| "Love U More" | ||||
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| Single bySunscreem | ||||
| from the album O₃ | ||||
| Released | 6 July 1992 | |||
| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | Sony Soho Square (UK) Columbia (North America) | |||
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| Producer(s) | Sunscreem | |||
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| "Love U More" onYouTube | ||||
"Love U More" is a song by Britishtechno groupSunscreem, released as asingle in July 1992 bySony Soho Square. It was written by band members Paul Carnell and lead singer Lucia Holm.[1] The single is a track off the group's 1993 albumO3 and was one of the firsttechno songs to make the Americantop 40, where it peaked at No. 36.[2] "Love U More" reached No. 23 in the United Kingdom in July 1992 and went to number one on the American dance chart for two weeks in March 1993, making it their first of three number-one hits there.[3]
Steven McDonald ofAllMusic named the song one of the highlights of theO3 album.[4]Larry Flick fromBillboard wrote, "Quintet has been on the lips of club folks in-the-know for nearly a year now via a pair of invigorating import singles. This cut has already stormed to the top of dance charts worldwide, and is poised for similar success here." He also complimented "the considerable (and unusual) vocal charm" of lead singer Lucia Holm.[5] Dave Sholin from theGavin Report noted that here, "High energy meets an appealing array of musical styles with the result being a totally fresh production coming off a #1 run in the U.K."[6] A reviewer fromMusic & Media wrote, "Early '80selectro pop a laHuman League comes alive in a new dance jacket. Sequencers follow the rhythms of today's demands, while the melody lingers on."[7]
NME commented, "Bicycling down the summer lanes of pristinerave pop, Sunscreem have come up with a mini-gem here. It's too nice to be true. It's full of fabric conditioner and whiter than white sentiments. And surprisingly, perhaps, for anEssex-born dance crossover whose first allegiance was to the pounding beat, it's a fine choon. The combination of singer Lucia Holm's wholesome tones and just the right amount of cybertronic impetus make for a sparkling interface of benign thrust."[8]Miranda Sawyer fromSelect wrote, "So 'Love You More', which appears to sing of adoring someone through thick and thin, is in fact about being unable to love someone any more."[9]Charles Aaron ofSpin said, "Rather than samplingKate Bush, this rave "band" hooks up a vocalist who soars to similarly withering heights, but with more grit than ditz. Shades ofRozalla minus the weight of the world."[10]
| Chart (1992–93) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[11] | 30 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] | 48 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] | 69 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] | 28 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 23 |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[16] | 1 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[17] | 36 |
| USAlternative Airplay (Billboard)[18] | 3 |
| USDance Club Songs (Billboard)[19] | 1 |
| USMainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[20] | 16 |
| USCash Box Top 100[21] | 26 |
In 1995,DJ Paul Elstak released his version of "Luv U More" which reached number 2 on theDutch Single Top 100.[22] In 1999, German singerRollergirl's version reached the top 20 in Germany,[23] the Netherlands[24] and Norway,[25] number 51 in Sweden[26] and number 75 in Switzerland.[27] The song was also covered bySteps on their debut albumStep One. Some of the more sexually explicit lyrics of the original were removed from the Steps version.
