Oh l'amour

Ned Raggett from AllMusic wrote, "A lovely a cappella opening and instantly catchy hook, not to mention sprightly performances from Clarke and Bell both (the latter wisely undersings rather than pushing the flamboyance, letting loose more on the chorus), ensured its classic status."{{cite web|first= Ned |last= Raggett |title= Erasure – Wonderland |publisher= AllMusic|access-date= 8 November 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/wonderland-mw0000189938}} He also called it "brilliant", noting the "soothing jump" of the song.{{cite web|first= Ned |last= Raggett |title= Erasure – Pop! The First 20 Hits |publisher= AllMusic|access-date= 8 November 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/pop%21-the-first-20-hits-mw0000091233}}

Everett True from Melody Maker stated that "it takes some kind of fool genius to create fast songs of the scope and emotional rush" of the "dramatic" "Oh l'amour".{{cite magazine|first=Everett|last=True|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52749245720/|title=Retroactive|magazine=Melody Maker|date=28 November 1992|page=31|accessdate=29 March 2023|author-link=Everett True}} Chris Gerard from Metro Weekly complimented it as "the first truly great Erasure single" and "an infectious dance/pop classic".{{cite magazine|first= Chris |last= Gerard |title= Erasure's 40 Greatest Tracks |magazine= Metro Weekly |date= 17 September 2014 |access-date= 21 November 2020 |url= https://www.metroweekly.com/2014/09/erasures-40-greatest-tracks/}} Darren Lee from The Quietus noted the "effete hormonal cravings" of the song, praising it as one of "the most gloriously effervescent pop anthems ever recorded".{{cite magazine|first= Darren |last= Lee |title= Erasure – Total Pop! Erasure's First 40 Hits |magazine= The Quietus |date= 27 February 2009 |access-date= 21 November 2020 |url= https://thequietus.com/articles/01217-erasure-total-pop-erasure-s-first-40-hits-album-review}}

In 1986, "Oh l'amour" climbed to number 85 on the UK Singles Chart and became Erasure's first big hit in South Africa (number two), West Germany (number 16), Australia (number 13), and their sole hit in France (number 14). In the United States, the song's biggest impact was on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where it hit number three on 26 July 1986.{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1986-07-26|title=Dance Club Songs: The week of July 26, 1986|date=2 January 2013}}

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• 7" single (MUTE45)

1. "Oh l'amour"
2. "March on Down the Line"

• 12" single (12MUTE45)

1. "Oh l'amour" (12" Mix)
2. "March on Down the Line" (12" Mix)
3. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"

• Limited 12" single (L12MUTE45)

1. "Oh l'amour" (PWL Funky Sisters Say 'Ooh La La')
2. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" (Remix)
3. "March on Down the Line" (Remix)

• 12" US single (Sire 20488-0)

1. "Oh L'amour" (The Funky Sisters Remix) – 7:12
2. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" (12" Mix) – 4:48
3. "March on Down the Line" – 6:04

• CD single (CDMUTE45)

1. "Oh l'amour" – 3:10
2. "March on Down the Line" – 3:45
3. "Oh l'amour" (Re-mix) – 5:58
4. "March on Down the Line" (Remix) – 6:05
5. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" – 3:55

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• CD single (CDMUTE312)

1. "Oh l'amour" (August Mix)
2. "Love Me All Night Long"
3. "Nothing Lasts Forever"

• Limited CD single (LCDMUTE312)

1. "Oh l'amour" (LMC Extended Remix)
2. "Oh l'amour" (Shanghai Surprize Remix)
3. "Oh l'amour" (Kenny Hayes Remix)

• DVD single (DVDMUTE312)

1. "Oh l'amour" (Carsten Kroeyer Mix)
2. "Oh l'amour" (Dark Brothers and Andy Bell Mix)
3. "Victim of Love" (video – Live Footage from The Other Tour)

• Download single (iMUTE312)

1. "Oh l'amour" (Markymix) [Mark Towns]

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{{Infobox song

| name = O l'amour

| cover = O L'amour - Dollar.jpeg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Dollar

| album =

| B-side = B-Beat

| released = 1987

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Synth-pop

| length = 3:02

| label = London

| writer =

• Vince Clarke
• Andy Bell

| producer = The Extra Beat Boys

| prev_title = Haven't We Said Goodbye Before

| prev_year = 1986

| next_title = It's Nature's Way (No Problem)

| next_year = 1988

}}

In 1987, British pop duo Dollar released a cover version retitled "O l'amour". Chart-wise, this version was more successful in the UK as it reached No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart, with a total of 11 weeks on the chart,{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/o-l'amour/|publisher=Official Charts Company|title=DOLLAR | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company}} and No. 4 in Ireland. It also reached No. 27 in Germany.{{Cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1756|title = Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts}} The single was the duo's last major hit.

It was sampled by electronic duo Orbital on their track "Style", which appeared on the 1999 album The Middle of Nowhere.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

• UK 12" single

:A. "O l'amour"

:B1. "B-Beat"

:B2. "Who Were You With in the Moonlight"

• UK 7" single

1. "O l'amour"
2. "B-Beat"

• A Hi-NRG/Eurotrance cover of the song by Spellbound, featuring Deejé, was released in 2000.{{cite web|url=http://www.onges-erasure-page.co.uk/about/covers.php |title=Covers of Erasure Tracks "Erasure Discography" Onge's Erasure Page |publisher=Onges-erasure-page.co.uk |access-date=2012-06-24}}
• A cover version by DJ Dero, featuring Alejandro Sergi (of the Argentine electropop band Miranda!), was recorded in 2007 and included on the dance music compilation Verano 2008.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sinvueltasfm.com.ar/musica.php?_pagi_pg=17 |title=Evanescence – Good Enough Cafe Tacvba – Volver a comenzar Ricardo Montaner |access-date=28 August 2009 |archive-date=8 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608083845/http://www.sinvueltasfm.com.ar/musica.php?_pagi_pg=17 |url-status=dead }}
• A cover version by Czech singer Petr Muk (alongside cover versions of "Love to Hate You", "Ship of Fools", "Stop!", and "Sometimes", all with Czech lyrics) was included on his EP Oh l'amour, released in 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.petrmuk.cz|author=Michaela Mishka Sucha|publisher=petrmuk.cz|title=Petr MUK –– oficiální stránky|access-date=2016-11-09}}

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