Love Is Stronger than Death

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Love is Stronger than Death is a song from The The's album Dusk. It was written by Matt Johnson, only constant member of The The. Matt Johnson wrote this song following the death of his brother. In his depression, he found that writing this song was therapeutic for him.
The title is a paraphrase of a Biblical quote: "Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame." (Song of Solomon 8:6)
Love is Stronger than Death placed 39th on the UK charts in 1993. It did not place on the USA Modern Rock charts. Placed 3rd highest out of the 3 hit songs from the album.