Love & Hate (song)

"Love and Hate"
Single by Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Holly Johnson
from the album Sweet Revenge (Ryuichi Sakamoto)
Released 1994
Format 12" Vinyl, CD single
Genre Pop
Length 3:36
Label Elektra / WEA
Songwriter(s) Holly Johnson, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Producer(s) Holly Johnson
Holly Johnson singles chronology
"Legendary Children (All of Them Queer)"
(1994)		 "Love and Hate"
(1990)		 "Hallelujah!"
(1998)

"Legendary Children (All of Them Queer)"
(1994)		 "Love and Hate"
(1994)		 "Hallelujah!"
(1998)

"Love and Hate" is a single from Ryuichi Sakamoto and former Frankie Goes to Hollywood singer Holly Johnson. The single was released in 1994. The song features Johnson on vocals. The video for the song was used for live performances of Ryuichi Sakamoto in order to have vocals from Johnson.

The song was written by Holly Johnson (lyrics) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (music).

Johnson recently stated the idea of working with Sakamoto came about through Bob Johnson, the first manager of Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Roddy Frame who Bob Johnson managed was a friend of Sakamoto.[1]

The song reached #97 in the UK charts, lasting one week within the Top 100.[2]

Track listing

12" Single
  1. "Love & Hate (Extended Mix)" - 5:31
  2. "Love & Hate (NYC Personal Mix)" - 5:18
  3. "Love & Hate (Edit)" - 4:10
  4. "Love & Hate (Love Mix)" - 7:10
  5. "Love & Hate (Hate Mix)" - 7:19
12" Single (UK promo)
  1. "Love & Hate (Love Mix)" - 7:10
  2. "Love & Hate (Hate Mix)" - 7:19
  3. "Love & Hate (Extended Mix)" - 5:31
  4. "Love & Hate (NYC Personal Mix)" - 5:18
12" Single (American promo)
  1. "Love and Hate (Hate Mix)" - 7:19
  2. "Love and Hate (Message Mix-Single Edit)" - 4:10
  3. "Love and Hate (Love Mix)" - 7:10
  4. "Love and Hate (NYC Personal Mix)" - 5:18
CD Single
  1. "Love & Hate (Edit)" - 3:36
  2. "Love & Hate (Love Mix)" - 7:10
  3. "Love & Hate (Hate Mix)" - 7:19
  4. "Love and Hate (NYC Personal Mix)" - 5:18
  5. "Love & Hate (Extended Mix)" - 5:31
CD Single (European Limited Edition Digipack release)
  1. "Love & Hate (Edit)" - 3:36
  2. "Love & Hate (Love Mix)" - 7:10
  3. "Love & Hate (Hate Mix)" - 7:19
  4. "Love and Hate (NYC Personal Mix)" - 5:18
  5. "Love & Hate (Extended Mix)" - 5:31

Chart performance

Chart (1983) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart (The Official Charts Company)[2] 97

Remixes and B-sides

References

  1. ↑ http://fgthq.de/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1293909847
  2. 1 2 "ryuichi-sakamoto-holly-johnson | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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