Light of Love (T. Rex song)

"Light of Love"
Single by T. Rex
from the album Bolan's Zip Gun
B-side "Explosive Mouth"
Released 13 July 1974
Format 7" single
Genre Glam rock
Length 3:17
Label EMI (UK)
Writer(s) Marc Bolan
Producer(s) Marc Bolan
T. Rex singles chronology
"Teenage Dream"
(1974)		 "Light of Love"
(1974)		 "Zip Gun Boogie"
(1974)

"Light of Love" is a 1974 single by the British glam rock band T. Rex. The track is taken from the album Bolan's Zip Gun whilst its B-side, "Explosive Mouth", features on the 1974 album Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow. In the US, both songs appeared on the US only compilation album Light of Love. Rolling Stone magazine's Ken Barnes praised the single's "upbeat" and "economical" sound in a 1974 review, claiming Bolan's new output to be "fresh and attractive".[1]

The single was in the UK charts for a total of five weeks, peaking at No. 22,[2] and is notable as being the first T. Rex single to miss the top twenty. It appeared as the closing track on the end credits for the Vince Vaughn film Delivery Man (2013).

References

  1. ↑ Barnes, Ken. "Light of Love". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Official UK Charts Company. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/t.%20rex/ Retrieved 1 January 2014