Martika|rowheader=true|access-date=June 6, 2019}}
scope="row"|US Cash Box Top 100{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1991/CB-1991-10-19.pdf|title=U.S. Cash Box Charts|website=popmusichistory|access-date=July 14, 2024}}

|10

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=Year-end charts=

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|+Year-end chart performance for "Love... Thy Will Be Done"

!Chart (1991)

!Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1991/singles-chart|title=1991 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=ARIA|access-date=June 6, 2019}}

|14

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2024&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2024.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2024|title=RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=November 23, 2017}}

|60

scope="row"|Europe (European Hit Radio){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-12-21.pdf|title=EHR Year-End Top 100|magazine=Music & Media|volume=8|issue=51–52|page=20|date=December 21, 1991|access-date=February 16, 2024}}

|21

scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/?chart=3880|title=End of Year Charts 1991|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 3, 2017}}

|47

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=1991 Top 100 Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=20|date=January 11, 1992}}

|67

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://billboardtop100of.com/1991-2/|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1991|website=Billboardtop100of.com|access-date=June 6, 2019}}

|58

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1991|certyear=1991|certref=|access-date=June 6, 2019}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

Release history

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|+Release history and formats for "Love... Thy Will Be Done"

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scope="row"|Japan

|July 18, 1991

|Mini-CD

|Sony

|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/164590/products/237743/1/|title=ラブ...ザイ・ウィル・ビー・ダン {{!}} マルティカ|trans-title=Love...Thy Will Be Done {{!}} Martika|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=September 11, 2023}}

scope="row"|United States

|July 25, 1991

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|cassette}}

|rowspan="3"|Columbia

|{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Love-Will-Done-Single-Version/dp/B07SSD4DPY|title=Love...Thy Will Be Done (Single Version)|publisher=Amazon|access-date=July 10, 2021}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom

|August 5, 1991

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1991/MW-1991-08-03.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=19|date=August 3, 1991|access-date=July 10, 2021}}

September 2, 1991

|Limited-edition 7-inch vinyl

|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=19|date=August 31, 1991}}

Covers and samples

Prince performed this song during his tours in the later 1990s and in 2012. He also used a sample of it for his cover of "One of Us" on his album Emancipation. Prince's original version was released on his posthumous album Originals in 2019. Singer Jessie Ware released a cover version in April 2013,{{cite web|last=Battan|first=Carrie|title=Listen: Jessie Ware Covers Martika's 1991 Song "Love... Thy Will Be Done"|date=24 April 2013 |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/50471-listen-jessie-ware-covers-martikas-1991-song-love-thy-will-be-done/|publisher=Pitchfork Media|access-date=May 23, 2013}} and singer Delta Goodrem released a cover version in September 2014.{{cite web|last=Goodrem|first=Delta|title=Delta Goodrem's Cover of Love... Thy Will Be Done|url=http://deltagoodrem.com|access-date=September 12, 2014}}

=Delta Goodrem version=

{{Infobox song

| name = Love Thy Will Be Done

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Delta Goodrem

| album =

| released = {{start date|2014|9|12}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Pop

| length = 4:02

| label = Sony Music Australia

| writer = Martika, Prince

| producer =

| prev_title = Heart Hypnotic

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title = Only Human

| next_year = 2015

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|HIR-QuEjhzs|"Love Thy Will Be Done"}}|header=Audio video}}

}}

In 2014, Australian singer/songwriter Delta Goodrem released a version to promote her Australia and New Zealand tour with opera singer Andrea Bocelli. It was announced on her Twitter account just days before the release. It was released on iTunes and Google Play as a digital download and at JB Hi-Fi and Sanity as a CD single. Pre-orders from Sanity came with a limited edition 'D' keyring. The CD single also includes a cover of Shakespears Sister's song "Stay".

==Track listings==

  • Digital download
  1. "Love Thy Will Be Done" – 4:02
  • CD single
  1. "Love Thy Will Be Done" – 4:02
  2. "Stay" – 3:50

==Charts==

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|+Weekly chart performance for "Love Thy Will Be Done"

!Chart (2014)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Australiapandora|59|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140923013300/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140923-1133/Issue1282.pdf|urltitle=Issue 1282|rowheader=true|access-date=March 6, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

References

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{{Delta Goodrem singles}}

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Category:1991 singles

Category:1991 songs

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:Delta Goodrem songs

Category:Martika songs

Category:Music videos directed by Michael Haussman

Category:Number-one singles in Australia

Category:Song recordings produced by Prince (musician)

Category:Songs written by Martika

Category:Songs written by Prince (musician)

Category:Sony Music Entertainment Japan singles

Category:Sony Music Australia singles