Love Religion

"Love Religion" was quite successful on the charts in Europe and remains one of U96's most successful songs. It reached number two in both Finland and Sweden,[https://books.google.com/books?id=ugsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=spain+u96+love+religion&pg=PA41 Finnish peak] being held off reaching the top spot by "Old Pop in an Oak" by Rednex and "Stay Another Day" by East 17. The single also entered the top 10 in Austria (7), Denmark (9), Germany (5), the Netherlands (9) and Switzerland (10).{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-02-11.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=6|date=11 February 1995|page=15|accessdate=28 February 2018}}{{cite web |title=U96, German Singles Chart |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/U+96/single |publisher=Musicline |language=German |accessdate=27 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208191756/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/U+96/single |archive-date=8 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201995.pdf |title=Single top 100 over 1995 |publisher=Top40 |language=Dutch |accessdate=17 April 2010}} Additionally, "Love Religion" was a top-20 hit in France (15), as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it peaked at number 12 in December 1994 after five weeks on the chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-17.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=51|date=17 December 1994|page=27|accessdate=6 March 2018}} On the European Dance Radio Chart, it peaked at number four in January following year.{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-01-21.pdf|title=European Dance Radio Top 25|work=Music & Media|volume=12|issue=3|date=21 January 1995|page=21|access-date=27 May 2023}} In Belgium, it was a top-30 hit (27 and 23 in Flanders and Wallonia). in the UK, it charted outside the UK Top 100, peaking at number 134, but it was a UK club hit.{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-12-10.pdf|title=The RM Club Chart|magazine=Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=10 December 1994|page=4|accessdate=20 May 2023}} Outside Europe, "Love Religion" peaked at number 16 in Israel and number 208 in Australia.

The single was awarded with a gold record in Germany.{{cite web|url=https://www.musikindustrie.de/markt-bestseller/gold-/platin-und-diamond-auszeichnung/datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=&strInterpret=U+96&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked|title=GOLD-/PLATIN-DATENBANK: U 96|publisher=Bundesverband Musikindustrie|accessdate=24 January 2020|language=German}}

The accompanying music video for "Love Religion" was directed by German film director and producer Nico Beyer.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iditAue62bQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/iditAue62bQ |archive-date=20 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=U96 - Love Religion (viva tv 1994) HD Audio|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=6 December 2018}}{{cbignore}} It features Dutch singer, actress and TV host Daisy Dee performing on wide billboards at different sites in a urban city setting.{{cite web|title=U 96 - Love Religion|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fxjZg8ND8c|publisher=YouTube|date=22 January 2015|accessdate=20 March 2025}} She is dressed in a long, black bondage-oriented dress, performing towards a metallic wall in the background. These kind of outfits were popular in German music videos at the time, as in "Flying High" by Captain Hollywood Project and "Be My Lover" by La Bouche.{{cite web|title=Captain Hollywood Project - Flying High (Official Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVQHDF0L2tQ|publisher=YouTube|date=3 March 2017|accessdate=20 March 2025}}{{cite web|title=La Bouche - Be My Lover (Official Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViP87WipSm0|publisher=YouTube|date=25 February 2016|accessdate=20 March 2025}} Dee also wears long black gloves and her arms are chained to the ceiling, while she performs. In between, female dancers performs, wearing all kind of bondage- and fetish-oriented outfits. Frontman and producer of U96, Alex Christensen, appears in both the beginning and end of the video. "Love Religion" was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in November 1994.{{cite magazine|first=|last=|title=Station Reports > VIVA TV/Cologne|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-11-12.pdf|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=46|date=12 November 1994|page=30|accessdate=28 December 2022}}

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• 12" maxi

1. "Love Religion" (E-vangelista Mix) — 6:57
2. "Love Religion" (Instrumental) — 6:57
3. "Love Religion" (Vaticano Mix) — 4:05

• CD single

1. "Love Religion" (Video Edit) — 3:35
2. "Love Religion" (E-vangelista Mix) — 6:57

• CD maxi

1. "Love Religion" (Video Edit) — 3:35
2. "Love Religion" (E-vangelista Mix) — 6:57
3. "Love Religion" (Vaticano Mix) — 4:05
4. "Love Religion" (Instrumental) — 6:57

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• CD maxi - UK

1. "Love Religion" (Video Verses Mix) — 3:35
2. "Love Religion" (E-vangelista Mix) — 6:57
3. "Love Religion" (Vaticano Mix) — 5:44
4. "Love Religion" (Instrumental) — 6:57
5. "Love Religion" ("Go Berserk" Mix) — 3:35

• CD maxi - Remixes / 12" maxi - Remixes

1. "Love Religion" (Perplexer Remix) — 5:24
2. "Love Religion" (Steve Baltes Remix) — 5:28
3. "Love Religion" (Exit EEE & Mr Moto Remix) — 6:11
4. "Love Religion" (Damage Control Remix) — 5:30
5. "Love Religion" (Yentz Highlight's Mix) — 6:59

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