Love & Devotion

"Love & Devotion" is a song by the German Eurodance/pop music project Real McCoy (also known as M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy). Originally an album track featured on their second album, Space Invaders (1994), it was later released in Europe in April/May 1995 by Arista Records as a Real McCoy single. For unknown reasons, it was not released in the US. It was produced in Germany by music producers Juergen Wind and Frank Hassas (a.k.a. Quickmix) under the producer team name Freshline and written by them with Olaf Jeglitza (a.k.a. Real McCoy). The single peaked within the top 10 in Australia, Finland, Lithuania and Scotland, and reached number 11 in the UK. Its music video was filmed in London, featuring the band performing in the city at night.
AllMusic editor Bryan Buss named 'Love & Devotion' a standout track from the Another Night album. James Richliano from The Boston Globe described it as "Spanish-flavoured". Annette M. Lai from the Gavin Report stated that it has "hit potential". Ross Jones from The Guardian named it "pan-cultural disco". British Lennox Herald remarked that the song "has shades of Ace of Base which probably means that it will be a hit." In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton said, "For some reason the more laid-back tempo of 'Love and Devotion' reminds me of the kind of record the DJ would put on at an open air disco in the middle of the continent in summer."
Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted that musically, the Berlin duo "carries on with a reggae-styled Euro dance follow-up" to 'Another Night'. Music Week gave the song four out of five, stating that "moving into Ace of Base Eurofied reggae territory, this is destined for the Top 10". James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update named it an "Ace of Base-ish catchy Euro-reggae chugger". Gill Whyte from Smash Hits gave it two out of five, writing, "She chirrups away about lurrve, to a pappy reggae backing, then he comes in, all deep-throaty what-your-dad-would-think-was-sexy stylee rapping, and that's about it."
"Love & Devotion" was a notable hit on the charts in Europe, although not as huge as its predeccessors "Another Night" and "Run Away". It became a top-10 hit in countries as Finland, Lithuania and Scotland, peaking at number four, five and ten. Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Austria (16), Belgium (12, Flanders), Ireland (16), Sweden (16) and the UK, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it reached number 19 in May 1995. In the UK, it peaked at number 11, in its first week on the UK Singles Chart on April 23, 1995, missing the top 10 just barely. On the UK Dance Singles Chart, it reached number 14, while it peaked within the top 30 in the Netherlands (24) and the top 40 in the band's native Germany (37).
Outside Europe, "Love & Devotion" was successful in Australia, peaking at number seven, while in New Zealand, it was a top-30 hit, reaching number 28.
The accompanying music video for "Love & Devotion" was filmed in London, and depicts different people sitting in a construction of two chairs put together with their backs to each other, that are spinning slowly around. In between, there are scenes featuring the members of the band walking around in the city at night. Sometimes they also performs while sitting in the spinning chairs. The video was later made available on Real McCoy's official YouTube channel in 2006, and had generated more than 4.6 million views as of early 2025.