Love Song for a Vampire
"Love Song for a Vampire" is a song composed and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox. It was recorded for Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 film, "Bram Stoker's Dracula" based on the 1897 gothic horror novel, where it plays during the end credits. Released as a double A-side with "Little Bird" in Ireland, the United Kingdom and several other countries in Europe, the single was a hit, peaking at number three on the UK and Irish Singles Charts. "Love Song for a Vampire" by itself reached number four in Spain and number  10 in France. Critical reception. In their review of the soundtrack for "Bram Stoker's Dracula", "Billboard" wrote, "The highlight and probable single is the only vocal entry on the album, Annie Lennox's haunting, romantic 'Love Song for a Vampire'." Mike Ragogna from HuffPost noted that in the song, "Lennox sings the poem, 'Once I had the rarest rose that ever deigned to bloom, cruel winter chilled the bud and stole my flower too soon', slyly transporting us from Bram Stoker's world to that of Anne Rice's without our realizing." Music writer James Masterton deemed it a  gorgeous contribution to the movie. Alan Jones from "Music Week" described it as "a simple, mournful, relentless and (appropriately?) haunting song." Music video. The accompanying music video for "Love Song for a Vampire" was directed by British director Sophie Muller. It features a pregnant Annie Lennox, seen in a dark garden very similar to Lucy Westenra's in the film, and wearing a similar white dress. As she sings, several excerpts from the film are shown, and the video ends as what appears to be holy light shines upon her, very similar to what happens during Dracula's death at  the film's end. Release. In the UK, the song was the bigger hit of the double-A sided single with Lennox's track "Little Bird" from her album "Diva". It reached number three on the UK Singles Chart in early 1993, while in the US, it reached number 24 on the "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks chart. It reappeared in 1995 on the UK CD single "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (RCA 74321 284822), alongside Lennox's covers of the Psychedelic Furs' "Heaven" and Blondie's "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear". Track listings. All tracks were written  by Annie Lennox unless otherwise noted. CD: Arista / 07822 12522 2 (US) CD: BMG / 74321 13383 2 (UK)