In the Name of Love (Thompson Twins song)

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"In the Name of Love" is a 1982 single written and performed by The Thompson Twins, at the time a septet (Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway, John Roog, Chris Bell, Peter Dodd, and Matthew Seligman). It was the first of twelve entries on the Billboard dance chart for the group, and the first entry for the band in the lower reaches of the US and UK pop charts (peaking outside the UK top 75, and "bubbling under" the hot 100 on the US charts.)

"In the Name of Love" went to number one on the dance music chart and stayed there for five weeks, and spent a total of twenty-one weeks on the chart. It peaked at number sixty-nine on the Billboard R&B chart.

The song has been featured in the films Ghostbusters and Edge of Seventeen.

The track was newly remixed in 1988 by Shep Pettibone and included as "In The Name Of Love '88" on the Greatest Mixes album. The single peaked at #46 in the UK, spending 3 weeks on the chart. The single fared better in America, where it peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Dance/Club Play chart.

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Formats

7" Single (1982)

Side A:

1. "In The Name Of Love"

Side B:

1. "In The Beginning"

12" Single (1982)

Side One:

1. "In The Name Of Love" (12" Dance Extension)
2. "In The Beginning"
3. "Coastline"

7" Single

Side A:

1. "In The Name Of Love '88" - 3:30

Side B:

1. "In The Name Of Love" (Original) - 3:18

12" Single

Side One:

1. "In The Name Of Love '88" (Railroad Mix) - 6:40

Side Two:

1. "In The Name Of Love '88" (Railroad Dub) - 5:48
2. "In The Name Of Love" (Original) - 3:18

12" Single (U.S.)

Side One:

1. "In The Name Of Love '88" (Railroad Mix) - 6:40
2. "In The Name Of Love '88" (Railroad Dub) - 5:48
3. "In The Name Of Love '88" (Single Mix) - 3:30

Side Two:

1. "In The Name Of Love '88" (Extended Mix) - 5:18
2. "In The Name Of Love '88" (Dub) - 6:20
3. "Passion Planet" - 3:42

CD Single

1. "In The Name Of Love '88" (Single Mix) - 3:30
2. "In The Name Of Love '88" (Railroad Mix) - 6:40
3. "In The Name Of Love '88" (Railroad Dub) - 5:48
4. "In The Name Of Love '88" (Original) - 3:18

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Chart performance

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Personnel

• Producer - Steve Lillywhite
• Additional Production by Shep Pettibone for Mastermix Productions
• Mixed by Shep Pettibone and Steve Peck
• Digitally Edited by Tuta Aquino

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See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1982 (U.S.)
• List of number-one dance singles of 1988 (U.S.)

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References

Source of article : Wikipedia