It Must Be Love ( Labi Siffre song ) - wikipedia It Must Be Love ( Labi Siffre song ) For other uses, see It Must Be Love ( disambiguation ). `` It Must Be Love '' Single by Madness from the album Complete Madness Released 25 November 1981 Format vinyl record 7 '', CD, cassette Genre Reggae, pop, 2 - Tone Length 3 : 19 Label Stiff Records Songwriter ( s ) Labi Siffre Producer ( s ) Clive Langer Alan Winstanley Madness singles chronology `` String Module Error : Match not found '' ( String Module Error : Match not found ) `` It Must Be Love '' ( 1981 ) `` String Module Error : Match not found '' ( String Module Error : Match not found ) `` Shut Up '' `` It Must Be Love '' `` Cardiac Arrest '' `` It Must Be Love '' is a song written and originally recorded in 1971 by Labi Siffre. It was also recorded by ska / pop band Madness in 1981. The song was featured in the 1989 movie The Tall Guy, starring Jeff Goldblum, Rowan Atkinson, and Emma Thompson. Suggs, lead vocalist of Madness, also appeared in the movie while singing this song. The single was reissued to tie in with the film but was not a hit on that occasion. Contents 1 Labi Siffre original 1.1 Labi Siffre track listing 2 Madness cover 2.1 Music video 2.2 Madness cover track listing 2.2. 1 1981 original issue 2.2. 2 1981 Dutch issue 2.2. 3 1992 reissue 2.2. 4 1992 Virgin reissue 2.3 Chart performance 3 Other versions 4 In popular culture 5 References 6 External links Labi Siffre original The original Labi Siffre recording was released as a single in 1971, and reached number 14 in November of that year UK singles chart. It also appeared on his 1972 album Crying Laughing Loving Lying. In 1994, a version of Siffre 's original, with altered lyrics, was featured in an advertisement for Midland Bank. In 2007, it was featured in a UK TV advertisement for Vodafone. Labi Siffre track listing `` It Must Be Love '' -- 3 : 42 `` To Find Love '' -- 1 : 57 Madness cover Madness ' version was originally issued as a standalone single in late - 1981 and appeared on their UK number one compilation album Complete Madness the following year, and on many other Madness compilations since. In 1983, it peaked in the US Billboard chart at # 33. In 2009, Madness ' cover was featured in an advertisement for LoveFilm. In 2012, it was featured in a US advertisement for Volkswagen Passat. In 2012 Madness performed the song with Olly Murs at V Festival. Music video The video mostly shows band members playing in a white room and standing over a grave. It also features guitarist Chris Foreman and saxophonist Lee Thompson playing their instruments underwater. Foreman appears at the start of the video warning viewers not to attempt the `` very dangerous stunt '' they are about to see. Labi Siffre makes a cameo appearance as a violin player. Madness ' recording was reissued in 1992, and this time reached # 6 in the UK charts. A slightly remixed version with a definite ending instead of the original fade - out, appeared on the 2002 compilation Our House : the Original Songs. In 2007, a remixed version of the Madness cover appeared in the German Edgar Wallace spoof movie Neues vom Wixxer, along with a new recording called `` NW5 ''. As well as the remix to the song, a new video was filmed, including three members of the band ( Suggs, Chas Smash and Dan Woodgate ) along with members of the cast. Madness cover track listing 1981 original issue `` It Must Be Love '' -- 3 : 19 `` Shadow on the House '' -- 3 : 20 1981 Dutch issue `` It Must Be Love '' `` Mrs. Hutchinson '' 1992 re-issue `` It Must Be Love '' -- 3 : 19 `` Bed and Breakfast Man '' -- 2 : 33 Two other UK issues of the Madness version appeared but did not chart. In 1987, `` It Must Be Love '' was released on the re-issue label Old Gold Records, backed with `` My Girl '' ; and, in 1988 Virgin, Madness released a 7 '' to coincide with the song 's appearance in The Tall Guy, backed with `` The Return of the Los Palmas 7 ''. 1992 Virgin reissue `` It Must Be Love '' -- 3 : 19 `` Bed and Breakfast Man '' -- 2 : 33 `` Airplane '' -- 2 : 59 `` Do n't quote me on that -- 4 : 35 Chart performance Chart Peak position Total weeks 1981 UK Singles Chart 12 1992 UK Singles Chart 6 9 1983 US Billboard Hot 100 33 12 Other versions In 1975, the song was covered by New Seekers singer Lyn Paul. In 2004, Jasper Steverlinck, the singer of the Belgian group Arid, released a cover of the song for his debut album, Songs of Innocence. In 2007 Kate Ceberano recorded a version for her Nine Lime Avenue album. In 2007, Paolo Nutini also released a cover of the song for BBC Radio 1 's cover compilation album Radio 1 Established 1967. In popular culture In 2011, a cover by Newton Faulkner was featured in a UK advertisement for the Samsung Galaxy S II. In 2012, a cover by Lotte Mullan was featured in a UK advertisement for LoveFilm. The song, covered by various artists, including Bruce Heald ( of Noise International ) and Melanie Horsnell, has been featured in Australian advertisements for Huggies nappies. References Jump up ^ `` Madness -- IMDb ''. IMDB. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Labi Siffre ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ Thomas, Sean ( 4 December 1994 ). `` Sounds like Madness ( or Fleetwood Mac... ) ''. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Music in Vodafone TV Adverts and Commercials ''. Jump up ^ `` Madness -- NW5 ( I Would Give You Everything ) ( CD ) ''. Discogs. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ Madness at Official Charts Company Retrieved 21 June 2013 Jump up ^ Madness at Official Charts Company Retrieved 21 June 2013 Jump up ^ Madness Chart History Billboard Retrieved 24 September 2016 Jump up ^ `` Jasper Steverlinck -- Songs of Innocence ''. Discogs. Jump up ^ Brown, Paul ( 26 January 2012 ). `` LOVEFILM Instant -- It Must Be Love ''. TV Ad Music. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ Mullan, Lotte ( 19 January 2012 ). `` LOVEFILM have used my version of `` It must be love ''... '' Tumblr. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Ogilvy provides more hugs for Huggies ''. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Huggies refreshes ' Hugs ' brand campaign -- mUmBRELLA ''. mUmBRELLA. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2013. External links It Must Be Love entry on BBC Radio 2 's Sold on Song site Madness Chris Foreman Mike Barson Lee Thompson Suggs Dan Woodgate Mark Bedford Chas Smash Studio albums One Step Beyond... Absolutely 7 The Rise & Fall Keep Moving Mad Not Mad The Madness Wonderful The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 The Liberty of Norton Folgate Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da Ca n't Touch Us Now Compilation albums Complete Madness Madness Utter Madness It 's... Madness It 's... Madness Too Divine Madness The Business Total Madness ( 1997 ) Our House Total Madness ( 2009 ) Ultimate Madness A Guided Tour of Madness Forever Young : The Ska Collection Live albums Madstock ! Universal Madness Madness Live : To the Edge of the Universe and Beyond Box sets The Business The Lot The Singles Box : Vol. 1 A Guided Tour of Madness Singles `` The Prince '' `` One Step Beyond '' `` My Girl '' `` Work Rest and Play EP '' `` Baggy Trousers '' `` Embarrassment '' `` The Return of the Los Palmas 7 '' `` Grey Day '' `` Shut Up '' `` It Must Be Love '' `` Cardiac Arrest '' `` House of Fun '' `` Driving in My Car '' `` Our House '' `` Tomorrow 's ( Just Another Day ) '' / `` Madness ( Is All in the Mind ) '' `` Wings of a Dove '' `` The Sun and the Rain '' `` Michael Caine '' `` One Better Day '' `` Yesterday 's Men '' `` Uncle Sam '' `` Sweetest Girl '' `` ( Waiting For ) The Ghost Train '' `` Night Boat to Cairo '' `` The Harder They Come '' `` Lovestruck '' `` Johnny the Horse '' `` Drip Fed Fred '' `` Shame & Scandal '' `` Girl Why Do n't You '' `` Sorry '' `` NW5 '' `` Dust Devil '' `` Sugar and Spice '' `` Forever Young '' `` My Girl 2 '' `` Never Knew Your Name '' Related articles Discography Lucky 7 Records Dikran Tulaine Our House the Musical 2 Tone Zarjazz Records Starvation / Tam Tam Pour L'Ethiopie The Madness Take It or Leave It The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra Boring ( The Young Ones ) Sick ( The Young Ones ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=It_Must_Be_Love_(Labi_Siffre_song)&oldid=850437559 '' Categories : 1971 songs 1981 singles 1983 singles Labi Siffre songs Madness ( band ) songs Songs written by Labi Siffre Stiff Records singles Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from May 2013 Use British English from May 2013 Music infoboxes with Module : String errors Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Nederlands Svenska Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 15 July 2018, at 21 : 31 ( UTC ). 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Question: when was madness it must be love released
Answer: 1981